Thrilling Music from Around the World

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.

 

Featuring:
 

from Des Moines, Iowa 

  

 

  

from Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska

  

 

  

from Dubuque, Iowa

  

 

  

from Tamana, Japan

  

 

 

from Romanshorn, Switzerland

  

  

World Champion Ragtime Piano Player from Shenandoah, Iowa

  

  

  


 

from Clarinda, Iowa

  

  

Plus Special Shows and Presentations:
 

  

ORDER YOUR TICKETS

Click here to download the 2010 Ticket Order Form.

(Tickets may now be purchased by GMBS members; non-members after April 15th, 2010)

  

Click here to download a list of motels, bed & breakfasts, and campsites in the Clarinda area.

  

Click here to download a list of Clarinda restaurants.

  

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Click here to download .pdf version of the schedule

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2010

8:15 AM SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

Instrumental (High School Aud)

SW Iowa Humane Society will serve coffee and pastries

9:00 AM MUSEUM AT HIGH SCHOOL OPENS

(Hours 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM)

1:00 PM NODAWAY VALLEY MUSEUM OPENS

(Hours 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM)

1:00 PM SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

Vocal (High School Auditorium)

4:00 PM GRAND OPENING - GLENN MILLER BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM

(West of Birthplace Home)

5:00 PM KICK-OFF PICNIC Page County Cattlemen

(Clarinda Academy)

8:00 PM TAMANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BAND from Tamana, Japan

(High School Gym)

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2010

8:00 AM WELCOME AT GLENN MILLER BIRTHPLACE HOME

9:00 AM BUSINESS MEETING

(High School Wrestling Room)

9:00 AM MUSEUM AT HIGH SCHOOL OPENS

(Hours 9:00 AM to 7:30 PM)

Clarinda Lutheran School will serve coffee and pastries

10:00 AM NODAWAY VALLEY MUSEUM OPENS

(Hours 10:00 AM - 6:15 PM)

10:00 AM BALLYHOO FOXTROT ORCHESTRA

(High School Auditorium)

Focusing on Glenn's early career as a trombonist and arranger prior to becoming a band leader

* LUNCH BREAK - CLARINDA LUTHERAN SCHOOL *

2:00 PM PANEL

Miller Historians, Authors, Radio Personalities, etc. - Fielding Auditoriumience Questions about Glenn Miller and the Exciting Big Band Era  (High School Auditorium)

4:15 PM HUNTER FUERSTE and HIS AMERICAN VINTAGE ORCHESTRA

(High School Gym)

* DINNER BREAK - ENJOY ONE OF CLARINDA'S FINE RESTAURANTS *

8:00 PM THE "NOTEABLES" from OFFUTT AFB 8-10 PM

(Town Square) [Rain Location - High School Gym]

 

SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2010

7:00 AM BIG BAND BREAKFAST Featuring SWING KIDS from Romanshorn, Switzerland

(Fire Station)

Served by the Clarinda Lions Club

9:00 AM MUSEUM AT HIGH SCHOOL OPENS

(Hours 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM)

SW Iowa Humane Society will serve coffee and pastries

9:00 AM PARADE - "HAPPY 35TH ANNIVERSARY - GLENN MILLER FESTIVAL"

(Town Square)

10:00 AM NODAWAY VALLEY MUSEUM OPENS

(Hours 10AM to 5PM)

10:15 AM STAGE SHOW

FEATURING 2010 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS & GMBS BIG BAND (HS Gym)

* LUNCH BREAK - BY SW IOWA HUMANE SOCIETY *

1:30 PM SWING KIDS from Romanshorn, Switzerland

(High School Auditorium)

1:30 PM TAMANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BAND from Tamana, Japan

(High School Gym)

3:15 PM PORTRAIT - GLENN MILLER by Dr. C. F. Alan Cass, University of Colorado

(High School Auditorium)

4:30 PM The World Famous GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA directed by Larry O'Brien

(High School Gym)

* DINNER BREAK - ENJOY ONE OF CLARINDA'S FINE RESTAURANTS *

*8:00 PM ADAM SWANSON - World Champion Ragtime Piano Player

(High School Auditorium)

*8:00 PM DANCE - HUNTER FUERSTE ORCHESTRA - 8PM to 12Mid.

(High School Gym)

Refreshments will be served by Clarinda Regional Health Center (CRHC) Relay for Life

* Events overlap

 

SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2010

* BREAKFAST - ENJOY ONE OF CLARINDA'S FINE RESTAURANTS *

* ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE *

10:00 AM MUSEUM AT HIGH SCHOOL OPENS

(Hours 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

* LUNCH BREAK - ENJOY ONE OF CLARINDA'S FINE RESTAURANTS *

1:00 PM SWING KIDS from Romanshorn, Switzerland

(High School Gym)

2:45 PM ADAM SWANSON - World Champion Ragtime Piano Player

(High School Auditorium)

4:30 PM TAMANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BAND from Tamana, Japan

(High School Gym)

6:30 PM FAREWELL PICNIC with Homemade Ice Cream and Live Music by EVENSONG

Fun and Fellowship with GMBS Members and International Guests.  Page County Pork Producers (Clarinda Academy)

  

Note: State codes do not permit animals at Festival venues

  

Festival button included with membership to the Glenn Miller Birthplace Society.

Visit our Membership page for more information on how to become a member.


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