The Optimists Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
. . . March On!
Combined Rehearsal & Performance Schedule
Visitors are welcome at our rehearsals.
If you would like to attend a rehearsal, please check below for the dates and locations.
Addresses and Links to Maps are at the bottom of this page
| Download Schedule (Acrobat format: revised July 15, 2010) |
| July | ||||
| Date | Status | Location | Time | Description |
| Thursday, July 1 | confirmed | Cambridge, ON | Noon | Canada Day Parade |
| Thursday, July 1 | confirmed | Cambridge, ON | 2:00 pm | depart Cambridge for trip to Michigan City, IN |
| Friday, July 2 | Rehearsal in Michigan City | |||
| Saturday, July 3 | confirmed | Michigan City, IN | 11:00 am | Parade |
| Saturday, July 3 | confirmed | Michigan City, IN | 7:00 pm | exhibition at Cavaliers DCI Show |
| Sunday, July 4 | confirmed | Whitmore Lake, MI | Noon | Parade |
| July 10 – 11 | Weekend Off | |||
| Sunday, July 18 | confirmed | Seneca College, King Campus | noon – 4:30 pm | Music & Drill rehearsal |
| Saturday, July 24 | Cancelled | Waterloo, ON | TBA | Drill Rehearsal & Dutch Boy show |
| Note: Both the show and the rehearsal have been cancelled! | ||||
| Sunday, July 25 | confirmed | Bruce's Mill Conservation area 3291 Stouffville Road Whitchurch - Stouffville ON |
1:00 pm | Corps Family Picnic |
| July 31 – Aug 1 | Weekend Off | |||
| August | ||||
| Date | Status | Location | Time | Description |
| July 31 – Aug 1 | Weekend Off | |||
| Sunday, August 8 | confirmed | Buffalo, NY | TBA | Exhibition at DCI show |
| Aug 14 – 15 | Weekend Off | |||
| Saturday, August 21 | confirmed | Toronto, ON | TBA | Warriors Day Parade |
| Saturday, August 21 | confirmed | Waterloo, ON | TBA | Scout House Show |
| Saturday, August 28 | confirmed | Toronto, ON | 6:30 pm | Optimists Show |
| September | ||||
| Date | Status | Location | Time | Description |
| Thursday, Sept 2 | confirmed | The Legion | 7:00 – 10:00 pm | rehearsal |
| Saturday Sept 4 | confirmed | Rochester, NY | noon – 4:30 pm | Rehearsal for DCA |
| Sunday, Sept 5 | confirmed | Rochester, NY | TBA | DCA Alumni Spectacular |
| Saturday, Sept 11 | tentative | Toronto area | TBA | Standstill for Scarborough Sparkies / Seneca Princemen Reunion |
| Saturday, Sept 11 | confirmed | TBA | TBA | Annual General Meeting |
| October | ||||
| Date | Status | Location | Time | Description |
| Saturday, Oct 23 | tentative | London, ON | TBA | Stage performance at the Midlanders show |
Full-Corps ensemble rehearsals are variously held at
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 344
- (formerly Rameses Shrine Temple)
- 1395 Lakeshore Blvd. West
Toronto M6K 3C1 - Click here for directions and a Map to the Legion (Acrobat file)
- Google Map to the Legion
Seneca College, King Campus
- 13980 Dufferin Street
King City, ON
L7B 1B3 - Google Map to Seneca College King Campus
St Michael's College (St Mike's)
- 1515 Bathurst St
Toronto M5P 3H4 - Click here for directions and a Map to St Mike's (Acrobat file)
- Google Map to St Mikes
St Thomas of Villanova College (Villanova)
- 2480 15th Sideroad
King City L7B 1A4 - Click here for directions and a Map to St Thomas of Villanova College (Acrobat file)
- Google Map to St. Thomas of Villanova College
