Tony Gangi, author of Carny Sideshows: Weird Wonders of the Midway, will share how the hand-cranked street organ was a key part of Italian culture, especially in the Boston area during the early days of Italian immigration to the United States. Tony will play music, answer questions, and provide you with an enjoyable hour of entertainment! 

Tony Gangi is an adjunct writing and literature professor in the Boston area and is the author of Carny Sideshows: Weird Wonders of the Midway (Citadel Press, 2010), a chronicle of his week attending Sideshow School at Coney Island's famed Sideshows By the Seashore. Great American Street Organ combines the music and rich history of the sometimes forgotten hand-cranked street organ with rarely seen magical pieces such as the three shell game and the flea circus. To learn more, visit his website: https://www.greatamericanstreetorgan.com/

Registration is encouraged, but not required.