The 35th Annual Glenn Miller Festival - June 10th-13th, 2010 - Clarinda, Iowa  U.S.A.

On the second weekend in June, visitors and entertainers from around the world will converge in Clarinda, Iowa to celebrate the music and memory of Alton Glenn Miller, American bandleader, composer and arranger who disappeared while directing the Glenn Miller AAF Band during World War II. Enjoy tours of Glenn Miller's birthplace home, stage shows, picnics, dances, and historical displays.

The 2010 Glenn Miller Festival schedule is now available on our Festival Information & Schedule page.  Ticket information is also available on that page.

The City of Clarinda, the Glenn Miller Birthplace Society and Mr. Hideomi Aoki, President of the Glenn Miller Birthplace Society - Japan Branch, have announced plans to build a Glenn Miller Birthplace Museum in Clarinda, Iowa. Click here for more information about the museum.

We are now accepting donations for the museum online through PayPal.  Please click on the button below to make a tax-deductible donation to the Glenn  Miller Birthplace Museum. This link will redirect you to PayPal's secure website where you can make your donation with most major credit cards. Thank you!

 
The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society is a 501(c)(3) organization,

gifts to which are deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.

 
For more information please contact us:

Glenn Miller Birthplace Society

P.O. Box 61

Clarinda, Iowa  51632  U.S.A.

Phone/Fax: 712-542-2461

E-mail us at gmbs@heartland.net

34th Annual Glenn Miller Scholarship Competition

Clarinda’s Glenn Miller Birthplace Society is offering scholarships of $4,500, $2,000 & $1,000 to instrumentalists. The vocal scholarships will also be $4,500, $2,000 & $1,000. These scholarships, which are awarded without regard to any other award, may be used for any education-related expense.

For more information, click here to download scholarship application (pdf).