STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP/UTICA — All four Utica Community Schools marching bands will be showcasing the district’s musicians during the annual Band-A-Rama at 7 p.m. Oct. 5.

“The best part about it is that all of the bands are there. It takes some of the performance aspect out of it and turns into an event you can just have fun with,” Leah Boettner, a Henry Ford II High School senior, said in an email.

Attendees will have the chance to observe the students’ musical abilities with performances taking place at Runkel Field, 39701 Dodge Park Road in Sterling Heights. Tickets cost $5 for adults and high school students; junior high school and younger students will have free admission. Tickets will be available at the entrance.

Ticket proceeds will benefit the Louis Gonda Memorial Mus

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