Westminster College to Celebrate Independence Day with Concert and Fireworks
Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Westminster College will host an old-fashioned Independence Day celebration with a free concert and fireworks Thursday, July 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Brittain Lake.
The 19th annual concert features the River City Brass Band playing a variety of patriotic, religious, folk, and popular Broadway and Hollywood selections. Attendance in recent years has reached 10,000, so early arrival is suggested for this family-oriented event. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating, as well as picnic baskets and refreshments. Food vendors will be on site.
The Eintracht Maennerchor Singing Society will be on hand for the National Anthem and the Battery D 229th Field Artillery of the Pennsylvania National Guard will supply howitzer fire during the 1812 Overture. The evening will be capped by a fantastic fireworks display provided by Pyrotecnico.
Sponsors for the celebration are Jameson Health System; Westminster College; Caroline Knox Memorial Trust Fund; Perelman's Foundation; Lawrence County Commissioners; Florence Ayers; New Wilmington Borough; Wilmington Township, Lawrence County; Wilmington Township, Mercer County; New Wilmington Rotary Club; and Atty. Thomas Shumaker.
Contact Gene DeCaprio, director of the Westminster College Celebrity Series, at (724) 946-7371 or e-mail decapre@westminster.edu for more information.
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