Bill & Emily's Musical Exploits - 11/29/12

Happy Holiday Season everyone!

The Munroe Dairy Marching Milkman Band will make its final appearance for the year at the 28th annual Children's Holiday Parade in Fall River. This will be our first appearance in this short and festive holiday parade which takes place this Saturday, Dec 1st. Come and cheer us on as we accompany bands, giant floating balloons, and even Santa himself! The parade steps off at 12:30 from Kennedy Park in downtown Fall River.
http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x970314567/City-to-kick-start-the-holiday-season-with-Christmas-Parade
http://gfrrec.org/CD_Rec/Christmas.html

In other news, the long-awaited anthology that includes five of Emily's paintings paired with the poems of Nin Andrews has been published. Check out the preview which shows three of the paintings. You can purchase the anthology as well.
http://www.blurb.com/books/3712797

We hope to see you this weekend!
Bill
http://StayTunedDuo.blogspot.com

Saturday, December 1st, 12:30 PM
The 28th annual Children's Holiday Parade
Main St
Fall River MA 02720
http://gfrrec.org/CD_Rec/Christmas.html
http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x970314567/City-to-kick-start-the-holiday-season-with-Christmas-Parade

2013 Calendar


Saturday, Apr 6 2013
with the Munroe Dairy Marching Band
Bernon Little League Opening Ceremonies
Woonsocket RI
9 AM - 10:30 AM

Saturday, June 8 2013
with the Munroe Dairy Marching Band
Gaspee Days Parade
Pawtuxet RI
10 AM - 1 PM

Thursday, July 4 2013
with the Munroe Dairy Marching Band
Bristol Fourth of July Parade
Bristol RI
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Thursday, Aug 29 2013
with the Marching Milkman Band
125th Anniversary Block Party
Woonsocket RI
8:30 PM

Saturday, Aug 31 2013
with the Marching Milkman Band
Carpenters Beach Children's Parade
Matunuck RI

Monday, Sep 2 2013
with the Munroe Dairy Marching Band
East Providence Labor Day Parade
E Providence RI
10 AM - 11:30 AM

Sunday, Sep 8 2013
Stay Tuned Duo
Arts Marketplace: Pawtucket
at the Armory Arts Center
Pawtucket RI
12 noon - 3 PM

Sunday, Oct 13 2013
with the Munroe Dairy Marching Band
Westerly/Pawcatuck Columbus Day Parade
Westerly RI, Pawcatuck CT
1 PM - 3 PM

Monday, Oct 14 2013
with the Moonlight House of Wieners Marching Band
Autumnfest Parade
Woonsocket RI
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Thursday, Dec 5 2013
with the Marching Milkman Band
Fund Raiser for the 81st Milk Fund campaign
at the Italian Workingman's Club
Woonsocket RI
5:30 PM

Saturday, Dec 7 2013
with the Marching Milkman Band
Children's Holiday Parade
Fall River MA
1 PM - 3 PM

Friday, Dec 13 2013
Stay Tuned Duo
Private Christmas Party
Woonsocket RI
7 PM - 10 PM

Bill & Emily's Musical Exploits - 10/4/12

Happy Fall everyone!

The Marching Milkman Band will once again make its appearance at two parades this Columbus Day weekend. On Sunday the 7th, we will be with Munroe Dairy for the Columbus Day parade on Federal Hill in Providence. It's a short parade down Atwells Ave, and it steps off at noon. Lots of fun & great food!!
http://federalhillprov.com/festivals/columbus-day-festival-2011/

Then on Monday the 8th, we will march for the 9th year in Woonsocket's 34th Autumnfest Parade. This is a huge parade that steps off at 9:30 AM. We have a NEW sponsor for this parade - Woonsocket's own Moonlight House of Wieners! We'll be in the 4th division, toward the front of the parade, so don't miss us - come cheer us on for this annual event.
http://www.autumnfest.org/parade/

And if that isn't enough, we will be marching the following weekend as the Munroe Dairy Marching Band in a brand new parade in East Providence on Saturday, Oct 13th. It's the second annual Watchemoket Square Day, and the parade will step off at 9:00 AM. We will probably stick around and play a few tunes at the festival afterwards.
https://sites.google.com/a/watchemoketsquare.com/home/watchemoket-square-day

We have been busy this year. Thanks to our musical director Gerry Heroux, the Marching Milkman Band performed at AS220's Foo Fest this past summer, and at a private event in Matunuck on Labor Day weekend. Gerry has put together a Facebook page for us:
http://www.facebook.com/MarchingMilkmanBand

We hope to see you this weekend!
Bill
http://StayTunedDuo.blogspot.com

Sunday, October 7th, 12 noon
The Federal Hill Columbus Day Parade
Atwells Ave
Providence RI 02909
http://federalhillprov.com/festivals/columbus-day-festival-2011/

Monday, October 8th, 9:30 AM
The 34th Autumnfest Parade
Diamond Hill Rd & Social St
Woonsocket RI 02895
http://www.autumnfest.org/parade/

Saturday, October 13th, 9 AM
The 2nd Watchemoket Square Day Parade
East Providence RI 02914
https://sites.google.com/a/watchemoketsquare.com/home/watchemoket-square-day

Bill & Emily's Musical Exploits - 7/15/12

Hi everyone,
 
Thanks to those of you who cheered us on at the Bristol parade!  We had a great time.  Some of you may have seen the cool photos of us in The Providence Journal the next day:
 
Since getting back into teaching, I have been working on a project that I had begun many years ago, back when I taught at School One.  I have created a blog devoted to that project: a framework for understanding teaching, which uses the acronym SAIL (thanks Carolyn!).  Thanks to all of you who have helped me on this project with your feedback.  Now it's gone public, and I invite everyone to check it out.
 
The blog is called Teaching Is . . . and the URL is http://TeachingFramework.blogspot.com/
 
Enjoy your summer!
Bill
 
 
 

Bill & Emily's Musical Exploits - 7/1/12

Happy July everyone!

The Munroe Dairy Marching Band will once again make its appearance at the Fourth of July parade in Bristol this Wednesday, July 4th!  The parade runs from 10:30 AM to about 2:30 PM.  After years of being at the end, the parade committee moved us up to the first division last year, so maybe we'll be up front again this year.  Munroe Dairy has added another cow costume and a mini-monster milk truck - we're practically a whole circus now!  This will be our 9th year in the parade.  Come cheer us on!
www.july4thbristolri.com/parade.htm
 
We hope to see you on the 4th!
Bill
http://StayTunedDuo.blogspot.com

Wednesday, July 4th, 10:30AM
The 227th Bristol Fourth of July Celebration
Bristol RI 02809
www.July4thBristolRI.com
 

Bill & Emily's Musical Exploits - 6/9/12

Hello again, everyone!
 
This is actually an artistic exploit . . .

A painting of Emily's, called Modern Times, has been accepted into a juried show called "Statewide: Works From RISD Rhode Island Alumni."  The show runs from Thursday, June 14, through Sunday, July 1st, at the Jamestown Art Center.  There will be a reception Thursday evening, June 14th, from 6:30 until 9 PM.  Come and celebrate the start of summer!
 
You can see the painting here:
 
By the way, check out the work of poet Nin Andrews.  She has been creating a series of writings inspired by Emily's paintings.
 
 
Thursday, June 14th, 6:30 PM
Opening Reception
Statewide: Works From RISD Rhode Island Alumni
Jamestown Art Center
18 Valley Street
Jamestown RI 02835
401 662 3839

Bill & Emily's Musical Exploits - 6/7/12

Hello everyone!

This Saturday, June 9th, Emily and I will march with the Munroe Dairy Marching Band in the 2012 Gaspee Days Parade in Pawtuxet (Warwick/Cranston) RI. The parade steps off at 10 AM. We are usually toward the end of the parade, finishing up around 1:30 PM. It's a very cool parade, featuring groups in authentic historic costumes (and milkmen in their whites). Come out and give us a cheer!
http://www.gaspee.com/GaspeeDaysParade.html

This is the opening of our 9th season!
Bill
http://StayTunedDuo.blogspot.com/
Saturday, June 9th, 10 AM
The 47th Annual Gaspee Days Parade
Pawtuxet Village RI
http://www.gaspee.com/GaspeeDaysParade.html