Fireworks! A Centennial! And Free Ice Cream, Too? Count Us In.

The Cleveland Orchestra’s 29^th annual, free community concert in downtown Cleveland will take place rain or shine on Friday, July 6 at 9 p.m.

 This year’s Star-Spangled Spectacular brought to you by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and sponsored by KeyBank will be held on the spacious Mall B, located at 300 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, between the Global Center for Health Innovation and Cleveland Public Auditorium. In addition to celebrating our nation’s birthday, this year’s concert celebrates The Cleveland Orchestra’s 100^th anniversary, concludes the Orchestra’s special Around the Region Celebration, and thanks the Northeast Ohio community for a century of support.

The concert will be hosted by Russ Mitchell, on-air host and news anchor at WKYC TV-3.

And There’s More…

To celebrate the Cleveland Orchestra’s 100^th birthday and to thank the Cleveland community for 100 years of supporting this incredible Orchestra, these special activities will take place.:

·        Starting at 6:00 p.m., Cleveland favorite Mitchell’s will be providing free samples of its homemade ice cream in honor of the Orchestra’s 100^th birthday, and to help the Orchestra thank the Northeast Ohio community. This hand-crafted treat will be in limited supply.

·        From 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., there will be two special pre-concert musical performances:

o   Cleveland Police Pipes & Drums. Taking their unique and stirring blend of music and marching skills public, these law enforcement, kilted ambassadors have represented the law enforcement community of NE Ohio, the Division of Police, and the City of Cleveland in a grand manner. Traveling throughout Ohio, the U.S., Canada, and Ireland at their own expense, the members practice on their own time, purchase their own instruments and perform in support of countless charitable causes and civic events. Under the direction of Pipe Major Patrick Sullivan.

o   122^nd Army Band of the Ohio National Guard’s Full Metal Racket. Since 1944, the Ohio National Guard’s 122nd Army Band has been a staple of the musical tradition of the United States military in Ohio. Members of the unit hail from every corner of Ohio (plus a few from other states) and are charged with carrying out the mission of strengthening troop morale and building a positive connection between the public and the Ohio National Guard.

Information about other 100^th birthday activities will be announced at a later date.