50th Anniversary UVa Pep Band Reunion!!!!
Schedule
Fri Sep 27 2024 at 04:00 pm to Mon Sep 30 2024 at 10:00 am
Location
Charlottesville VA | Charlottesville, VA
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Tentative Schedule (options and times subject to change):FRIDAY 9/27:
4:30-5:30 PM: Informal meet and greet at Sonesta ES Suites, room to be determined.
SATURDAY 9/28:
11:00 AM: Meet at the Rotunda steps on the Lawn for a group photo.
11:30: Brief nostalgia tour of Old Cabell Hall (courtesy of Department of Music).
12:00: Brooks Hall Commons. Lunch, mixing and mingling.
1:30: Brief tour of the nearby Memorial to Enslaved Laborers.
2:00-5:00 PM: group gathering at the Hunter Smith Band Building. A brief history of the University of Virginia Bands from 1832-1974 (Steve Mershon). The creation of the Scramble iteration of the Pep Band (Founders: Hugh Riley, Frank Seney, Steve Mershon). An overview of the current marching band program. Videos of three halftime shows from 1974. "Pep Banned...The Movie" - demo video. Question and Answer session. Mixing and mingling and reminiscing.
6:00 PM -- dinner at Ralph Sampson's American Taproom Restaurant.
7:30 PM -- OPTIONAL: Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia (50th anniversary!), Beethoven's Fifth, et al, Old Cabell Hall (music.virginia.edu/beethoven-symphony-no-5). Tickets are selling out fast -- go to the link if you wish to purchase tickets.
SUNDAY:
[option 1] Monticello Tours (www.monticello.org -- tickets should be purchased in advance; various tour options are offered)
[option 2] 3:30 PM - Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia, Beethoven's Fifth, etc., Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center at CHS (music.virginia.edu/beethoven-symphony-no-5)
[option 3] Self guided tours of the Grounds
[option 4] Plan-it-yourself small group meals/activities with old friends
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HOTEL INFORMATION: You are on your own to find a place to stay. I have reservations at the Sonesta ES Suites Charlottesville University, 1111 Millmont St, Charlottesville, VA 22903 (directly behind Barracks Road Shopping Center). Note that check-in time is 4 pm, continental breakfast is included, and parking is an additional $5 per night. It had some of the better ratings and better rates online. If a bunch of us can stay there, that would be great! If you want to stay elsewhere, that's fine too. I will be arriving early Friday afternoon and departing Monday morning.
Bring your photos, videos, brochures, flyers, straw hats, and other mementoes to share!
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Where is it happening?
Charlottesville VA, 577 Branchlands Blvd, Charlottesville, VA 22901-1791, United States,Charlottesville, VirginiaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: