INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS POSTPONED TO THURSDAY, 7/ 9; NAVY BAND, USO SHOW MOVED TO HIGH SCHOOL

[somerville311.livejournal.com]

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone has announced that the City of Somerville will postpone its Independence Day Fireworks celebration until Thursday, July 9th.  The musical program scheduled for tonight, a special Navy Week salute featuring the U.S. Navy Band Northeast's Wind Ensemble and the USO Metropolitan New York Performers, will go ahead as scheduled but will be relocated to Somerville High School Auditorium, 81 Highland Avenue, at 6 p.m.. The program is free, but attendees should plan on arriving early, as parking and seating will both be limited.  Somerville’s Independence Day celebration usually attracts crowds of ten thousand or more.
 
The July 9th fireworks display will take place at Trum Field on Broadway at Cedar Street (between Magoun and Ball Squares).  The rescheduled fireworks will be preceded at 6 p.m. by a musical program featuring local bands and the Somerville Sunsetters.  The fireworks will begin approximately half an hour after sunset between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m.

Comments

[genesayssitdown.livejournal.com]

wtf, what is even the point of having a fourth of july (on a saturday no less) then??

[ron_newman]

The point of having Somerville fireworks on a different day than July 4 is so that people can go to both Somerville's fireworks and Boston's. Many other towns are having fireworks on days other than the Fourth, though the more commonly chosen date is Friday, July 3. (Lynn and Lexington are scheduled for then, for instance.)

By the way, Tom, I got a phone call from 617-628-7669 which rang once and hung up before I could answer it. The robot then called me again a few minutes later with the real message. When I tried to return the call to 617-628-7669, I got a fast busy signal.