Information, Notes, and Fun
The following theater screenings of the “Pep Banned” documentary have been scheduled. Please spread the word! June 11, 2026, 7:00 pm Arlington Cinema and Drafthouse Arlington, VA Tickets: Arlington Pep Banned Screening June 28, 2026, 4:30 pm Cinema Arts Theater Fairfax, VA Tickets: Fairfax Pep Banned Screening July 25, 2026, 2:00 pm The Byrd Theater […]
Read MoreI’m excited to announce that our documentary, “Pep Banned” will be shown at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, VA on Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 pm. The film was a huge hit at the Virginia Film Festival and tickets sold out in ninety minutes. So, if you missed the film in October or just want […]
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DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE & AWARD The Pep Banned documentary premiered in front of a sold-out crowd at UVA’s Culbreth Theater on Sunday, October 26. Former band members were well represented at the showing and from the minute “Pep Banned” appeared on the screen, the enthusiastic audience laughed and cheered at all the right places. The patrons […]
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The Pep Banned documentary will premiere at the Virginia Film Festival (VAFF) in Charlottesville in October 2025. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the VAFF website: Virginia Film Festival.
Read MoreOur beloved founder Steve Mershon organized a gathering of some of the original members of the Pep Band plus members from later decades. It was a lovely event where we got to hear from Steve about the early years of the band and from Elliott Tackitt, the current marching band director, about how the current […]
Read MoreAfter a number of COVID delays, the filming for Pep Banned has officially begun! In June, Director Chris Farina and Executive Producer Ron Culberson traveled to New York City to conduct on-camera interviews with founding member, Steve Mershon and 1984 drum major, K.C Underwood. The interviews were insightful, funny, and will be a valuable contribution […]
Read MoreTodd Koerner shared a recording of his “debate” with A. James Manchin (State Treasurer of West Virginia at that time and uncle to Senator Joe Manchin). The topic was the Pep Band’s performance in the infamous 1985 West Virginia halftime show. You can listen to it by clicking below.
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Sunday Morning Wake-up Call host Rick Moore talks with UVA Magazine Journalist Ed Miller and Speaker and Author Ron Culberson about the history of the University of Virginia Pep Band. Topics include: The vetting of scripts and a joke that got the band in trouble with the Governor of Maryland. Also, the upcoming documentary film […]
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In the spring of 2021, Ed Miller wrote a wonderful article about the history of the UVA Pep Band. You can read the article by clicking this link: Pep Banned: The Pep Band’s 30 Years of Scrambling on the Edge
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