HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 08a - Presentation of the Arcadia Festival of Bands ProclamationPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Arcadia Music Club is proud to sponsor the 67th Annual
Arcadia Festival of Bands, the longest running Band Review in the State of California;
and
WHEREAS, this year’s theme is “Marching Forward!” and;
WHEREAS, the annual parade is hosted by the four marching bands of the
Arcadia Unified School District – Arcadia High School, Dana Middle School, First
Avenue Middle School, and Foothills Middle School; and
WHEREAS, more than 30 high school bands, and over 5,000 student musicians
usually attend this event and compete in the band review and field show; and
WHEREAS, the Arcadia Festival of Bands is one of the few band competitions
in Southern California that consistently attracts the very best in competitors, and is
widely considered to be the finest competition of its kind; and
WHEREAS, due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, this year the Arcadia Festival of
Bands signature event will be virtual and will be aired on November 21, 2020.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Roger Chandler, Mayor of the City of Arcadia, do
hereby proclaim the month of November 2020 as:
ARCADIA FESTIVAL OF BANDS MONTH
and encourage all Arcadia residents to support this outstanding and entertaining Arcadia
tradition.
Dated this
21st Day of November, 2020
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Roger Chandler, Mayor