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By Jim MacDonald The seven member Tirolâ€" While most people will er Brass has been performâ€" begin their Oktoberfest l.:geallvyear-mmd at Okâ€" celebration this weekend, rfestâ€"oriented _ events an area band has been throughout the province involved in the joyful atâ€" and in New York state. mosphere of Oktoberfestâ€" It all began last Febâ€" ing since February. ruary in Kitchener when Tiroler Band: ocoomâ€"pah through Oktoberfest Garbage normally collected on Monday will be collected on Monday, October 10th, 1977 (Thanksgiving Day). All garbage must be out by 8:00 A.M. Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, October 5. 1977 THANKSGIvVING paAY GARBAGE COLLECTION Complete Collision And Refinishing Service CITY OF WATERLOO Parkdale Pharmacy the group played Oktoberfest â€" type convention. In April, they played at a â€" similar function in Smiths â€" Falls, Ontario, followed by performances during the summer in Milton and even Syracuse, New York. . This fall they have perâ€" formed in Grimsby, Newcastle and, just last weekend, New Liskeard. But the band, with memâ€" bers from Kitchener and Cambridge, will be busiâ€" est during the annual local Oktpberfest. § They will give seven night and two matinee perâ€" formances at the Waterâ€" loo Regional Police Associaâ€" tion (WRPA) centre off Highway 97 west of Camâ€" bridge. Matinees will also Oktoberfest is booming, r last year. 1 ‘not only here but‘ throughâ€" mcating the _ out the province. Mr. Fraser, â€" not losing its popul who when not playing his ‘‘Most of it is be performed at Moses Springer arena in Waterâ€" loo on each Saturday of the weekâ€"long festival. The band will also parâ€" ticipate in the Oktoberfest parade next Monday, perâ€" forming on the Uniroyal float. The â€" group _ performs some 20 to 30 dates each year, â€" travelling 12â€"15,000 miles, even reaching 20,000 miles one year. But it‘s not all work; the hobby gives members a chance to get away and have a little fun. _ ‘‘You _ get involved with the audience," exâ€" plained band member Jim Fraser. ‘"‘Usually if the people are responding to you, it makes it quite enâ€" joyable."" ‘ HOLIDAY HOURS Thanksgiving Monday Open 12 noon to 6 pm Saturday Oct. 8th were 9 am â€" 9 pm Sunday Oct. 9th 12 noon â€" 6 pm the Civitan at open 7 days a week. trumpet is a sargeant with the Regional police, esâ€" timated there are now 70 to 80 Oktoberfest orientâ€" ed celebrations each year throughout Ontario. Despite,. what _ some skeptics say, Mr. Fraser feels the local festival is not losing its appeal. He exâ€" pects each of his band‘s performances _next wgek to be sold out, the first time that has happened in the four years the WRPA centre has participated in Oktoberfest. Attendance at the cenâ€" tre is expected to triple :zr last year, he added, indicating ~the event is not losing its popularity. the fact that it is a casual atmosâ€" phere and people can exâ€" press themselves a little bit," he feels. _A lot of people describe (Oktoberfest) to me as one big party. Maybe that‘s it." > ~ He also disagrees that Oktoberfest encourages rowdiness. ‘"I find most people, provided they‘re having fun, dancing and eating, probably behave better than in a beverage room type of atmosphere."" The Tiroler Brass band was formed in 1971 as an offâ€"shoot of the Waterloo County Police Band which at the time had six memâ€" bers, four of them police officers. Today, Mr. Fraser is the lone police officer remaining in the group. The group‘s instrumentaâ€" tion consists of a trumpet, trombone. baritoneâ€"bass trumpet, _ electric bass, piano, drum, tenor Sax and clarinet. The band first participatâ€" ed in the local Oktoberfest six years ago, performing at the Waterloo Motor Inn. They also performed Kancdy VWilheon‘s Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Little Theatre presents TIROLER BRASS VICTORIA PARK PAVILION Oct. 7, 10 â€" 13 TICKETSâ€"Scribe Bookstore or at the door TEE BROYFRBIFEND A imusical at the Breslau â€" Hotel prior to moving to the WRPA centre last year. The group also performs other tasks for the Okâ€" toberfest committee such as once playing the arrangeâ€" ments â€"for judges of the finalists in a contest to select a theme song for the festival. Mr. Fraser also sits on the advisory committee, a "think tank" which meets periodically to offer suggestions how to improve the festival. _ The band is not totally Germanâ€"oriented in their music, They perform at weddings, dances and miliâ€" tary balls and their inâ€" strumentation allows them to deliver Scottish tunes as well. . Band members schedule their holidays around out of town trips, such as to Regina two years ago and possible trip to Winnipeg next year. Its reputation is growâ€" ing. They have received requests to perform from as far away as New Brunswick and Newfoundâ€" land.