The Department of Washington American Legion Band will perform at the historic Raymond Theatre, located at 323 Third St., Raymond, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 22.
This concert will take place during the band’s “Centennial Jubilee,” a celebration of 100 years of performances, according to a news release from the theater.
Admission is free, though donations will be accepted.
In 1924, World War I veterans at American Legion Post No. 3 in Olympia started what is now the Department of Washington American Legion Band. Their first performance was for the Olympia Yacht Club on opening day in the spring of 1925, and they have performed annually on opening day ever since — except for two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
The American Legion Band members are all volunteers, donating their time and talents to play music.
Conductor Kevin Robertson is only the 18th conductor in the 100-year history of the band. Robertson, a retired Army musician, has been with the band since 2010.
Robertson first came on as an emergency substitute baritone horn player, and he has been a band member ever since.
Learn more about the Raymond Theatre at https://cityofraymond.com/raymond-theatre.
