HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016 06-29 Fourth of July Events: Maplewood Light It Up! MAPLEWOOD REVIEW Page 20 Wednesday,June 29, 2016
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Be sure to get to Maplewood's sculptures. Carvings will be sold.
"Light It Up" celebration at the before and after the demonstration.
50-acre Hazelwood Park in Maple- Festival-goers can also catch a live
wood before dusk on the Fourth of performance by the Good for Gary
July, so you can check out all of the cover band, featuring hits from Iggy
fun events taking place at the park Azalea, Macklemore, Bruno Mars,
prior to the huge fireworks show. Taylor Swift and more. Ranked one
This year's "Light it Up" festival of hottest top 40 cover bands in the
will take place from 4 to 10 p.m. Twin Cities, Good for Gary will
with free admission at Hazelwood start performing at 6:30 p.m., and
Park, 1663 County Road C. The there will be plenty of food options
park is south of Beam Avenue and for those who work up an appetite
east of Hazelwood Street, not far on the dance floor.
from Maplewood Mall. Food trucks will be offering every-
Those with little ones in tow thing from pizza, corn on the cob
can take advantage of the Kid City and cheese curds to gyros, egg rolls
Laugh Lab with Z Puppets Rosen- and crepes. Please note, outside
schnoz, which will be performing coolers will not be allowed in the
from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The Z Puppets park.
are sure to get the laughter going "We've tried our best to find ven-
with their unique blend of live ues that have a wide variety"of food.
music, humor and handcrafted pup- products, says Karen Haag, direc-
petry. tor of Maplewood citizen services
Kids can also work out some of and "Light It Up" organizer. She
their wiggles on the giant inflat- adds that this makes the event more
able play structures on site. With a inclusive to people with various
$3 wristband, children and adults dietary restrictions.
will have unlimited access to nine The Dog House Bar & Grill —
inflatables, including four obstacle co-sponsor of the event — will be
courses, three water slides, a dry selling adult beverages, and, accord-
slide and a bounce house. ing to Haag, pull tabs with proceeds
A color guard presentation and going back into the community.
aircraft flyover provided by the The day will conclude with a bang
U.S. Air Force's Auxiliary Civil Air when the annual fireworks show
Patrol will take place at 6 p.m. gets underway at 10 p.m.
At 6:10 p.m.,artist Curtis Ingvold- "Light it Up" visitors will find
stad will be demonstrating how he plenty of clearly labeled parking
uses a chainsaw to carve wooden available near Hazelwood Park.