Where:
Charlestown Branch Library
179 Main Street
Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Music
Event website:
http://www.friendsofcharlestownlib.org/adult-events/
Andy Baer Jazz Quartet: a musical tribute for "Friend of the Year" Jane Richardson. Presented by the Friends of the Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library.
The award presentation is followed by the concert and reception. The Library is conveniently located to the Orange Line and bus connections. For more information: http://www.friendsofcharlestownlib.org, [email protected], 617-242-1248.
Saxophonist Andy Baer continues to be one of Boston's busiest musicians. In addition to leading his own jazz ensembles, Baer pilots the Beantown Saxophone Quartet, Hub Strutters Marching Band, and the Boston Jazz Orchestra. His performance credits include Dick Johnson and the Artie Shaw Orchestra, Natalie Cole, Rosemary Clooney, The Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations, Frankie Valle and the Four Seasons, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Rydell, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, to name a few. For this occasion, Baer’s jazz quartet includes Joe “Sonny” Barbato (piano/accordion), Todd Baker (bass fiddle), and Steve Langone (drums). http://www.andybaer.com
For many years, Charlestown resident Jane Richardson, a highly accomplished editor and writer in her own right, has been an active participant in coordinating numerous Friends of the Library endeavors, including serving as co-President. Her dedication has been beyond compare, and the Friends wish to thank her publicly for her many years of enthusiastic leadership and cheerful friendship.
The Friends of the Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library was formed in 1953, becoming the second Friends group to organize within the Boston Public Library system. The Friends schedule four to six evening programs a year, support the Reading is FUNdamental programs for children, and maintain the library’s landscaping. The mission of the Friends remains today what it was in 1953: to serve as an advocacy and support group for the needs of the Charlestown Branch Library, its staff and users. *The May 10th presentation, reception and concert will immediately follow the brief Friends' Annual Meeting held at 6:30 pm. Current members will vote on the FY 2019 slate of Directors.
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http://www.bpl.org/branches/charlestown.htm