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Celebration Grand Entrance & Parade
The Celebration 2004 Grand Entrance will begin to assemble in front of the ANB Hall on Willoughby Avenue on Thursday, June 3rd between 7:30-8:00 a.m. For the Grand Entrance, the front of the procession will begin at Fireweed Place Apartments and continue down Willoughby Avenue. The Celebration 2004 Grand Entrance will be going down Willoughby Avenue only to Centennial Hall. (Route)
The Celebration 2004 Parade will begin to assemble in the Mt. Roberts Tram parking lot off of South Franklin Street on Saturday, June 5th between 7:30-8:00 a.m. The parade procession will precede up South Franklin Street to Front Street, left on Front, down Front to Main Street, left on Main, down Main to Egan/Marine Way, right on Egan/Marine Way, down Egan/Marine Way, right on Willoughby Avenue, down Willoughby Avenue to Centennial Hall. (Route) (Parade Lineup)
For both events, dance groups need to line up according to the order in which they appear/perform on the dance group schedule. Parade staff will be there to help dance group leaders coordinate and organize their groups in preparation for both events. It is crucial that dance group leaders maintain tight control over their dancers and provide leadership to ensure that all participants are lined up in a timely and orderly fashion. When the events begin, dance group leaders need to maintain 8-10 foot spacing between their group and the group in front of them, to prevent bunching (safety) and to give every group an opportunity to shine. Parade staff will accompany both processions to Centennial Hall to maintain security and order and to provide communications to the Juneau Police Department and Emergency Medical Services if there are any problems or emergencies that arise during the events. Elders Transportation will be provided and will be picking up at the Centennial Hall back entrance at 7:30 am on the morning of each event.
The Southeast Alaska Native Veterans will be leading both the Grand Entrance and the Parade will a full color guard and they should be used a starting point for the dance groups to begin lining up by performance order. Our lead dance group this year is the Sitka Kaagwaantaan Dancers, and they will be positioned immediately behind the Southeast Alaska Native Veterans color guard.
This is a drug and alcohol free event, and any visibly intoxicated individuals will be removed from an event by JPD and security personnel. Traffic control will be provided by JPD and we ask that all participants respect any and all directives given to them by JPD officers for the safety and enjoyment of all event participants.
We ask all dance group leaders to make sure that they provide water for their dancers, it is crucial that participants stay hydrated, for obvious health and safety reasons. Water for Elders will be available on the Elders Transportation Vehicles and we ask that all Elders please take a bottle of water with them, especially for the parade, which is a longer route/event.
For more information please contact Sorrel Goodwin at 907-586-9261 or sorrel.goodwin@sealaska.com