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UID:trip-cmv2kzjql0000ly1r4skuvnqi-cmw0o37qj000hhxwnu7st21dh@dublinsilverband.com
DTSTAMP:20261108T232544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T123145Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261104T092500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261104T095500
SUMMARY:Arrive Stavanger Sola (SVG) — bags\, customs\, coach
DESCRIPTION:Collect bags\, walk the green channel (nothing to declare — p
 ersonal instruments you are taking home again are not dutiable). The coa
 ch is outside from 10:30 AM\; the Copenhagen arrivals (9:50 AM) join the
  same coach. Tubas are loaded into the hold.
LOCATION:Stavanger Airport\, Sola
CATEGORIES:COACH
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261104T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261104T113000
SUMMARY:Coach to the Clarion
DESCRIPTION:About 20 minutes into town. (The Sverd i fjell photo stop has
  moved to Thursday\, on the way to Sandnes.)
LOCATION:Clarion Hotel Stavanger
CATEGORIES:COACH
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261104T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261104T120000
SUMMARY:Clarion Hotel Stavanger — luggage storage\, then free time
DESCRIPTION:Rooms are ready at 3:00 PM. Leave bags with the hotel and wal
 k: Gamle Stavanger (the white wooden old town)\, the harbour (Vågen)\, t
 he Cathedral and Fargegaten (the painted street) are all within ten minu
 tes. Lunch on your own.
LOCATION:Clarion Hotel Stavanger\, Arne Rettedals gate 14\, 4008 Stavange
 r
URL:https://maps.google.com/?q=Clarion+Hotel+Stavanger
CATEGORIES:HOTEL
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UID:trip-cmv2kzjql0000ly1r4skuvnqi-cmw0o37qq000nhxwnwgp17rhr@dublinsilverband.com
DTSTAMP:20261108T232544Z
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261104T111500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261104T114500
SUMMARY:Coach leaves the airport about 11:15 AM — later arrivals arrange 
 their own transport
DESCRIPTION:If you land after the coach has gone\, it is a taxi or the Fl
 ybussen to the hotel. Taxi rank is outside arrivals (cards accepted). Te
 ll the driver "Clarion Hotel\, Arne Rettedals gate". The front desk will
  hold your bags until check-in.\n\nStatus: SET
CATEGORIES:INFO
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261104T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261104T153000
SUMMARY:Check in
DESCRIPTION:Rooms are under Prime Tours / Dublin Silver Band. Breakfast i
 s included every morning.
CATEGORIES:HOTEL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261104T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261104T190000
SUMMARY:Group dinner — Olivia\, Torget
DESCRIPTION:A short walk from the hotel to the market square. Your meal c
 hoice came from the Prime Tours form (due October 16)\; dietary needs ar
 e on file. This is the one meal the trip covers.
LOCATION:Olivia\, Torget (the market square)
URL:https://maps.google.com/?q=Olivia+Torget+Stavanger
CATEGORIES:MEAL
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BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261105T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261105T133000
SUMMARY:Coach departs the Clarion at 1:00 PM for Fredheim Arena — via Sve
 rd i fjell
DESCRIPTION:Lunch before you board — the next meal is dinner at Sola Stra
 nd\, which you pay for yourself. The coach goes out to the Swords in Roc
 k first for the band photo in jackets (about 15 minutes)\, then on to Sa
 ndnes.
LOCATION:Clarion Hotel Stavanger
CATEGORIES:COACH
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DTSTAMP:20261108T232544Z
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261105T131500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261105T151500
SUMMARY:Photo stop — Sverd i fjell\, Swords in Rock
DESCRIPTION:The band photo in Norway: DSB jackets on\, instruments stay o
 n the coach. Fifteen minutes\, then on to Fredheim Arena.
LOCATION:Sverd i fjell\, Hafrsfjord
URL:https://maps.google.com/?q=Sverd+i+fjell
CATEGORIES:EXCURSION
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DTSTAMP:20261108T232544Z
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261105T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261105T173000
SUMMARY:Coach to the Sola Strand Hotel — dinner together (own cost)
DESCRIPTION:Ten minutes to the beach hotel at Sola. We eat together as a 
 band\, but this dinner is not covered by the trip — everyone pays for th
 eir own meal (cards are fine). Time to walk on the beach before dark (su
 nset is about 4:25 PM). Prime Tours has it as a dinner buffet (arrive ab
 out 4:15 PM).
LOCATION:Sola Strand Hotel\, Axel Lunds veg 27\, 4055 Sola
URL:https://maps.google.com/?q=Sola+Strand+Hotel
CATEGORIES:MEAL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261105T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261105T183000
SUMMARY:Coach back to Fredheim Arena (arrive 6:15 PM)
DESCRIPTION:Riska Brass Band warms up on stage 6:00 PM–6:30 PM\, so we st
 ay off stage until they are done.
CATEGORIES:COACH
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261105T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261105T210000
SUMMARY:Concert — Riska Brass Band · Dublin Silver Band · Stavanger Brass
  Band
DESCRIPTION:On stage: green shirt and black vest (tour jacket off). We pl
 ay second. The compère has a few facts about the band and about Dublin\,
  Ohio. Our programme is the one printed in the Siddis programme book (Pr
 ogram.no).
LOCATION:Fredheim Arena\, Sandnes
CATEGORIES:CONCERT
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DTSTAMP:20261108T232544Z
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261105T213000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261105T220000
SUMMARY:Coach departs Fredheim · Clarion about 9:45 PM
CATEGORIES:COACH
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261106T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261106T111500
SUMMARY:Lysefjord Safari (for those who booked) — meet in the hotel lobby
  at 9:00 AM
DESCRIPTION:Phil walks the group from the Clarion lobby to the harbour\; 
 boats go out at 9:30. RIB boats into the Lysefjord\, about 1¾ hours. Flo
 tation suits\, gloves and goggles are provided — wear warm layers undern
 eath and shoes you do not mind getting wet. Be at the pier by 9:15 AM\; 
 boats are due back about 11:15 AM\, which leaves an hour and a half befo
 re the 12:45 PM coach.
LOCATION:Stavanger harbour (Skagenkaien)
URL:https://maps.google.com/?q=Skagenkaien+Stavanger
CATEGORIES:EXCURSION
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DTSTAMP:20261108T232544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T123145Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261106T124500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261106T131500
SUMMARY:Coach departs the Clarion for the Konserthus
DESCRIPTION:Five minutes to Bjergsted\; percussion is needed at the hall 
 at 1:00 PM. Unloading is at the rear storage ramp. (It is also a 15-minu
 te walk if you miss the coach.)
LOCATION:Stavanger Konserthus\, Sandvigå 1\, 4007 Stavanger
URL:https://maps.google.com/?q=Stavanger+Konserthus
CATEGORIES:COACH
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DTSTAMP:20261108T232544Z
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261106T163000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261106T170000
SUMMARY:Coach back to the Clarion
CATEGORIES:COACH
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DTSTAMP:20261108T232544Z
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261106T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261106T200000
SUMMARY:Siddis envelope pick-up at the Clarion — wristbands for every pla
 yer
DESCRIPTION:Siddis hands out each band's envelope at the Clarion between 
 5:00 and 8:00 PM: one participant wristband per player plus two complime
 ntary BrassVors tickets for the band. Everyone who goes on stage Saturda
 y must wear the wristband — put it on when you get it and keep it on thr
 ough Saturday. Phil and Tim collect for the band and hand them out this 
 evening and at breakfast\; if you miss both\, find Phil before the 9:30 
 coach.
LOCATION:Clarion Hotel Stavanger
CATEGORIES:CONTEST
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261107T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261107T093000
SUMMARY:Breakfast 8:00–9:15 AM · uniforms\, jackets and participant wrist
 band on
DESCRIPTION:Players: the Siddis wristband from Friday's envelope must be 
 on your wrist to go on stage. No wristband yet? Find Phil or Tim at brea
 kfast.
CATEGORIES:MEAL
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DTSTAMP:20261108T232544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T123145Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261107T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261107T100000
SUMMARY:Coach departs the Clarion — every player rides the coach
DESCRIPTION:Phil asks all performers to take the coach rather than walk\,
  so instruments\, tubas\, uniforms and people arrive together. Companion
 s are welcome aboard too\, or it is a 15-minute walk — leave by 9:45 AM.
CATEGORIES:COACH
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261107T111000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261107T121000
SUMMARY:DUBLIN SILVER BAND — 1st Section\, Fartein Valen
DESCRIPTION:Fifth of nine. Order of play: 9:00 AM Sola · 9:35 AM Sandefjo
 rd · 10:05 AM Askøy · 10:40 AM Rong · 11:10 AM Dublin · 11:55 AM Radøy ·
  12:25 PM Gjallarhorn · 1:00 PM Flesland · 1:30 PM Tomra.\n\nOur program
 me\, as entered: Liberty Fanfare (John Williams\, arr. Steve Sykes) · St
 . Louis Blues March (W. C. Handy\, arr. Tim Jameson) · Someone to Watch 
 Over Me (George Gershwin\, arr. Joseph Turrin / Jeff Christmas / Tim Jam
 eson)\, soloist Nikki Mazon\, flugelhorn · Appalachian Spring\, excerpts
  (Aaron Copland\, arr. Joshua Tyler Jameson) · Somewhere (Leonard Bernst
 ein\, arr. Eric Crees).\n\nAdjudicators\, 1st Division: Arvid Anthun and
  Katy Jones. Bands are ranked\, not scored\, and entertainment counts. T
 he clock starts at the first note or sound that is part of the show afte
 r the Siddis compère's introduction — including our narrator — and a ban
 d that runs more than one minute over its limit drops one place per minu
 te over.\n\nThe whole day is streamed live on wobplay.com for the folks 
 at home (we are on at 5:10 AM Eastern)\; results go up on Program.no as 
 soon as they are announced at the evening prize-giving.
LOCATION:Fartein Valen hall
CATEGORIES:CONTEST
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261107T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261107T134500
SUMMARY:After we play — coach back 12:15 PM\, return run 1:15 PM\, or sta
 y
DESCRIPTION:Officials bring the band back to the foyer. Stay and hear the
  rest of the 1st Section (to 1:30 PM)\, Riska Brass Band in the 3rd Divi
 sion in Zetlitz at 2:00 PM\, or the Elite section 2:20 PM–7:25 PM (Stava
 nger Brass Band at 6:20 PM). The coach back to the hotel leaves the Kons
 erthus at 12:15 PM\; otherwise it is a 15-minute walk. At 1:15 PM the co
 ach runs once more from the hotel back to the Konserthus for anyone retu
 rning for the afternoon — one way only\, so you walk (16 minutes) or tax
 i back.
CATEGORIES:FREE
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261107T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261107T230000
SUMMARY:BrassVors — gala concert and results\, Zetlitz hall
DESCRIPTION:Ole Edvard Antonsen: *Tour de Force — The Return*\, with the 
 Siddis results announced. Your ticket (if you have one) is under Your ti
 ckets — show the QR code at the door\, or add it to Apple Wallet. Zetlit
 z is in the same building as Fartein Valen. Tickets are still on sale at
  the Konserthus box office right up to the start. Under 18: BrassVors is
  18+\, but 13-to-17-year-olds may come with a parent if the Konserthus g
 uardian form (vergeskjema\, on the BrassVors page of stavanger-konserthu
 s.no) is filled in and brought along. Siddis also puts two complimentary
  tickets for the band in Friday's envelope\, so that someone is in the h
 all to collect any prize.
LOCATION:Zetlitz hall\, Stavanger Konserthus
CATEGORIES:SOCIAL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261107T220000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261107T020000
SUMMARY:Brass Night — the after-party in our own hotel
DESCRIPTION:In the Clarion basement with the Grong Band playing for danci
 ng\, open until 2:00 AM. Doors are 10:00 PM\, but BrassVors runs late an
 d most people arrive about 10:30 — Siddis' own tip is that Brass Night t
 ends to be over before you know it\, so head down promptly. Minimum age 
 18\, strictly. Our 41 tickets are booked (everyone except the two under-
 18s) through Prime Tours and go on the Siddis invoice — nothing to pay a
 t the door\; you get one wristband for the night. For younger guests Sta
 vanger's Metropolis youth club\, straight across the street from the Cla
 rion\, is open to Siddis youngsters only: alcohol-free\, doors 10:00 PM 
 right after the prize-giving\, closes by 1:00 AM\, kr 50 at the door. Te
 ll Phil if a minor in your party is going. Remember check-out is 6:30 AM
 .\n\nStatus: SET
LOCATION:Clarion Hotel Stavanger\, basement
CATEGORIES:SOCIAL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261108T063000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261108T070000
SUMMARY:Check out of the Clarion
DESCRIPTION:Settle any room charges at the desk. Prime Tours has requeste
 d boxed breakfasts for the early start — collect yours at the desk.
CATEGORIES:HOTEL
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261108T070000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261108T073000
SUMMARY:Coach to Stavanger Airport (SVG)
DESCRIPTION:Everyone on the 9:55 AM and 11:50 AM flights is on this coach
 . If you are on a different flight\, arrange your own transport to the a
 irport.
CATEGORIES:COACH
END:VEVENT
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DTSTAMP:20261108T232544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261103T123145Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261108T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Oslo:20261108T173000
SUMMARY:U.S. Customs at your first U.S. airport
DESCRIPTION:Everyone collects every checked bag (tubas included)\, clears
  CBP\, and re-drops bags for the domestic leg. For the group in Atlanta 
 that is about 1h50 between flights — no dawdling. Nothing to declare for
  the instruments you took with you\; show the Form 4457 if asked.
CATEGORIES:INFO
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