Championship Open Class Drum and Bugle Corps competition will be coming to Oregon this summer on Aug. 2, when the Hicks Insurance Company presents the third annual Petunia City Brass show, benefitting the Lee County Council on Aging and the Kreider Alliance.

Because of ongoing field work at Dixon High School, this year’s show will be held at Oregon High School’s Landers-Loomis Field.

“While the ‘Petunia City Brass’ name remains, and the show benefits our two non-profits, when we found out that Dixon High School would not be available, we reached out to Oregon High School and they graciously are allowing us to hold the show there this year,” said Geoff Vanderlin, Executive Director of Lee County Council on Aging (LCCOA), one of the show’s organizers.

Once again Petunia City Brass will be bringing in Corps from all corners of the US, from as close as Iowa and Wisconsin to as far away as California, New Hampshire and Texas.

In performance order, these Corps are Southwind, Mobile, Alabama; Colt Cadets Dubuque, Iowa; Shadow (Oregon, Wisconsin), Impulse, Buena Park, California; Guardians, Buena Park, California), 7th Regiment, New London, Connecticut; Music City, Nashville, Tennessee; and Spartans, Nashua, New Hampshire.

Also performing, as an exhibition, will be Kreider Services’ own Petunia City Stix.

“We are excited about introducing Petunia City Brass to a new venue this year and hoping to bring in some new fans as well as our loyal supporters.” said co-organizer Becky Reilly of the Kreider Alliance. “Value tickets, outside the 35 yard lines are again only $10, Super tickets, which are the lower rows between the 35 yard lines, are $15, and Premium tickets, the highest six rows, again between the 35 yard lines, are only $20.”

She reminds patrons that all tickets prices will be higher if bought at the gate the night of the show.

Also, because of the different configuration of the stadium in Oregon, there will be no reserved seats this year.

All seats will be General Admission within the designated seating area, depending on price. For that reason, and also because there are fewer total seats available, patrons are urged to buy their tickets early and also arrive early for best seating.

Tickets are available locally at the Post House Community Center, 100 W Second Street in Dixon, Venier's Jewelers in downtown Dixon, Kreider Services, 500 Anchor Road, Dixon, at the Rock River Center at 810 S. 10th Street in Oregon, and online at www.petuniacitybrass.org.

The Sauk Valley area has a rich history as host of Drum and Bugle Corps shows and the shows were a staple of the Dixon Petunia Festival for many years.

More recently Kreider Alliance and the Lee County Council on Aging have taken over sponsorship and the show serves as a fundraiser for both non-profit organizations.

For more information about Petunia City Brass, check out their website at www.petuniacitybrass.org, go to and like their Facebook page or call Geoff Vanderlin at 815-288-9236 or Becky Reilly at 815 288-6691.