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Greetings COMPETITION Marching Blue Devil Students, Parents/Guardians,
Red & Black Fall Classic Marching Band Festival NIU Huskie Stadium 1:00 pm Start – 12:00pm Gates Open Saturday, September 30, 2017 Here is the information for the competition: Warren Band's Schedule Overall Schedule Maps of NIU Parking and Stadium Please arrive at the O'Plaine Campus at 2:30pm for rehearsal which begins promptly at 3:00pm.Following rehearsal, load the trucks around 4:30pm. Please bring food to eat before loading buses. Don't forget your instrument essentials (mouthpiece, extra reeds, sticks/mallets, flags/rifles). Bus chaperons should arrive by 5:00pm if you are not assisting with loading the trucks. Load buses at 5:15pm. All buses will leave O'Plaine promptly at 5:30pm. Our performance time is 9:45pm. Awards will begin at 10:45pm. Students will be returning to O'Plaine around 12:15am. Under uniform: White band shirt, Blue band shorts, Mid-calf black socks, Black marching shoes [Note: color guard may have different requirements, please check with your coach.] Hair: If your student has long hair, please remember to bring accessories to pull hair up into the helmet. Nail Polish: No nail polish! Any questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Jenkins ASAP. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marching Band Festival NIU Huskie Stadium 1525 W Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 1:00 pm Start – 12:00pm Gates Open Saturday, September 30, 2017 Tickets All seats will be general admission, and the gates will open an hour before the start time. Tickets are only available at the stadium on the day of the event. Prices
( Accessible seating available on the field only) The stadium does NOT allow outside food or beverage; bottles; alcohol; confetti; laser pointers; pets. The temperatures in the evening have been known to get chilly at this time of year, so be sure to come with the appropriate clothing. Blankets are OK. Directions and Parking Parking can be found in open weekend lots around campus or at the paid lot at the NIU Convocation Center Lot 2. Parking is being charged by the university and is $5. The university will provide ADA transportation to the stadium from this lot. Maps of NIU Parking and Stadium If you’d like to order a DVD of the day’s events, NIU is providing this information: NIU DVD Order -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments are closed.
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