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Lafayette Summer Concert

The Lafayette Band will hold the third concert in its Summer Concert Series tonight at the St. John Divine Church in Saunderstown.  All six of the outdoor concerts in the Summer Concert Series are free-of-charge and open to the public.

Each week throughout the summer the Lafayette Band will entertain audiences of all ages with their popular stage and screen tunes, marches and patriotic selections and favorites from the Big Band era.  Special guest artists will include the popular Hummingbird Vocal Trio on July 4th and the North Kingstown Community Chorus on July 27th.

The public is welcome to bring lawn chairs and picnic food to each concert.  

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The Lafayette Band of North Kingstown is a non-profit community concert band whose mission is to strengthen North Kingstown and surrounding communities through music. More than 125 years old, it is one of the oldest bands in continuous existence in Rhode Island. Retired North Kingstown High School Band Director, Joseph R. Pelosi, has been the band's conductor for over 45 years.

Though based in North Kingstown, the band's members reside in many communities in Southeast New England.   For more information about the band and the summer concerts, visit the Lafayette Band's web site: www.Lafayette-Band.com.     

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The 2011 Lafayette Band Summer Concert Schedule: 

(Concerts are held at the North Kingstown Town Beach, unless otherwise noted on schedule below.  Town Beach inclement weather location--inside the Community Center Building.  All Concerts are free and open to the public.)     

Wed., June 29, 2011 at 6:45 p.m.: Opening Night
North Kingstown Public Library
100 Boone St., North Kingstown, RI

Mon., July 4, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.: Independence Day Concert 
(Guests: The Hummingbird Trio)

Wed., July 13,2011 at 7:00 p.m:  Summer Concert & 
Ice Cream Social
St. John the Divine Church, 20 Church Way, Saunderstown, RI

Wed., July 20, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.: Summer Concert

Wed., July 27 , 7:00 p.m.: Summer Concert
(Guests: The North Kingstown Community Chorus)

Wed., August 3, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.: Season Finale Concert
William H. Hall Library, 1825 Broad St., Cranston, RI

 

 

 

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