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March
28mar9:30 amEgg Fest at Discovery Center
Event Details
Event Details
Arrival Time
9:30 am
(or as soon as possible)
Look for the van & trailer by the front entrance
Performance Time
10:30 am
Finish Loading
12:00 PM
Location/Directions
This will be a WGTB Rookies and Secondary ONLY event! We will be playing at the same place we did earlier this school year, the Discovery Center! We will have a WGTB booth out until 2 pm, and will take a couple of volunteers interested in sitting with Roman. Email at romanplaysdrums@gmail.com to confirm volunteer help.
Attire
Official 2025/26 shirt on top, ALL BLACK on the bottom. NO OTHER COLORS ALLOWED. If your shoes have other colors on them, you MUST cover the other colors with BLACK TAPE. NO WHITE SOCKS WITH SHORTS PLEASE! NO FANCY BELT BUCKLES. BLACK ONLY EVERYTHING EXCEPT OUR OFFICIAL SHIRT
Time
April
10apr5:00 pmFresno Grizzlies Game
Event Details
Event Details
Arrival Time
5:00 pm (ish)
Look for the van & trailer by the front entrance
Performance Time
6:00 PM – 7:15 PM (ish)
Finish Loading
7:30 PM
Location/Directions
We Got the Beat will be performing for the Fresno Grizzlies Little League event! This will be part of their opening weekend. They will be supporting the Local Little League and youth activities such as ours by allowing us to fundraise from ticket sales.
All Beaters and family members will be required to purchase a $25 ticket to participate and watch the game afterwards. The We Got the Beat Program will be getting $10 back on each ticket we sell as long as we bring out 100 people, SO please encourage everyone around you, grandparents, uncles, aunts, neighbors, friends, to join us and buy a ticket from WGTB! This is also a great opportunity for our beaters to hang out with each other, which is MUCH needed!
Our Beyond the Beater, Mateo, will be performing the National Anthem for the crowd. We will be selling tickets soon. Stay posted!
Attire
Official 2025/26 shirt on top, ALL BLACK on the bottom. NO OTHER COLORS ALLOWED. If your shoes have other colors on them, you MUST cover the other colors with BLACK TAPE. NO WHITE SOCKS WITH SHORTS PLEASE! NO FANCY BELT BUCKLES. BLACK ONLY EVERYTHING EXCEPT OUR OFFICIAL SHIRT
Time
Event Details
Event Details
Arrival Time
5:00 PM
(or as soon as possible)
Look for the van & trailer
Performance Time
6:00 PM
Finish Loading
7:30 PM
Location/Directions
Local Jazz Musician and recent Fresno State Graduate Nick Vawter will be opening his “Porch” for WGTB to play! He is in the heart of the Tower District, which brings a ton of foot traffic. We will be playing for about an Hour on his front lawn at a beautiful time in the evening!
Ampersand Ice Cream Afterwards!
Attire
Jelly Bean. Any WGTB/BTB shirt on top. Black on the bottom.
Time
May
Event Details
Event Details
Arrival Time
5:30 pm
(or as soon as possible)
Look for the van & trailer by the front entrance
Performance Time
6:15 pm
Finish Loading
7:30 pm
Location/Directions
This is a school carnival. We will be playing outside. More details soon!
This is beater Cypress’ school. We want to make him look GOOD to his classmates. I know it gets busy in May. Please do your best to get your child to the gig as close to 5:30 pm as possible and stay to help us pack as long as you can.
Attire
Official 2025/26 shirt on top, ALL BLACK on the bottom. NO OTHER COLORS ALLOWED. If your shoes have other colors on them, you MUST cover the other colors with BLACK TAPE. NO WHITE SOCKS WITH SHORTS PLEASE! NO FANCY BELT BUCKLES. BLACK ONLY EVERYTHING EXCEPT OUR OFFICIAL SHIRT
Time
Location
Clovis Elementary School
1100 Armstrong Ave
14may12:45 pmYokomi Elementary
Event Details
Event Details
Arrival Time
12:45 pm
(or as soon as possible)
Look for the van & trailer by the front entrance
Performance Times
1:30 & 2:15 pm
Finish Loading
3:45 pm
Location/Directions
Follow your GPS to the school. Parents can park on the streets bordering the school.
We will be playing indoors.
Please make sure your ‘beater is in good standing with their teachers and principals so they won’t mind them missing an afternoon to perform community service : >)
Whereas, we need as many Beaters as possible to stay and help pack up, if the only reason you can’t get there early or stay after the gig is that your Beater has another event, that’s OK as long as you let me know in advance. Please stay as long as you possibly can and maybe come a little early so you can help set up more than those who can help afterward.
Attire
Official 2025/26 shirt on top, ALL BLACK on the bottom. NO OTHER COLORS ALLOWED. If your shoes have other colors on them, you MUST cover the other colors with BLACK TAPE. NO WHITE SOCKS WITH SHORTS PLEASE! NO FANCY BELT BUCKLES. BLACK ONLY EVERYTHING EXCEPT OUR OFFICIAL SHIRT
Time
Location
Yokomi Elementary
2323 E McKenzie
21may4:00 pm2025 BIG Show Tech Rehearsal
Event Details
Event Details
Arrival Time
Drumline & BTB
4:00 pm
Rookies & Secondary
5:30 pm
REhearsal End Time
8:30-9:00 PM
Other Notes
This will be a hurry-up-and-wait kind of night depending on how quickly the sound guy can get a good sound out of us and the video guy can understand when to get the camera on the correct area to capture the featured sections and soloists. Please help your child understand they may be sitting more than they would like but we need them to take deep breaths, and not get whiny about the situation. The fewer distractions the directors and tech crew all have, the faster this process will go.
Location/Directions
Big Show is at the Warkentine Culture & Arts Center on the Fresno Pacific University campus:
4838 E. Butler Ave., Fresno CA 93727
Specific Directions:
- Take the 180 and exit south on Chestnut.
- Turn left on Butler Ave
- Turn right on Winery Ave
- Turn right again on Townsend Ave. You can park along the street or in the parking spaces on Garden Ave.
Attire
Schedule
4:00 pm: BTB & Drumline Call
4:45 pm: Drumline Staging & BTB sit-in stands
5:30 pm: DL, BTB, Rookies & Secondary BIG SHOW ENDING
7:00 pm: Break
7:15 pm: Rookies
7:45 pm: Secondary rehearsal, Rookies pick up
8:15 pm: BTB Zoomers rehearsal, Secondary Pick up
8:45 pm: BTB Boomers rehearsal, Zoomer Pick up
9:15 pm: Boomers pick up & done
Time
22may4:30 pm2025 BIG Show Concert
Event Details
Event Details
Arrival Time
4:30 pm
Performance Time
7:00-8:30 PM
Finish Loading
Just like gigs, we will need to pack up immediately after the concert
Location/Directions
Big Show is at the Warkentine Culture & Arts Center on the Fresno Pacific University campus:
4838 E. Butler Ave., Fresno CA 93727
Specific Directions:
- Take the 180 and exit south on Chestnut.
- Turn left on Butler Ave
- Turn right on Winery Ave
- Turn right again on Townsend Ave. You can park along the street or in the parking spaces on Garden Ave.
Attire
YOU WILL BRING TWO SHIRTS
MAIN PERFORMANCE: OFFICIAL SHIRT, solid black PANTS ONLY, NO SHORTS, solid black socks, solid black shoes (no stripes, piping, etc in any color but BLACK. Same with belts; ALL BLACK).
EXTRA SHIRT – FINALE PERFORMANCE: JELLYBEAN OVER YOUR OFFICIAL BLUE SHIRT. Keep the same bottoms. (if you don’t have an extra shirt, please just wear your regular WGTB shirt).
NO SHORTS PLEASE. We need to look as spiffy as possible.
Time
June
04jun6:00 pmWGTB COMBO @ Gazebo Gardens
Event Details
Performance Time
Event Details
Performance Time
6:00 PM – 8:15 PM
Location/Directions
Come out to Gazebo Gardens (3204 N Van Ness Blvd, Fresno, CA 93704) to watch Anna, Charley, Milo, Luke, Katie, and Timothy perform some WGTB classics! The show is FREE, but donation funds go back to WGTB!
Attire
FANCY!
Time
Event Details
RSVP COMING SOON
Event Details
ARRival TIme
Schedule TBA
Finish Time
When we’re done!
Notes
Coming soon
Location/Directions
Summer Drum Camp is at the Warkentine Culture & Arts Center on the Fresno Pacific University campus:
4838 E. Butler Ave., Fresno CA 93727
Specific Directions:
- Take the 180 and exit south on Chestnut.
- Turn left on Butler Ave
- Turn right on Winery Ave
- Turn right again on Townsend Ave. You can park along the street or in the parking spaces on Garden Ave.
Other Details
Coming soon!
Time
15junAll Day2026 Summer Drum Camp
Event Details
REGISTRATION COMING SOON
Event Details
Morning Session
Session Schedule TBA
Afternoon Session
Session Schedule TBA
Evening Session
Session Schedule TBA
Location/Directions
Summer Drum Camp is at the Warkentine Culture & Arts Center on the Fresno Pacific University campus:
4838 E. Butler Ave., Fresno CA 93727
Specific Directions:
- Take the 180 and exit south on Chestnut.
- Turn left on Butler Ave
- Turn right on Winery Ave
- Turn right again on Townsend Ave. You can park along the street or in the parking spaces on Garden Ave.
Other Details
Coming soon!
Time
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We Got The Beat is a non-profit 501 (3) (C) organization run under the umbrella of JazzFresno. WGTB relies solely on donations and fund raising for all aspects of its operation including new equipment purchases, equipment repairs, and travel costs for the students. We are very grateful for the generous support of our local businesses, organizations and families.
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