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The 40th annual Foothill Band Review, one of the largest of its kind on the West Coast, got underway at at 8:30 a.m. today for a full day of music festivities with middle and high school bands and concert groups from around the Bay Area participating.
The event is causing some road closures in the morning, including parts of Main Street and Santa Rita Road.
The parade competition ends at noon with awards given at the Foothill stadium at 1:30 p.m.
Concert competitions are held throughout the morning at Amador Valley High from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
A field show, part of the day’s competition, will start at 3 p.m. at the Foothill stadium with awards immediately after the show around 9:30 p.m.
The parade and concerts are free. Admission to the field show is $10.
The following streets will be closed:
* Santa Rita Road between Black Avenue and Stanley Boulevard: all traffic will be in northbound lanes with traffic diverted to Stanley Boulevard
* Main Street between Stanley Boulevard and Abbie Street: CLOSED
* Del Valle Parkway between Main Street and Harvest: CLOSED
* Rose between Main and Peters: CLOSED
* W. Angela Street between Main Street and Peters Avenue: CLOSED
For more information, contact Mark Banda via email at www.foothillmarchingband@gmail.com/
Pleasanton Weekly staff
Pleasanton Weekly staff