Richfield resident David Butler has loved bands — and band shells — for nearly nine decades. "I've had band shells in my background all my life," said Butler, 88, recalling a stint directing his first ...

The Prime Time Band performing on opening day at the restored Band Shell in Plaza Del Mar Park. (Courtesy photo) Credit: Sydnie Bierma / Noozhawk photo After being closed to the public for years, the ...

Minneapolis could agree on that. The band shell had been beige for two dull decades. Now, as the city prepared to repair and restore the local landmark, nearly 1,600 people petitioned the city to ...

If Larry Saur’s parents didn’t take him to the city band concerts as a child, he rode his bike. The kids would dare each other to ride a trail right where the director was conducting in front of the ...

For more than 150 years, Elmhurst’s Wilder Mansion on Cottage Hill Road has been a community hub — a home, a meeting space and “a center of progress,” according to Lydia Wilder, whose family once ...

Chief Little Shell, who traced his chieftain bloodline to the 1700s, was among Ojibwe leaders who signed the Old Crossing Treaty near Red Lake Falls, Minn., in 1863, surrendering rights to land in ...

After years of deterioration and debate over its future, a historic band shell in Elkhorn's Sunset Park has secured major ...

To mark the completed renovation of the Plaza del Mar’s historic Band Shell, the Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department will host a ribbon-cutting event, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 at the park, ...