{"id":28451,"date":"2025-06-19T17:44:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=28451"},"modified":"2025-06-19T17:44:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T17:44:44","slug":"air-force-band-to-perform-july-4th-concerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=28451","title":{"rendered":"Air Force Band to perform July 4th concerts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong> USAF Band of Mid-America Announces<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong> St. Louis-Area July 4th Performances<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/th-6.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28452 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/th-6.jpg?resize=581%2C319&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"319\" \/><\/a> US Air Force Band of Mid-America&#8217;s Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble will present a series of July 4th concerts in the St. Louis area:<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, July 2, 7:00 p.m. \u2013 Logan University, Purser Center (1851 Schoettler Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017)<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, July 3, 5;00 p.m. \u2013 Shiloh Community Park Pavilion (14 Park Dr, Shiloh, IL 62269)<\/p>\n<p>Friday, July 4, 6:30 p.m. \u2013 Bond County Square, as part of the Bond County Fourthfest (Downtown Greenville, IL 62246)<\/p>\n<p>All concerts are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Venues for July 3 and 4 are outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket reservations are required for the July 2 and 3 performances at afbandtix.org.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Shades of Blue Jazz Ensemble performs a variety of styles, ranging from traditional big band jazz to bebop, swing, and modern jazz. 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