Next spring downtown will be filled with music with donated pianos for locals and visitors to belt out a tune.
Volunteer Don Boyer along with an inmate crew was busy this week picking up five pianos and an organ donated by area residents. These instruments will be tuned up, given a fresh coat of paint by professional artists and a couple will be set up in the downtown core to start. Anyone who wishes can sit down and share their musical talents.
This program has become popular in other jurisdictions. Calgary has had Street Pianos since 2012 and Edmonton has also installed the instruments, as has Kelowna.
The program is part of a promotion and revitalization of the core, and it is supported by donations from JoAnne Cunningham, Brent Kendell, Cindy Poland, Perry Berry, Landon Bosch, and others.
To get them set up, volunteers are looking for someone with the ability to tune pianos. They are also looking for professional painters interested in finishing the pianos.
For more information contact Bob Sheddy at bob@2121.ca.