The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center has purchased additional property adjacent to its facility on San Antonio Circle in Mountain View. The 3/4-acre parcel will eventually provide much-needed parking space and an opportunity for expansion to provide rooms for classes, meetings and storage.

“Purchasing this land is an extraordinary opportunity for CSMA, as it marks the final phase of development for Finn Center,” said Executive Director Angela McConnell. “The land will ensure adequate parking for parents, students and the entire community and will support accessibility to all of our programs.”

The property, owned since 1956 by San Francisco attorney Varnum Paul, will provide the school with greater visibility and convenient pedestrian and automobile access from San Antonio Road.

Although the school has a parking lot, McConnell said that since the facility first opened in January 2004, parking has been a challenge, especially during the afternoon and early evening hours. Hundreds of people come to Finn Center every week to take lessons and classes, attend concerts and lectures, and view exhibitions in the center’s Mohr Gallery. The facility has also become a popular rental space for meetings, parties and special events.

Since its founding in 1968, CSMA has grown to be the largest non-profit provider of arts education programs in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, reaching more than 30,000 people annually through classes, lessons, camps, arts-in-the-schools programs (Music in Action, Arts in Action), concerts, lectures, exhibitions and community outreach events.

For more information, visit www.arts4all.org or call 917-6800.