Please note the parking, traffic & other restrictions listed in this Press Release.

SCHEDULE

The evening's festivities begins at 7 p.m. with musical entertainment on the main stage which will be located near the north soccer field parking lot in Dodds Park. There will also be childrens activites. (bounce house/inflatables)
Parking is available on all paved lots in Dodds and Parkland College. Click HERE for a map. See below for band information. Following the music, at around 9:10 p.m., there will be some announcements & presentations. After the announcements, there will be the singing of our National Anthem, an invocation, and then the retiring of our nations flag by a color guard. Immediately following, the always entertaining fireworks display.

EVENING ENTERTAINMENT

"For the last eleven years, The Brat Pack has amused, thrilled, rocked, and shocked audiences throughout the region with their all 80s, all hits, all upbeat show. Headed by guitarist Tommy Tubular, the Brat Pack plays songs so true to the original versions that listeners occasionally accuse the band of lip-synching. Even worse, lead singer Lynn D. Lauper looks so much like so many female stars of the decade that even the band doesn't know how to resolve the ongoing conflicts between Pat Benatar and Madonna. Jesse Van Halen and Guido Menudo are no side men, manning keyboards and bass guitar respectively with gobs and gobs of personality. On drums, Josh of Seagulls threatens to raise the band's collective IQ, as he combines the study of subatomic physics with rocking the house hard." - http://thebratpack.com

OTHER PRESENTERS/PERFORMERS

Master of Ceremonies: Jerry Morefield - 92.5FM - The CHIEF
National Anthem: Kirby Toalson
Invocation: Lincoln impersonator, Steve Shoemaker Ph.D.
Taps: Todd Hitt (Champaign Fire Department)
Honor Guard: Champaign Fire Department Color Guard