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The Malden Muse was created out of a desire to nurture and expand coverage of two underreported areas in the greater Malden community: the arts, and cultural diversity. We define "greater Malden" as Malden, Medford, Melrose, Saugus, Revere, and Everett. We list events, exhibits, performances, and lectures in all these areas. There is a large community of artists, in all disciplines, who need to find each other, know about each other's work, and organize as a community. Through its coverage and listings, the Malden Muse hopes to contribute to that effort.

Also, in a community as ethnically and racially diverse as Malden, coverage and listings of events in the Chinese, Vietnamese, Muslim, Indian, African-American, Haitian, Bosnian and other groups and organizations is also needed, and I wanted to provide that as well. From established cultural institutions to the experiences of individuals, articles in the Malden Muse hope to serve and enrich our interesting and demographically changing community.

I finance the endeavor partly with a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and otherwise from my own funds.

Sincerely,
Roanna Forman, Editor



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