Best Bet: Cedar Rapids Municipal Band Wednesday, June 6

It's time to strike up the band for a summer of marches, show tunes, classics and more as the city's professional band begins its season in Greene Square. Concerts continue Wednesday and Sunday evenings in area parks, with additional dates and sites tucked in. Guest ensembles will open several concerts, beginning with the Cedar Rapids Youth Wind Ensemble this week. Other guests include the New Horizons Band, June 10, Bever Park; Marion Community Band, June 13, Marion's Lowe Park; and the Coe College Touring Bands, Aug. 5, Bever Park. Bring seating, picnics and the whole family.

Cedar Rapids Municipal Band

6:30 p.m. Cedar Rapids Youth Wind Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Municipal Band, Wednesday (6/6), Greene Square, downtown Cedar Rapids; free; Crmuniband.org