The North Battleford City Kinsmen Band is about to turn 70 years old, and there are big plans in the works to celebrate the occasion.
The intention is for the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts to host a concert Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. called “You Can’t Stop the Beat.”
The event will include local band members as well as alumni and friends from across the province and elsewhere, representing each decade of the band’s history.
Plans for the week will include rehearsals, a meet and greet event Oct. 18, and a special dinner and dance on Saturday Oct. 19, at the City Kinsmen Band Hall.
More information and a registration link can be found at nbckband.com. Concert tickets cost $15 and are available now through the Dekker Centre Box Office.
For the time being, the focus is on registration for the coming season of the North Battleford City Kinsmen Band in the coming weeks.
Registration will take place at the band hall, 1801 - 104th St., on Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. There are bands for all ages and abilities and everyone is welcome to select which group is the best one for them. Bands this year will include the new Battlefords Jazz Orchestra for experienced players which will meet Tuesday evenings. Others are the Senior Band (Monday night), Daylight Players (Tuesday afternoon), Intermediate Band (Wednesday night), and All-City Winds (for high school students – Thursday).
On hand for the registration will be representatives from Long and McQuade and St. John’s Music with instruments and supplies. Thanks to support from the Kinsmen Club, 20 bursaries will be available for youth participants to cover participation fees.
