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The little boy sat cross-legged on the sidewalk with his head tilted up toward the band shell and, along with the mostly much older crowd sprawled out behind him, showed us all how multigenerational the gift of music can be. For the past 110 years, the Appleton City Band has been hosting Tuesday night concerts [...]
The summer beat of multigenerational joy pulsates through Pierce Park on Tuesday nights. Children bob their heads as they stand in line for the zip line, swing into the air and scramble through the playground yelling "I got you! You're it!" Young couples unpack picnic dinners and make themselves comfortable on the grassy incline near [...]
City band concerts offer lucky attendees the rare opportunity to sit back, relax and experience life exactly as it sounded 10, 20, 30 even 100 years ago, for exactly the same cost. Free. Close your eyes, let your spirits start to soar and you'll live as you've never lived before. That was our experience, anyway, [...]