WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2008

TO NAVAJO NATION BAND MEMBERS:
A BRIEF UPDATE OF THE FOLLOWING:

21ST ANNUAL EASTERN NAVAJO FAIR; SATURDAY JULY 26, 2008, PARADE BEGINS
AT 10:00 AM SHARP; PARADE LINE UP IS AT 9:00 AM AND THE PARADE ROUTE –
BEGIN FROM DOWNTOWN CROWPOINT AT WILLIE'S TIRE SHOP AND END AT BASHA'S
MARKET.
ALL BAND MEMBERS MUST BE AT THE PARADE LINE-UP NO LATER THAN 8:30 AM;
ATTIRE: Berry Wine Shirt, White Pants, Black Socks, Navajo Style
Moccasins (black shoes if it is raining )and Jewelry AND MUSIC LINE
UP: Old Comrades, Sharpshooters March, Algeria, and Bravura.
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NAVAJO NATION BAND REHEARSAL; SATURDAY AUGUST 2, 2008, BEGINNING AT
1:00 PM AND ENDING AT 4:00 PM AND WILL MEET either at the Navajo
Nation Fair Grounds or at the Navajo Nation Veterans Park. THIS
REHEARSAL IS REIMBURSED BY DHR AND WILL INCLUDE ROUND-TRIP MILEAGE.
Please bring all music, water, and your walking shoes.
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81ST ANNUAL INTER-TRIBAL INDIAN CEREMONIAL; AUGUST 7-9, 2008, THURSDAY
NIGHT (8/7/08) PARADE BEGINS AT 9PM; PARADE LINE UP IS AT 8:00 PM AND
THE PARADE ROUTE – BEGINS AT Aztec 5 Theaters AND WILL CONCLUDE AT the
same place.
ALL BAND MEMBERS MUST BE AT THE PARADE LINE-UP AT 7:30 PM; ATTIRE: ALL
BAND MEMBERS MUST BE AT THE PARADE LINE-UP NO LATER THAN 8:30 AM;
ATTIRE: Berry Wine Shirt, White Pants, Black Socks, black shoes and
Navajo style jewelry AND MUSIC LINE UP: Old Comrades Semper Fidelis
(1886 Version) and Washington Post March. (Please try to memorize the
music, you would need to provided your own lights to read your music
in the dark.)
FRIDAY NIGHT (8/8/08) RED ROCK PARK ARENA AT 7:30 PM; GRAND ENTRY AT 8
PM; INTERMISSION CONCERT 10-12 MINUTES; GRAND EXIT. ALL BAND MEMBERS
MUST BE AT THE RED ROCK PARK AT 6:00 PM; ATTIRE: Berry Wine Shirt,
White Pants, Black Socks, Navajo Style Moccasins (black shoes if it is
raining )and Jewerly AND MUSIC LINE UP: The Star-Spangled Banner ,
Bravura, March Grandioso, Invercargill, Liberty Bell, The New Colonial
March, Old Comrades, National Emblem, Semper Fidelis (1886 Version),
Sharpshooters March, Stars and Stripes, Them Basses, The Thunderer,
Trombones Triumphant, Washington Post March, and Zacatecas.
SATURDAY MORNING (8/9/08) PARADE BEGINS AT 10 AM; PARADE LINE UP IS AT
9:00 PM AND THE PARADE ROUTE BEGINS AT AZTEC 5 THEATERS AND WILL
CONCULDE AT THE SAME PLACE. ALL BAND MEMBERS MUST BE AT THE PARADE
LINE-UP AT 8:00 AM; ATTIRE: Berry Wine Shirt, White Pants, Black
Socks, black shoes and Navajo style jewelry AND MUSIC LINE UP: Old
Comrades Semper Fidelis (1886 Version) Washington Post March and Bravura.

SATURDAY NIGHT (8/9/08), RED ROCK PARK ARENA – NIGHT PERFORMANCE AT 8
PM; COMBINED GRAND ENTRY WITH ZUNI BAND. ALL BAND MEMBERS MUST BE AT
THE RED ROCK PARK AT 4:00 PM; ATTIRE INCLUDES Berry Wine Shirt, White
Pants, Black Socks, Navajo Style Moccasins (black shoes if it is
raining )and Jewelry AND MUSIC LINE UP: The Star-Spangled Banner,
Them Basses the Thunderer.
All activities of the Ceremonial will be paid cash after the Saturday
night's performance. Amount will depend upon the # of times you
performed & the # of total NNB members participating at all 4
performances.
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RAMAH NAVAJO FAIR; Saturday August 16, 2008; PARADE BEGINS AT 10:00
AM; PARADE LINE UP IS AT 9:00 AM AND THE PARADE ROUTE
ALL BAND MEMBERS MUST BE AT THE PARADE LINE-UP AT 8:00 AM; ATTIRE: ALL
BAND MEMBERS MUST BE AT THE PARADE LINE-UP NO LATER THAN 8:30 AM;
ATTIRE: Berry Wine Shirt, White Pants, Black Socks, Navajo Style
Moccasins (black shoes if it is raining )and Jewelry AND MUSIC LINE
UP: Bravura, Old Comrades, National Emblem, and Washington Post March.
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23RD ANNUAL CENTRAL NAVAJO FAIR PARADE; SATURDAY AUGUST 23, 2008,
PARADE BEGINS AT 9:00 AM SHARP; PARADE LINE UP IS AT 7:00 AM AND THE
PARADE ROUTE – NORTH OF BASHAS ON HIGHWAY 191 AND END AT THE CHINLE
HOSPITAL TURN OFF.
ALL BAND MEMBERS MUST BE AT THE PARADE LINE-UP AT 7:00 AM; ATTIRE: ALL
BAND MEMBERS MUST BE AT THE PARADE LINE-UP NO LATER THAN 8:30 AM;
ATTIRE: Berry Wine Shirt or the Navy Shirt, White Pants, Black Socks,
Navajo Style Moccasins (black shoes if it is raining) and Jewelry AND
MUSIC LINE UP: Bravura, Old Comrades, National Emblem, and Washington
Post March.
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62ND ANNUAL NAVAJO NATION FAIR PARADE; SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2008;
PARADE BEGINS AT 9:00 AM SHARP; PARADE LINE UP IS AT 5:00 AM AND THE
PARADE ROUTE IS NEAR THE NN MUSEUM AND ONTO HIGHWAY 264 AND ENDING AT
THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 12, ROUTE 112 AND HWY 264 IN ST MICHAELS.
ALL BAND MEMBERS MUST BE AT THE PARADE LINE-UP AT 7:00 AM; ATTIRE:
ALL BAND MEMBERS MUST BE AT THE PARADE LINE-UP NO LATER THAN 8:30 AM;
ATTIRE: Navy top, White Pants, Black Socks, Navajo Style Moccasins
(black shoes if it is raining )and Jewelry AND MUSIC LINE UP:
Bravura, Old Comrades, National Emblem, and Washington Post March.