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Parks & Recreation News

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

LAWRENCE CITY BAND TO PERFORM WEDNESDAY
LAWRENCE- The Lawrence City Band continues its summer concert series at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at historic South Park’s William Kelly Bandstand, 1141 Massachusetts St. The concert is free and open to the public.

The band will perform a Chautauqua Concert – Lawrence in the 1930s. U.S. Air Force Col.(ret.) Arnald D. Gabriel will be a guest conductor and Michael Davidson will be a trombone soloist.

Sponsored by Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department and the Rice Foundation, the city band presents a concert at 8 p.m. every Wednesday night through July 16 at South Park.

The following is the band’s remaining summer concert schedule:
      June 25Annual Children’s Concert
      July 2A Star-Spangled Spectacular
      July 9From Kansas City to New York to Vienna and Russia
      July 16Season Finale
      Including the 1812 Overture and Stars and Stripes Forever

The band is conducted by Robert E. Foster.
For more information, please contact the Parks and Recreation Administrative Office at (785) 832-3450.

Prepared by Roger Steinbrock, 785-832-3458




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