Scenes from Frank Zappa Day

Newly named Frank Zappa Way at Eastern Avenue and Conkling Street.

Boisterous Zappa fans fill the area around the Pratt Library's Highlandtown branch for the sculpture dedication.

The shrouded sculpture awaiting its unveiling.

The shroud comes off.

Zappa returns to Baltimore! The sculpture is a gift from fans in Lithuania.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake declares that September 19th is "Frank Zappa Day on Frank Zappa Way!"

Rawlings-Blake presents the mayoral proclamation to Zappa's wife, Gail.

Gail thanks the Mayor and City of Baltimore—singling out the Creative Alliance for its grassroots support of local artists—as her sons Ahmet and Dweezil (at left) look on.

Members of the Zappa family with Pratt Executive Director Carla Hayden (at podium) and the mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania (far right).