2012 Rose Parade

The Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band and Color Guard will be performing in the 2012 Tournament of Roses Parade on January 2 2012. The Band has performed in the Rose Parade 14 times over the history of our high school: 1956, 1963, 1966, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2008. We are proud to have been chosen as one of the 21 marching bands from all over the world to participate in the 2012 Rose Parade.

Tickets for the 2012 Rose Parade to have been reserved for you through Sharp Seating. As the Official Grandstand Seating Company for the Tournament of Roses' Rose Parade, Sharp Seating build all of their own grandstands.

These tickets will go on sale at the next Music Club meeting (date TBA, so please check this web site often). They will be sold at face value.

A total of 500 seats have been reserved at two locations along the parade route.

Location #1 -  414 West Colorado Blvd, Pasadena. Across from the Norton Simon Museum
Number of Seats Available - 300
Cost - $90 per seat
Note -  These seats are at the start of the parade and they are closest to the channel 5 broadcast booth, so you are assured a seat with a good view.
Parking Permit - $30 each - We have a total of 60 parking permits to park at the Parson's garage.  It is a short distance way. 

Location #2 - 1540 East Colorado Blvd, Pasadena. Pasadena City College.
Number of Seats Available - 200
Cost - $55 per seat
Parking Permit - $30 each - We have a total of 30 parking permits to park at the parking garage at 1565  East Del Mar.  This is the parking garage near the Jackie Robinson Stadium.  It is a short distance way. 

How will the ticket sales work?

1. Come to a Music Club Meeting with your checkbook.
2. Decide which seats you want.
3. Write your check out to the Arcadia Music Club.
4. You will receive a receipt indicating the number of tickets and parking passes you ordered. You can also order the Bandfest tickets at the same time.
5. Wait for an e-mail from the Arcadia Music Club announcing the pickup of the tickets and then come to a meeting a pick them up. If you have an over-zealous spam filtering service, be sure to whitelist the entire domain name "arcadiamusic.org".

When will we get the tickets?

Note - The Music Club pays for all tickets by November 1st 2011.  When the Rose Bowl prints all of the tickets in mid-November, we will receive our entire block of tickets. Next we will email the Arcadia Music Club e-mail distribution list announcing that the tickets have been received and the date you can come to pick them up.  You will need to bring your receipt with ID.

Please send all questions regarding Rose Parade and Bandfest ticket sales to David Vossler via e-mail.

Bandfest 2011

Information on the the band's performance at Bandfest can be found at http://www.arcadiamusic.org/events/roseparade/bandfest/2011-2012. 

Fundraiser

While we live only miles from the Rose Parade route, it still takes an incredible amount of resources to participate. In addition to the Rose Parade, the band and color guard will be performing at the Bandfest field show event on December 30 ahead of the big parade on Colorado Boulevard.

To make this all happen, we are asking for your help in sponsoring our Rose Parade experience! If you can help us, please provide the information requested in this form and return it along with your sponsorship donation, payable to ARCADIA MUSIC CLUB.

Please send tax deductible contributions to:

Thank you for your help & support!

Please send all questions regarding this fundraiser to Fred Stevens via e-mail.