Municipal band waxes patriotic for final show of 39th season

Over 200 people gathered to watch the Charles City Municipal Band’s last performance of its 39th season on Thursday as the band warmed residents up for the Independence Day fireworks show. The band, under the direction of Scott Stroud, performed traditional patriotic music and threw in some favorites from the big and small screen. (Press photo James Grob.)

Over 200 people gathered to watch the Charles City Municipal Band’s last performance of its 39th season on Thursday as the band warmed residents up for the Independence Day fireworks show. The band, under the direction of Scott Stroud, performed traditional patriotic music and threw in some favorites from the big and small screen. (Press photo James Grob.)

Over 200 people gathered to watch the Charles City Municipal Band’s last performance of its 39th season on Thursday as the band warmed residents up for the Independence Day fireworks show. The band, under the direction of Scott Stroud, performed traditional patriotic music and threw in some favorites from the big and small screen. (Press photo James Grob.)

Over 200 people gathered to watch the Charles City Municipal Band warm up residents for the Independence Day fireworks show in this photo from 2019. (Press file photo by James Grob.)