Red, White and BOOM! July 4, 2008

Clear Channel and Scott Clark Toyota are teaming up again to bring Red, White and Boom! Uptown on July 4. Clear Channel’s five radio stations, 96.1 The Beat, WRFX 99.7 The Fox, Lite 102.9, 96.9 Kat Country and 106.5 The End will host evening viewing parties throughout the Uptown.

In addition, US Airways will be presenting Family Fun Fest at Memorial Stadium along with WLYT (Lite 102.9) and WKKT (96.9 Kat Country) as host radio stations. Family-friendly activities will run from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. There will be stadium and grass seating to watch the fireworks. The event is alcohol-free but there will be food and soft drinks on sale.

New this year! US Airways will be sponsoring a food drive benefitting Second Harvest Food Bank. Canned food will be collected at the Fun Fest at Memorial Stadium. Participants 18 years of age or older in the canned food drive can register to win up to $1000 in US Airways gift certificates.

The fireworks are being staged from the Central Piedmont Community College campus. Some streets around the campus will close after 7:00pm to accommodate the fallout zone, so expect traffic in that area to be heavy. Streets will reopen immediately following the show.

The “Red, White and Boom!” fireworks show will be approximately 20 minutes long. The show begins at 9:30pm (weather and fire department clearance permitting). The show will be staged to a music track that will be played live at all viewing venues and will be simulcast on all five Clear Channel Radio stations.

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