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Rain can’t keep the community band down

Despite multiple run-ins with inclement weather, the Mt. Pleasant Community Band performed three of four concerts for the 2024 season

AnnaMarie Kruse

Jul. 17, 2024 2:07 pm

MT. PLEASANT — The 2024 Mt. Pleasant Community Band finished their season with lovely weather in Central Park despite a lack of cooperation from the skies at earlier concerts.

Community Band Director Adam Creager closes up the trailer after rain cancels the band's second concert in the park. (Photo by Dave Schneider)
Community Band Director Adam Creager closes up the trailer after rain cancels the band's second concert in the park. (Photo by Dave Schneider)

“Thanks to everyone who played this summer and all of you that came out and supported the band,” Community Band Director Adam Creager said. “An interesting weather season to be sure, but always a pleasure to work with the band and perform for our community.”

Donning bright yellow shirts with a black silhouette of a band in front of the Central Park Fountain, the 2024 Mt. Pleasant Community Band began their season June 13 inside Calvary Baptist Church’s multipurpose room due to predicted inclement weather.

Creager says that the community band is a very low-pressure group and they welcome people of all ages and abilities to play with them each summer.

“A lot of these folks just pick their instruments up during the summer, and we support that, you know, because it still is playing music,” Creager said at that first performance. “And some of them have been playing years now in different ensembles. Some of them haven’t played for a week and a half because they were in Florida and now, they’re playing again.”

A crowd waits in the rain with umbrellas hopeful for the third performance to take place outside, but unfortunately, it was cancelled. (Photo by Dave Schneider)
A crowd waits in the rain with umbrellas hopeful for the third performance to take place outside, but unfortunately, it was canceled. (Photo by Dave Schneider)

Despite hopes of returning to the Central Park for the first time in their 2024 season, it rained on their second performance causing a last-minute cancellation. So, the band packed up all their gear just as a double rainbow peaked through the sky.

With much hope from band members and concert attendees, that rainbow proved to be a sign of better things to come as the band finally returned to the park the following week.

A double rainbow proved to be a hopeful sign as the band had to pack up for their second performance, but were still able to play in the park for their third and fourth performances of the season. (Photo by Dave Schneider)
A double rainbow proved to be a hopeful sign as the band had to pack up for their second performance, but were still able to play in the park for their third and fourth performances of the season. (Photo by Dave Schneider)

“There is ZERO, ZIP, NADDA, chance of rain, and it looks to be a beautiful 77 degrees at concert time. Bring your lawn chair, bug spray, and sweet tooth for PEO pie,” Creager posted to the band’s Facebook group.

Making to the park for their third of four scheduled concerts, June 27, a crowd set up chairs in the shade and enjoyed PEO pies, patriot songs like America The Beautiful. and the traditional bubble parade.

Mt. Pleasant Arts IMPACT sponsors the bubble parade each year. This year Creager introduced his wife Mindy as the “bubbliest person in the band,” as she distributed bubbles to attendees at the third concert of the season. She then lead the bubble parade during a Karl King March.

The season ended last Thursday, July 11 with another outdoor concert and plenty of community support.

Comments: AnnaMarie.Ward@southeastiowaunion.com
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