On Stage: High School Band Festival In Luverne, MN

Published September 26, 2014 at 12:35 PM EDT

This weekend, more than two dozen high school bands will converge on Luverne for the 64th annual Tristate Band Festival. (Tristate Band Festival/Facebook)

On Friday we go “On Stage,” our look at what’s happening on the boards across the country.

This week, we go to Luverne, Minnesota, where nearly two dozen high school marching bands will converge for the 64th annual TriState Band Festival.

Here & Now’s Robin Young speaks to Jane Wildung Lanphere, who helps to organize the event.

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Guest

Jane Wildung Lanphere, event organizer and executive director of the Luverne Area Chamber of Commerce.

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