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The Big Band Sound is presenting a Memorial Day concert at Dogwood Park, and members of the community can expect a lively performance filled with jazz and swing music that will make you want to dance. Band Leader Carroll Gotcher said that as the band has been able to play safely outdoors, it’s brought the joys of music to people ... Read More »

For the first time in almost 15 years, the Cookeville Community Band’s instruments will be silent this Memorial Day weekend. Each May, the band plays in Dogwood Park’s pavilion to launch their summer concert series. Band President Jerry Buttram said he and band board members agreed to cancel the concert over concerns about COVID-19. Buttram said the decision was difficult ... Read More »