Newton Municipal Band prepares for concert

The members of the Newton Municipal Band are hard at work, preparing for its 7 p.m. June 13 Concert in the Park at Fred Maytag Bowl in beautiful Maytag Park.

The park’s founder, Fred Maytag, so appreciated the band, that in the mid-1930s, he donated funds for gold-trimmed uniforms for its members. Nearly 100 years later, those uniforms are long gone, but the band carries on with a bit cooler summer apparel of black and white.

Join the band for its second appearance of the summer. The concert will be filled with a wide variety of musical styles, sure to please every taste. Make it an evening with blankets, chairs, friends and family members. Food trucks may be present.

The concert will open with the “Star Spangled Banner” with director Jim Beerends on the podium and Fred Chabot at the mic.