Strike up the band! The legendary Lee County Community Band will begin its 136th year with a lively, fun-filled, free concert on November 14 at 3 p.m. at Cape Coral High School.

In keeping with tradition for the season's first concert, Director Richard Bradstreet has selected a program featuring spirited and patriotic American music by American composers and a salute to U.S. military veterans. The program includes Hosts of Freedom March, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, American Patrol, Irving Berlin’s Songs for America, Patriotic Sing-Along, The Armed Forces Salute and other popular melodies.

The 50-member adult band will perform six concerts between November and April. Programs reflect the band’s well-earned reputation for lively, upbeat music and promise an entertaining mix of old favorites, energetic marches, beloved patriotic tunes, Broadway and Silver Screen hits, and a sing-along with emcee and vocalist Norman Jones.