3rdANNUAL NATIONAL FAREWELL TOUR
SPRING 2009
11-Apr Saginaw, Michigan
15-Apr Ladysmith, Wisconsin
16-Apr Antigo, Wisconsin
17-Apr Medford, Wisconsin
18-Apr Ely, Minnesota
19-Apr Fergus Falls, Minnesota
20-Apr Lisbon, North Dakota
21-Apr Redwood Falls, Minnesota
23-Apr Sheldon, Iowa
25-Apr Sioux City, Iowa
26-Apr Fairmont, Minnesota
27-Apr Redfield, South Dakota
28-Apr Miles City, Montana
30-Apr Hot Springs, South Dakota
01-May Fort Morgan, Colorado
02-May McCook, Nebraska
03-May Cozad, Nebraska
04-May Beloit, Kansas
05-May Bartlesville, Oklahoma
07-May Ottumwa, Iowa
08-May Lincoln, Illinois
09-May Michigan City, Indiana
10-May Valparaiso, Indiana
11-May Hicksville, Ohio
12-May “Home, James” (Seriously. The custom coach driver’s name was James.)
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ARENAS, AUDITORIUMS & THEATERS
Bay City Consistory Bay City MI
Braun Auditorium Fruitport MI
Bridge-Vu Theatre Valparaiso IN
BroadwayStreetHall Medina OH
BroadwayTheater Mt Pleasant MI
BronnerTheater Frankenmuth MI
Centennial Hall Mt Pleasant MI
City Cultural Center Thomasville GA
Cobo Hall Detroit MI
Convention Center Dayton OH
DeVosAuditorium Grand Rapids MI
ElcoTheater Elkhart IN
FordFieldhouse GrandRapids MI
FreeportConsistory Freeport IL
GraceDowAuditorium Midland MI
Greenville Fine ArtsCenter Greenville MI
Heritage Theatre Saginaw MI
HistoricLangdaleTheater Valley AL
HooverAuditorium Lakeside OH
IMA Auditorium Flint MI
IMA Sports Arena Flint MI
Kellogg Auditorium BattleCreek MI
Landreth Auditorium Fort Worth TX
Lansing Civic Center Lansing MI
LincolnSquareTheater Decatur IL
MidlandCenterfortheArts Midland MI
Opera House Cheboygan MI
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac MI
Rodeitcher Dinner Theatre Freeland MI
SaginawCivicCenterArena Saginaw Ml
Temple Theatre Saginaw MI
Warner Theater Erie PA
Whiting Auditorium Flint MI
Will Rogers Coliseum Fort Worth TX
NRB & BAND SHELLS & OUTDOOR CONCERTS
Amphitheater Cypress Gardens FL
Applewood Flint MI
Arthur Hill High Stadium Saginaw MI
Black Forest Meadow Harbor Springs MI
Capitol City Riverfest Lansing MI
Celery Flats Amphitheater Portage MI
Centennial Park Holland MI
Chautauqua Music Fest Wytheville VA
Churchgrove Park Frankenmuth MI
Circus Park Clio MI
City Park Pigeon Ml
City Park St. Louis MI
Concert in the Park Schaumburg IL
Crossroads Village Flint MI
Dow Gardens Midland MI
Fernwood Nature Center Edwardsburg MI
Fred Pajtas Band Shell Swartz Creek MI
Ford Field Dearborn MI
Grosse Pte War Memorial Grosse Pointe MI
Harbor Front Pk Band Shell Lexington MI
Morley Plaza Saginaw MI
Lucius Woods Bandshell Solon Springs WI
Metropolitan Beach Mt. Clemens MI
Ojibway Island Band Shell Saginaw MI
Owosso Amphitheater Owosso MI
Riverfest Midland MI
Riverfront Park Evart MI
Riverfront Park Lansing MI
Waterstreet Pavillion Flint MI
WhiteLakeBandShell Montague MI
WorldFriendshipShell Bay City MI
NRB & RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES
Aldersgate United Methodist Tustin CA
Bushnell Congregational Detroit MI
Calvary Presbyterian Burton MI
Court St. United Methodist Flint MI
Episcopal State Convention Saginaw MI
First Baptist Church Birmingham MI
First Baptist Church Midland MI
First Christian Church Arlington TX
First Congregational Bay City MI
First Congregational Grand Blanc MI
First Congregational Kalamazoo MI
First Congregational Owosso MI
First Congregational Saginaw MI
FirstPresbyterian Church Dearborn MI
FirstPresbyterian Church Elkhart IN
FirstPresbyterian Church Saginaw MI
First United Methodist Birmingham MI
First United Methodist Dearborn MI
FirstUnited Methodist Mason MI
FirstUnited Methodist Owosso MI
FountainStreet Church Grand Rapids MI
Grosse Pointe Memorial Church Grosse Pointe MI
Mt CarmelCatholic Saginaw MI
Nardin Park Methodist Farmington Hills MI
North Presbyterian LansingMI
NorthsideBibleChurch MuskegonMI
Peace Lutheran Saginaw MI
St Martins Lutheran Marine City MI
UnitarianUniversalist Flint MI
United Church of Christ Evergreen Park IL
United Church of Christ Olivet MI
Warren Avenue Presbyterian Saginaw MI
Zion Lutheran Church Freeland MI
NRB & CIVIC CONCERTS
Armada Arts Council Armada MI
Community Arts Center Northport MI
Community Concert Brownstown MI
Community Concert Battle Creek MI
Community Concert Jupiter FL
Community Concert Marine City MI
Community Concert Reed City MI
Community Concert St Johns MI
Community Concert Swartz Creek MI
Crooked Tree Arts Council Boyne City MI
Freeport Consistory Freeport IL
Gaylord Arts Council Gaylord MI
Historic Langdale Theater Valley AL
Midnight at the Creek Battle Creek MI
NE Michigan Arts Council Standish MI
Otisville Perf Arts Council Otisville MI
Rotary Concert Series Owosso MI
Rotary Minstrel Show Grayling MI
Southfield Cultural Arts Southfield MI
St Clair Rotary Concerts St. Clair Ml
State Theater Bay City Ml
Thunder Bay Arts Council Alpena MI
Troy High School Orchestra Troy MI
Twin Falls Cultural Arts Twin Falls ID
Waterford Civic Center Waterford MI
NRB & COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Central Michigan University Mt Pleasant MI
Delta College University Ctr MI
HenryFordComm.College Dearborn MI
HillsdaleCollege Hillsdale MI
KirtlandCollege Roscommon MI
MercyCollege Detroit MI
NotreDameUniversity South Bend IN
Ohio State University Columbus OH
Saginaw Valley State Univ University Center MI
State University of NY Fredonia NY
TaylorUniversity Upland IN
Texas Christian University Fort Worth TX
University of Michigan Flint MI
NRB & CRUISE SHIPS
Amsterdam From Montreal
BermudaStar From New York
Canada Star From New Orleans
Delta Queen From Cincinnati
Horizon From New York
Jubilee From Miami
Maasdam From Ft. Lauderdale
Maasdam From Acapulco
Millennium From Ft. Lauderdale
NiagaraPrince From New Orleans
Nieuw Amsterdam From Tampa
Oosterdam From San Diego
Queen of Bermuda From NewYork
Rotterdam From Rome
Ryndam From Ft. Lauderdale
SevenSeasNavigator From NewYork
Statendam From Anchorage
Statendam From Ft. Lauderdale
Stella Solaris From Ft. Lauderdale
Veendam From Tampa
Volendam From Ft. Lauderdale
Westerdam From Ft. Lauderdale
NRB & EXPOSITIONS, FAIRS & FESTIVALS
Centennial Celebration Lincoln MI
Coalminers Festival St Charles MI
Dearborn Homecoming Dearborn MI
Flint Banjorama Davison MI
Gaylord Alpenafest Gaylord MI
Great Lakes Forest Festival Mio MI.
International Ethnic Festival Flint MI
Kentucky StateFair. Louisville KY
Lumbertown Festival Muskegon MI
Milan County Fair Milan MI
National Cherry Festival Traverse City MI
OsceolaCountyFairgrounds Evart MI
ReedCityFestival Reed City MI
GOLF, YACHT, AND COUNTRY CLUBS
Arbor Hills Country Club Jackson, Ml
Bay City Country Club Bay City MI
Bridge Harbor Yacht Club Port Huron MI
Carranor Hunt & Polo Club Perrysburg OH
Country Club of Columbus ColumbusOH
Country Club of Detroit Grosse Pointe MI
Country Club of Jackson Jackson MI
Country Club of Lansing Lansing MI
Detroit Yacht Club Detroit MI
Devils Lake Yacht Club Manitou Beach MI
Elks Country Club Muskegon Ml
Flint City Club FlintMI
Flint Elks Club Flint MI
Flint Golf Club Flint MI
Germania Club Saginaw MI
Gowanie Country Club Mt. Clemens Ml
Grand Blanc Country Club Grand Blanc Ml
Grosse Pointe Club Grosse Pointe MI
Harbor Beach Resort Harbor BeachMI
Hillsdale Country Club Hillsdale MI
Huron River Club Farmington MI
Indian Wood Country Club LakeOrion MI
Kalamazoo Country Club Kalamazoo Ml
Kent Country Club Grand Rapids MI
Lansing Country Club Lansing MI
Little Harbor Club Harbor Springs Ml
Meadowbrook Country Club Northville MI
Midland Country Club Midland MI
Monroe Country Club Monroe Ml
MSU Faculty Club East Lansing MI
Muskegon Country Club Muskegon MI
Oak Ridge Country Club Muskegon MI
Oakland Hills Country Club Birmingham MI
Officers Club Camp Grayling MI
Otsego Ski Club Gaylord MI
Pine River Country Club Alma MI
Plum Hollow Golf Club Southfield MI
Point Aux Barques Port Austin MI
The Recess Club Detroit MI
Renaissance Club Detroit MI
Saginaw Bay Yacht Club Essexville MI
Saginaw Club Saginaw MI
Saginaw Country Club Saginaw MI
Tam O’Shanter CC Detroit MI
Toledo Country Club Toledo OH
Traverse City CC Traverse City Ml
Tyler Petroleum Club Tyler TX
Ubly Heights Country Club Ubly MI
University Clu East Lansing Ml
University Club Flint MI
Verona Hills Golf Club Bad Axe MI
Walnut Hills Country Club East Lansing MI
HOTELS & RESORTS
Amway Grand Plaza Grand Rapids MI
AshmanCourtHotel Midland MI
Bancroft Hotel Saginaw MI
Bavarian Inn Frankenmuth MI
Bay Indies Resort Venice FL
Bay Valley Inn Bay City MI
Bearcreek Farms Resort Bryant IN
Boyne Highlands Harbor Springs MI
Boyne Mountain Lodge Boyne City Ml
Continental Inn Lexington KY
French Lick Resort French Lick IN
Grand Hotel Mackinaw Island MI
GrandTraverseResort Acme MI
Hilton Hawaiian Village Honolulu HI
Hilton Hotel Lansing MI
Holiday Inn Grayling MI
Holiday Inn Logansport IN
Holiday Inn Valparaiso IN
Holiday Inn O’Hare Rosemont IL
Durant Hotel Flint MI
Hyatt Regency Hotel Columbus OH
Hyatt Regency Hotel Dearborn MI
Hyatt Regency Hotel Flint MI
Hyatt Regency Waikiki Honolulu HI
Nugget Casino Resort Sparks NV https://newref.com/product/nrb-live-nugget-cd/
Kingsley Inn Bloomfield Hills MI
Marriott Hotel Chicago IL
Mayflower Hotel Plymouth MI
Montague Inn Saginaw MI
Pantlind Hotel Grand Rapids MI
Park Place Hotel Traverse City MI
Radisson Hotel Lansing MI
Shanty Creek Lodge Bellaire MI
Sheraton Fashion Square Saginaw MI
Sheraton Motor Inn Flint MI
Troy Hilton Troy MI
Westin Plaza Hotel Detroit MI
Zehnders Hotel Frankenmuth MI
JAZZ CLUB CONCERTS
Cent. Ohio Hot Jazz Soc. Columbus OH
Early jazz Society Strongsville OH
Good Time Jazz Club Libertyville IL
GreatRiver Jazz Society Hannibal MO
Illiana Club of Trad Jazz Hammond IN
Jazz Club of Indianapolis Indianapolis IN
JazzClubofSarasota Sarasota FL
Juvae Jazz Club Decatur IL
Madison Jazz Society Madison WI
St Louis Jazz Club St Louis MO
Suncoast Jazz Society Clearwater FL
WestShoreJazzSociety Muskegon MI
WestchesterJazzSociety Greenwich CT
Windsor-Detroit Jazz Club Detroit MI
JAZZ FESTIVALS
Arizona Classic Festival Scottsdale AZ
Bix Beiderbecke Jazz Festival Davenport lA
Burlington Steamboat Days Burlington IA
Capital City Jazz Festival Madison WI
Cedar Basin Jazz Fest Cedar Falls IA
Central Illinois Jazz Fest Decatur IL
Central Ohio Jazz Fest Columbus OH
CoosBay Clambake Coos Bay OR
ChilliwackDixieJazzFest Chilliwack BC
Dixieland Monterey Monterey CA
Early Jazz Festival Strongsville OH
Elkhart Jazz Festival Elkhart IN
GatewayJazzFestival St. Louis MO
GoldenrodRagtimeFestival St. Louis MO
GreaterCTJazzFestival Moodus CT
Hot&CoolJazzFestival San Jose CA
IndianaJazzFestival Terre Haute IN
Jazzaffair Three Rivers CA
Jubilee-by-the-Sea Pismo Beach CA
KingCobraJazzFestival Flint MI
LA ClassicJazzFestival Los Angeles CA
LakeofOzarksJazzFestival Osage MO
MammothLakesFestival Mammoth Lakes CA
Mardi Gras 200I & 2003 Fresno CA
Medford Jazz Jubilee Medford OR
Montana Trad Jazz Festival Helena MT
Mt Shasta Jazz Festival Redding CA
New Year Jazz Festival Indian Wells CA
Nugget Dixieland Festival Reno NV
Ocean Shores Festival Ocean Shores WA
Olde Towne Jazz Fest Traverse City MI
Orange CountyClassic Garden Grove CA
Oregon Dixieland Jubilee Seaside OR
Redwood Coast JazzFestival Eureka CA
RiversideJazzFestival Flint MI
Sacramento Dixie Jubilee Sacramento CA
San Juan IslandFestival Friday Harbor WA
SchussMountain Jazz Festival Bellaire Ml
St Louis Ragtime Festival St. Louis MO
SeawayJazzFestival Muskegon MI
SuncoastJazzClassic Clearwater Beach FL
Swing-n-DixieJazzFestival Sun Valley ID
TerraceInnJazzFestival Bayview Ml
Terrific·JazzParty Victoria BC
Traditional Jazz Festival Great Falls MT
SUPPER CLUBS AND SHOW LOUNGES
Adrian’s Terrace Comstock Park Ml
TheBarnstormer Saginaw Ml
Beginnings Supper Club Saginaw MI https://newref.com/product/beginnings/
Bernie’s Supper Club Flint MI
Bimbo’s Ann Arbor Ml
Bintz Apple Mtn Steak House Freeland MI
Brass Radiator Roadhouse Bridgeport MI
Golden Glow Ballroom St. Charles MI
Golden Nugget Show Lounge Portage IN
Grandview Inn Columbus OH
Jambalaya’s Lakeside Laingsburg MI
Lofy’s Supper Club Plymouth MI
Old Towne Warehouse Saginaw MI
Peppermill Underground Flint MI
Pork Palace GabiotaCA
Pretzel Bell East Lansing MI
The Raleigh House Southfield MI
The Rathskeller Bay City MI
The Red Garter Detroit MI
The Red Lion Burton MI
Roadside Zoo Pinconning MI
Royalty House Southfield MI
Rudolph’s Roaring 20s, Saginaw MI
Schuch Hotel Saginaw MI
Shaboom Night Club Mt. Pleasant MI
The Showboat Chicago IL
The Sky Room Freeland MI
Speakeasy Restaurant Flushing MI
Sweitzer’s North Midland MI
The Tin Lizzie East Lansing Ml
Treasure Island Saginaw MI
Wellman’s Supper Club Valparaiso IN
Win Schule’s Grate Steak East Lansing MI
Windjammer Dinner Club Brighton MJ
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERTS
Dearborn Summerfest Orch. Dearborn MI
Dearborn Symphony Dearborn MI
Elgin Symphony Elgin IL
Erie Philharmonic Erie PA
Flint Symphony Flint MI
Germania Orchestra Saginaw MI
Grand Rapids Symphony Grand Rapids MI
HarrisburgSymphony Harrisburg PA
International Symphony Port Huron, MI
Jackson Symphony Jackson MI
Lansing Concert Band Lansing MI
Livonia Symphony Livonia MI
North Carolina Symphony Raleigh NC
Northwood Orchestra Charlevoix MI
Northwood Orchestra Harbor Springs MI
Odessa Symphony Odessa TX
Plymouth Symphony Plymouth MI
Rochester Symphony Rochester MI
Saginaw Symphony Orchestra Saginaw MI
Traverse City Symphony Traverse City MI
Traverse Woodwinds Traverse City MI
West Shore Symphony Muskegon MI
TELEVISION SHOWS, NATIONAL
TheBixFestival PBS Network
20th Anniversary Concert PBS Network
Live at the Temple (25th) PBS Network https://newref.com/product/nrbs-25th-anniversary-album/
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TELEVISION SHOWS, REGIONAL
Christmas Pops Michigan TV Network
Riverside Pop Michigan TV Network