AVB Community Band Concert: "For the Young & Young at Heart!"

2391 South Ridge Road,Ashwaubenon WI 54304

17 October, 2022

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"We Believe in Youth: Music for the Young & the Young At Heart" is the theme of the Monday, Oct. 17, concert of the AVB Community Band (formerly the Allouez Village Band) at the Ashwaubenon Performing Arts Center, 2391 S. Ridge Road. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. It is free, with donations accepted following the concert. All are welcome! But we especially look forward to seeing young people just starting their band careers and their parents and grandparents for this evening of music we guarantee the kids – and you – will love. “The October concert is all about kids — big kids, little kids, kids that climb on rocks — old and young alike,” said Mike Ajango, director of the AVB Community Band. “The goal is to have half of the audience be under the age of 15 — or at least transport them back to when they were under the age of 15.” "You might just want to give your own kids ‘a break’ and bring your grandkids to the Ashwaubenon PAC for a special evening together," Ajango suggested. The assistant director of the AVB (All-Volunteer) Community Band is Paul Oleksy. It will be an evening featuring many of Disney's best, from "Little Mermaid," "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Beauty & the Beast," "Frozen," "The Lion King," “Disney at the Movies” and more, like the rousing “Entry of the Gladiators” and “Clowns! Clowns! Clowns!” The featured vocalist will be audience favorite Amanda Rose Gillespie-Abegglen, who will be singing selections from “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” “The Colors of the Winds” from “Pocahontas” and “Let It Go!” from “Frozen.” The 80-member AVB Community Band is in its 41st season of “Music for a Lifetime.” “All of our members began their love of music as children … and we want to show today's students just how magical good music truly is!” For more information, see avbcommunityband.org.