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Kickstarter Campaign Gets Street Musician A Baby Grand, Check Them Both Out Today
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Jen Carlson
Published Jun 4, 2011
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Today street musician Colin Huggins's Kickstarter dream will become a reality as he pushes his brand new (to him) baby grand piano out onto the streets of Manhattan.
According to Runnin' Scared, he'll be pushing the piano out of a Manhattan Mini Storage on Spring Street, over to Washington Square Park, where he plans to play from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
You may have seen him there previously with an acoustic upright piano (pictured), today, however, he'll not only have his new baby grand, but break dancers, folk musicians, and other artists will also be joining him. This is all happening after he raised nearly $9,000 through his Kickstarter campaign; you can watch his pitch below:
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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