Photos & Video of the Band's History

Italian Heritage Parade - 2022

The Italian Heritage Parade (Columbus Day) was back to its full glory this year! We had a good band turnout, and we were well received by the thousands of spectators. The Blue Angels flying overhead were obscured, however, by a fast-moving fog layer which created occasional gusts of wind at street level.

The first group of pictures was taken from the parade website, https://sfitalianheritage.org/. The site has 130 photos of the parade, and 8 of them were of our band (one of them was shown twice). Considering that there were 90 units in the parade, we were well represented!

[1]  Here we come, led by Jo-Ellen and Jeri, our intrepid banner carriers!

[2]  Here is Joel, our first-chair euphonium player.

[3]  Kathie is first-chair tambourinist.

[4]  Three saxophones in front: Keltie, Laura, and Buzz.

[5]  She’s ready for her eye test at the DMV.

[6]  Barb, Delightful Debbie, Nancy, and Smiley are part of our percussion section.

[7] Judi, our pizza girl, is a big hit with the audience!  

[8]  The rest of the photos were sent in by Judi. The first few were taken in our staging area, before the parade. Here, she is befriending a goat, who mistakenly thought it was a pet parade.

[9]  Here’s Dan, as a convincing pizza chef!

[10]  Judi loves to take selfies, especially when she can find willing companions!

[11]  Keltie is dressed for the occasion!

[12]  Keltie and Pili are ready to party!

[13]  San Francisco’s finest were on hand to guard the beer cart.

[14]  Carpy came prepared, with his mace, trumpet, juggling balls, and whistle, to be our Senior Drum Major today.

[15]  It’s time to warm up with a few tunes.

[16]  Smiley is in good spirits today!

[17]  The parade is underway!

[18]  Florence is happy to be here!

[19]  This spectator has been watiing for our band all day!

[20]  The judging stand is across the street from Saints Peter and Paul Church.

[21]  Just as we passed the judging stand, a big gust of wind blew the cart umbrella inside-out!

[22]  We then proceeded to the disbanding area for some refreshment.

[23]  A lot of sailors were in town for Fleet Week, so Judi was real busy!

[24]  A wonderful day to celebrate Columbus!