Estate Sale: Everything from a Museum Director's Home

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(Posting for my friend Briana. It's this Saturday—tomorrow—and y'all should come.)

I want to welcome all of you to the estate sale I'm having on Saturday August 8th, 2015 from 10am-4pm, in the backyard of 9 Quincy Street Medford, MA.

My grandmother was a museum director and a very cool lady (read more). Her taste was sophisticated and splashy, and there will be many cool pieces for sale.

She had extensive collections of art and rare books, and I'll be selling some of these items separately from the estate sale. If you're interested in learning more about them, contact me at brianabean@gmail.com.

I hope you'll spread the word, and I hope to see you August 8th!

Poster below the cut.

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Pianist needed for all-transgender chorus

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[Note: This is not Davis Square-specific, but I hope it's still okay to post. I'm also not sure what tags to use]

BUTTERFLY MUSIC TRANSGENDER CHORUS PIANIST NEEDED

The BTMC is currently seeking a pianist for choral rehearsals and concerts. The chorus rehearses on Wednesdays from 7-9pm in the greater Boston area (location to be disclosed at interview). The BTMC is a safe, supportive, community-driven chorus for transgender [as well as genderqueer/fluid/agender/etc] singers. Founded in November 2014, the chorus aims to provide an uplifting, joyous, and musically-educational choral music setting for transgender singers to explore the joy of singing together, build music skills, and create positive community.

Requirements:
Musical requirements:
- Experience as a collaborative pianist with choral settings in particular (warm-ups, reviewing parts, etc.);
- Ability to play traditional, classical styles, as well as popular and jazz (chord charts) styles;
- Proficiency in sight-reading; and
- Background in ear training and teaching ear training is a plus.

Community requirements:
Due to the BTMC's commitment to creating a safe and supportive environment for transgender people, who generally experience profound discrimination in our society at large, it is strongly preferred that candidates be very familiar with the transgender community, culture, and preferences in terms of pronouns, social experience, health status, and respectful communication.

Compensation: fee-for-service
- $50.00 per rehearsal (Expecting 30-35 rehearsals from September 2015-June 2016)
- $100 per performance (Expecting 5-10 performances from September 2015-June 2016)

For more information and to apply, please contact Sarah Borgatti (sarah.borgatti@gmail.com).

(if you decide to reply here or PM me, thank you for your interest! But I'm not directly involved with the application process, I'm just a messenger. Please also feel free to signal boost and spread the word as you feel inclined)