A special weekend for the North Battleford City Kinsmen Band celebrated their 70th year.
The event included local band members as well as alumni and friends from across the province and elsewhere, representing each decade of the band’s history.
Friday included rehearsals, a meet and greet event, with a special dinner and dance on Saturday Oct. 19, at the City Kinsmen Band Hall. Entertainment was provided by, of course, NBCKB.
Sunday, a concert at the Dekker Centre was scheduled, featuring alumni as well as current members.
The NBCKB operates out of the band hall at 1801 - 104th St. There are bands for all ages and abilities. Bands this year include the new Battlefords Jazz Orchestra for experienced players, which meets 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).
Thanks to support from the Kinsmen Club, 20 bursaries were made available for youth participants to cover participation fees.
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