CONWAY — According to Mount Washington Valley Band Director Therese Davison, this year's edition of the hometown band is as good as it's ever been.
The band, for players age 18 to 80-plus, took part in the Conway Fourth of July parade and is set to kick off its seven-week "Tuesday in the Gazebo" concert series tonight at 6:30 p.m. in North Conway's Schouler Park.
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