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Music: Marji Gere, Dan Sedgwick, Harshitha Krishnan, the Mystic All-Ages Community Choir, and Around Hear’s piano and string classes Video: Allison Tanenhaus and Vidumami Program: • Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D. 934 by Franz Schubert (1822) • Selected songs from "Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants" by Stevie Wonder (1979) • Hits by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (2015) and Jorge Ben (1976) About Around Hear: Since the spring of 2017, Around Hear has been offering highly accessible, regular time and space for people from a wide spectrum of life experiences to gather, listen, learn, and create with a shared spirit of friendliness, openness, and fun. This time and space comes in the shapes of free community concerts and arts-based social and educational activities for low-income residents of Somerville, Massachusetts. Around Hear programs are brought to life through partnerships with the Mystic Learning Center, the Somerville Housing Authority, the Mystic Tenant Association, The Welcome Project, and musicians from Boston and beyond. Free, all ages, and open to the public. Tasty treats down the hall! Supported by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council, an agency of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Masks encouraged.


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Add to Calendar 2022-12-17 14:30:00 2022-12-17 16:00:00 WONDeROUS: Live Chamber Music and Light Show Music: Marji Gere, Dan Sedgwick, Harshitha Krishnan, the Mystic All-Ages Community Choir, and Around Hear’s piano and string classes Video: Allison Tanenhaus and Vidumami Program: • Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D. 934 by Franz Schubert (1822) • Selected songs from "Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants" by Stevie Wonder (1979) • Hits by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (2015) and Jorge Ben (1976) About Around Hear: Since the spring of 2017, Around Hear has been offering highly accessible, regular time and space for people from a wide spectrum of life experiences to gather, listen, learn, and create with a shared spirit of friendliness, openness, and fun. This time and space comes in the shapes of free community concerts and arts-based social and educational activities for low-income residents of Somerville, Massachusetts. Around Hear programs are brought to life through partnerships with the Mystic Learning Center, the Somerville Housing Authority, the Mystic Tenant Association, The Welcome Project, and musicians from Boston and beyond. Free, all ages, and open to the public. Tasty treats down the hall! Supported by a grant from the Somerville Arts Council, an agency of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Masks encouraged. Mystic Activity Center 530 Mystic Ave Somerville, MA 02145 United States Marji Gere marji.e.gere@gmail.com America/New_York public `

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