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TBA Academy TBA Spouses and Family

Thursday, July 26

Sponsored by Festivals of Music/ Spouses Luncheon
Music in the Parks, Fruhauf
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Uniforms Inc., Mark of Excellence/ and Painting Extravaganza Friday, July 27
National Wind Band Honors,
Stanbury Uniforms, Inc. The Annual Spouses Luncheon will be held in the Lonesome Dove
Room (LDR) on the River Level of the Convention Center. Enjoy great
The TBA Academy will prepare directors food, music, entertainment, door prizes, and meet up with TBA friends. A
for success and help lay the foundation luncheon ticket is included in Spouse $50 registration.
for their career. A full day of sessions is Spouses are invited to stay after the luncheon in the Lonesome
taught by an outstanding faculty of Texas
music educators, administrators, and law Dove Room for a Painting Extravaganza, hosted by the TBA Spouses
specialists. The TBA Academy is designed Board. Spouse Board
for directors: members will demonstrate
• beginning their teaching career in new techniques to create
the Fall 2018 a “Blossom Burst” while
• with limited teaching experience everyone continues to
• new to Texas. visit with TBA friends
and family. The Painting
CPE CREDIT: Participants will receive Extravaganza is included
8 hours Continuing Professional Education with the luncheon ticket.
(CPE) Credit. Directors must attend all Tea, lemonade, and water
sessions and complete the curriculum.
will be served.
SCHEDULE:
Check-in/On-site Registration: 8:30 a.m.
in CC Room 006. New Adventures at The Pearl
Sessions: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Saturday, July 28
Lunch will be provided.
Spouses and family members are invited to hop on the free shuttle to
COST: For directors beginning their the International Office of Urban Land Institute 2017-18 award winning
teaching career in the Fall 2018: shopping and dining area, The Pearl. Home to restaurants, cafes, coffee
$85 Academy Fee, includes lunch. shops, bakeries, unique shopping, a book store, and a Farmer’s Market,
All beginning teachers attending the
Academy will receive a One Year TBA this popular destination developed around the original Pearl Brewery on
Active Membership and 2018 Convention the northernmost end of the Museum Reach of the Riverwalk.
Registration FREE! - a $170 value. New this summer at The Pearl is “The Bottling Department,” built on
the original site of the brewery’s bottling department from 1886-2001. This
COST: For directors with teaching building houses six restaurants and features dining experiences and products.
experience and those new to Texas in Also new is a summer program, “Olé San Antonio,” celebrating Spanish
the Fall 2018: heritage in San Antonio commemorating the city’s 300th anniversary. This
Pre-register as a TBA Active member ($145) exciting program will include activities and events that highlight the four
and add the $40 discounted Academy Fee. areas of gastronomy, music and dance, arts, and architecture. This special
TBA Academy registration and payment tri-centennial program is planned only for this summer.
may be added on the Active Membership The TBA shuttle will make several round trips to and from the
registration form.
Convention Center throughout the day, but participants must sign up at
PRE-REGISTER ONLINE: the Spouses Booth in the Registration Area.
www.texasbandmasters.org For more information on The Pearl, visit atpearl.com.

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