Eastern Iowa Brass Band to Play at Kent Park!!
By Harry Graves, JCCB Director

Providing diverse programs for our diverse population is an important aspect of service to the public by the JCCB and staff. To that end, a variety of programs are scheduled: hunter safety classes, birding programs, wildlife habitat development workshops, a Master Conservationist Program, Master Woodland Manager training, and various other educational programs and some events solely for your entertainment.

In the entertainment lineup, there is a special treat planned for June 21 with the first-ever Kent Park Band Concert featuring the Greater Eastern Iowa Brass Band. The band was founded in 1985 and is the only band of its kind in the state of Iowa. In the fifteen years that it has been in existence, it has won numerous awards at international competitions. The band has performed at town festivals and artist concert series across Iowa. Band members, who dress in turn-of-the-century-style clothes which help to recall the days when almost every town had their own local band, are popular with audiences of all ages. This dedicated group of musicians delight spectators with their rousing performance in the style and tradition of the British brass bands. Only brass and percussion instruments are used. None of the members receive any pay for performing with the group. The play for pure enjoyment.

Bring your own lawn chairs and come to the Kent Park Youth Group Camp Area on June 21, for a 7 p.m. outdoor band concert you are sure to enjoy. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed in the Youth Group Camp.