City of Boston Proclaims Tomorrow "Patti Smith Day"

Photo by Jesse Ditmar

Today, Boston mayor Marty Walsh issued a proclamation designating tomorrow, October 10, as Patti Smith Day. “I urge my fellow Bostonians to join me in celebrating her enormous artistic contribution to the world,” he wrote, along with a list of Smith’s accomplishments. Read the proclamation below.

I declare October 10 to be Patti Smith Day-grateful for her artistic contribution, leading the way for women in rock. pic.twitter.com/DUTM649SSX

— Mayor Marty Walsh (@marty_walsh) October 9, 2015

Smith’s new memoir, M Train, is out now.

Previously, Walsh declared April 9 to be “Riot Grrrl Day” in honor of Kathleen Hanna.

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