Visiting the Historic Durham Band Shell in Ames

One of the historic attractions in Ames is the Durham Band Shell. It's become enough of a landmark that former City Park is now Bandshell Park. Over seventy years of activities and steady support from the community have kept the band shell a prominent cultural asset. It appears that there's an ongoing drive to continue renovations and maintenance of this fine facility.

While I don't recall having attended a performance at any of the various bandshells I've encountered, I can easily understand the appeal both to the community performers and those in the audience. I don't know how many community bands are still actively rehearsing and performing but would enjoy running across one some time.