Daily Schedule
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Trustees Meeting
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Dance Band Rehearsal
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Registration
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
8:45 am -9:00 am – Opening Remarks
9:00 am – 9:45 am – Rehearsal & Recording Session 1
10:00 am – 10:45 am – Rehearsal & Recording Session 2
11:00 am – 11:45 am – Rehearsal & Recording Session 3
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Lunch
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm – Rehearsal & Recording Session 4
3:00 pm – 3:45 pm. – Rehearsal & Recording Session 5
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm – Rehearsal & Recording Session 6
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Dinner
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Circus Band Rehearsal
Thursday, January 9, 2025
9:00 am – 9:45 am – Rehearsal & Recording Session 7
10:00 am – 10:45 am – Rehearsal & Recording Session 8
11: 00 am – 11:45 pm – Rehearsal & Recording Session 9
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Lunch
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm – Rehearsal & Recording Session 10
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Cemetery Band at Manasota Memorial Park
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Dinner
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Ringling Museum Concert Rehearsal
Friday, January 10, 2025
9:00 am – 11:00am – Venice Circus Train Car Museum Rehearsal
11:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Lunch
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Ringling Museum Band Concert
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Dinner
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Center Ring Band Rehearsal
Saturday, January 11, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm – Venice Circus Train Car Museum Concert
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Lunch
3:30 pm – Circus Band Dress Rehearsal with Sailor Circus
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Cocktail Hour with WJU Jazz/Dance Band
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Banquet with invited speaker
Sunday, January 12, 2025
9:30 am – 11:00 am – Breakfast & Annual Meeting
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – CENTER RING CONCERT AT SAILOR CIRCUS ARENA
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – SAILOR CIRCUS PERFORMANCE W/WJU CIRCUS BAND
4:00 pm – All Out & Over!
Convention Hotel
Ramada by Wyndham Venice Hotel Venezia 425 US Highway 41 Bypass N, Venice, FL 34285-6038 (Formerly Ramada Venice Resort) website: Hotel Venezia
Manasota Memorial Park (Thursday Memorial)
1221 53rd Ave East
Bradenton, FL 34203
Ringling Museum (Friday Concert)
5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota FL 34243
Venice Circus Train Car Museum (Saturday Concert)
303 E Venice Ave, Venice, FL 34285
Sailor Circus Arena (Sunday Concert)
2075 Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota, FL 34239
Uniform
The uniform for all performances is white dress shirt or blouse (long or short sleeve), black trousers or skirt, black shoes, black socks. BRING A MUSIC STAND, battery light, wind clips etc.
May all your days be circus days!
WJU Event Coordination Team: Lynette Garlan, Chair, WJU #3633, Becky Guth WJU #3588, Howard Habenicht WJU #766, Jeff Dent WJU#3658.
Convention Booklet & Band Information
