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A Musical Celebration of JFK Comes to Patterson Park

Friends of Patterson Park Facebook page

Music groups from around the world will gather for a concertat Patterson Park Sunday, part of a yearlong celebration of the centennial of President John F Kennedy’s birth and one of his signature legacies, the Peace Corps. Neeta Helms, president of Classical Movements, who will be performing and where they’re from. And we talk to Katie Long, program director and Hispanic liaison for the Friends of Patterson Park. She notes that Southeast Baltimore is a hub for immigrants, and says that makes this concert especially meaningful.

Check these links for more information about this free concertand the Patterson Park concert series. Click hereto read more of JFK's speech.

Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.