bandstand

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“In Claude Collier,” she rhapsodizes, “I saw my very youth, a fateful green garden, parades on the Avenue, an orchestra on a bandstand, my youth in New Orleans.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

A Met Police chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear team has been seen near the park's bandstand.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

So, I’m trying to speak about this in a way that people can hear it without getting on some kind of political bandstand and speaking in that way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

I just assume he couldn't recollect or revel in discussions about Count Basie and Duke Ellington and sitting on the bandstand and blowing trumpet with many other people, especially in Hollywood.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

Across the afternoon, children chased it through the grass and onto the sturdy white bandstand at the edge of the park.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead