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(Alexandria, MN)--Marching bands from across Minnesota will gather in Alexandria this weekend for the 38th Annual Vikingland Band Festival. The parade featuring more than 1,100 performers in 17 marching units

Massillon Museum will host a rock show Thursday night featuring Anya Van Rose and classic Akron bands The Bizarros and The HiFis. Tickets are $12.

Saturdays Stark Pride Festival expects to draw a large crowd in downtown Canton. Live music at Centennial Plaza will include MkX and The Vindys.

Black Rock Day Parade set for June 11; Grand Marshal named.

Mike Scott, CEO of The Bluecoats, didnt reveal too much on this years show plans. But it will be, "very different," he said.

Ben Pepper, 99 and one of Westports last WWII veterans, fought in the Battle of the Bulge and will be this years grand marshal at the Memorial Day parade.

The group needs more members to continue performing at events.

More than 300 people have arrived for six-week residency on campus to train for upcoming competition season.

The annual Gyro Days festival is just a few weeks away and the Wallace Gyro Club is selling tickets for the Lead Creek Derby fundraiser. The Lead Creek Derby is the main event of the four-day festival and is one of the more unique traditions in the region.

The Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps is returning to Stark County this summer to train for its 2023 season.