No shortage of things to do this holiday weekend
The sky will indeed light up with fireworks in Marietta this Fourth of July weekend, thanks to a last-minute bailout from some local businesses. “We are definitely more than grateful for those who helped us out this year,” said fair board secretary Bonnie Gill. A fireworks display is planned for 10 p.m. Saturday at the Washington County Fairgrounds. The $5 admission will get you one of roughly 3,000 seats in the grandstand which, according to Gill, are the best places to see the display. But the fun won’t stop there. All around the town, the county and across the river, events are planned to celebrate Independence Day. The weekend kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday with the 15th annual Red, White and Blues Fest, an open-air blues concert in the parking lot of the Lafayette Hotel. This year’s musical lineup includes the Dennis McClung Blues Band from Fairmont, W.Va.; the Inner City Blues Band from Columbus; and the Sunny Moorman Group from Cincinnati.
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By Connie Cartmell
The Marietta Times
ccartmell@mariettatimes.com
Lifelong Beverly resident Marilyn Combs has attended numerous Beverly-Waterford Homecomings and looks forward to each and every one.
Around town
O’Neill Center will offer family events
In July, the O’Neill Senior Center, 333 Fourth St., Marietta, will feature a number of events for grandparents and grandchildren.
Free family-rated movies will be shown at 1 p.m.
Walk with Animals returns
Imagine walking through the belly of a whale, hearing your voice echo in its cavernous walls, or how claustrophobic you might feel living in a large boat with dozens of animals, their sounds and fur brushing up against you at every tur.
» Full StoryMany ways to spend the Fourth of July weekend
A number of activities are planned in the Mid-Ohio Valley during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
¯ The Friends of Front Street will kick off the Fourth of July weekend in downtown Marietta at 6 p.m.
More than a fairy tale for Mommy
Three Marietta moms look forward to Saturday’s Storybook Park event — with almost as much anticipation as their children.
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