I am teaching these free classes in "The Armory Sports and Community Recreation Center" in Columbia, Mo. at 701 East Ash Street. This recently remodeled building is located in the beautifully restored and historical downtown area of Columbia, Mo. known as "The District". If you are new to Columbia, just go to the street behind the "Boone County Courthouse" building. Students can learn to read music as well as play at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. You can learn how to read music and play the drum kit, hand-drums, all of the marching drums (tenor, snare, bass, tri-drums, quad-drums, glockenspiel, mallets and percussion instruments. 

These 30-minute classes are taught Mondays through Thursdays from 3:30 PM to 7:30 PM. All drums and percussion instruments and music are supplied. My youngest student is 4 years old and my oldest student is 73 years young. If you are between the ages of 10 and 17 years old you can even qualify and become a member of "The Columbia, Missouri Citywide Drumline and Rhythm Band".

 CMCDR marches in most of the local parades and performs for lots of other events like "The Lowes Home Improvement Store Safety Fair", "The District Twilight Festival",  and "The Boone County Fair Parade". 

CMCDR's performance season starts in March and ends on December 31st with our performance with music therapist Barry Birnstein as a part of the "children's procession" for the annual alcohol free "First Night".

THE COLUMBIA, MO. CITYWIDE DRUMLINE & Rhythmband
“CMCDR”
Parade, Performance, and Events Schedule for 2008

FEBRUARY
15th Thursday (11:30 AM) “Columbia Catholic School Cultural Arts Day"
 in Columbia, MO.
at Columbia Catholic School 817 Bernadette Drive


MARCH
17th Saturday (5 to 5:30 PM  “The Intersection” youth outreach center
in Columbia, MO.
7 E. Sexton Road

20th Thursday (6 to 7 PM) “Fifth Annual Spring Recital”
at the Armory Community Recreation Center second floor conference room.

APRIL

20th Sunday (1 to 1:25 pm) “The Columbia Parks and Recreation Annual Earth Day Coalition
Mini Parade & Performance”
on the 7th Street Stage near Peace Park in downtown Columbia, MO.
www.GoColumbiaMo.com
 

MAY
 

17th Saturday (12-4 PM our performance time is 12 noon to 12:25 PM)
 Parkade Elementary School “Spring Festival”
Columbia, MO.
 www.columbia.k12.mo.us

24th Saturday (5:30 to 6:00 PM) “Cultural Family Day”
at Columbia College in Dulany Banquet Hall.
We performed for this event in 2007.
The date, place and time of this year’s event may change.

26th Monday (9:55 AM) “The Memorial Day Salute to Veterans Parade”
through downtown Columbia, MO.

31st Saturday (2:15 to 3:00 PM) “The Centralia, MO. Chamber of Commerce Anchor Festival”
on the downtown city square.
 www.centraliamo.org

JUNE

Every Thursday (6:00 to 8:00 PM) in June is
“The District Twilight Festival” day.
We usually perform on at least one of these Thursdays.
You will be notified of the date(s).

14th Saturday (10:00 AM) “The United Methodist Church Juneteenth Celebration Parade & Performance” around the downtown square in Fayette, MO.

14th Saturday (10:00 AM)
“The United Methodist Church Juneteenth Celebration Parade & Performance”
around the downtown square in Fayette, MO.

14th Saturday (3:00 PM) “The Douglass Park Juneteenth Celebration” in Columbia, MO. in Douglass Park (located on the corner of Providence Rd and Worley Street).

21st Saturday (5 to 5:45 PM) “The Fulton Street Fair in Fulton, MO.
www.fultonstreetfair.missouri.org .

28th Saturday (performance time is 3:00 PM)
“The Women of Culture Macon, MO. -Juneteenth Celebration”
in Macon, MO. at Rubey Street Park.

JULY
 

3rd Thursday (6:00PM) “The Jefferson City, MO. Salute to America Parade”
in Jefferson City, MO.
 This year’s theme is “Grand ‘Ol Flag”
CMCDR won first trophies in 2005 and 2006 for the musical entertainment category in this parade.  www.salutetoamerica.org

19th Saturday (10 AM) “The Boone County Fair Parade” in downtown Columbia, MO.
 

AUGUST

August is the month that this year we will set-aside for
“The Community Recreation Drum and Percussion Open House and Camp”.
This time of the year is just after the Columbia Public School System summer school classes are over, so the “Community Recreation Summer Open House and Camp” will be starting.
We have traditionally not had performances or parades scheduled during this time of the year.
Details about starting and finishing dates of the “Open House and Camp”
will be made available to you later.

17th Sunday (time unknown) “The Missouri State Fair Opening Day Parade”.
 I am still attempting to get CMCDR into this parade.

20th Wednesday (time unknown) the
“Community Recreation Trip to The Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, MO.
 CMCDR will not be performing for this event, but all participants are invited to participate.

SEPTEMBER

Every Thursday from 6 to 8 PM in September is
“The Downtown District Twilight Festival”.
 CMCDR usually performs for this event.
 More information will be made available to you later.
www.GoColumbiaMo.com

18th Thursday (6:00 to 7:00 PM) “The Fifth Annual Community Recreation Drum & Percussion Program Recital” in the second floor conference room in the Armory Sports Center.

OCTOBER

11th Saturday (9:00 to 10:00 AM) “The Hartsburg, MO. Annual Pumpkin Festival Parade”
in Hartsburg, MO.

11th Saturday (time unknown) “The Lincoln University Homecoming Parade”
in Jefferson City, MO.
www.lincolnu.edu  /  www.downtownjeffersoncity.com

20th Saturday (3:00 to 4:30 PM) “The University of Missouri Homecoming Parade”
through downtown Columbia, MO.

25th Saturday (3:00 to 4:30 PM) “The University of Missouri Homecoming Parade”
through downtown Columbia, MO.
www.mizzou.com/homecoming

NOVEMBER

16th Sunday (3:00 to 4:00 PM) ‘The Columbia, MO. Jaycees Annual Holiday Parade”
in downtown Columbia, MO

DECEMBER


6th Saturday (2:00 PM) “The Annual Kwanza Celebration”
at Douglass High School Gymnasium (located at 310 N. Providence Rd)

18th Thursday (6:00 to 7:00 PM) “The Fifth Annual Community Recreation Drum & Percussion Program Recital” in the second floor conference room in the Armory Sports Center.

31st Wednesday (8:00 to 9:45 PM)
“The Annual First Night Columbia, MO. New Years Eve Alcohol Free Celebration”.
 CMCDR will perform in the rear basement of the “First Christian Church” (located at 101 N 10 St.). www.firstnight.missouri.org
CMCDR will lead the young people’s procession from the church to
the Boone County Courthouse Fountain and perform
on an outdoor stage.
This will be our seventh year performing at this event.

Updated times and more details for all of the above mentioned events will be made available
to everyone in the “Monthly CMCDR & Drum & Percussion Newsletter”

Copies of this parade and performance schedule can be found in the
Armory Sports Center entrance hallway leaflet dispenser located next to the bulletin board.
You can also pick up copies of this schedule in the basement “Drum Room” .

This information can also be found at www.kansascitystreetband.com (click on Drum Method)

Director: Glen “Bummer the Drummer” Ward
The Armory Community Recreation Center
701 East Ash Street
Columbia, MO. 65201
Email: info@kansascitystreetband.com

Armory Sports Center 573-874-7327 / 573-874-6379 / res 660-248-3002 / 573-881-7048

“The Columbia, MO. Citywide Drumline & Rhythmband”
“CMCDR”
PARADE, PERFORMANCE AND EVENTS SCHEDULE FOR 2008

Lowes Store “Annual Safety Fair”  in Columbia, MO. on May 13th in uniforms in front of the Lowes trailer.	“Annual Earth Day Celebration” in Columbia, MO. on April 23rd wearing t-shirts and white hats.
“Annual Juneteenth Celebration” in Fayette, Mo. on the Courthouse Square on June 17th in uniforms on the south side of the square.

“Twilight Festival in The District in Columbia, MO. On June 8th in uniforms behind the City Hall Bldg on 8th and Broadway.

On the road again with “CMCDR” in the Columbia, MO. Parks and Recreation Department van and trailer.

As always, thank you for your help and participation in this drum and percussion program.
Your support and ideas are always welcome.

Glen “”Bummer the Drummer” Ward
Drum and Percussion Instructor