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Event title: The 50th Annual Central California Band Review
Event Date/Time: 14 November 2009 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Event description: This year the Central California Band Review, affectionately called CCBR, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. There will be competition in street, jazz and field show. The date for CCBR is Saturday, November 14th, in Merced. Hosting this event is the Golden Valley Cardinal Regime (street/jazz) and the Atwater Falcon Band (field). Judging will be by the Northern California Judges Association.

Event title: Merced Veterans Day Parade
Event Date/Time: 11 November 2009 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Event description: The Merced County Veterans Council will hold the 5th Annual Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2009. The parade will be the centerpiece of the celebrations held that day. Local veteran service organizations will begin by holding a ceremony at the Courthouse Park Veterans Memorial at 11:00 a.m., followed by the opening ceremony with speakers and music at Bob Hart Square starting at 12:00 p.m.; the parade follows at 1:00 p.m.

Event title: 15th Annual Holiday Parade
Event Date/Time: 5 December 2009 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Event description: Break out the Hawaiian shirts, put on that Jimmy Buffet CD of carols and slather on the sunscreen for the annual Downtown holiday parade. The theme this year is packed with holiday fun — “Sand, Surf and Santa.”

The parade will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 on Main Street from G to N street with floats, marching bands, old cars, new cars, and, of course, that jolly old man from the North Pole.

There will be a blizzard of activity in the Downtown that day, as it kicks off with the dedication of the fountain in Bob Hart Square to Susie Rossi. She was the one who brought the parade back to life in the Downtown, and brought in a host of other activities for Downtown merchants. The dedication will be from 1 to 3 p.m.

Following the parade will be the annual tree lighting ceremony in Bob Hart Square with carolers, cookies and hot chocolate and other festivities.

There will be craft vendors, a variety of foods and other fun activities on Canal Street in front of Bob Hart Square. Call Maria Mendoza at 385-6827 for food and craft vendor applications.

Applications for floats are available online at the City’s homepage, cityofmerced.org, under Public Information. They also can be obtained by calling the California Welcome Center at 724-8104 or by dropping by the Parks and Community Services office, 690 W. 16th St. in Merced.

Mike Conway
Public Information Officer, City of Merced
conwaym@cityofmerced.org
1.209.385.6232 office
678 W. 18th St., Merced CA