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Norman Greenbaum Back in Malden October 16, 2019 @ 5:30 pm

By  October 14, 2019  
OCTOBER 16, 2019 5:30 PM


“Spirit in the Sky” is now a mural on a wall in Malden, Massachusetts. The hit 1969 song by Malden’s own Norman Greenbaum is the inspiration for one of several new works of public art that are popping up around the city, thanks to the ARTLine initiative led by Malden Arts, a nonprofit organization of artists and arts activists dedicated to making creative expression more publicly visible. Austin, Texas–based artist Jesse Melanson was commissioned to create the mural, which will be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 16 at 5:30 p.m., at the corner of Exchange Street and Washington Street in Malden. Special guest at the ribbon-cutting will be the man himself, Malden High School Class of 1960 graduate Norman Greenbaum. https://artsfuse.org/189372/music-feature-going-to-the-place-thats-the-best-norman-greenbaum-returns-home-to-malden/



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