April schedule

On Sunday April 26 we’ll be playing for the Daffodil Fun Run for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County.

We’ll be rehearsing on the other Sundays in April, at our usual time: 12:30-2:30pm.

  • April 5  at the Common House, Pathways Co-Housing, 1 Mountain Laurel Place, Florence, MA.
  • April 12,  Common House, Pathways Co-Housing, 1 Mountain Laurel Place, Florence, MA.
  • April 19, at 41 Cross Path Rd, Northampton. (Deirdre is hosting this one. Now that the weather has warmed up, she says,  “We can play on the front porch and march up and down the driveway if we want to practice our parade playing skills. We will have an audience across the street of chickens and  El Pacas.”)

No more rehearsals ’til May 10, because we have gigs the next 2 weekends. See below.  Future rehearsals (May 10- ) will be at Maines Field, Florence — outdoors in good weather, or under the roof there if raining.

Daffodil Fun Run, April 26th, 2015


We will play for the Daffodil Fun Run from 10am-noon on Sunday, April 26th.

March 29 rehearsal at Flywheel

On March 29 we will rehearse at Flywheel, 43 Main St, Easthampton, MA.  12:30-2:30pm

All our rehearsals are open to prospective members.  Come any Sunday 12:30-2:30pm.

Check postings on this website to learn the location of the upcoming rehearsals.  In summer we tend to be outdoors at Maine’s Field in Florence, MA.  In winter we often rehearse in the Common House, Pathways Co-Housing, 1 Mountain Laurel Place, Florence. Sometimes we’re at Flywheel in Easthampton, or at other locations.

 

Holyoke Road Race 3-21-15

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We’ll be playing for the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Road Race on Saturday, March 21.

You can find us at the corner of Homestead and Westfield Roads, about mid-way in the course. We’ll start about 1:00pm, playing for the crowd that awaits the runners. Then we play to cheer the runners along. For more about the event, visit the official Holyoke St. Patrick’s Road Race website.  It is the 40th year of this race.

Rehearsals this month

We rehearse on Sundays 12:30-2:30pm. All rehearsals are open to prospective members.

The winter location is usually at the Pathways Common House (1 Mountain Laurel Path, Florence).  Please park on the right hand side of the street (as you enter) and not take up parking spaces.

March 1, March 8, March 15, and March 22 are confirmed for the Common House.

For March 29, we’ll select another location.

Rehearsals February 8, 15, and 22

We rehearse on Sundays 12:30-2:30pm. In February the location is the Pathways Common House (1 Mountain Laurel Path, Florence). All rehearsals are open to prospective members. Please park on the right hand side of the street (as you enter) and not take up parking spaces.

Mardi Gras Brass Bonanza at Black Eyed Sally’s, January 31st

logoThe Expandable Brass Band will join the Hartford Hot Several on January 31st, 9pm at Black Eyed Sally’s in Hartford.

Rehearsal 1/11/2015

12:30-2:30pm rehearsal at The Hilltown Charter School in Eastampton, 1 Industrial Parkway, off of O’Neil St.. The school is across from A to Z storage. All rehearsals are open to prospective members.

Rehearsal 1/18/2015

The next rehearsal will be on 1/18/2015 from 12:30-2:30pm. The location is in the garage at 41 Crosspath Rd. in Northampton.

First Night Northampton

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The Center for the Arts invites you to the 30th anniversary celebration of First Night Northampton. On Wednesday, December 31st, we plan to welcome enthusiastic crowds to the venues and streets of downtown for hours of entertainment.

The Expandable Brass Band will be performing after the circus at 1:30pm in the theater and then in the street at the Academy of Music.