2026
Calendar
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2026 Theme brainstorming party
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Monday September 29, 2025 – 5:30-8:30pm
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home of Teresa Gaman –
RSVP by email to nccband@yahoo.com
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¥ bring food to share
¥ bring device for internet searches
¥ non-musicians are welcome
¥ RSVP needed
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ÒStuff the FoldersÓ party
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Date TBD
Saturday March 15, 10:00am-12:30pm
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Location TBD – Home of Jim (trumpet) & Debbie Luckinbill, 227 Sacramento Street, Nevada City (very
near Pioneer Park), phone 530-265-4655. This front door access has 5 stairs.
There is some parking
above the house on Prospect Street, down from our 3-car garage and around
the corner to the right. This back-side access has stairs, but Jim will be running a
platform lift elevator that bypasses all stairs. Go down to the end of Prospect Street, and turn right
onto Clay Street. There should
be lots of parking on both sides of the street. ItÕs just a little steep, so curb
your wheels. I
will park my yellow Jeep to mark the back-side
access.
Jim checked about
the bank parking lot, but canÕt tell if the businesses will be open on
Saturday, so itÕs best not to chance it.
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– bring
a folding table (not needed any
more)
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drop in any time to help
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pick up your stuffed folder too!
Lunch
provided by our hosts! Many thanks to the Luckinbills for serving hot dogs and beans to our folder stuffing volunteers.
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Rehearsals begin
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Mondays from March 30 through May 18, 6:30–8:45pm (setup at 6pm)
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Union Hill Elementary SchoolÕs multi-purpose room
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¥ 11638 Colfax Highway (also
called Highway 174), Grass Valley
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Social time
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Monday May 25 at 5:00pm
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Come one hour before rehearsal with a picnic dinner, and letÕs have some
social time!
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¥ Pioneer Park map
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Rehearsals
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Mondays from May 25 through August 31 or September 14 TBD,
6:30–8:45pm (setup at 6pm)
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Pioneer Park bandshell, corner of Park Avenue and Nimrod Street, Nevada
City
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¥ Pioneer Park map
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Picnic Pops Concert #1
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Sunday June 28, 5:00-6:30pm
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Pioneer Park bandshell, Nevada City
2:45pm shuttle starts
3:00pm unload the trailer – riser setup, flags, banner, sound, and
percussion setup
4:00pm all seating setup – shuttle ends
4:15pm rehearsal and soundcheck
4:45pm all band in seats
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Save parking spaces for our audience! Shuttle runs 2:45-4:00pm for band
and family members, and after the concert as long as needed.
¥ Percussion assignments
link
¥ Shuttle
location (305 Railroad Ave) map
¥ Pioneer Park map
¥ Program link
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Independence Day curbside concert and intermittent parade music
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Saturday July 4, curbside concert 9:00–10:00am TBD (parade starts
at 10:00am TBD) and stay for periodic performing throughout the parade
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in downtown Grass Valley at the corner of
Mill & Neal Streets, across from the Del Oro Theater
Alpha Building curbside, 210 Broad Street, downtown Nevada City
location TBD in downtown Grass
Valley
7:45am – trailer arrives
8:00am – set up
8:45am – all band in seats
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¥ Percussion assignments link
¥ Performance layout diagram link
¥ Printable playlist link
¥ Program link
¥ Independence Day Celebration
events link
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Extra rehearsal with the invitational guest musicians
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Sunday July 26, coffee/pastries at 8:00am, 8:30am check-in,
9:00am-12:30pm rehearsal
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Pioneer Park picnic grove (not the band shell), Nevada City
¥ free
lunch for all NCCBand members
¥ non-members joining us for
lunch is $12 (paid in advance)
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¥ Pioneer Park –
please note the location of the picnic grove map
¥ The
dayÕs schedule and more details link
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Picnic Pops Concert #2 (invitational band event)
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Sunday July 26, 5:00-6:30pm
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Pioneer Park bandshell, Nevada City
3:00pm-3:45pm shuttle
3:00pm unload the trailer – riser setup, flags, banner, sound, and
percussion setup
3:45pm all seating setup (no instruments)
4:30pm rehearsal and soundcheck (with instruments)
4:45pm all band in seats
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Save parking spaces for our audience! Shuttle runs 3:00-3:45pm for band
and family members, and after the concert as long as needed.
¥ The dayÕs schedule and
more details link
¥ Shuttle
location (305 Railroad Ave) map
¥ Pioneer Park map
¥ Percussion assignments link
¥ Performance layout diagram link
¥ Program link
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Nevada County Fair concert
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Saturday August 15, time TBD 2:00pm-3:30pm
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Pine Tree Stage at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Road,
Grass Valley
¥ 12:45pm – first team meet at trailer for
unloading (Gate 5)
¥ 1:00pm – second team
meet at the stage to receive equipment as it arrives from the trailer
– preset banners, mallets, drumset, & percussion
¥ 1:30pm – set up the
stage using the performance layout diagram
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¥ Percussion assignments link
¥ Performance
layout diagram link
¥ Program link
¥ Directions & map link
¥ NCFair Guide (link)
with hours, parking, events, and more
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Picnic Pops Concert #3
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Sunday August 23, 5:00-6:30pm
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Pioneer Park bandshell, Nevada City
2:45pm shuttle starts
3:00pm unload the trailer – riser setup, flags, banner, sound, and
percussion setup
4:00pm all seating setup – shuttle ends
4:15pm rehearsal and soundcheck
4:45pm all band in seats
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Save parking spaces for our audience! Shuttle runs 2:45-4:00pm for band
and family members, and after the concert as long as needed.
¥ Percussion assignments link
¥ Shuttle
location (305 Railroad Ave) map
¥ Pioneer Park map
¥ Program link
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Final summer rehearsal TBD
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pending Monday August 31 – depending upon
Constitution concert date TBD
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Pioneer Park bandshell, corner of Park Avenue
and Nimrod Street, Nevada City
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¥ Pioneer Park map
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Labor Day concert
(for Lake Wildwood residents only)
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Sunday September 6, 5:00-6:30pm
NCCBand potluck picnic to follow
at the same location
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Commodore Park in Bugler Cove, 18955 Wildflower Drive, Penn Valley, CA
95946
3:30pm
trailer arrives
4:00pm riser setup, small banner, and small PA system
4:40pm rehearsal and soundcheck
4:55pm all band in seats
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Enter the gated Lake Wildwood community using Gate 2. DO NOT even try to get there using Gate 1.
Drive slowly – no motorcycles or dogs.
¥ Percussion assignments link
¥ Program
link
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No rehearsal
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Monday September 7
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Constitution Pops street concert
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pending Saturday September 12, 4:30-6:00pm
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North Pine Street (closed to
traffic) at Commercial Street, downtown Nevada City
3:00pm road closed
3:15pm riser setup, small banner, and small PA system
3:30pm all seating and
percussion setup
4:00pm rehearsal and soundcheck
4:15pm all band in seats
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¥ Park elsewhere and walk in
¥ Percussion
assignments link
¥ Performance layout diagram link
¥ Program link
¥ Constitution
Day Celebration events
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Final summer rehearsal TBD
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pending Monday September 14 – we will
undoubtedly end early
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Pioneer Park bandshell, corner of Park Avenue
and Nimrod Street, Nevada City
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¥ Pioneer Park map
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Constitution Pops street concert
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pending Saturday September 12, 4:30-6:00pm
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North Pine Street (closed to
traffic) at Commercial Street, downtown Nevada City
3:00pm road closed
3:15pm riser setup, small banner, and small PA system
3:30pm all seating and
percussion setup
4:00pm rehearsal and soundcheck
4:15pm all band in seats
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¥ Park elsewhere and walk in
¥ Percussion
assignments link
¥ Performance layout diagram link
¥ Program link
¥ Constitution
Day Celebration events
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off-season
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until new 2027 calendar is set
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