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Sultan and Monroe community members came together over the weekend to celebrate the “Wagner Swifts,” a new public art display featured in the heart of Monroe’s downtown core.

Sultan artist Kevin Pettelle was commissioned for the work last year, selected from a pool of candidates after the city issued a call-for-sculptors. At the northwest corner of Main and Lewis streets, the piece honors the Vaux’s swifts, the petite and gentle birds that visit Monroe twice a year during their spring and winter migrations.

The swifts make the Wagner chimney their home while in Monroe, squeezing themselves into the 31-foot brick structure every night at dusk. Swift Night Out takes place on the law in front of the Wagner Performing Arts center every September, with community members gathering to watch the birds’ evening dance.

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