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Huge Mark Twain Marching Band Festival August 27, 2011

Columbia, KY, will be gathering place for estimated 5-6,000 visitors here for the Mark Twain Marching Band Festival, Shamarie writes, urging everyone to be a one person chamber of commerce: Please greet them with Columbia's hometown spirit!

By Shamarie Claiborne
News from Adair County Band

Traffic Alert! This Saturday will be the annual Mark Twain Pre-Season Marching Band Exhibition hosted by the Adair County High School Marching Band. We are blessed this year to have a total of 14 visiting bands performing. Busses will be rolling in and the stands filling up Saturday afternoon. So, while traveling watch out for our visitors and please greet them with Columbia's hometown spirit!



If every band brings the crowds Adair County usually travels with, the total number of band visitors in Columbia could be over 6,000, and we actually expect at least 6,000 in the community on Saturday.There will be 15 bands performing, in all, starting at 4:15pmCT
Class A: Metcalfe Co., Cumberland Co., and Campbellsville
Class AA: Powell Co., Larue Co., and Green Co.
Class AAA: Corbin, Russell Co., and Taylor Co.
Class AAAA: Anderson Co., Nelson Co., Grayson Co., and Barren Co.
And the Adair County Marching Band and Lindsey Wilson College Marching Band will perform.For times for each band's performance, click to Adair County Band.

The Lindsey Wilson College Marching Band will be performing in exhibition at 7:45 pm while the 2 time National and 19 time State Champion Adair County High School Marching Band will be performing at 8 pm.So, the Adair County Band Boosters would like to invite the community to come out and enjoy a day full of music at Booster Field, 224 Gen. John Adair DR, Columbia, KY, Saturday August 27, 2011! It will be a perfect chance to buy a last minute ticket on the wonderful Frigidaire Washer and Dryer the Boosters are giving away at the end of the evening. (Click to Frigidaire Raffle for the Mark Twain Festival)

Admission is only eight dollars and spectators will be able to see a total of 15 of the area's best High School Marching Bands! - Shamarie


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2011-12 ACHS Marching Band: Seniors group picture



2011-08-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Shamarie Claiborne.
Adair Band Seniors, Fall 2011:Front row, from left: Riley Loy, Cheyayne Coffey, Mary Susan Coomer, Hunter Rich, and Emily Redmon/ Second Row: Brianna Hagy, Heather Vanarsdale, Laura Feese, Meredith Murrell, and Elisabeth Smith. Back row: : Rachel Hancock, Logan Barnes, Levi Ramage, Jack Hobbs, Dylan Claiborne, Chance Scholl, and Ashley Jeffries. Band photos this article by Doyle Lloyd, Shay Knifley, or Shamarie Claiborne

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Shamarie Claiborne writes: Hayley Knifley, Sarah (Howie) Howard, Alison Feese, and Elizabeth Melton chat during a short water break! Shamarie Photos in this series by Doyle Lloyd, Shay Knifley, and Shamarie Claiborne.

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