The 2010 Tumon Bay Music Festival, sponsored by the Guam Territorial Band Society, is scheduled to take place between March 12-20, 2010 at three locations within Tumon which include Hyatt Regency Guam, St. John’s Episcopal Church, and the Ypao Beach Amphitheater.  If you have are a fan or just enjoy music you won’t want to miss the Tumon Bay Music Festival.  General admission is $15.00 and Student/Senior admission is $8.00.  See below for the full schedule:

Friday, March 12 – Opening Concert
Location – Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Guam
Featuring the Guam Territorial Band – The Official Band of Guam, USA
Magis
El Nino Wind Orchestra

Saturday, March 13 – Solo Competitions
Location – St. John’s Episcopal Church
Session I: Small Ensemble 9:00am to 12:00pm
Session II: Vocal Solos 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Session III: Instrumental Solos 6:00pm to 9:00pm

Sunday, March 14 – Contemporary Christian Concert
Location – Ypao Amphitheater
10:00am to 2:00pm

Sunday, March 14 – Jazz, Rock and Everything Else
Location – Ypao Beach Amphitheater
3:00pm to 8:00pm

Monday, March 15 and Tuesday, March 16 – Winds and Strings Festival
Location – Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Guam
6:00pm to 9:30pm

Wednesday, March 17 – Festival Showcase Concert
Location – St. John’s Episcopal Church
7:00pm

Thursday, March 18 and Friday March 19 – Choral and Handbell Festival
Location – St. John’s Episcopal Church
6:30pm to 9:30pm

Saturday, March 20 – Command Performances and Awards Ceremony
Location – Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Guam
6:30pm – Command Performance Choir
7:00pm – Command Performance Winds/Strings
7:30pm – Festival Mass Choir – Randy Stenson, Conductor
8:00pm – Festival Wind Orchestra – Atsushi Ozawa, Conductor
8:30pm – Award Ceremony

A bill has been introduced by Senator Benjamin Cruz which would force Guam’s adult entertainment establishments like strip clubs, massage parlors, and adult video stores to be forced to relocate away from Tumon, the main tourist district of the island.  The legislation was introduced by the senator as a result of the Guam Visitors Bureau, Guam Hotel and Restaurant Association, and the Japan Guam Travel Association voicing concerns of aggressive marketing tactics from these adult establishments.  If Guam is to be advertised as a family-friendly travel destination then something must be done with all the advertising and signs promoting the large number of adult businesses along San Vitores Road.

According to Bill 314, adult businesses would need to relocate within 5 years from the Tumon area to areas zoned as M1 or M2 zones.  Based on this information the most practical area these adult business would relocate to would be the Harmon Industrial Park District, creating a sort of  “red light district” for the island of Guam.

Various islands around the Marianas and Micronesia  (Saipan, Rota, Yap, Chuuk, Tinian, Palau, and many more…) will be participating in this year’s fair sharing their culture, arts, crafts, and traditions for those people who come to participate in the Micronesia Island Fair.  In addition, there will be cultural performances, various products for sale, and a showcase of outrigger canoes by TASI, a non-profit group whose mission is to preserve the knowledge and art of traditional Pacific island navigation.

So if your interested in learning more about the culture and traditions of the Micronesian people and the Marianas come join the island at Ypao Beach Park from October 16-18.