Lutheran Vanguard of Wisconsin 2013 MACBDA and Music City Tour Wednesday, July 3 The tour begins in Appleton where we load the FVL students, and pick up other schools along the way. First we stop at Morning Star Lutheran Church, in Jackson, Wisconsin to prep for our evening parade in Menomonee Falls, WI. Following the parade, we travel to Shoreland Lutheran HS, Somers, for our evening housing. (150 Miles) Thursday, July 4 Friday, July 5 Saturday, July 6 Sunday, July 7 Monday, July 8 Tuesday, July 9 Happy Birthday, America! We wake up and prepare to head to the northern Chicago suburbs for three parades. We will be performing in the Lake Bluff, IL July 4 th parade at 10:00 AM, Deerfield, IL at Noon, and then head to our final parade at Northbrook, IL beginning at 2:30. Whew! We will be spending some deserved free time at Navy Pier, and then traveling to Illinois Lutheran HS, Crete, IL for our evening housing. (105 Miles) After breakfast and a morning rehearsal, we head to Beautiful Traverse City, MI for the Cherryland Band Classic, to be held in cavernous Thirlby Field for a 6:30 show time. The show will feature LVW, Sound of Sun Prairie, Shadow Armada, and the Lighthouse Brigade! Overnight at our home away from home Trinity Lutheran Church and School. (315 Miles) Saturday morning we march in the Cherry Royale Parade! This is one of our all-time favorite events, with some of the best parade crowds anywhere in the USA. They love us, and we love them! Parade step-off is at 11:30 AM. We then head to Downtown Traverse City and the Cherry Festival grounds for some free time. After supper we travel to Zion Lutheran Church in Monroe, MI for the night. (280 Miles) After morning church at Zion, the band heads to Sandusky, OH and the magnificent Cedar Point Amusement Park! The park is considered one of the best in the world for roller coasters. Buckle up, LVW, for some awesome thrills and unrelenting adrenaline. After a day at the park, we take a few hour drive to Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church and School in Grove City, OH where we will spend the night. (200 Miles) Music City, here we come! After a night of restful sleep and breakfast, we travel to Nashville, TN. Over the next two days we will be seeing sights in and around Nashville. (370 Miles) LVW will begin the day with morning rehearsal, followed by more sights in Nashville. Wednesday, July 10 We begin the day with breakfast, pack and load, and then return to Illinois Lutheran HS in Crete for an evening rehearsal and the night. (440 Miles) Thursday, July 11 Friday, July 12 Saturday, July 13 Breakfast and morning rehearsal will again begin our day. In the afternoon we travel to Milton, WI for the MACBDA show hosted by the Green Beret. Show time is 7:30 PM. Housing will again be Shoreland Lutheran HS. (215 Miles) Rehearsal and another MACBDA Show Day! After a few hours of rehearsal in the morning and afternoon, we appear in the MACBDA PRELIMS Show hosted by the Racine Lighthouse Brigade, which will begin at 7:00 PM. We return to Shoreland for the night. (20 Miles) We begin our day with breakfast and morning rehearsal for the last time this year. Today, LVW marches in its final show of the 2013 season, the MACBDA Championships at beautiful and historic Perkins Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Championship Show time is 7:30 PM. After post-show hugs and goodbyes, we head for home. Today we travel a total of 215 miles, if your trip ends in Appleton. From Appleton to Traverse City to Nashville and eventually back to Appleton LVW will travel approximately 2300 Miles! Thank God for all of his blessings on our 2013 season!
Day 1 Wednesday, July 3 First day of tour Home to Jackson, Menomonee Falls, and Somers, WI Pick up at several schools, travel to/meet at Morning Star Lutheran Church, Jackson, March in the Menomonee Falls Parade, and overnight at Shoreland LHS. Shoreland Lutheran HS 9026 12 th Street Somers, WI 53171 Shoreland LHS - 262-859-2595 Pack your own Brown Bag Lunch ($) Supper at Morning Star Lutheran Church (b) (The day begins at FVL and picks up along the way) 7:45 AM Arrive at FVL and MLHS, load buses 8:30 AM Depart FVL 9:15 AM Arrive Best Buy, Fond du Lac, Board WLA and MLHS students 10:00 AM Arrive Morning Star Lutheran Church, Jackson, WI 10:15 AM Rehearsal 4:15 PM Supper, get dressed into Halves 5:00 PM Depart for Menomonee Falls 5:30 PM Arrive Parade Line Up Pre parade warmup 7:00 PM Menomonee Falls Parade begins 9:00 PM Depart for SLHS 10:00 PM Arrive SLHS, Move in 11:00 PM Lights Out Lake Bluff, Deerfield, Northbrook, Chicago, Crete, IL Day 2 Thursday, July 4 PARADE DAY - March in 3 July 4 th parades, Navy Pier, overnight at Illinois Lutheran HS Illinois Lutheran HS 1610 Main Street Crete, IL 60417 Illinois LHS - 708-672-3262 Breakfast at Shoreland (b) Lunch at Deerfield (b) Supper at Navy Pier ($)
Thursday, July 4 Happy Birthday USA!!!!! 6:45 AM Wake Up, shower, breakfast (half uniform and CARRY ON BAG with change of clothes) 7:45 AM Load NATIONWIDE MOTORCOACHES (We will NOT be taking a truck today) 8:00 AM Depart for Lake Bluff, IL Parade line up 10:00 AM Lake Bluff Parade begins (LVW is #34) 11:15 AM Depart for Deerfield, IL Parade line up 12:00 PM Deerfield Parade begins (LVW # TBD) 1:30 PM Depart for Northbrook, IL Parade line up 2:30 PM Northbrook Parade begins (LVW is #60) 4:00 PM Depart for Navy Pier 8:30 PM Depart for Illinois LHS 9:15 PM Arrive ILHS (If possible, attend Fireworks tonight) 11:00 PM Lights out Traverse City, MI Day 3 Friday, July 5 Get up, pack and load and depart for Traverse City, SHOW DAY - Cherryland Band Classic! Trinity Lutheran Church and School (LCMS) 1003 S Maple Street Traverse City, MI 49684 Trinity Lutheran Church and School - 231-946-2720 Breakfast at ILHS (b) Lunch en route (b) Supper at Trinity (b) 7:00 AM Wake up, shower, eat 8:00 AM Pack and Load 9:00AM Depart for Traverse City 12:00 PM Lunch en route 4:00 PM Arrive Trinity Lutheran School, move in (There is a wedding at Trinity tonight!) 4:30 PM Supper, change into Halves 5:15 PM MACBDA show warm up (At Thirlby Field due to wedding) 6:30 PM MACBDA Cherryland Band Classic Field Show Championship begins 9:00 PM Return to Trinity 11:15 PM Devotion 11:45 PM Lights out Traverse City, MI Day 4 Saturday, July 6 March in the Cherry Royale Parade, time at the Cherry Festival grounds and Downtown TC, travel to Monroe, MI Zion Lutheran Church and School 186 Cole Rd Monroe, MI 48162
Zion Lutheran Church - (734) 242-1378 Breakfast at Trinity (b) LIGHT Lunch at Trinity (b) Supper on your own ($) 8:00 AM Wake up, shower, eat (b) 9:00 AM Change into Halves 9:30 AM Load Equipment 9:45 AM Depart for parade line-up 11:15 AM DTE Cherry Royale Parade begins (LVW is #36) 12:30 PM Return to Trinity, change out of uniform, eat lunch (b) 1:00 PM Pack and Load 1:30 PM Depart for Cherry Festival/Downtown TC - EARLY Supper on your own ($) 6:00 PM Depart for Monroe, MI 10:30 PM Arrive Zion, Monroe, move in 11:00 PM Devotion, snack 11:30 PM Lights out Monroe, MI and Sandusky OH Day 5 Sunday, July 7 Worship at Zion, Monroe and Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, OH Host Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church and School 2213 White Road Grove City, Ohio 43123 Beautiful Savior - 614-875-9637 Breakfast at Zion (b) Lunch at Cedar Point (b) Supper on your own in park ($) 6:45 AM Wake up, shower, eat (b) 7:30 AM Pack and Load (Buses will not arrive until after church - everything else will be loaded before church) 9:00 AM Worship begins 10:30 AM Depart for Sandusky, OH 12:00 PM Arrive Cedar Point Amusement Park 12:00 PM Lunch (b) 12:30 PM Enter Park 5:00 PM Supper is on your own at Cedar Point ($) 7:00 PM Depart for Grove City 10:00 PM Arrive Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church and School, move in 11:00 PM Lights out
Day 6 Monday, July 8 Nashville, TN Pack and load and head for Music City, USA! Host Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church (WELS) 2526 Whitfield Road Clarksville, TN 37040 Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church: 931-905-1400 beautifulsavior@bellsouth.net Breakfast at Beautiful Savior (b) Lunch en route (b) Supper TBD (b) 8:30 AM Wake up, shower, eat (b) 9:30 AM Pack and load 10:30 AM Depart for Nashville, TN 12:00 PM Lunch en route (b) 4:30 PM Arrive Nashville 5:00 PM Supper (b) 6:00 PM Nashville sights (Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center, Nashville Riverwalk) 9:30 PM Travel to housing 10:15 PM Move into housing 11:15 PM Lights Out Nashville, TN Morning rehearsal and more Nashville sights Host Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church: 931-905-1400 beautifulsavior@bellsouth.net Day 7 Tuesday, July 9 Breakfast at housing (b) Lunch at housing (b) Supper at Nashville Centenniel Park (b) 8:00 AM Wake up, shower, eat breakfast (b) 9:00 AM Morning rehearsal 12:00 PM Lunch (b)
1:00 PM Depart for Nashville Sights (Ryman Auditorium Tour, Centenniel Park, Nashville Parthenon) 5:00 PM Supper (b) Nashville Centenniel Park 9:30 PM return to housing 10:15 PM Devotion, snack 11:00 PM Lights Out Nashville, TN and Crete, IL Day 8 Wednesday, July 10 Morning pack and load and travel to Crete, IL for evening rehearsal Illinois Lutheran HS 1610 Main Street Crete, IL 60417 Illinois LHS - 708-672-3262 Breakfast at housing (b) Lunch en route (b) Supper at ILHS (b) 7:00 AM Wake up, shower, eat breakfast (b), pack 7:45 AM Pack and load, clean facility 8:30 AM Load buses 9:00 AM Depart for Crete, IL 12:00 PM Lunch en route (b) 5:00 PM Arrive Illinois Lutheran HS, move in 5:15 PM Supper (b) 6:00 PM Rehearsal 10:30 PM Devotion, Snack 11:30 PM Lights Out Crete, IL, Milton, WI and Somers, WI Day 9 Thursday, July 11 SHOW DAY - Morning rehearsal and Green Beret show in Milton, WI Shoreland LHS 9026 12th Street Somers, WI 53171 Shoreland LHS - 262-859-2595
Breakfast at ILHS (b) Lunch at ILHS (b) Supper at show site (b) 7:30 AM Wake up, shower, eat (b) 9:00 AM Rehearsal 12:00 PM Lunch (b) 12:45 PM Pack and load 2:30 PM Depart for Milton 5:00 PM Supper at show site (b) 5:30 PM Change into uniform, show prep 7:30 PM MACBDA Show begins 10:30 PM Depart for Shoreland LHS, move in 12:00 AM Arrive SLHS 12:30 AM Devotion 1:00 AM Lights out Somers and Racine, WI Day 10 Friday, July 12 SHOW DAY - Morning rehearsal, Racine Lighthouse Brigade show (MACBDA Prelims) Shoreland LHS 9026 12th Street Somers, WI 53171 Shoreland LHS - 262-859-2595 Breakfast at SLHS (b) Lunch at SLHS (b) Supper SLHS (b) 9:00 AM Wake up, shower, eat (b) 10:00 AM Rehearsal 1:00 PM Lunch (b) 2:00 PM Rehearsal 4:00 PM Load equipment for evening show/shower 4:30 PM Supper (b) 6:00 PM Load buses and depart for Racine show (Racine Case HS/Hammes Field) 6:30 PM Arrive Racine Show 7:00 PM MACBDA Show begins - MACBDA PRELIMS! 10:30 PM Return to SLHS 11:00 PM Devotion/Snack 11:30 PM Lights out Somers, Whitewater, and HOME AGAIN! Day 11 Saturday, July 13 Morning rehearsal and the MACBDA CHAMPIONSHIPS at Whitewater! Hosts
Shoreland LHS 9026 12th Street Somers, WI 53171 Evening host will be Nationwide Motorcoach and your own home! Shoreland LHS - 262-859-2595 Breakfast at SLHS (b) Lunch at SLHS (b) Supper at show site (b) 8:00 AM Wake Up, Shower, eat (b) 9:00 AM Rehearsal 12:00 PM Lunch (b) 1:00 PM Rehearsal 2:00 PM Pack and load all equipment 3:30 PM Depart for Whitewater 5:00 PM Arrive at Perkins Stadium, UW-Whitewater 5:30 PM Supper at show site (b) 7:30 PM MACBDA CHAMPIONSHIP Show begins! 11:00 PM Depart for home (Shoreland students are transported on their own to SLHS - TBD) 12:00 PM Arrive Watertown Plank Road Park and Ride, Wauwatosa 12:45 AM Arrive Allenton Park and Ride 1:30 AM Arrive Best Buy, Fond du Lac 2:15 AM Arrive MLHS (Transportation from FDL via MLHS parents - TBD), FVL End of the LVW 2013 Season. To God alone be the glory!