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Hours:10-11am
Ages:Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:Indoor
Cost:$ see below
Category:Special Events

Join us for a hands-on introduction to the harp, with Mary Jane Rupert. All ages welcome. A perfect Mother’s Day weekend activity!

About Mary Jane:
Acclaimed as concert pianist and harpist, Mary Jane has performed throughout the world from Carnegie Hall to Beijing, and has appeared with orchestras and chamber groups across the U.S. She performed as a soloist at the American Harp Society's National Convention (1994), has recorded under the North Star and Harmony Hill labels, and has published duets for harp and flute. Former teaching positions at Oberlin, Indiana, Western Michigan University, and Walnut Hill. Faculty: Tufts University, Wellesley College, Boston College, MIT.

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$15; (instrument will be provided) Pre-registration is required by Thursday, May 7th, please call the New School of Music at 617-492-8105 to reserve your spot.

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www.newschoolofmusic.org

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25 Lowell Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 map
Phone: 617-492-8105

By Public transportation:

>By Bus
Take the 71 Watertown or 73 Waverly bus to Mt. Auburn Hospital. Walk around the corner to Lowell Street. The school will be on the left, number 25.
>By T/Foot
From Harvard Square, take either Mt. Auburn Street (1/2 mile) or Brattle Street (3/4 mile) and walk several blocks until you reach Lowell Street. From Mt. Auburn St., turn right on Lowell St. We are number 25, immediately on the left hand side. From Brattle St., turn left onto Lowell. Number 25 will be at the end of the block on the right hand side.

By Car:

>From Harvard Square
Take Mt. Auburn Street out of the square, heading a half mile west (toward Watertown). Turn right onto Lowell St., just before the Mt. Auburn Hospital. Park in the lot on the left.

>From Rt. 2
Follow Rt. 2 east past the Alewife T station and around the Fresh Pond rotaries (Rt. 2 becomes Fresh Pond Parkway.) Stay on Rt. 2/Fresh Pond Parkway, crossing Huron Ave. At the next stop light, turn left onto Brattle St. Take the third right onto Lowell St. Park in the lot on the right, just past the school entrance.

>From the Mass Turnpike (Rt. 90)
Take the Cambridge/Allston exit. Bear right off the exit ramp, toward Cambridge. Go straight through two sets of lights, and over the bridge. Get in the left lane. Immediately after the bridge, turn left onto Memorial Dr. Stay on Memorial Dr. for about one mile. Bear right onto Hawthorne St., then take the next left onto Mt. Auburn St. Turn right onto Lowell St., just before Mt. Auburn Hospital. Park in the lot on the left.

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