Zoe Kalafatich, 5, of Gig Harbor, Washington, plays the street piano outside of the Bigfork Art and Cultural Center on Wednesday afternoon. The piano is one of nearly 2,000 street pianos on display in more than 60 cities around the world. (Mackenzie Reiss/Daily Inter Lake)
July 2, 2019
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July 2, 2019 4 a.m.
Public piano builds community in Bigfork
Three children discovered the piano one afternoon. The lot of them squeezed onto a solitary bench, pounding out songs of their own creation. The eclectic melody bounced down Electric Avenue accented with their laughter. Nearby shopkeepers propped their doors open to listen and tourists paused their meandering to take in an idyllic slice of small-town life.