Central Vermont's Independence Day Celebration

Montpelier Downtown Community Association & the City of Montpelier present:

Central Vermont's
Independence Day Celebration!
Thursday, July 3rd
underwritten by VSECU

GIGANTIC PARADE at 6:30PM
FANTASTIC FIREWORKS at 9:30PM

AROUND TOWN:

8-10AM Pancake Breakfast at Christ Church
(sponsored by Christ Episcopal church)

Noon Brown Bag Concert featuring Starline Rhythm Boys, Christ Church Park
(sponsored by Coldwell Banker Classic Properties for MDCA)

1-2PM MDCA's Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony with free ice cream, Christ Church Park
(sponsored by Casella Waste Management)

1-3PM Annual Library Lawn Party with Jeh Kulu Dance & Drum
(sponsored by Kellogg Hubbard Library)

1:30-4 Family Fun Day at the Montpelier Pool--Free admission!
(sponsored by Montpelier Recreation Department)

2PM Lost Nation Theater performs "The Importance of Being Earnest" at City Hall Arts

3-5PM Mad Bavarians, strolling band
(sponsored by Aubuchon Hardware)

6-6:30 Montpelier Mile Road Race, State St.
(sponsored by Onion River Sports & the Montpelier Rotary Club)

8-Midnight Langdon St. Dance Party featuring Blue Fox & the Rockin' Daddies

8-Midnight Julio's World Beat Dance Party with Mango Jam
(sponsored by Julio's Cantina)


STATE HOUSE LAWN STAGE:
(sponsored by National Life Group & Montpelier Pharmacy)

3:30-4:30 PM No String Marionettes
(sponsored by Northfield Savings Bank)

4:30-6 PM Rick & the Ramblers
(Sponsored by Vermont Mutual Insurance Company)

7:30-8 PM Catamount Pipe Band
(Sponsored by Times Argus)

8-9 PM Green Mountain Youth Symphony
(Sponsored by Chittenden Bank)

9-9:20 PM PanAshe Steeldrum Band

3-10 PM Food & craft vendors, demonstrations & children's activities

We would like to thank our sponsors:
PARADE SPONSORS: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Vermont; Capitol Plaza; Casella Waste Management; Cody Chevrolet; Community National Bank; Denis, Ricker & Brown; First in Fitness; Hunger Mountain Coop; Maple Capital Management; Noyle W. Johnson Insurance; Heney Realtors; The Shoe Horn; Union Mutual Fire Insurance; Lansky Family Dentistry

ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Betsy's Bed & Breakfast; Beavin & Sons; Calmont Beverage; Connor contracting; DuBois Construction; Fecteau Homes; Inn at Montpelier; Julio's Cantina; Morse Farm Maple Sugar Works; Phyllis Rubenstein; Salaam Boutique; Capital Deli; The Knitting Studio; William Shouldice & Associates; World Publications; Diamond & Robinson, PC; Downs, Rachlin, Martin; North Country Federal Credit Union; McKee, Giulliani & Cleveland