The Haywood Community Band will start its ninth concert season with a free concert at 6:30 p.m. on May 15 at the pavilion next to the Maggie Valley Town Hall. The concert will feature conductor favorites from previous seasons’ concerts.

The band performs on the third Sunday of each month, May through October, in Maggie Valley at the town hall pavilion and concerts are always free. Picnics are welcome. For those interested in joining be band, call 828.452.5553 or visit www.haywoodcommunityband.org.