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<h2 style="font-size: 180%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">May 15, 2019</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 35px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Tammy Miller
<br />Marketing Specialist
<br />Community Relations/Parks and Recreation
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.874.7465
<br />Tammy.Miller@CoMo.gov
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<br />Karen Chandler
<br />Event Director / Recreation Superintendent
<br />Parks and Recreation
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.874.6397
<br />Karen.Chandler@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:145%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">Sponsors, entertainment set for City of Columbia's Fourth of July Fire in the Sky celebration</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;">The City of Columbia’s Fourth of July Fire in the Sky celebration will return to downtown Columbia, offering free activities, entertainment and fireworks.</p>
<p>Fire in the Sky will begin July 4 at 6:30 p.m. Activities will be held at Flat Branch Park, 101 S. Fourth St., and surrounding streets. The second location is the parking lot at Lucky’s Market, 111 S. Providence Road.</p>
<p>Fireworks will be shot from the field south of Lucky’s parking lot at 9:15 p.m. and will be choreographed to music played on BXR 102.3.</p>
<p>Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. The Kansas City Street Band will perform at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Banastre Tarleton Band at 7:45 p.m. at Flat Branch Park. The Boone Howlers will perform at 6:30 p.m. followed by Burnin’ Down the House at 7:45 p.m. at Lucky’s.</p>
<p>Children’s activities and crafts will be located at Flat Branch Park. Concessions will be available at both locations. </p>
<p>The event is made possible by the generous sponsor donations from Columbia Insurance Group and KOMU 8 as presenting sponsors and also by the Cosmopolitan Luncheon Club, Lucky’s Market, BXR 102.3, KFRU 1400, First State Community Bank, and Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau.</p>
<p>For more information, please visit CoMo.gov (search 4th of July) or call 573.874.7460.</p></div>
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