GABBF 2003
The festival is a one of a kind event full of great music and proven to be an unforgettable event!
During its first decade, the Great American Brass Band Festival has attracted more than a quarter of a million visitors from throughout the United States and abroad. It is truly ``America's greatest band concert in the park,'' and has been featured in articles in major publications such as the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, and Southern Living.
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2003 Contests -- Learn about this year's contests, "Making Brass Band Memories" and the Photo Contest. Note: The link is to a PDF file. You must have Acrobat Reader on your computer to view it.
With the photo contest, participants may submit their photos (digital or film-processed) by June 30 to Karen Hilyard, The Idea Farm, P.O. Box 1457, Danville, Ky. 40423-1457 or karen@theideafarm.net. The winner will be determined by a panel of professional photographers from Central and Northern Kentucky. The winner and two runners-up also will win a poster, T-shirt and pin from this year’s festival.
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Chautauqua Tea (June 13). A Chautauqua Tea will be held at
The Tea Leaf Restaurant and West T. Hill Community Theatre. The musical and
educational performance includes a full afternoon tea.
Tea times are 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. - performance at 4 p.m. Reservations for
the Chautauqua Tea may be made by calling 859-236-7456.
Schedule of Events for this year's festival. Note: The link is to a PDF file. You must have Acrobat Reader on your computer to view it.
There will NOT be a Conference on American Band History held this year.
Other events - Heart of Danville Antique & Garden Show will be held at The Warehouse at Centre College from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m on Friday-Sunday, (June 13-15).
The Great American Balloon Race - Dozens of hot air balloons fill the sky on Friday evening, June 13. The race will be held at our local airport just off Hwy. 127 South - gates open at 5 p.m. and lift off is after 7 p.m. The rain/wind date Sunday evening, same time and location. CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER!
The Great American Picnic (June 14) The mixture of brass bands, outrageous costumes, and good food make the Saturday evening picnic one of the highlights of the festival.
Article: 2003 Picnic Winners
Winning table for Brass Band Festival Theme
Community Worship Service. A community wide, ecumenical worship service on Sunday morning (June 15). Note: In case of rain, the community church service will be moved to Newlin Hall in Norton Center for the Arts at Centre College. The service begins at 9:15 a.m.
2003 GABBF Souvenirs
The Great American Brass Band Festival
P.O. Box 429
Danville, Kentucky 40423-0429