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Date
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Event
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Notes |
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January 20, 2009
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Presidential Inaugural Parade
(Washington, DC) |
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February 7, 2009
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Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade
(San Francisco, CA) |
If
one road trip is good, two are better! GAL treks south for its first visit
to San Francisco to ring in the Year of the Ox. Voted one of the top ten
parades in the country, the San
Francisco Chinese Year Parade puts over 100 illuminated units on the
street for a crowd of hundreds of thousands. The 1.2 mile parade route
steps off at 6 PM from Market Street, loops around Union Square, then
heads down Kearny into the heart of the city's famous Chinatown. Live
TV coverage, of course! GAL has done some amazing parades over the last
decade; this will be another one that you'll be bragging about to "the
new kids" in the band for years to come. |
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March 8, 2009
(Sun) |
Private Birthday Party
(Hillsboro, OR) |
Someone's
getting a surprise! We're looking forward to a fun afternoon with a birthday
crowd. Cake is always better with sprinkles on top, and this time
we're going to "sprinkle" it with a little GAL craziness! |
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April 25, 2009 (Sat) |
82nd Avenue Parade of the Roses
(Portland, OR) |
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May 3, 2009 (Sun)
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Loyalty
Days Parade
(Long Beach, WA) |
GAL
played this event for the first time in 2006 and landed a First
Place award, then carried off the Sweepstakes Award as best of the
entire parade in 2007. The 2009 theme is TBD. Parade steps off at 1PM;
we'll also play a standstill show at the bandstand (3rd and Pacific)
following the parade, around 3:00 PM. |
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May 30, 2009
(Sat) |
Oregon
150 Parade
(Wilsonville, OR) |
2009
is the Sesquicentennial (150th Birthday) of the State of Oregon and Wilsonville
has something very special planned -- its first parade in decades! The
Parade itself is organized in decades, with each decade from the 1850s
to 2000s having two entries (hmmm ... wonder if we fall in the "old
fossil" camp!). The Parade will step off at 10 AM at the Parker Johnstone
Honda Dealership and meander along Memorial Drive past the Parks to end
up at City Hall. Stick around at the Arts Festival afterward where we'll
be playing a standstill. |
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July 4, 2009 (Sat)
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Hillsboro Rotary Club 4th of July Parade
(Hillsboro, OR) |
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July 4, 2009
(Sat) |
Hillsboro Burgerville
2401 NE Cornell Rd Hillsboro, OR |
What
are we doing after the Hillsboro Parade? Remember our 2009 motto: "Cogito
ergo food (I think, therefore I eat)". That's right - we're going
to lunch at Burgerville! Following lunch, we'll be performing some of
our standstill tunes accompanied by the stories and pictures from our
trip to the Inaugural Parade back in January. Join us from 1-5 PM for
Food, Music, Food, Storytelling, Food, Fun, and Food (did we mention food?).
Meet and talk with the band members who marched down Pennsylvania Avenue
at the pleasure of our new president. We'll have stories and photos from
the trip plus PLENTY of music. It will be noisy, fun, and energizing -
come learn what it's like to be an Inaugural Band! A portion of all sales
during the hours listed will be donated to the GAL Band to help defray
our Inauguration expenses, so eat AFTER 1 PM and eat hearty! <grin> |
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July 18, 2009 (Sat)
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Troutdale Parade
(Portland, OR) |
To celebrate our 15th anniversary season, GAL goes back to where it all began! Troutdale was our first-ever parade back in 1994, so we're making the scene again! |
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July 25, 2009 (Sat)
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Seattle SeaFair Torchlight
Parade
(Seattle, WA) |
(If this parade is confirmed, we will miss the event below and plan to be back at THPRD in 2010) |
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Aug 2, 2009 (Sun)
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Mt Tabor Park Centennial Celebration
(Portland, OR) |
To
the best of our knowledge, we've never played an extinct volcano before
- so it's time to get started. Mt. Tabor Park was established in 1909,
so the Friends of Mt Tabor are throwing a party. As one of many events
throughout the weekend, GAL will play a standstill show in the amphitheater
(northwest corner of the park) beginning at 4 PM. And if you catch us
parading through the park BEFORE that time, don't be surprised! |
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Aug 8, 2009 (Sat)
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Vernonia Friendship Jamboree
(Vernonia, OR) |
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Aug 9, 2009
(Sun) |
Providence
Bridge Pedal
(Portland, OR) |
In
case you hadn't noticed, Portland is a bicyclin' kind of town. Each year,
the Providence Bridge Pedal gives bikers and opportunity to ride all of
Portland's bridges in one day, including the top decks of the Fremont
and Marquam bridges. This year, GAL will be part of the festivities for
the first time. At 8:30 AM we'll be at SW Naito Parkway at Salmon St to
send the 6-bridge riders on their way, then will move down the Parkway
to Ash St to welcome all the returning riders between 10 AM and Noon. |
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Aug 15, 2009 (Sat)
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Multnomah Village Parade
(Portland, OR) |
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Aug 18, 2009
(Tue) |
Clackamas County Fair |
The
Clackamas County Fair kicks off on the morning of August 18 and we'll
have a "small version" of the band on hand for the festivities.
Look for us as you enter the Fairgrounds, at the Opening Ceremonies, and
then onstage with a show to get the Fair started right! |
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Sep 12, 2009
(Sat) |
MAX Green Line Opening Day
(Portland, OR) |
Tri-Met's new MAX Green Line makes its first run, and it's looking like we'll be there to help celebrate. Stay tuned for details! |
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Sep 19, 2009
(Sat) |
Beaverton Celebration Parade
(Beaverton, OR) |
News
alert: Deathstar Stormtroopers capture Representative David Wu! Or at
least they did when we visited Beaverton in 2004. Parade steps off at
10 AM through downtown Beaverton. |
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Sep 26, 2009
(Sat) |
CANCELLED
Puyallup Fair (Puyallup, WA) |
GAL PERFORMANCE CANCELLED (unfortunately) - hope we can do it next year! |
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Oct 3, 2009
(Sat) |
Oysterfest 2000
(Shelton, WA) |
It's
the first weekend in October, and that means the shells will be flying
at the Mason County Fair Grounds for Oysterfest.
The Pacific Rim Oyster Open Speed & Half-Shell Oyster Shucking Contests
are the centerpiece of the festival. Free entertainment is on-going and
includes the Get a Life Band appearing for the second time. Wine tasting
provided by several Washington State Wineries, Microbreweries, food vendors
that are not allowed to duplicate each other's delicacies -- right up
our alley! There's certainly lots to choose from! (True story: in 2008
a band member commented, "I had the bacon-wrapped oyster, and it
was terrific except I discovered an oyster in the middle of it") |
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Oct 11, 2009
(Sun) |
Oregon Hill Farms Pumpkin Festival
(St Helens, OR) |
We've
had a great time celebrating the onset of fall and getting ready for Halloween
with the folks at Oregon Hill Farms, so we're gonna do it again! Hay rides,
pumpkins, food, great produce, and more -- come rock out (and pig out!)
with the band! The band's playing on Sunday of the opening weekend - showtime
is 1:30 PM. Oregon Hill Farms is at 32861 Pittsburg Rd, Saint Helens,
OR; see their website and flyer for the Festival right
here. |
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Nov 27, 2009
(Fri) |
Macy's Holiday Parade
(Portland, OR) |
It's
been an amazing 15th anniversary year for the band. We've played major
parades in Washington, DC; San Francisco; and Seattle. But though we've
done many parades around the Portland area, we haven't hit downtown in
a big way yet. Well, that's about to end! Join us on the day after Thanksgiving
for Macy's annual downtown extravaganza - the perfect way to kick off
your holiday season. We'll be proudly sharing the same look we wore in
the Inaugural Parade with our hometown crowd. And don't forget Santa!!! |
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Dec 5, 2009
(Sat) |
Congress Center |
GAL will be downtown spreading music and holiday cheer with shoppers from Noon to 1 PM. Just get close - I'm sure you'll be able to hear where we are! |
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Keep an eye peeled - there's no telling when something new will hit the calendar!!!. |