The Austin School District invites the community to an afternoon of island music at the Second Annual AISD Steel Drum Festival on Saturday, April 9, at 3 p.m., at the Toney Burger Center, 3200 Jones Road.

The festival will feature steel drum bands from Anderson, Bowie, Crockett, and McCallum high schools; Bailey, Bedichek, Covington, Gorzycki, and Kealing middle schools; and KIPP Austin Academy. The festival’s finale will be an exciting performance of the nine schools’ combined steel drum bands. Approximately 150 students will participate.

The public is invited to this free event. For additional information, contact AISD’s Fine Arts Department at 414-4489.