posted July 2, 2008
Celebrate Independence Day on Thursday, with a patriotic concert at Coolidge Park produced by the Chattanooga Downtown Partnership and featuring the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera.
Pops on the River, an outdoor musical concert, will be held from 8-9:45 p.m., concluding with a patriotic fireworks finale over the Tennessee River. It is presented free to the public by sponsoring organizations Regions Bank and Chattanooga Times Free Press, along with co-sponsor Allied Arts.
The CSO, directed by Robert Bernhardt, will present a program featuring patriotic pieces from Sousa, Tchaikovsky and Anderson, as well as a vocal set including songs from Porgy & Bess, Carousel and South Pacific. Local favorites the Dismembered Tennesseans will also perform a 15-minutes set during the show.
The public is invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy a picnic during this concert and fireworks display. Food, beer and non-alcoholic drink concessions will be available on site. A rain date for the concert is scheduled for Sunday.
Coolidge Park will be closing to vehicular traffic at 4:30 p.m. on the day of the show. Attendees are encouraged to park in UNUM parking lots between 4th and 5th Streets at no charge, where, beginning at 6 p.m., buses will transport passengers across the river, unloading near the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. Buses will pick up at the intersection of Tremont and River Streets to return attendees to the UNUM parking lots until 11 p.m.
Attendees may also park on the south shore of the river and walk across the Walnut Street Pedestrian Bridge to the performance in Coolidge Park. However, no one will be allowed to set up chairs, or remain on the Walnut Street Bridge during the show, as it will be closed beginning at 8:15 p.m. in preparation for the fireworks display.
Pops on the River is produced by the Chattanooga Downtown Partnership, and sponsored by Regions Bank, Chattanooga Times Free Press and Allied Arts.
For more information on the event, please visit www.DowntownChattanooga.org or call 423 265-0771.
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