Did you get our postcard?

Postcards announcing our 2018 season should arrive in mailboxes in the week of June 10. Do you get one? If not, be sure to sign up for our mailing list. There's a table on the lawn at every concert, and a happy volunteer to help you. Thanks!

A look back at last season

In his "Test Driving Life" blog, automotive writer and bass player Steve Schaefer shared a lively post about attending a Hayward Municipal Band concert last season. A brief quote:

What could be better than a fine summer afternoon spent hearing live music in the park--for free? The Hayward (California) Municipal Band has been delivering the goods since 1957!

 Please be sure to check out the entire post here. And Steve, we hope to see you on the lawn again in 2013!

Daily Review Covers Hayward Band Season Kickoff

The Daily Review has an article by Gideon Rubin in today's paper about the Band's first Memorial Park concert of the season.

Tucked behind a busy East Bay thoroughfare, 200 or so local residents gathered on a lawn in front of the Tony Morelli Bandstand, waving American flags, knitting sweaters and eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to the pleasing sounds of the Hayward Municipal Band.
The Father's Day concert at Hayward Memorial Park on Sunday kicked off the annual Americana-themed six-event summer concert series' 52nd season. The concerts heavily emphasize tradition, community and family, organizers say.

The full article can be found here.