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Uploaded: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 7:38 AM
Updated: Saturday, October 27, 2012, 8:59 AM
38th annual Foothill Band Review now under way on Pleasanton's Main Street
Annual spectacular drawing 62 schools for downtown parade, concert competition, field show
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| The 38th annual Foothill Band Review is now under way with a parade down Main Street along with concert competitions at the Amador Theater and then a field show later today.
At the field show, 27 bands will compete in performances at Foothill High School, running from 2-10 p.m.
The event raises money to support impacted music programs at the school plus is one of the largest and most prestigious reviews on the West Coast.
It features 89 total performances throughout the day, representing 62 high schools from all over the Bay Area and Northern California, with 39 in the parade, 23 concert bands, and 27 in the field shows. Dawn and Terry Abbey, who are in charge of registration for the event, reported that it has sold out.
Foothill does not compete in the competitions, since it hosts the event. But Foothill's marching band, under the direction of Josh Butterfield, has taken first place in its division in its first two competitions of parade and field shows this year.
Foothill and Amador Valley high schools generally compete in different associations (NCBA and WBA, respectively), but they always support each other's events by registering and competing. The same kind of local support also crosses between towns: Foothill competed last weekend in Dublin High School's WBA band review.
This year Foothill Marching Band has revived its bagpipe corps, which also will perform today.— Dolores Fox Ciardelli` Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by Closures, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 25, 2012 at 11:38 am The Foothill Band Review is a great and well-known event. While it creates a fair amount of traffic disruption, it is a very worthwhile tradition and Pleasantonians adjust to the traffic disruptions.
However, the number of traffic disruptions Pleasantonians have to put up with for parades and events in the downtown area are becoming a major pain. Sunday's Spirit Run is a good example with some major arteries being closed in addition to Main Street. The closure of Valley Avenue from the Fairgrounds to Paseo Santa Cruz is a specific example of a major artery being closed which will cause some significant detours.
I urge folks that are fatigued with all the street closures for events to contact members of the City Council to voice their frustrations.
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Posted by Community Events, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Oct 25, 2012 at 4:25 pm While the street closures pose some inconvenience, I wouldn't trade having these types of events in town. That is what I love about this town.
Good luck to all the bands participating this weekend!
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Posted by Band Fan, a member of the Foothill High School community, on Oct 27, 2012 at 2:28 am With 39 bands marching on Main Street that will mean more people moving on Main street than the usual slow Saturday
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Posted by Arroyo, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Oct 27, 2012 at 5:09 am My family enjoys ALL of the events that take place on Main Street (although 7:30AM is a tad early). I just wish they would bring back "Cruise Night" during the Summer Good-Guys' event. And, while I'm at it -- Bring the Sunol Train line to Bernal Avenue on weekends.
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