Happy Dutchmen German Band performs at Kutztown Park Aug. 12

The Happy Dutchmen German Band will perform in at the Kutztown Park bandshell Saturday, Aug. 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. as part of the Borough of Kutztown 2017 Concert Series in the Park.

The band, under the direction of Bruce Rohrbach, has been performing locally for over 45 years, to promote the music of Germany/Bavaria. The band will entertain the crowd in authentic German period dress complete with Lederhosen and Alpine hats.

They will play all of the regional favorites, while varying the music from the standard German marches, to your favorite polka’s, waltzes, and various other German dances. There will be several audience participation songs and sing-along songs. The musicians are all local to our Berks County area, in and around the Kutztown area.

The concert is free to the public and is part of the Borough of Kutztown 2017 Concert Series in the Parkand will be held rain or shine in the covered Kutztown Park Bandshell.

The concert series is made possible by the Borough of Kutztown and the generous support of the following co-sponsors. Major Sponsor: East Penn Manufacturing Co. and the Kutztown Lions Club, Gold Sponsors: Edward J. Hildenbrand Funeral Home, Kutztown Grange, Optimist Club of Kutztown, and Russell E. Conrad Inc. Silver Sponsors: Moyer Total Indoor Comfort, Great Valley Consultants, SSM Group Inc., the Law Firm of Barley Snyder, The Windsor Press Inc. Bronze Sponsor: East Penn Podiatry Associates, First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union, Foliage Farm Nursery Center, Fulton Mortgage Company, John Schmoyer, Huguenot Lodge No. 377 F&AM, Kutztown Community Partnership, Ludwick Funeral Homes Inc., Mamma’s Delight Pizza & Restaurant, Meadowood Music, BB&T, Ozgoods Grill & Bar Patron Sponsors: Kutztown Bottling Works, Adam ’n Eve Boutique, Dr. Wm. Messersmith & Dr. Matthew Keller, Dentistry, Duffer’s Beverages, Lehigh Cement Co., Kutztown Mayor Sandy Green and Kutztown Borough Council President Kevin Snyder.