Missing xylophones near Cascades Park
Description
After a Saturday afternoon rehearsal at the Lincoln Neighborhood Center, I headed to grab my gear and realized my two wooden xylophones were missing from the back room around 4:15 p.m. They’re in a black rolling cart, with bright primary keys and a few nicks on the frames from years of use. They were last seen near the back stairwell by the exit facing Cascades Park. I rely on them for weekly music lessons for kids along the park trails, and I’m anxious they’ll turn up somewhere nearby. If you’ve seen anything around Tallahassee—especially near the Capitol area or along Cascades Park paths—please check and let me know through the site.
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