Italian ensemble to perform festival week concert at Colonial Arts Center

The West Virginia Strawberry Festival will host a special festival week concert featuring Banda Musicale Puccini Cave, a 52-member ensemble visiting from Cave, Italy.

The concert is scheduled for 9 p.m. Thursday, May 14, at the Colonial Arts Center, 48 E. Main St. in Buckhannon. To limit capacity, only guests who obtain an official souvenir flag prior to the event will be admitted, according to information from the City of Buckhannon.

Seating will be limited to 85 people, and admission will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis through the souvenir flags. Guests who want to attend must obtain an official souvenir flag from a West Virginia Strawberry Festival volunteer stationed in front of the Colonial Arts Center during the Junior Royalty Parade, which begins at 6 p.m.

Only 85 flags will be distributed, and only guests with a souvenir flag will be admitted, the city said.

Doors will open shortly before 9 p.m., and advance reservations will not be offered.

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