Events

Hey everyone,

Hopefully you all had an awesome Sun God weekend! This week our only event is a very important rehearsal.

Tuesday, May 21st

• rehearsal, RIMAC Green Room, 7:45pm

We’ll be starting off with elections, so arrive on time. We have plenty of candidates to get through with the following process:

• 2 minute max speech about your qualifications and why you are running
• 3 questions from the voters
• Conductor candidates must lead a song (Lindsay chooses which)

If you won’t be at rehearsal, keep an eye out for another email later this week which will contain the online voting form. Results will be announced at Bandquet.

Speaking of which, it’s past the deadline but we can still take a few late Bandquet sign-ups. Email me and RSVP here ASAP. Be advised that the Sun God parking lot meet time for rides has been moved to 5:00pm. Also, don’t forget to bring payment to rehearsal if you have not done so already.

Have a fantastic week, and I will see most of you come Tuesday!

Best,
Neil Salvador
Manager, UCSD Pepband

Hi pep band,

Thanks for enduring the long play times and heat during Transfer Admit Day. As usual we got a ton of sign-ups, so hopefully we’ll see some of those potential pepsters again next year!

Tuesday, May 14th

• rehearsal, RIMAC Arena Lobby, closet meet 7:45pm

We’ll be in RIMAC as usual but not in the Green Room. Meet at the closet so we can take our gear up the elevator and out to the lobby.

This week we will hold our second and final week of nominations. If you haven’t seen them already, you can view the results of last week’s nominations at this spreadsheet.

Also be sure to sign up and pay for Bandquet as soon as you can. You can find the RSVP form at this link. Sign up by May 19th, this upcoming Sunday. If you are undecided but may still potentially attend, fill out the form and if you need to cancel later. We need to contact the venue with entree and attendee estimates so if you try to sign up later we may not be able to accommodate you!

Otherwise we have no performances this week. Instead, you should go to the Sun God Festival and listen to other people perform for a change!

Best,
Neil Salvador
Manager, UCSD Pepband

Hi everyone,

Sorry for this last minute change but it turns out RIMAC will be closed off for a concert tomorrow. Rehearsal is moved to Wednesday, May 8th at 8pm. Don’t head to RIMAC tomorrow (Tuesday) night! We’ll be in the Green Room as usual, though in the off chance we’re elsewhere I’ll let you know.

Regards,
Neil Salvador
Manager, UCSD Pepband

Hey everyone,

Bandquet is coming up in a few weeks on May 31st. If you are attending, please fill out the following form and be sure to give Rose your payment (check her most recent email for details on that).

The official Bandquet RSVP form!

All the details are in there but if you have any additional questions just let me know. Please RSVP and get your payment in with Rose as soon as you can–space is plentiful but there is a limit.

Thanks everyone, hope to see you there!

Cheers,
Neil Salvador
Manager, UCSD Pepband

Hi everyone,

We had a great showing at the Chocolate Festival despite the later notice and the mid-day timing, so thanks to those of you who went! Hopefully your midterms are coming along alright. Here’s our week six:

Tuesday, May 7th

• rehearsal, RIMAC Green Room, 7:45pm

This week we will be starting nominations for next year’s officers, so start thinking about who you might nominate and for what position. You can also nominate yourself if you’d like. We’ll hold two weeks of nominations, elections will be during week 8, and the results will be announced at bandquet.

Saturday, May 11th

• Transfer Admit Day, Triton Statue steps (Price Center near Yogurtworld), closet meet 9:00am, call time 9:30am

This won’t be quite as intense as Triton Day but it’ll be a great opportunity to play for all the incoming transfers. Performance time will be roughly 10:00am to 2:00pm but with plenty of breaks, including a longer break for lunch. Be sure to bring your hawaiians!

I’ll be sending out another email sometime very soon regarding our end of the year bandquet on May 31st, so keep an eye out for that.

Best,
Neil Salvador
Manager, UCSD Pepband

Hey all,

As you may already know, we will be playing at the Chocolate Festival this week.

Friday, May 3rd

• Sixth College Chocolate Festival, Camp Snoopy courtyard, closet meet 1:45pm, call time 2:15

We’ll be performing from 3pm to 4pm so if you are coming from class just try to hurry in by 3. The times are a bit earlier as we’ll be getting our chocolate before we play, so be sure to bring some water to drink lest you melt your reeds (because wood can totally melt –Ed.) /mess up your horns/don’t care because you play percussion like me :p. If you don’t have class you are completely welcome to come earlier (the whole event runs from 1pm-4pm) and enjoy the festival before playing.

Afterwards will be a short break and then rides are 7pm at Sun God for Iron Man 3! Don’t be late to that one, we will be leaving at 7:15pm sharp since it will be really packed at the theater.

Best,
Neil Salvador
Manager, UCSD Pepband

Hi pepband,

I cannot thank you guys enough for pulling through at Tuesday’s student affairs meeting. It is absolutely amazing that even on an early weekday morning you can make it happen when it counts! Grad Nite and the health fair were also some great performances. This week will be very lax in comparison so you can all sleep in and study or whatever.

Tuesday, April 30th

• rehearsal, RIMAC Green Room, 7:45pm

This is our first rehearsal since Davis so we will spend time having a bit of a debrief. Otherwise we will be back to practicing and potentially debuting some new songs!

Friday, May 3rd

• Pepband Goes to the Movies, 7:00pm rides at Sun God

Don’t get too excited, this is just a hang out and not an actual performance (though playing at a movie theatre might make for a fun gig some day). We’ll be watching that new movie about the poor, unattractive guy who wears the metal suit that doesn’t do anything cool.

Hang in there through midterms season! Also keep in mind our end of the year bandquet will be May 31st, so be sure to keep that Friday free.

Take care,
Neil Salvador
Manager, UCSD Pepband

Hi everyone,

Here’s the deal for Saturday’s performance.

Saturday, April 27th

• AMSA Health Fair, Rosa Parks Field in City Heights, closet meet 8:30am

Bright and early for this one! We’ll drive on over and be done by around 1pm (and probably will grab some food after). It should be a ton of fun, there’ll be some acapella groups and other performers from UCSD.

It’s off campus so we need drivers, and you must email me if you are planning on going. I know you guys don’t like to do email RSVP’s but we want to do our best to accommodate everyone. It would be real crummy if one of you went to the closet at such an early hour but we didn’t have enough cars.

Best,
Neil Salvador
Manager, UCSD Pepband

Hi everyone,

Great job this past weekend! You guys did an amazing job playing and also helped so much with setting up equipment, loading/unloading, and in all making everything run smoothly. We start this week off with a very important Tuesday and we have an off-campus gig Saturday.

Tuesday, April 23rd

• Student Affairs Meeting, Price Center West Ballroom, call time 7:30am

As I’ve previously discussed this is an extremely important performance for us and we need every last pepster to come on out. We’ll meet at 7:30am in PC and will be finished at 9:00am. Food will be provided as well!

The officers will be moving equipment into a designated storage area in Price Center Monday night, so email me if your instrument is in the closet and you need us to move it to Price for this performance. Ideally we will not go to the closet Tuesday morning.

• Grad Nite, outside UCSD Bookstore, closet meet 5:00pm, call time 5:30pm

This is another yearly performance for us where we play for the seniors heading into the bookstore for Grad Nite. It’ll wrap up at around 7:30pm and since it’s Tuesday evening it takes the place of rehearsal this week.

Saturday, April 27th

• AMSA Health Fair

Stay tuned for more details on this one. Just know it will be off campus and at the very latest will end at around 2:00pm.

That’s it for this week. I know we played a TON this past weekend up in Davis so get some rest and recharge that inner pep!

Best,
Neil Salvador
Manager, UCSD Pepband

Hi pepband,

As you must already know, this week is the week of our big Davis trip! I will be sending out another email with all the details on that.

Tuesday, April 16

• rehearsal, RIMAC Green Room, 7:45pm

This is our last rehearsal before Davis so those of you who are going really need to come practice.

Wednesday, April 17th

• Davis decor prep, Mandeville Courtyard, 4:00pm

Many thanks to those of you who have come to the past two decor sessions, you guys have done a fantastic job! We will finalize everything Wednesday so come lend a hand.

Thursday, April 18th

• Davis prep, Sun God Lawn, 9:30pm

This is an important and fun get-together for those of you who wish to attend. Keep an eye out for an email from Thinh.

Friday, April 19th

• Davis trip start, RIMAC Loading Dock, 10:00am

I will be sending out a separate email with a packing list, itinerary, and other details.

We also have an extremely important performance coming up Tuesday, April 23rd.

Key details:
Price Center West Ballroom, 7:30am call time, 9:00am performance end, 10:30am meeting ends and we can tear down gear. Food provided, storage in Price provided (so we can retrieve it for Grad Night in front of the bookstore that evening),

This is an important student affairs meeting where we will be performing and teaching the fight song as part of an athletics department presentation, as well as playing as attendees come in. The presentation will serve as a send-off and farewell for our amazing Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Penny Rue, who will be leaving UCSD after this quarter.

I know few of you enjoy early mornings but I also know you all love playing your instruments and eating free food, so the early call time is no excuse to miss this one!

Best,
Neil Salvador
Manager, UCSD Pepband