GRANT BAND FALL CONCERT 

All Bands

Wednesday, October 18

7-8:30 pm (call, 6pm)

Alberta Abbey (126 NE Alberta St)

Suggested donation: $5 (families $15) 

Grant Band opens its performance season with a wonderful fall concert featuring all music ensembles. Come support our students and listen to some great music.

Can you help with loading and unloading equipment for the concert?

Students will load gear into U-haul afterschool. Here's what Mr. McFadden needs help with:

• 5:30pm, Alberta Abbey - help unload percussion gear 

• 8:30pm, Alberta Abbey - help load gear after concert

• 9:00pm, Grant at Marshall - help unload gear back into the band room

If you can help load and/or unload equipment, please shoot Mr. McFadden an email at bmcfadden@pps.net so he knows he has help.

BAND BOOSTERS MEETING

Our next Band Boosters meeting will be Tuesday October 24th at 6:30 pm at Eve Celsi's house (2814 NE 16th Ave). We usually meet the third Tuesday of each month, but due to schedule conflicts we will meet on the 4th Tuesday in October. 

We had a great turnout at our last meeting. Thank you to all who joined us!

We welcome all interested parents and grandparents to our meetings and hope you'll join us when you can!

SWEET SOUND OF JAZZ PLANNING MEETING

We're starting to plan our largest band fundraiser of the year - the Sweet Sound of Jazz (SSOJ) which will take place on Saturday 2/3/18. Our first planning meeting will be on Sunday October 29 at 6:30 PM (location will be announced later). 

The plan for the meeting will be to come up with a theme with help from Mr. McFadden. We'll also give an overview of the event and describe the type of help that’s typically needed. We welcome anyone to attend the planning meetings even if you can’t sign up for a particular committee. 

PARADE PRACTICE

WE, JE, JL, SB and PE bands will be marching in the Vetaran's Day Parade on Saturday November 11. Parade practice will be held from 3:45-5:15 on Monday 10/30 and Wednesday 11/1. Students should meet in the band room.

BAND BOOSTERS IS LOOKING FOR PRESIDENT ELECT

Band Boosters is looking for a President Elect to shadow the current President and assume this role next year. If you are interested or have questions about the position, please email Mary Beth at marybethhernandez@comcast.net