The Gem City Concert Band will present a fall concert Thursday, November 6, at the Blasco Library's H.O. Hirt Auditorium. The hour-and-half-long program will begin at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public, although a free-will offering will be accepted to benefit Gem City Bands. The 50-member band, under the direction of Dr. Scott Tomlison and Assistant Director Brett Woomer, will perform such pieces as Gustav Holst's Second Suite in F for Military Band; Clifton Williams' Variation Overture; James Sweringen's Seagate Overture; several familiar marches and Clare Grundman's Fantasy on American Sailing Songs. The concert is part of the 08-09 Blasco Library Concert Series and is sponsored by the Erie County Public Library and the Friends of the Library. For more information, visit the Gem City Web site at www.gemcitybands.org or phone 899-8467.