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Independence Day Concert and Fireworks This Saturday Night
Jun26

Independence Day Concert and Fireworks This Saturday Night

The annual Independence Day Concert and Fireworks event will be held Saturday, July 1, 2023 on Celebration Plaza. The NETexas Symphony Orchestra will play starting at 8 p.m., and the fireworks extravaganza will begin at dark. The North East Texas Symphony League works hard all year long to accumulate enough funds to pay for this free-to-the-public event. Their main fundraising event is hosted at the KSST Studios each...

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Symphony League To Host 30th Independence Day Concert Saturday, July 2, 2022
Jul01

Symphony League To Host 30th Independence Day Concert Saturday, July 2, 2022

Celebration On Square Will Pay Tribute To Those Who Serve, Conclude With Fireworks Show Northeast Texas Symphony Orchestra will be performing a milestone concert Saturday night, the group’s 30th Independence Day Show in Sulphur Springs. Fireworks seen from Celebration Plaza during the 2021 Independence Day Fireworks show which followed the Symphony Orchestra concert City and county residents will be joined on Celebration Plaza...

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Chamber Connection – June 29: Get Ready For The 30th Annual Independence Day Concert
Jun28

Chamber Connection – June 29: Get Ready For The 30th Annual Independence Day Concert

By Butch Burney, [email protected] Fireworks, music and a celebration of our country is on tap for Saturday, July 2, on the downtown square.The 30th anniversary of the local Independence Day Celebration, presented by the Sulphur Springs Symphony League and featuring the East Texas Symphony Orchestra, will start at 8 p.m. Bring your lawn chairs! Stew Logo Contest It’s not too late to enter the logo contest for the 53rd Annual...

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Channel 18 News:  Independence Day Concert Update
May22
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Independence Day Concert and Fireworks Postponed Until Further Notice
May15

Independence Day Concert and Fireworks Postponed Until Further Notice

Yet another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic is the annual concert and fireworks display from the Sulphur Springs Symphony League and it’s sponsors. The event that was scheduled for June 27, 2020 has been postponed until further notice. Another date later in the year is possible, but has not been finalized. This annual event is a favorite for thousands of spectators that gather on Celebration Plaza in Sulphur Springs, and not...

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It’s Almost Time for the Independence Day Concert!
Jun23

It’s Almost Time for the Independence Day Concert!

Everyone’s getting excited about the annual Independence Concert set for Saturday July 1 in downtown Sulphur Springs! Plan to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating and claim your favorite place on Celebration Plaza for listening to the music and watching the fireworks. This year, there will be numerous restaurant vendors set up on the south side of the square with concessions, in addition to keeping their restaurants open...

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Independence Day Concert Picture Essay
Jul03

Independence Day Concert Picture Essay

The 25th Annual Independence Day Celebration Concert was held in Celebration Plaza in Sulphur Springs Saturday, July 2. The Concert was produced by the Sulphur Springs Symphony League and performed by the Northeast Texas Symphony Orchestra. The following is a series of slideshows from the concert, featuring the crowds, the Alliance Bank Watermelon Eating Contest, the Orchestra and the Fireworks display. All photos were taken by KSST...

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Hopkins County Celebrates 25th Annual Independence Day Concert
Jul03

Hopkins County Celebrates 25th Annual Independence Day Concert

The 25th Annual Independence Day Celebration Concert was held on Celebration Plaza in Sulphur Springs July 2, 2016. The concert was produced by the Sulphur Springs Symphony League, who presented the Northeast Texas Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Douglas Bakenhus conducted the orchestra, with Bill Owens as Guest Conductor. Before the orchestra kicked off the 240th anniversary of the United States of America, a watermelon eating contest was...

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Symphony League Receives GSC Enterprises, Inc. Support for Independence Day Concert
Jun28

Symphony League Receives GSC Enterprises, Inc. Support for Independence Day Concert

Sulphur Springs Symphony League received a $10,500 donation from GSC Enterprises Inc. Tuesday morning. The donation will assist in funding the Independence Day Concert and Fireworks at Celebration Plaza, July 2. Mickey McKenzie, Chairman of Board ,  said, “We like to be a part of the community and a real positive part of it.”  He said that many of the employees of GSC and its various entities are always present for the concert and...

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Alliance Bank Donation Made in Celebration of 25th Year of Independence Day Concert
Jun20

Alliance Bank Donation Made in Celebration of 25th Year of Independence Day Concert

Monday morning at 10 a.m. in the lobby of Alliance Bank, representatives of the Sulphur Springs Symphony League accepted a $10,000 donation from Alliance Bank that will assist in funding the annual Independence Day Concert set for July 2 on Celebration Plaza. This is the 25th year for the annual Independence Day concert. Tom Sellers, President of Alliance Bank, presented the check to league representatives Linda Galligher and Kala...

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