Our Radio Host is Vance Baird who will treat us to these delightful Broadcasts about Parades, Float Building and Parade Organization!

Vance started working with the festival while employed as a teacher and coach at the area community college. Part of his work with the student body was the construction of floats for the festival parade.

While serving on the festival committee he was actively involved with the entertainment for the event. In 1997 he was asked to coordinate the event and has served in that capacity since. In 2001 he started FCS (Festival Consulting Service) his own festival consulting agency, he serves in both positions today.

Get In The Mood!!! All About Parades By Vance Baird! 76 Tombones 'The Music Man' -- Your Program Notes 'The Music Man' -- Listen To The Soundtrack! This Week's Broadcast Staging Your Parade One of the most imporant parts of organizing a successful parade. What is the theme? How long should it be? How many entries? Vance clarifies it all on today's Broadcast! Previous Broadcasts 10/30/06 - Organizing Your Parade The key to a successful parade is organizing it well with sufficient lead time. Master parade planner Vance Baird shows us the detailed steps and an exact blue print. 10/23/06-Sponsorship Development And Local Parades Sylvia Allen, CEO of Allen Consulting and #1 Event Sponsorship Consultant in the US, reflects on the importance of sponsorship development for local parades. 10/16/06 - How To Get The Funding For Your Parade? Without funds there is no Parade! In this Broadcast Vance shares with us great ideas on how to get the necessary support. 10/9/06--Celebrity Grand Marshalls For Your Parade Add luster to your Parade by getting a Celebrity Grand Marshall or visitor. It will add excitement and boost attendance. Listen to this special Broadcast on how to get the Celebrities of your choice and how to pay for them. 10/02/06 -- More From Vance At IFEA This is the second part of Vance's program based on his recent visit to IFEA in Ottawa. As always, you'll truly enjoy his comments. 9/25/06 -- IFEA Conference Recap Vance visited the Ottawa IFEA Conference and came back with great ideas about float building and parade management. 9/18/06 -- Sylvia Is On Women's Radio! Join Sylvia and Women's Radio Editor Pat Lynch in a highly educational conversation about the basics plus do's and don't's of sponsorship sales. Women's Radio is the premier Online Radio Show with 400,000 listeners. Sylvia's interview is featured at the homepage!!. For details, please see Women's Radio.com! 9/11 Remembrance -- Lest We Forget....... This program was developed by Sylvia Allen, CEO of Allen Consulting and narrated by Brandon Ferdig, Associate Director of WebUniverse Talk Radio. Monday, September 11, 2006, is the 5th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City. In addition, there were attacks on the Pentagon and subsequently - all over the world - including Madrid, Bali and Mumbai, to mention just a few. Here is a poem, written anonymously, to help us remember not only September 11, 2001 but all the other terrorist attacks on democracy. 9/4/06 -- How To Deal With Marching Bands Marching bands are the key to a successful Parade, but they are not easy to come by. Learn how to approach this in the best way. 8/28/06 -- Parade Rules & Regulations Every Parade needs clear rules and regulations to be successful. Today Vance explains the most important guidelines you need to observe.