ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, MANY FOLK had no indoor plumbing or lacked hot water, so on Saturday nights people went to bath houses . The Saturday Night Bath Concert Band received it 501(c)(3) status in 1993 and its BAND has been playing ever since reaching over 40,000 a- risk young people. They have given over 550 interactive concerts at continuation middle and high schools, local juvenile halls and probation camps throughout the state. In recent years, they have emphasized performing at sites for pregnant teens. 
They also offer an elementary-school music education program, “A Quick 100 Years of Music,” which shows the progression from the blues, created in America during slavery times, to the music of today. By the end of 2017, Saturday Night Bath had connected directly with over 40,000 at-risk young people. The youth concerts emphasize contemporary influences on traditional forms. For the bravest students, we encourage joining the performance on stage, whether playing an instrument, singing or rapping. Between songs, band members describe the origins, inventors, mechanics and most famous players of their respective musical instruments. Students who remember ten facts from these educational talks win a harmonica.
www.saturdaynightbath.org
