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Eve Boltax and Mary Joy Patchett | Patchtax and the MANNA Singers

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Location
Jamaica Plain, MA
Artist
Eve Boltax and Mary Joy Patchett | Patchtax
Project Title
Patchtax & the MANNA Singers
Fiscal Year Awarded
2017
Grant or Program
Creative City Boston - Artist Grant
Grant Amount
$10,000
  • Winter Concert: December 9, 2017 | 3:00pm
  • Spring Gala: May 8, 2018 | 7:00pm

All events held at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul | 138 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02111

Patchtax and the MANNA Singers are collaborating to create an extraordinarily joyful choir of homeless and recently housed people in downtown Boston. Mary Joy Patchett and Eve Boltax of Patchtax are directing the music program within the established MANNA community (Many Angels Needed Now and Always). The choir’s weekly Tuesday afternoon rehearsals are open to anyone who wants to uplift their spirit and heal their heart through singing.

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