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River Parks Activities the Week of July 4th:
Tuesday, June 30th
River West Festival Park - 2100 S. Jackson
Starlight Band Concert Series presents the Air Force Band of the West
Concert starts at 8:00p.m.
For more information: www.starlightbands.net
Friday, July 3rd
41st Street Plaza at 41st & Riverside Drive
Rhythm on the River Concert Series presents live music from 6:30p.m.
More information at:
See July 2nd ad in The Tulsa World - Ladd Smith performing
Search www.FaceBook.com for River Parks Authority Tulsa
Visit www.riverparks.org
Saturday, July 4th
River West Festival Park - 2100 S. Jackson
ONEOK FreedomFest 2009
5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. – Beverage Booths, Food Vendors open
5:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. – Face Painting, Free Inflatables, and Rock Climbing Wall brought to you by Larfarge
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Gold Wing Road Riders Association Motorcycle Parade Look for 600 motorcycles to parade from the Tulsa Expo Square to River West Festival Park as a part of their Wing Ding 31 annual convention. Motorcycles will be available for viewing by the public. For more information: www.gwrra.org/
6:00p.m. to 8:30p.m. Live Music – Eric & the Blasters - MySpace link
6:45 p.m. – Remarks from elected officials, event sponsors and River Parks Authority Director
8:30 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. - Live Music from Brian Lee Dunning & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio - Myspace Link
9:30 p.m. – 10:05 p.m. Fireworks over the Arkansas River at Tulsa's largest free July 4th fireworks show! Produced by A.M. Pyrotechnics. Grand finale presented by Oklahoma Association for Justice.
10:05 p.m. – 10:45 p.m. Live Music from Brian Lee Dunning & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio
Parking: Paid parking is available near the River West Festival Park and at the West Bank Arbor Park for $5 per vehicle.
East Bank of Arkansas River - 2 Entertainment Locations:
1924 S. Riverside Drive - Former Home of the Rivers Edge Bistro
We’re missing the Rivers Edge Cafe this year, but the fun is still in the air. Concessions will be available for purchase from noon to 9:30p.m. Susan Herndon performs with her band from 6:00p.m. until 9:00p.m. Bring your own chairs and portable tables, as seating is not provided. KHITS will be on site from 7:00p.m. til 10:20p.m. with music and simulcast during the fireworks display.
Veterans Park - 1875 S. Boulder Ave
Tulsa Parks will host their annual American Salute, an old-fashioned family picnic and music. Live entertainment begins around 6:00 p.m. with Cindy Cain and Jennifer and Pete Marriott performing. Concessions will be available for purchase from 3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Free inflatables for kids!
Live entertainment starts at 6:00 p.m.
 Cindy Cain and Jennifer and Pete Marriott will present a musical tour de force of rocking roots and blues during July 4th festivities at River Parks. What's sure to be a hot July evening will grow even hotter when Cindy and Jennifer harmonize on various songs during their sets of well-known R&B, rock and blues tunes - as well as select originals. This collaborative effort is a musical first for Tulsa.
Cain, a fixture on the Tulsa music scene for the past decade, will be featured on vocals and harmonica. In 2006, Cain won a Tulsa World Spot Award for best blues/R&B in conjunction with the release of her 2nd CD, In Your Impala, featuring 13 self-penned tracks. The Tulsa World has cautioned that she's not to be pigeonholed, while the Washington Post termed her one of the best blues singers in that city's scene. Prior to relocating to Tulsa, Cain was established in the blues and jazz scene in the Washington, D.C., area and was a featured artist at blues and jazz festivals in D.C., Virginia and Maryland. Cain recently recorded a live jazz disc, set for July release, at Ciao's Primo Room in Tulsa.
Jennifer and Pete Marriott and their band, Odd Sheep Out, have twice won area blues challenges and been selected to compete in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis where they've represented the Tulsa and Rentiesville blues societies in recent years.
Born in London, Ontario, Canada, Jennifer's warm yet powerful voice has captivated audiences at blues and folk festivals throughout North America. Jennifer will be featured on vocals and guitar. Tracks off her two independent CDs - including the well-reviewed most recent disc, baa baa Blue Sheep - are in rotation on radio playlists worldwide.
Pete Marriott, whose blazing guitar work, energy and enthusiasm are the driving force of Odd Sheep Out, has played all over the world with internationally known artists such as Joe Cocker, Freddy Fender, Phil Driscol, Richie Havens, Ronnie Dunn, The Sandra Wright Band and Ayib Dieng. Originally from Tulsa, Pete will contribute vocals as well as his legendary guitar licks to this collaboration.
Rounding out the band will be Scott McQuade on keyboard, Jim Bates on bass and Wade Robertson on drums.
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