The Kansas National Guard’s 35 Infantry Division Band will present its free “A Home Front Concert” series June 13-25 in a number of Kansas communities. All concerts will last approximately an hour and 15 minutes and are free and open to the public.

The band will travel to a number of towns throughout Kansas to present these concerts, which include military marches, vocal music, patriotic tunes and big band selections along with popular rock. Each concert will also feature a special salute to veterans and their families. In the past, audiences have averaged from 400-500 people per concert.

The concert schedule is:

· June 13 – Brass Quintet, Merriam Farmers Market, 5740 Merriam Drive, Merriam. 10:00 a.m.

· June 14 – Concert Band, Holton Courthouse Square, Holton, 2:00 p.m.

· June 14 – Concert Band, Osage City High School auditorium, 420 S. 5th St., Osage City, 7:30 p.m.

· June 15 – Concert Band, Garfield Park, 1600 NE Quincy, Topeka, 7:30 p.m.

· June 16 – Concert Band, Salina Central High School, 650 E Crawford St, 7:00 p.m.

· June 17 – Concert Band, Larry Norvell Band Shell, Manhattan City Park, Poyntz Avenue and 11th Street, 7:30 p.m.

· June 18 – Concert Band, Larned Community Center, 1500 Toles Ave., 7:00 p.m.

· June 19 – Brass Quintet and Woodwind Quintet, Clay Center Courthouse Square, 12:00 p.m.

· June 21 – Concert Band, C. L. Hoover Opera House, 135 W 7th St, Junction City, 7:00 p.m.

· June 22 – Concert Band, Great Bend Courthouse Square, 8:10 p.m.

· June 23 – Concert Band, Marion High School, 701 E. Main St., 7:00 p.m.

· June 24 – Brass Quintet, Emporia Public Library, 110 E 6th Ave. 12:00 p.m.

· June 25 – Concert Band, Brookside Manor, 700 W. 7th, Overbrook, 7:00 p.m.

For more information contact: Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steve Patterson, 785-640-2326 or Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Fabrizius, 913-782-4522.