ONTARIO CHAFFEY COMMUNITY SHOW BAND
https://www.showband.net
Patrick Arnold, Director
Dr. Gabe Petrocelli, Director Emeritus
R. Jack Mercer, Founder

TO: Our Show Band Family
FROM: Your Band Director
WHAT'S UP? Love Is In The Air
WHERE? Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium
WHEN? Monday, February 23, 2026
WHAT TIME? 7:30 pm Sharp
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? $0000000000.00

Dear Friends and Music Lovers,

The musicians of the Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band and the Keith Family are proud to present a program entitled "Love Is In The Air" on Monday, February 23, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.  The concert will be held in Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium, located on the campus of Chaffey High School at 1245 N. Euclid Ave. in Ontario.  The Woodwind Celebration Ensemble will present a pre-concert recital in the auditorium lobby at 7:00 p.m.  Complimentary coffee and cookies will be served in the lobby prior to the concert.  The performance is FREE to the public.

Our February concert will feature many wonderful selections related to Valentine's Day and the spirit of love.  The show will be highlighted by special guest artists, vocalists Skip Cain and Sheila Ruff, along with jazz saxophonist and vocalist Jeff Waldon.  Show Band soloists will include trumpeters Steve Collins and David Grasmick and a vocal by Show Band Director Pat Arnold.

Skip Cain is becoming a regular with the Show Band.  His vocal repertoire includes songs of joy, romance, and love from yesteryear and today.  Skip's repertoire ranges from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Tom Jones, Lionel Richie, Tony Bennett, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, and Teddy Pendergrass.  Skip will perform "I've Got You Under My Skin," "The Way You Look Tonight," and the Tom Jones megahit "It's Not Unusual."

Sheila Ruff has had a lifetime of singing all across the U.S.A.  She worked as a vocalist for the Tony Barrasso Orchestra, the Bill Black Combo, and Monte Bleu Orchestra at the Boca Raton Hotel and Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas.  Also, she has sung with Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley to name a few and always looks forward to singing with the Show Band.  Sheila will sing Burt Bacharach's and Hal David's popular ballad, "The Look of Love."

Jeff Waldon will be making his first appearance with the Show Band.  Jeff has been performing at local venues throughout southern California for more than ten years as a solo artist and as a guest performer with many bands.  He will be playing the beautiful Burt Bacharach ballad "Here I Am" and the Duke Ellington song "In a Sentimental Mood."

Also featured will be songs about the perils of love, including "Love Potion Number Nine" sung by Pat Arnold, and Jeff Waldon singing "Ain't No Sunshine When You're Gone."  Show Band trumpeters Steve Collins will perform "Misty" and David Grasmick will shine in "We've Only Just Begun."  The musicians of the Show Band will be featured on the songs "Love Is Sweeping the Country," "I Wish You Love" and the beautiful "Come Rain, or Come Shine."

Please be sure to join us for "Love Is In The Air" and do not forget to invite your family and friends!  You can also support the Show Band by visiting and feeding our Hungry Tuba located in the lobby of the auditorium.  This concert will be broadcast on local Ontario cable Channel 3.  Check your cable listings for the date and time.  For additional information regarding these performances or the rest of Show Band's upcoming concert season, please check our website at www.showband.net and follow the Show Band on Facebook, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

The community can help support the Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band by becoming a patron of The Friends of the Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band.  Become a Bronze Baton donor for $25-$249; Steel Baton $250-$499; Silver Baton $500-$999; Gold Baton $1,000-$1,500; Platinum Baton $2,500; Emerald Baton $5,000 and Diamond Baton $10,000.  Individuals or businesses may also become a Show Sponsor for $1,000.  For more information on sponsoring a show, contact director Patrick Arnold at pat@showband.net.  All Donor names will be included on every program and our website for the entire concert season.  Baton and Show Sponsors will also receive complementary DVDs of each performance.  The Friends of the Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band is a registered charity under Internal Revenue Code Section 501 C (3); EIN # 46-1422958.  Checks may be made out to: Friends of the OCCSB, P/O Box 1512, Ontario, CA 91762.

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The Ontario Chaffey Community Show Band was founded in 1985 by R. Jack Mercer and is now under the direction of Patrick Arnold with assistant directors Dave Schaafsma and David Grasmick.  Band members represent at least two dozen communities throughout Southern California.  Adult and student musicians are invited to participate.  No auditions!  Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings from 7 to 9:00 p.m. at the Chaffey High School Jack Mercer Band Room.  The band performs monthly concerts in the Gardiner W. Spring Auditorium and at other venues throughout the community.  All performances are free to the public.

Your Band Director,
Patrick Arnold