The largest 4th of
July fireworks celebration in downstate Illinois is growing again, adding more
pyrotechnics and a classic car cruise-in. JMP Radio Group Sr. VP and General
Manager Mike Wild, along with Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis and East Peoria Mayor Dave
Mingus, announced that the riverfront event will be host to Central Illinois'
largest classic car cruise-in with cars from all over the state.
On, Saturday, July 3rd,
at Festival Park on the Peoria riverfront, bring the family to see the largest
gathering of classic cars in central Illinois. There will be over 300 cars from
all over the state.
Chuck
McCarty, Founder of the Central IL Cruisers, says you'll see it all, "See
muscle cars, antiques, street rods, new and old, it will be a great time for
whole family."
Again
on Sunday the 4th, the Prairie Air Show
will present a riverfront preview at 7:45p of
selected performances from their upcoming 2010 show at the General
Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. Airshow Director
Brett Krause says, “It will be an exciting, awe-inspiring show with
fully aerobatic aircraft in the sky.” This exciting display will
run for one hour preceding the fireworks, giving central Illinois
residents a reason to stay and play.
Michael
Bryant, President and CEO of Methodist Medical Center, is proud to
announce the return of “Methodist Stay and Play.” The initiative
will, once again, encourage area businesses and restaurants to offer
family-friendly activities and services at a discounted rate.
"Methodist Red White and Boom is more than a fireworks show,” says
Bryant. “ It is one of the biggest entertainment events our
community has to offer, drawing visitors from throughout the region.
At Methodist, we are very proud of our role in helping make this one
of the premier family festivals in downstate Illinois."
Once
again, JMP Radio Group has partnered with
Riverfront Entertainment to offer live music on the riverfront on
the days
preceding the fireworks festival. This year one of the major
southern rock bands of the 70's, The Marshall Tucker Band will bring
their classics: “Can't You See” and “Heard
It In A Love Song” among many others to
Festival Park on the Peoria riverfront on Friday, July 2nd. Live entertainment continues
Saturday, July 3rd, with Talking Heads tribute This Must Be The
Band. This tribute has been bringing the 80's to life across
Chicago and the midwest, and will also play
at
Festival Park.
Buy your tickets for Marshall Tucker here. Tickets for
Saturday night's show will only be available at the door.
Again this year,
the cities of Peoria and East Peoria will come together with JMP
Radio Group, the Peoria Park District and the (Peoria Area
Convention and Visitor's Bureau) to launch a spectacular display of
pyrotechnics into the skies over the riverfront...and this year,
we'll have more fireworks than ever before!
Melrose Pyrotechnics
of Kingsbury, Indiana, will once again launch the fireworks
extravaganza from barges in the middle of the Illinois River. Bob
Kerns, spokesman for Melrose, says, “Each year we travel around the
globe to discover new exciting products from the world's top
manufacturing facilities. This year’s show will feature many of
these new products including a breathtaking segment of sky
waterfalls. This effect creates one of the most beautiful
pyrotechnic segments possible. Nearly 30 percent of the aerial
shells and special effect segments are new for this year.”
JMP Radio Group will provide updated
information in the weeks and months ahead on its radio stations;
1470 WMBD, Lite Rock 107, 93.3 The Drive, 104.9 The Wolf, 102.3 Max
FM, and Classic Country 1290 WIRL.
