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diversions
Firework shows
to be held on Catalina and Queen Mary
By Priscilla Gutierrez
Summer Forty-Niner
Looking for a fireworks
show on the Fourth of July? Two sites will offer such shows,
and one will quench your fireworks desire if you can't wait
for the holiday.
The annual Queen
Mary July 4 Extravaganza will begin on Saturday, June 30 and
continue on July 1, 3 and 4.
The fireworks shows
will take place on June 30, July 1 and 4 beginning at 9 p.m.
The 20-minute fireworks spectacular on July 4 is co-sponsored
each year by the City of Long Beach.
The fireworks will
be visible across the harbor to the numerous spectators watching
from boats or who picnic and barbecue on the beach, and will
also be seen by people celebrating in the downtown area, according
to John Adamson, director of special events for the Queen
Mary.
The fireworks will
be choreographed to music, but only those aboard the ship
will be able to hear it.
A carnival will
be held adjacent to the ship in the Queen Mary Events Park
on all four dates.
Visitors are allowed
to enter the carnival at no charge, but the games and rides
at the carnival require tickets that can be purchased once
inside.
"It's a great
celebration and probably the largest fireworks display in
Southern California," Adamson said.
For more information
regarding the July 4 celebration at the Queen Mary, one may
call (562) 435-3511.
The annual 4th
of July celebration at Avalon Bay on Catalina Island will
kick off on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with a golf cart parade that
will feature the University of Southern California marching
band.
It is a successful
event that draws numerous people each year, according to Wayne
Griffin, president and CEO of the Catalina Island visitor's
bureau. It includes a barbecue buffet dinner and a fireworks
show starting at 9 p.m.
"It is one
of our busiest days of the year," Griffin said. "It's
a nice, old-fashioned Fourth of July."
For information
regarding the July 4 celebration on Catalina Island, one may
call 1-310-510-1520.
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