Mayor Neil M. O'Leary invites you to a *BLOCK PARTY* celebration
The city will unveil a 900-square-foot mosaic, designed by artists Bruce and Joanne Hunter and assembled by hundreds of volunteers.
The event is at 90 S. Main St., behind Webster Bank, downtown Waterbury. It is free to attend.
South Main Street will be closed to traffic from the Webster Bank parking lot to the Apothecaries Hall building.
It will be the first chance for the public to see the finished artwork, which has a Waterbury theme.
The mosaic is composed of 30 panels, each 3-by-5-feet in size. Under the direction of the artists, hundreds of volunteers, including Waterbury students, helped create the mosaic during the course of nine days. They used the stage of the Palace Theater as their studio.
The project is part of the state’s City Canvases Initiative, which is meant to improve downtown areas by incorporating artistic designs with building facades. The city of Waterbury and the Arts and Culture Collaborative of the Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce Foundation were chosen by Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development and the Connecticut Office of the Arts to participate.
The event will feature food trucks and carts:
- Hot dogs by Frankie’s
- Gyros and kebabs by the Dirty Greek Gyro Co.
- Spanish delicacies by El Americano Restaurant
- Gourmet popcorn by The Popcorn Man
- Italian Ice by Icee Delights
*Live Music by the Guy Malone Band*
This historic project was made possible by the support of our sponsors and dedicated volunteers.
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