Spring Break
Red, White and Blue Days begin Sunday
Sarah Ruholl/Staff Reporter
Issue date: 6/25/09 Section: News
Charleston's Red, White and Blue Days kick off this Sunday with bingo in Morton Park.
The game goes from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. and cash and other prizes will be awarded to the winners.
After a few days' break, festivities resume on Thursday, July 2, in Kiwanis Park on the corner of Division Street and Jackson Avenue.
The Charleston Community Band will perform a Star Spangled Tribute concert at 7:30 p.m.
The festivities return to Morton Park Friday, July 3, with a rock concert by Hello Dave at 6 p.m.
Heidi Newfield, a country music artist, will headline the evening. Newfield is set to take the stage at 8 p.m.
The celebration starts at 7 a.m. on the Fourth of July with a four-mile run/walk for Habitat for Humanity.
The Coles County Arts Council is sponsoring the Great Chalk-In at 9 a.m.
Inflatable games, food vendors and a fire safety foam fun pit will be set up all day at Morton Park. All-you-can-eat ice cream will also be available for $2.
The parade in downtown Charleston kicks off at 1 p.m. The parade will be followed by a final concert in the park featuring Chuck Wiss.
In typical Fourth of July fashion, Red, White and Blue Days culminate in a fireworks display at the Coles County Airport at dusk.
Shuttles to the airport will be available from Mattoon and Charleston. Food vendors will be on site there as well.
Sarah Ruholl can be reached at 581-7943 or at seruholl2@eiu.edu.
The game goes from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. and cash and other prizes will be awarded to the winners.
After a few days' break, festivities resume on Thursday, July 2, in Kiwanis Park on the corner of Division Street and Jackson Avenue.
The Charleston Community Band will perform a Star Spangled Tribute concert at 7:30 p.m.
The festivities return to Morton Park Friday, July 3, with a rock concert by Hello Dave at 6 p.m.
Heidi Newfield, a country music artist, will headline the evening. Newfield is set to take the stage at 8 p.m.
The celebration starts at 7 a.m. on the Fourth of July with a four-mile run/walk for Habitat for Humanity.
The Coles County Arts Council is sponsoring the Great Chalk-In at 9 a.m.
Inflatable games, food vendors and a fire safety foam fun pit will be set up all day at Morton Park. All-you-can-eat ice cream will also be available for $2.
The parade in downtown Charleston kicks off at 1 p.m. The parade will be followed by a final concert in the park featuring Chuck Wiss.
In typical Fourth of July fashion, Red, White and Blue Days culminate in a fireworks display at the Coles County Airport at dusk.
Shuttles to the airport will be available from Mattoon and Charleston. Food vendors will be on site there as well.
Sarah Ruholl can be reached at 581-7943 or at seruholl2@eiu.edu.
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