Old Bethpage Village Presents Brass Band Playing 19th-Century Tunes on June 28

The Old Bethpage Village Brass Sextet will re-create the stirring sights and sounds of a 19th-century brass band on Sunday, June 28 at Old Bethpage Village Restoration, announced Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi. Performances will take place in the Noon Inn PicNic Grove at 2 and 3:15 p.m.

The band will perform a variety of quicksteps, marches, waltzes, schottisches and concerts pieces from the mid-1800s, many of which remain familiar to contemporary audiences.

Old Bethpage Village provides visitors with the opportunity to step back in time and experience life in a recreated mid-19th-century American village set on more than 200 acres and boasting some 50 historic buildings. Hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday and 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday - Sunday. Beginning June 26, the Village is open Wednesday - Sunday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Entrance fees are $7 for children 5 - 12 (those under 5 are free), seniors and volunteer firefighters; and $10 for adults. OBVR is located on Round Swamp Road in Old Bethpage (exit 48 on the LIE); for more information, call 516-572-8400.