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Fresh Paint Springfield announces return of mural festival
Updated 4:07 PM;
Today 12:50 PM
Fresh Paint Springfield has announced plans for its 2021 mural festival in the downtown and Mason Square area. Here is a mural done in advance on Dwight Street near Pynchon Park.
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SPRINGFIELD Fresh Paint Springfield on Thursday unveiled plans for its 2021 Mural Festival, saying it will feature 10 large community murals, continuing to expand the arts and vitality of the downtown district while expanding to include the Mason Square area.
The mural festival, which began in 2019, returns June 5-13, after a one-year absence caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
‘What are you doing for others?’: Springfield celebrates legacy of slain civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Updated Jan 18, 2021;
SPRINGFIELD The annual celebration of the life and legacy of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. might have taken a different form this year it was presented online, instead of in an event at the MassMutual Center that typically draws hundreds but the message of continuing to work for equality and justice remained the same.
Gov. Charlie Baker used his remarks to highlight the state’s recent police reform legislation which he called a “big step forward” for racial justice while other speakers called for continued advocacy for racial and social justice in the aftermath of the recent riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald J. Trump.