AFM Weekly Newsletter - March 22, 2013

AFM Weekly Newsletter March 22, 2013

Magic of Music - March 24

Quick Links...

AVHS Music Website

Next Due Date
March 31 !

Contact Lorry Epps

AVHS Website - Scrip

Shoreline and Concord Pavilion

Would you like to earn money for your student's Music (Band, Choir, Strings) account? We sell food and beverages during concerts at the Concord Pavilion and Shoreline Amphitheatre? On average a parent can expect to earn from $70-$100 per event. Lady Antebellum opens the season April 25th and ends Late October with Neil Young's Bridge School benefit. Please Contact Steve Worth for more information.

Special Amador Friends of Music Opportunity!

For $70, you can see the hit Broadway musical,Mary Poppins, from a side mezzanine seat at the Orpheum Theatre on Friday, May 10, 2013 @ 8pm. The face value of these tickets is $95. Thanks to the generosity of SHN: The Official Site of Broadway in San Francisco, we are able to offer these tickets for below face value and still generate $45 per ticket to benefit Amador Friends of Music. Buy now and give this gift for the holidays!

Click here to buy tickets

DEADLINE!!! PURCHASE TICKETS BY MARCH 25. All unsold tickets will be returned to the vendor at that time.

The Orpheum Theatre is conveniently located just steps from the Civic Center BART station.

Questions? Email Sally Baker

Winter Guard shines yet again!

Wind Ensembles to share stage with Harvest Park Monday night... Come on out Monday evening to the Amador Theater for a free night of great music from Harvest Park's top symphonic band and both Amador wind ensembles. The event starts at 7:00 pm and will be done by 8:30. Doors open at 6:45.

Congratulations again! Winter Percussion brought home 1st place honors last weekend at the NCPA competition in Modesto and the Winter Guard brought home a 2nd place finish (out of 23!) at the WGI regional in Union City. Both groups are preparing for the end of their competitive seasons and would like to invite all of you to come out on Thursday March 28 to the annual Night of Drums & Dance Community Showcase at Foothill High School. The show is FREE and starts at 7:00 pm!

Next year's calendar More complete information forthcoming soon, but "Save The Date" for a couple of important events:

1.) Band camp this year will start Monday August 12. Camp has been expanded to a two-week format for the upcoming year. The week of August 12-16 (Monday-Friday) all band and color guard students will be attending

part-time rehearsals and uniform fittings 3 of the 5 days for a shorter period of time.

During the week of August 19-24 (Monday-Saturday) all band and color guard will be attending full time rehearsals all 6 days (as in years past). This extended format will use the time of our ever-growing band more efficiently and effectively. Additional dates will also allow the band to complete a larger portion of the competitive field show before school starts, giving us a significant advantage over where we have been in previous years.

2.) WBA Championships will be in Clovis/Fresno in 2013. Please hold the weekend before Thanksgiving (November 23-24) for the state marching contest

Thank you for your continued support!

Jon Grantham
Director of Bands

OOOhhhhhh....Say can you see the Amador Band kids playing the National Anthem at the A's Game?
YES YOU CAN!

For the first time ever, the Amador Valley Marching Band will be playing the National Anthem at the A's v. Angels game on April 30th. 7:05 Game Start.

Does your student want to play? Do you want to attend? Please download the form and return it to Mr. Grantham as soon as possible. Students and Chaperones must have a ticket to attend.

We will not be chartering buses. All students need to be a part of a carpool/chaperone arrangement. We have to be at the Coliseum around 4:15 to re-group for our sound check at 4:45pm. BART is a 20 min ride. There is a 3:43pm train that day arriving at the coliseum at 4:08pm.

The students will need an additional $8 for the BART fee/roundtrip. Kids on BART will be grouped with a chaperone. We will also coordinate carpools. Parking is free that day... If you can help chaperone that day please let us know ASAP.

Kristen Dean

Update on the Raley's Something Extra card

As of February, Raley's has merged the Extra card and the Quality of Life card. I am no longer able to view individual account numbers and donation amounts. All I can view is the total donation for Amador Friends of Music. Therefore if you would like your quarterly contributions credited to your student's account, you must send me a copy of your quarterly statement which is at the end of March, June, September and December. These contributions are posted for 4 weeks after the end of each quarter. Otherwise all credits will go directly to the Amador Friends of Music Fund.

If you have any questions, feel free to email Doris Lem.