Fifth Annual Northeast Band Festival

The 5th Annual Northeast Band Festival will be Thursday, March 14, at 6 pm, at Edison High School Auditorium, 700 22^nd Ave. NE. Band students from Northeast-based Minneapolis Public Schools will perform two pieces each to display their muscial proficiency. To demonstrate that music is a life-long activity, bands from Waite Park, Pillsbury, Sheridan, Marcy-Holmes and Edison will join with the Northeast Community Band in a massed band finale. To celebrate the festival’s fifth year, the bands will play a piece of music written by local artist and composer, Adam Meckler. Admission is free. Info: Lesley.Earles@mpls.um.us or 612-668-7082.