Juneteenth

The 2024 DJBC Happy Hour Fireworks Mix

The Weekend Warrior for June 19, 2024

Events:
The German Village Haus und Garten Tour - "A Modern Twist on a Classic" (Pre-Tour on Saturday; Tour itself on Sunday June 23 from 9AM to 4PM)
The Hilltop Bean Dinner (June 22 at Westgate Park in The Hilltop/Westgate)
The Powell Festival (June 21 & 22; Fireworks at 10PM on June 22 at Village Green Park in Powell)
Franklinton Night Market (June 21 outside Wild Goose Creative, Franklinton)

Juneteenth:
Freedom Fireworks (6/19 at Dusk; Columbus State Parking Lot - Long St. & Washington Ave.)
Whitehall Freedom Celebration (6/22 at 4PM; John Bishop Park)
Westerville We Rise Juneteenth (6/23 at 12PM; The Point at Otterbein University)
Black Author Spotlight Heritage (6/23 at 1:30PM; Martin Luther King Library)
(Reynoldsburg, Hilliard, and Bexley Juneteenth took place before the airing of this segment on WCRS on June 18, 19, and 19, respectively)

Pride:
Rainbow Reynoldsburg Pride (6/22 at 4PM; Huber Park)
Granville Pride (6/22 at Denison University)
Westerville Pride (6/22 at State & Home Streets, Uptown Westerville)
Gahanna Pride (6/26 at 4PM; Hannah Park)

Sports Ball:
Columbus Crew vs. Sporting KC (6/22 at lower.com Field)

Theatre Roundup:
The Lion King (Ohio Theatre in Downtown Columbus)
Chicken and Biscuits (Actor's Theatre, Schiller Park in German Village; NOTE: Performances are weather dependent; please check beforehand)
It's A Wonderful Life the Radio Play (Otterbein Summer Theatre at Otterbein University in Westerville)
Big Fish (Little Theatre Off Broadway in Grove City)
The Pirates of Penzance (Opera Project Columbus at The Lincoln Theatre in King-Lincoln Bronzeville)
The Music Man (Arena Fair at Willis Theatre in Delaware)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (The Abbey Theater in Dublin)

Music:
BANNED! (6/22; Columbus Gay Men's Chorus at the Davidson Theatre, Vern Riffe Center in Downtown)

We got Pride, Juneteenth, and 614 Day this weekend. Also arts festivals in Grove City and Worthington, a Jazz Festival in Gahanna, an air show at Rickenbacker, plus more.

Juneteenth:
Juneteenth on the Avenue (June 15 - Mount Vernon Avenue between St. Clair Ave. & 17th St.)
Jubilee Day (June 16 - Ohio History Connection)
Juneteenth Ohio Festival (June 15 & 16 - Genoa Park)
Reynoldsburg (June 18 - Huber Park)
Bexley (June 19 - Jeffrey Mansion Carriage House)
Hilliard (June 19 - Roger A. Reynolds Municipal Park)
New Albany (June 19 - Hinson Amphitheatre)
King Arts Complex (June 19)
Freedom Fireworks (June 19 at Dusk - Columbus State Parking Lot in Discovery District)

Pride:
Festival & Resource Fair (June 14 & 15 at Goodale Park)
Parade (June 15 at 10:30 SHARP)
Bat N Rouge Softball (June 16 at Dodge Park)
CAPA presents Pride Anthems (June 16 at the Southern Theatre)

The official Fireworks Mix for The DJBC Happy Hour, "Red, White and Together Again" (June 27, 2022).

SONG LIST (In Order, As Possible):
(Not Included is "Running Up The Hill" - Kate Bush)
"Hot In Here" - Nelly
"Fireworks" - Grady Tate, Schoolhouse Rock!
"The Star-Spangled Banner" - Robert Shaw Chorale
"The Pinball Song" - The Pointer Sisters
"Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells" - Andy Williams
"I Love America" - Patrick Juvet
"It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" - Andy Williams
"The Great American Melting Pot" - Schoolhouse Rock!
"Christmas in Hollis" - Run D.M.C.
"America, Why I Love Her" - John Wayne
"America the Beautiful" - Mitt Romney
"My Shot" - Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton Original Cast)
"Seventy Six Trombones" - Robert Preston and The Music Man Original Broadway Cast
"The Shot Heard Around the World" - Schoolhouse Rock!
"One Nation Under A Groove" - Funkadelic
"We Shall Overcome" - Pete Seeger
"Freedom Isn't Free" - Team America: World Police
"God Bless the U.S.A." - Lee Greenwood
"Yankee Doodle Dandy" - Joel Grey
"Tradition/Beat Ohio (State) Mash-Up" - The DJBC Happy Hour (featuring "Tradition" from Fiddler on the Roof)
"American Pie" - Don McLean
"Singin' in the Rain" - Gene Kelly
"Hail to the Victors" - University of Michigan Marching Band
"Heat Miser" - from "A Year Without A Santa Claus"
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" - Ray Charles
"This is America" - Childish Gambino
"Is Anybody There?" - William Daniels
"Glory" - John Legend (with Common)
"It's A Round, Round World" - Stan Freberg
"The Christmas Waltz" - Nancy Wilson
"Love, American Style" theme - The Cowsills
"Linus and Lucy (Peanuts Theme)" - TeeVee Toons (emulating Vince Guaraldi)
"America" - Neil Diamond
"The Grand Finale" Intro - Pippin (2013 Revival Cast)
"The Nutcracker Suite/Dance of the Flowers" - Les Brown and His Band of Reknown
"Green Chri$tma$" - Stan Freberg
and
"Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" - Toby Keith

Tonight on the Show, it's America's Birthday. How is everyone celebrating (or not - remember COVID-19 is still with us, and the Delta Variant is very concerning, so be careful out there)?

Weekend Warrior highlights some events OTHER than July Fourth, because those events get their own segment. And, a recap of the first Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday.

And, the 11th Annual DJBC Fireworks Mix.

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FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS in 2021:
COLUMBUS:
Fireworks - See You in 2022!
The Doo Dah Parade - Sunday July 4 at 1PM; Steps Off from Goodale Park (http://www.doodahparade.com)

BEXLEY:
(Sunday July 4th; http://www.bexley.org/fourth)
John Barr 5K Run at 8AM
Parade at 9:30 - Starts at Maryland Avenue Elementary School, ends at Cassingham Rd & Fair Ave.
Fireworks Celebration at Capital University (Tickets REQUIRED)

DELAWARE (Sunday July 4; http://www.delawareohio.net):
Parade at 3 - Starts at Delaware County Fairgrounds
Central Ohio Symphony Concert and Fireworks at Ohio Wesleyan University

DUBLIN (Saturday July 3rd; http://dublinohiousa.gov/independence-day-celebration):
Sherm Sheldon Fishing - Coffman Park
Parade - Starts at 11AM at Metro Place; Ends at High Street and Waterford Drive in Historic Dublin
Fireworks Celebration - Starts at 4:30PM at Dublin Coffman H.S. (Tickets are REQUIRED)

GAHANNA (http://www.gahanna.gov):
(Fireworks on Saturday; Parade on Sunday)
Fireworks - July 3 at Gahanna Municipal Golf Course
Parade - July 4; Starts at Clark Hall, west on Granville Street to Stygler Road to Royal Plaza Shopping Center

GROVE CITY (http://www.grovecityohio.gov):
Fireworks - July 2 at Grove City H.S.

GROVEPORT (http://www.groveport.org):
(Saturday July 3)
Parade - July 3 in Village of Groveport
Fireworks - July 3 at Heritage Park

HILLIARD (http://www.hilliardohio.gov; Parade - https://www.fcfair.org/hilliard-independence-day-parade/)
(Saturday July 3)
Parade - 11AM; Steps off from Franklin County Fairgrounds

The Monologue for Show # 341 (CUT for Time): http://wcrsfm.org/content/341-goodbye-christopher-columbus-and-aunt-jemima

COTA Problems (on Medium, you need to subscribe to Read It): https://medium.com/@ryanvollrath/do-better-cota-a9a597f5c85e
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