By BOB SHRALUKA
WZBD.com
There will be a hot time – literally! – in Decatur on Thursday as the city celebrates the Fourth of July and America’s 250th anniversary.
The Decatur Chamber’s usual Thursday-night concert scene will shift to Riverside Center’s parking lot and Riverside Park for music, veterans recognition and fireworks.
Proud Mary CCR will perform from 6 to 9:30 p.m., the band’s first appearance in the Chamber concert series.
At 9:30, local resident Jaleena Hill will sing the National Anthem, then the American Legion Color Guard will honor active and fallen veterans with a ceremony.
At around 10, Pyrotecnico Fireworks Inc. will begin setting off the “boomers.”
Food and beverages will be available and adult beverages will be on sale in The Oasis Pub’s beer tent.
There will be no admission charge.
PROUD: Proud Mary CCR is a five-man band out of Bryan, Ohio.
The guys bring the music of Credence Clear Revival’s greatest hits.
“From ‘Proud Mary’ to ‘Fortunate Son’ and all the chart-topping hits and B-sides in between, PROUD MARY expertly recreates the iconic sound and vibe that made Creedence Clearwater Revival so legendary,” the band says on its website.
Band members are Billy Staniski on guitar, Stu Throne on guitar and harmonica, Jeff Dhaenens on bass, Rick Vogelsong on drums, and Scott Dean as lead vocalist.
FOURTH FIREWORKS: A fireworks show is planned for Saturday, the Fourth, in Decatur, sponsored by West End restaurant.
It will be held at the Knights of Columbus pavilion, starting at 10 p.m.
An announcement said it will be held “in celebration of America’s 250th and West End’s 140th!”
A food truck will be open from 6:30 until supplies are exhausted.
Tenderloins, cheeseburgers, fries, lemon shakeups, funnel cake fries and bottled water will be available.
Rest rooms inside the K of C will be open.
“Bring some lawn chairs and enjoy a good fireworks show,” an announcement said. “We are asking that you leave your pets at home. Please be respectful of the grounds.”
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