We will be rehearsing this evening at 7:00pm. Remember to use your best judgement for your health situation, whether or not you will attend. We will not rehearse the entire two hours this evening, to help those who haven’t played in a while. We do need assistance setting up the percussion before rehearsal.

One request from Farmington is to have brass players empty their condensation in trash cans, which for their rehearsals requires the kids go to the big trash can to empty. We will be able to use individual trash cans with the intent to please not empty onto the bandroom carpet. I will stop by and get a package of solo red cups and some paper towels. I do see these mini trashcans available on the Dollar Tree website https://www.dollartree.com/bright-round-plastic.../225829, however, I’m not sure if these are available at any of our local Dollar Trees.

I am reminded we have new people who haven’t been to Farmington and I forgot to include directions in my previous post. The address is 12327 AR-170, Farmington, AR 72730, Farmington, AR. The entrance to the bandroom is between the football field and the school. You should be able to see the Farmington Cardinals Band truck in the parking lot. If you’re coming from the north you will want to turn right on the driveway (Bryan Law Way) before the main driveway. If you’re coming from the south, you will want to turn left on the driveway (Bryan Law Way) after the main driveway. Here is a google maps link to the school. https://goo.gl/maps/kADEZPG2j4XpgddSA

The board has met and we will start our 2022 season on Monday, January 3rd at 7:00pm at Farmington High School bandroom. Once again, many thanks to Jim Spillars and the Farmington school district for hosting us for the upcoming season. Additional reasons for staying at Farmington include we still have several years left on the copier/printer lease and our library is there.

We have decided to strongly suggest but not require vaccination to participate this year. Please base your decision to participate based on your personal health situation. For our rehearsals we will ask for assistance setting up the percussion section as well as the chairs and stands.

We ask that you practice and get your chops ready. You can practice from method books or any music just so you are getting your lip and finger chops ready after the long layoff. Our first rehearsal we will play about an hour or a little longer, announcements and then visiting for those who would like to catch up.
We still need a volunteer to serve on the board.

Our tentative concert schedule is

- Saturday, February 26th, 2022, 7:00pm, Farmington Performing Arts Center
- Sunday, May 1st, 2022, 3:00pm, Farmington Performing Arts Center
- Saturday, May 14th, 2022, 12:00pm, University Commencement – Two commencement (Agriculture and Engineering)
- Monday, May 30th, TBA, Memorial Day Concert, Butterfield Trail Village
- Monday, July 4th,2022, 8:30pm, An Evening at Orchards Park
- Monday, July 11th, 2022, 7:00pm, Junior High Music Camp

Farmington Public Schools will be closed on Monday March 16th through spring break. We will *not* have rehearsal on March 16th and March 23rd and will monitor the Farmington school district announcements to determine our next rehearsal. Everyone be safe. Send any questions or comments to info@arkansaswinds.org.

It appears all of the weather prognosticators are predicting sub freezing temperatures, 22 degrees, by 9:00pm tonight. It probably will not freeze the roads, however, but it is likely bridges will be dangerous. As a result, we are cancelling rehearsal for tonight.

The first rehearsal of the 2019/2020 season will be at the Farmington High School Band room. Looking forward to seeing you there!!!

Join the Arkansas Winds as we celebrate the 30th season of the Winds and present the live music concert, "Let's be Frank", a collection of musical selections composed by a person with some variation of Frank. The concert will be presented at the Farmington Performing Arts Center in Farmington, Arkansas on Saturday, April 27th at 7:00pm. There will be a reception after the concert to celebrate our 30th season. The concert and reception are free admission and the public is invited.

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Reminder: There is no Arkansas Winds rehearsal tonight due to many schools in the area are off for spring break.

Join the Arkansas Winds Community Concert Band as we honor our long time announcer, Sonny Hildebrand, who has recently retired from announcing. Sonny announced almost every concert during the 30 seasons of the Winds and has picked some of his favorite Winds pieces for this concert. The concert will be held on Saturday, March 2nd at 7:00 pm at the Farmington Performing Arts Center, Arkansas 170 and Blue Sky Road, in Farmington, Arkansas. Admission is free and the public is invited.

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