ST. LOUIS - Missouriar -- The US Air Force Band of Mid-America will present its annual "Spirit of the Season" holiday concerts in the St. Louis metro area at the following locations:

• Thu, Dec 5: Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, 10-11 AM - Open Rehearsal (Kirkwood, MO)
• Fri, Dec 6: Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, 10-11 AM - Student Show
• Fri, Dec 6: Kirkwood Performing Arts Center, 7 PM - currently sold out/waitlist available
• Sat, Dec 7: Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, 7 PM (St. Louis, MO)
• Tue, Dec 10: Mascoutah High School Performing Arts Center, 7 PM (Mascoutah, IL)
• Wed, Dec 11: Mascoutah High School Performing Arts Center, 7 PM
• Fri, Dec 13: Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, 7 PM - currently sold out/waitlist available (Lebanon, IL)
• Sat, Dec 14: Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, 1-2 PM - currently sold out/waitlist available
• Sat, Dec 14: Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, 7 PM - currently sold out/waitlist available

Admission to these holiday performances is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Reserve your tickets today at afbandtix.org. This is a family-friendly, all-ages event.

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This year's show will include holiday favorites and music from "Home Alone", "Elf", and "Charlie Brown". We will also have special guest emcee John Ulett, KSHE on-air personality & Cardinals Public Address Announcer, along with St. Louis Cardinals mascot Fredbird® in the lobby prior to the December 10 performance. Santa and Mrs. Claus will also make an appearance during the show and will be available to meet with young guests after the performance.

Small ensembles and Air Force representatives are available for interview related performances to promote the holiday concert.

USAF Band of Mid-America

Stationed at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois in the Metro East area of St. Louis, Missouri, the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America has a long history of entertaining the American public and promoting esprit de corps within the military. The unit strives to honor veterans, inspire patriotism and the next generation of Airmen, and connect with audiences around the world through the universal language of music.

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The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America is the principal musical ambassador of Headquarters Air Mobility Command. These talented Air Force musicians have had the distinction of performing for Pope John Paul II, Presidents George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter, the Queen of the Netherlands, and hundreds of other US and foreign leaders. The band performs free civic outreach and recruiting concerts for audiences throughout the Midwest, playing more than 400 engagements each year.

https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/US-Air-Force-Band-of-Mid-America/