My favorite time of the summer is almost here. The 2018 One Day Vintage Band Festival will take place this Saturday, July 28, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in charming, historic downtown Northfield.

The festival will feature 11 Minnesota bands playing a variety of brass and wind music, including mariachi, New Orleans jazz, and big band/swing. It's appropriate for all ages and is completely free, although we do rely on generous donations from individuals and businesses to make it all happen.

If you want to donate online instead of during the festival, you can visit our website and donate here. We're a nonprofit, so your donation is tax-deductible.

Two weeks ago, my parents rode through my hometown in a red convertible, waving to throngs of parade spectators. As the grand marshals of the 34th Annual Vikingland Band Festival in Alexandria, Minn., they were honored for their decades of service to the community, as longtime public educators and supporters of the arts.

My parents met in Alexandria as new teachers; my dad, a St. Cloud native, arrived in town one year before my mom, who grew up in St. Paul.
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