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the lake forest leader | July 7, 2016 | 3
Music, fireworks entertain
at LF Fourth of July festival
Todd Marver
Freelance Reporter
To conclude a day of
Independence Day festivities
on Monday, July
4, nearly 10,000 people
headed to the Lake Forest
Festival and Fireworks
at Deerpath Community
Park for live music and
fireworks.
“This is a big event,”
Chairman Rick Amos
said. “It’s a great attribute
for the city and this
is a marquee event for the
City of Lake Forest and
our residents in the community.
Twenty-thousand
people live in Lake Forest
and 10,000 people are going
to be here tonight.”
The opening band, Boy
Band Review, began the
evening and the headliner,
MJ Live, a Michael
Jackson tribute concert,
followed prior to the fireworks.
“We try and find a
bridge for music that will
appeal to kids and adults,”
Amos said.
Adults enjoyed a food
and beverage area while
children took part in
games and other activities.
“What we designed
here was a family event,”
Amos said. “There’s really
something for you
whether you’re 5 years
old or 85 years old.”
The Friends of Lake
Forest Parks and Recreation
Foundation created
the volunteer-run festival
and fireworks event in
2006. Proceeds are used
to support the year-round
programs of the Lake Forest
Parks and Recreation
Department.
Guitarist Brian Bender of Boy Band Review jokes
around with audience member Brittany Suzuki, of
Bannockburn. photos by Claire Esker/22nd Century
Media
Inna Welch (left), of Lake Forest, dances with Brittany
Tuzon (right), a native of Arizona, during Boy Band
Review’s performance.
“The great thing about
it is that the funds we
raise here will go toward
funding scholarships and
equipment for the Parks
and Recreation Department
for our community,”
Amos said. “In essence,
you come and have a great
time and the money we
make goes right back into
the community.”
Amos added that it
took a collaborative effort
between the Parks and
Recreation Department,
Streets and Sanitation Department,
the City of Lake
Forest, Lake Forest Police
and Fire Departments and
sponsors to put on the
event. The sponsors this
year were Fields Volvo of
Northfield, Fields Infiniti
Glencoe and Lake Forest
Bank and Trust.
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