Playing for Paws is a community music event founded by LAMTA member, Jamie Bone. For this event, piano students from all over the area play music on Massachusetts street in Downtown Lawrence in a busker setting. Lawrence citizens make donations to the Lawrence Humane Society during the performances. Meanwhile, Humane Society volunteers bring dogs up for adoption to the site and allow citizens and performers to pet them and play with them (optional). It's a great opportunity for young pianists to perform in a different setting while serving the community at the same time. 

A few notes:

• There is no fee to participate.
• Teachers are not required to be present while their students perform (although it is recommended). 
• We are performing outdoors. Wind and sheet music do not work well together. So memorization is recommended, but not required. 
• If rain should happen, our backup date will be September 29th.

Teachers, simply tell your students about the event and find out how many of them want to participate. As soon as possible, but no later than September 8th, please notify Jamie (jamie0168@hotmail.com) with the following information: 

• How many students will be participating? (If you're unsure, give an estimate.)
• How long of a time window do you want for your students and their music in the schedule? (20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, etc.)
• Do you have any time preferences/constraints for your place on the schedule? (Remember, Jamie is fitting a lot of people into one day of music, so don't be pickier than you have to be.) 

Please contact Jamie with any other questions, and be sure to spread the word in support of our students and the Lawrence Humane Society!