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Home > City Calendar > 'The Bluefish is Good Tonight' Mural Rededication

'The Bluefish is Good Tonight' Mural Rededication

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237 Hampshire Street in Inman Square Meet us outside at the mural!

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Live jazz music by saxophonist Charlie Kolhase and food provided by East Coast Grill.
 
Commissioned by the Cambridge Arts Council in 1987, artist Lisa Houck painted the outdoor mural The Bluefish
is Good Tonight and it was installed at 237 Hampshire Street in Cambridge. Bluefish was a celebration of Inman
Square: jazz music, seafood restaurants, and creativity from nearby artists’ studios. Although the best paint
available was used at the time, the colors severely faded after two decades. With the Cambridge Arts Public Art
Conservation Program, and in collaboration with the Cambridge Health Alliance, Lisa Houck and assistants
repainted the mural to its original vibrant colors.

'The Bluefish is Good Tonighy' mural by Lisa Houck

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