2008 Schedule – Updated: 2/19/2010

Rehearsal / Performance details are added as they are confirmed.

2008
	Date	Day	Event	Location	Time
February	23	Saturday	Rehearsal	Chops Center Minneapolis, MN	10:00am – 10:00pm
February	24	Sunday	Rehearsal	Chops Center Minneapolis, MN	9:00am – 1:00pm
	Date	Day	Event	Location	Time
March	8	Saturday	Rehearsal	Chops Center Minneapolis, MN	10:00am – 10:00pm
March	9	Sunday	Rehearsal	Chops Center Minneapolis, MN	9:00am – 1:00pm
	Date	Day	Event	Location	Time
April	4	Friday	Rehearsal	Chops Center Minneapolis, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	5	Saturday	Rehearsal	Chops Center Minneapolis, MN	10:00am – 10:00pm
	26	Saturday	Rehearsal	Chops Center Minneapolis, MN	10:00am – 10:00pm
	27	Sunday	Rehearsal	Chops Center Minneapolis, MN	9:00am – 1:00pm
	Date	Day	Event	Location	Time
May	15	Thursday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	17	Saturday	Chops Rehearsal	Bethel Fields Bethel, MN	10:00am – 10:00pm
	18	Sunday	Chops Rehearsal	Bethel Fields Bethel, MN	9:00am – 4:00pm
	22	Thursday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	29	Thursday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	30	Friday	Dam Days Parade	Morristown, MN	5:30pm Warm-up Begins
	31	Saturday	Chops Rehearsal	Waseca Jr High School Waseca, MN	10:00am – 10:00pm
	Date	Day	Event	Location	Time
June	1	Sunday	Chops Rehearsal	Waseca Jr High School Waseca, MN	9:00am – 4:00pm
	5	Thursday	Chops Rehearsal	Pershing Field Park Minneapolis, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	12	Thursday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	14	Saturday	Parktacular Parade Rehearsal	St. Louis Park, MN St. Louis Park, MN	12:00pm Start 3:00pm
	19	Thursday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	21	Saturday	Rehearsal Showcase Picnic	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN Kevin Kimes' House Minneapolis, MN	10:00am – 4:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm
	22	Sunday	Rehearsal Drum Beauty	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN Stillwater Area High School Stadium Oak Park Heights, MN	9:00am – 2:00pm 6:00pm
	26	Thursday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	27	Friday	Leave for Madison, WI	7900 International Drive Bloomington, MN 55425	7:30pm Meet 8:00pm Leave
	28	Saturday	Rehearsal Madison DCI Show / Return to MN	Prairie View Middle School Sun Prairie, WI Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	8:00am – 12:00pm 4:30pm
	29	Sunday	Rehearsal Drums Along the Rapids	Coon Rapids High School Field Coon Rapids High School Athletic Field Coon Rapids, MN	11:00am 5:00pm
	Date	Day	Event	Location	Time
July	3	Thursday	Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	4	Friday	Meet at Chanhassen Park & Ride LEAVE! Chanhassen Park & Ride Delano 4th of July Parade Freedom Days Parade Chanhassen 4th of July Parade	Chanhassen, MN Chanhassen, MN Delano, MN Apple Valley, MN Chanhassen, MN	7:30am 8:00am 10:30am 1:00pm 2:30pm
	10	Thursday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	12	Saturday	Lakeville Parade	Lakeville, MN	5:30 Parade Start
	17	Thursday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	24	Thursday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	25	Friday	Leave for Wisconsin	7900 International Drive Bloomington, MN 55425	8:00pm
	26	Saturday	Parade Rehearsal South Milwaukee DCA Show	South Milwaukee, WI South Milwaukee High School South Milwaukee, WI Cudahy High School Cudahy, WI	11:00am TBA 7:00pm
	27	Sunday	Rehearsal Central WI DCA Show	Washington Park High School Racine, WI Case High School Racine, WI	TBA 2:00pm
	Date	Day	Event	Location	Time
August	2	Saturday	Chops Rehearsal	Pershing Field Park Minneapolis, MN	10:00am – 6:00pm
	3	Sunday	Giant Celebration Parade	Le Sueur, MN	10:30am
	6	Wednesday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	14	Thursday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	16	Saturday	Rehearsal Drum Corps Expo	St. Peter High School St. Peter, MN Gustavus Adolphus College – Hollingsworth Field St. Peter, MN	10:00am 6:00pm
	17	Sunday	Rehearsal Sounds of MN Field Show	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN South St. Paul High School – Ettinger Field South St. Paul, MN	10:00am 4:30pm
	21	Thursday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	23	Saturday	Sectionals	TBA	TBA
	27	Wednesday	Chops Rehearsal	St. Louis Park High School St. Louis Park, MN	6:00pm – 10:00pm
	28	Thursday	Leave for Rochester, NY	Bloomington, MN	5:30pm Meet 6:30pm Leave
	29	Friday	2008 DCA I&E 2008 DCA Mini Corps	Riverside Convention Center & Clarion Hotel Rochester, NY	5:30pm 8:00pm
	30	Saturday	2008 DCA World Championships – Prelims	Paetec Park Rochester, NY	2:00pm
	31	Sunday	2008 DCA World Championships – Finals	Paetec Park Rochester, NY	5:30pm
	Date	Day	Event	Location	Time
September	1	Monday	Return from Rochester, NY	Bloomington, MN	Around 6:00pm
	Date	Day	Event	Location	Time
October
	Date	Day	Event	Location	Time
November	1	Saturday	2008 Banquet	The Mermaid Mounds View, MN	TBA

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2008 Schedule – Updated: 2/19/2010