Clarion Area Band hosts annual band festival

From staff reports

CLARION – The 2016 Clarion County Music Education Association Marching Band Festival will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at the Clarion Area High School, in the lower field.

This event is hosted by Clarion Area Band and Booster Club. They welcome the following school district bands: Allegheny-Clarion Valley, Clarion-Limestone, Keystone, Redbank Valley and Union School Districts.

Gates open at 6:30 p.m. to general public. Tickets cost $5 for adults and $3 for students.

This entertaining musical evening festival is one of the most popular local high school events. It is a place for local high school bands to perform for one another, for enthusiastic crowds of proud parents and for the general public for a love of highly-talented instrumental music performers.