Date
of 2009 Quarterfinals: October 31, 2009
Date of 2009 Semifinals and Finals: November 7, 2009
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| State
Marching Band Championship Manager: |
| Dr.
John Stroube -- (859) 626-5635 -- john@kmea.org |
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| Participation
Information: |
| Bands
that receive a Proficient Rating at KMEA Sanctioned local
contests are eligible to compete in the Regional Quarterfinals
of the State Contest on Saturday, October 31st. The top
eight bands from each Regional Quarterfinals site will go
on to State Semifinals on November 7th. Semifinals are held
at five separate sites during a time window of 10:00 am
to 3:30 pm. Four Finalist bands are chosen from each classification.
Finals begin at 6:00 pm at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
on the University of Louisville campus. Seating (see Seating
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| Group
Photography: |
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| Semifinals
and Finals Schedule: |
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Hotel
Accomodations:
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Hotels
offering SMBC rates with distances
to each site location can be found by clicking on the
link below. Information about the Kentucky hotels was
provided by the Louisville
Convention and VIsitors Bureau.
Louisville
Hotel Accomodations
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Ticket
Sales: (see above for Regional Quarterfinals tickets) |
Tickets
are available for purchase in advance from September 21 - October 24
or on site the day of the event. To purchase tickets in advance please
call
859-626-5635.
- General
admission tickets to Semifinals are $10.00
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All
Finals tickets are Reserved Seating
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Regular
Reserved Seats
are $12.00.
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Premium
Reserved Seats are $20.00
- Children age
six and under will be admitted free, but will not be given a ticket.
For Finals (reserved seating) children admitted free will have to be
held by adults.
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Finals
tickets, unless bought in advance, will
be available at Papa John's Stadium only (see below)
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Gates
open one hour prior to
the first band's performance.
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Tickets
at the site are available for cash only
- On the
day of the event they will be available at Gate 4 (south end)
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Will-call,
for pre-orders that came in within the last couple of weeks,
will also be at the
Gate 4 booth
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| Parking: |
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John's Cardinal Stadium charges $10.00 per car for
the lots closest to the stadium, and $5.00 per car
for the lots
south
of
Central Avenue. A
pass will be given to cars leaving prelims to admit
them to finals at no additional charge. Signage
on Floyd Street will direct drivers to their lot of
choice. Spectator buses, such
as bands that are not in finals, will enter and park
(no charge) at the far south end of the property. See aerial
view. A pass will be given to cars leaving prelims
to admit them to finals at no additional charge. |
Video: |
An
area at each Semifinals site is reserved for individuals
to tape their respective bands. Neither videographers
nor their equipment are allowed on the field level.
Videographers are not admitted free, but may purchase
a ticket or may use one of their band’s Chaperone
Passes. NO VIDEO RECORDING IS ALLOWED AT THE FINALS
EVENT. Box
5 Productions will produce a video of the Finals
that will be offered
for sale. (Highlights of the finals
will
appear on KET later in the year, but the full performances
of all the Finals bands will be available ONLY on
the for-sale DVDs.
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This
service is provided by the Band Boosters at the Semifinals
host schools and is the one means through
which we can reward them for the “extra mile” effort
they are putting forth to host our State Contest. Please
patronize the Concession stands. Contact Host director
to arrange for group meals. |
Admission/Passes: |
Performing
Band Members are admitted free and will have their hand
stamped for readmission purposes. One chaperone per 10
performers,
Band Bus and Truck Drivers, and Band Directors receive passes or badges.
Please note: All Band Staff must be listed on the Application Form in
order to receive a badge for admission. No further passes
will be available on
the day of the event. Equipment handlers will be admitted to the performance
area only and during your performance time only. In order to enter the
audience area they will need to purchase tickets. |
Seating: |
General
admission tickets to Semifinals are $10.00. All Finals
tickets are Reserved Seating. Regular Reserved Seats
are $12.00. Premium Reserved Seats are $20.00. Finals
tickets, unless bought in advance, will be available
at Papa John's Stadium only. Gates
open one hour prior to the first band's performance.
Click on the link for the Papa
John's Stadium seating chart. |
Equipment
Shuttle: |
All Sites have a paved track in the stadium. Host sites
are not required to transport equipment from the designated
Staging Area to the front sideline. Shuttles WIll NOT
BE AVAILABLE AT REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS, SEMI-FINALS, AND
FINALS SITES. |
Field
markings: |
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Semifinals:Standard
High School markings as per KMEA rules. (hashes 53’4”)
Finals:
Collegiate (NCAA) markings (hashes 60’ from sidelines)
with High School hash marks (53’4”) marked
also.
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