FOURTH OF JULY: Brentwood, Nolensville plan events
By wherald
Looking for a way to celebrate the Fourth of July? Cities and towns across Williamson County have events planned.
Brentwood plans annual July 4 event at Crockett Park
The city of Brentwood is sponsoring its 22nd annual July 4 Celebration. The event will be held at the Eddy Arnold Amphitheater in Crockett Park from 7-10:30 p.m. Admission is free to the community.
Entertainment will be provided by Paul Ross and the “The Kadillacs.” They are a professional group of four vocalists and a 13-piece band combined with a powerhouse horn section and four-piece rhythm section.
They perform any style music from the 1940s Big Band era through the incredibly popular standards of the 1960s and 1970s to the more sophisticated hits of today.
The Kadillacs’ performance begins at 7 p.m., followed by fireworks at 9 p.m. The Kadillacs will play a second set at 9:30 p.m.
Parking is limited in Crockett Park. The community is encouraged to park at the Library or River Park and use the bikeway. Residents that live in nearby subdivisions are asked to walk or ride bikes to the park.
At 8:45 pm, to help with traffic control, the following streets will be designated as one-way traffic: Crockett Road from the park to Wilson Pike; Wilson Pike from Crockett Road to Moores Lane; and Wilson Pike from Crockett Road to Concord Road.
The following streets will be closed to traffic in the direction listed below: Wilson Pike at Concord Road closed to southbound traffic; Wilson Pike at Moores Lane closed to northbound traffic; and Crockett Road at Volunteer Parkway closed to eastbound traffic.
Entry into Crockett Park by car will stop at 8:30 p.m.
The festival is planned as a family affair with music, dancing, food and fireworks for everyone. Attendees may bring picnic baskets. Rain date for fireworks will be Sunday, July 5, 9 p.m. at Crockett Park.
To commemorate the city of Brentwood’s 40th anniversary of incorporation, and Leadership Brentwood’s 20th anniversary, Leadership Brentwood is selling Brentwood 40th anniversary T-shirts. Cost of the red shirts is $15. Shirts are available in adult and youth sizes at the Brentwood Cool Springs Chamber and Puffy Muffin in Brentwood, and at the Sunday evening concerts at Crockett Park.
Everyone wearing the commemorative shirt to the July 4 concert at Crockett will be included in a photo to be taken that night. In addition, we are encouraging people in the community to show their civic pride by wearing the red shirts around town on Friday, June 26.
Sponsors of the shirts are: BancorpSouth, Puffy Muffin, Pump-It-Up, and the Williamson County Convention and Visitors Bureau; in-kind sponsors are Tom A Promotions, and the City of Brentwood.
Nolensville plans 4th of July celebration
The Fourth of July is right around the corner and the Town of Nolensville has a family-friendly way to celebrate. Festivities will begin at 5 p.m. at the Nolensville Ball Park, Nolensville Road at Nolensville Park Road, and will close with a 20-minute professional fireworks display at dark.
The Fourth of July Food Court will open at 5 p.m. Attendees can purchase food from such local restaurants as: Dunkin Donuts, E. Milano’s Pizza, Quiznos Subs, Publix, Rio Verde and Sonic. The NRC concession stand will be open during the evening and Blue Bell ice cream will be available for sale in the picnic pavilion.
Entertainment will begin at 5:30 p.m., with performers from Elite Dance taking the stage. Live music, sponsored by Nolensville First United Methodist Church, will begin at 6 p.m. Before the fireworks, the headline act will be Tonecrash Recording Artist “Salient”, performing rock and alternative rock. Other bands performing on stage will be “Kennedy”, performing pop and rock music; “Greg Bates”, performing country music; and “Kaci Allen” performing down home country to oldies.
There will be something for the whole family in Nolensville. Inflatables will open at 5 p.m. for children. Winners of the homemade pie bake-off will be announced at 6 p.m. and entry forms are currently available at Nolensville Town Hall. Family games will begin at 6 p.m., featuring a water balloon toss, tug of war, watermelon eating contest and other fun games. At dark, the singing of the National Anthem will herald the beginning of the fireworks display.
Local groups will be selling snow cones, American flags and glowing necklaces. Flashlights are recommended for everyone. Parking will be available at the Nolensville Ball Park, as well as Nolensville Elementary School, Nolensville Recreation Center, soccer fields and the old Nolensville Elementary School.
There will also be special pedestrian lanes around the Ball Park and an area to drop off family members who cannot walk far. Please be aware that alcoholic beverages and personal fireworks are not permitted in Williamson County Parks. Attendees are also reminded to pick up after their pets.
To date, sponsors of the 2009 Fourth of July Celebration are -- Music Sponsor: Nolensville First United Methodist Church. Event Sponsors: Blue Bell Creameries; Concord-Grandview Baptist Church; Peoples State Bank of Commerce; Publix; Radnor Baptist Church; and State Farm Insurance (Marc Gant, Phill Pharr and Vernon Wells). Star Sponsors: Brentwood East Family Medicine; Dr. James E. Clark, DDS; Life Community Church; Nolensville Family Medicine; and Providence Baptist Fellowship. Stripe Sponsors: A+ Self Storage; ABC Supply Company; Ballenger Farms HOA; Bent Creek HOA; Brentwood Family YMCA; Duclos Survey & Design, Inc.; National Business Products; Nolensville Chamber of Commerce; The Nolensville Dispatch; Nolensville Lions Club; A Salon 2 Dye 4; and United Telephone Co.
Posted on: 7/2/2009
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