2027: Remembering Butch Stone | Les Brown Big Band Festival

The 19th Annual Les Brown Big Band Weekend

This is a handicapped accessible, LGBTQ+ friendly, weekend.

April , 2027

Remembering saxophonist/vocalist

Butch Stone

The 6th Les Brown Film Fest

Thursday, April

7:00 pm

(doors open at 6:45 pm)

Pine Grove Historic Theater

213 South Tulpehocken Street, Pine Grove, PA, 17963

FREE Admission

This year’s Les Brown Film Fest features a film that Les’ kid brother Stumpy Brown appeared in. This MGM movie musical from 1950 with Olympic star Esther Williams and Van Johnson is a delight in story and music.

Stumpy has a reoccurring role throughout the picture as a member of Van’s band. In this gem of a film, we get to hear Stumpy’s trombone and voice when he sings as a member of the band’s vocal quintet.

This is a gem with major stars that rarely is seen. Don’t miss this opportunity.

The Les Brown USO Dance

Friday, April

7:00 pm

(doors open at 6:30 pm)

Wiconisco Fire Hall

110 Arch St., Wiconisco, PA 17097

Admission: $10.00

Featuring the music of

The M&J Big Band

“The Official Big Band of the Les Brown Weekend”

The dance is reminiscent of the years the Band of Renown played for Bob Hope’s USO Shows in Korea & Vietnam. To honor this, all attending veterans of those wars, and their partners, receive FREE admission and are encouraged to wear any type of their Armed Forces attire.

All persons are encouraged to wear appropriate dress for those two eras to show respect to those service men and women and the sacrifices the Band of Renown members made to entertain those brave troops.

For the 3rd year, the dance will be held in the Wiconisco Fire Hall. The spacious area is able to comfortably hold 120 people with plenty of room for dancing. Drinks and refreshments are available for purchase during the entire evening.

The Les Brown Big Band Festival