Mirage Band News & Notes

December 18, 2011

The birthday party & jam was outstanding! We've added a page of pictures on this website. Visit the Photo Gallery for a link to the page. We also added a few new band pictures to the Photo Gallery page. We will add pictures to our Facebook page in the near future. Thanks to everyone who came out for the festivities.

November 13, 2011

Our bass player, Rob Lane, has a birthday coming up in December (we won't tell which one, but it's a big one)! He's celebrating with a jam session at the Young Men's Club in West Terre Haute on Sunday, December 11, starting around 2:00 p.m. (or earlier if enough musicians are there to start playing). No need to bring gifts, just come on out, wish him a happy birthday, and stay for the party!

August 3, 2011

Our drummer, Rick Waggoner, has left the band to pursue other interests. Randy Winkler, who had been filling in for Rick when he had to be away, has agreed to join the band full-time. Please come out and welcome Randy to the band!

January 31, 2011

The Mirage Band is hosting a benefit for our former keyboard player, Dennis Sickler, after the passing of his wife. It will be held on Sunday, February 27, starting about 12:30 at the Riley American Legion. Dennis has spent many years entertaining audiences in the Wabash Valley, and has donated many hours of his time playing benefits for those in need. This is our chance to give back to him in his time of need.

January 6, 2011

We are pleased to announce that one of our former keyboard players, John Moore, has agreed to rejoin the band, although with his busy schedule, he will only be with us part-time. Be sure to come out and welcome him back!

December 8, 2010

We are sad to report the passing of Nancy Sickler, the wife of our keyboardist, Dennis. Our thoughts and prayers are with him during this difficult time.

Dennis has decided to retire from the band effective immediately.

August 9, 2010

Join us at the Wabash Valley Musician's Hall of Fame picnic on Sunday, August 15! The picnic features a great car show, good food and beverages, and lots of live music. Mirage, as well as many other area bands, will be performing during the afternoon. Don't miss out on a great time!

Need more information? Return to our home page and click the link to the Hall of Fame's web site on the upper right.

February 14, 2010

Are you on Facebook? If so, we invite you to become a fan of Mirage Band of Terre Haute. There are lots more pictures on our Facebook site, and it allows you the opportunity to interact with the band. Of course, we will do some of the same old stuff, like pester you to come out an see us, but we can't help that!! Our parties are always fun, but they're better when you're there. You can go to Facebook and search for Mirage Band of Terre Haute, or click here to visit the page.

Be sure to join us on Facebook and keep up with what's going on with the band.

January 29, 2010

We welcome our new keyboard and saxophone player, Dennis Sickler. Dennis brings considerable talent and experience to the Mirage Band. It will take a while to get new pictures taken and posted on the web site, so please be patient with us as we work on getting this done. Read about Dennis on the Band Bio page.

Be sure to come out and hear Dennis perform with the band.

January 2, 2010

Our keyboard player, John Moore, has left the band to pursue other interests. The Mirage Band would like to express our appreciation to John for all of the contributions he made during his time with us, and to wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

January 1, 2010

The Mirage Band has been one of the the hardest working bands in the Wabash Valley for the past few years. Most members perform with the band in addition to a full time job elsewhere, and the toll of being on the road for so long without sufficient rest has taken a toll. If you look at our schedule for this year and notice that it is not as full as in the past, this is being done purposefully to give ourselves a chance to recover mentally and physically.

However, please be assured that we will be performing regularly, and we look forward to seeing you whenever we play.

January 1, 2010

The Mirage Band had a great party with friends and guests at the Sullivan American Legion on New Year's Eve. If you weren't there, you missed a great party! We added a page of pictures to this web site. A link to the page is on the Pictures page.

October 20, 2008

The Sullivan Lake Sucks and other guests joined the band for a Halloween party at the Brazil, IN, American Legion on October 18, 2008. A wild, crazy, fun time was had by all. We added a page of pictures of all the "crazy creatures" to this web site. A link to the page is on the Pictures page.

August 14, 2008

The final Ham & Jam was a great party!! We added a page to this web site to commemorate the 10 years of the Ham & Jam. A link to the page is on the Pictures page. Hope you enjoy the memories. If you have pictures of Ham & Jam performers that we don't have, please let us know.

July 12, 2008

The 10th annual Ham & Jam will be held at Sullivan Lake on Saturday, August 9, 2008, with a pitch-in dinner starting at 5 p.m. and live music starting shortly thereafter. Bring a covered dish to share, lawn chairs to sit in and your own drinks.

This will be the last annual Ham & Jam, and a commemorative T-Shirt is being offered for sale. Size S to XL is $6.00, 2XL is $9.00 and 3XL is $10.50. If you are in Sullivan Lake, you may place your order and payment at campsite G39. Otherwise, you may mail your order and payment to 15 Hudson Avenue, Terre Haute, IN 47803 or call Rick Waggoner at 812-243-4144 or Carla Waggoner at 812-243-4144.

Some of the best area bands, including The Mirage Band, will be performing, so be sure to join us for a great party!!

May 19, 2008

Welcome to the new Mirage Band web site. We hope you enjoy the new look. Please note that our new web address is www.miragebandterrehaute.com instead of studers.net/mirage. If you went to the old site, it automatically redirected you to this site. However, the old site will be removed in the near future. If you added the old web site to your favorites, please remove that entry and add an entry for the new site.

May 4, 2008

We welcome our new keyboard player, John Moore, to the band. John brings a considerable amount of talent and experience to the group. Read about John on the Band Bios page.

May 1, 2008

Our keyboard play, Ben Studer, has left the band and moved out-of-state. We miss Ben, both as a musician and as a friend, and wish him the very best in the future.