The Reading Buccaneers and Hempfield Band Booster Club will present The Buccaneer Classic - A Drum & Bugle Corps Competition at Hempfield High School's Georgelis Law Firm Stadium, 340 Mumma Drive, Landisville, on Saturday, July 16, at 6:30 p.m., with gates opening at 5 p.m. The event was previously held in 2018, but it was not held from 2019 to 2021 because of inclement weather and the pandemic.

This year's show will be highlighted by a group of both competition corps and alumni corps headlined by two of Drum Corps Associates' (DCA) winningest corps, the Reading Buccaneers and the Hawthorne Caballeros from Hawthorne, N.J. Joining them in competition will be the Bushwackers from Princeton, N.J.; the Skyliners from Scranton; and the White Sabers from Dansville, N.Y.

The Reading Buccaneer Alumni Corps and the Hawthorne Caballeros Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps will perform in exhibition, bringing back selections from past years. Also performing in exhibition will be Drum Corps International's the Raiders from Princeton, N.J. Preshow entertainment will be provided by the Buccaneer Banner Brass ensemble.

Separate ticket fees have been set for reserved seats and for general admission. Handicapped-accessible seating and parking are available.

For information and to purchase tickets, go to http://www.readingbuccaneers.org/classic; instructions for requesting tickets by mail are also available at the aforementioned website.

For additional information, including sponsorship opportunities, contact event co-chair Rick Thomson at rtshipmate@gmail.com or co-chair Bill Powers at bill.powers@readingbuccaneers.org.

Founded in 1957, the Reading Buccaneers Drum & Bugle Corps has the mission to provide men and women of all ages a unique and enriching educational experience in the performing arts in which they develop as individuals and as performers. The Buccaneers was a founding member of Drum Corps Associates and won the first-ever DCA World Championships in 1965. The group has captured 17 DCA world titles since. For more information about the Buccaneers, visit http://www.readingbuccaneers.org.