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<p>Here are specific details concerning George's and my comments at the LCTG meeting about free Lexington MA Independence Day events...<br />-- Mitch</p>
<p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.lexingtonhistory.org/events#calendar-73cd8540-5406-466b-b86b-a8793c3cb73c-event-lw15cve5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ffffff;">Declaring Independence Then & Now</span></a></span><br />Thursday, July 4th 7PM, The Depot, 13 Depot Square, Lexington Center<br />"This dramatic presentation, created by Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, aims to find out how our local towns read and reacted to the Declaration of Independence. Across the colonies, and particularly in Massachusetts, towns debated what freedom meant to them, and grappled with the <span style="background-color: #ecf0f1;">grievances</span> aired in the official Declaration. What did the words in the final document mean to them? Costumed reenactors will bring life to the words of the past, with narration by former State Representative Jay Kaufman. Rounding out our evening will be a performance by the Lexington Historical Society Colonial Singers. Some of our favorite tunes from the 18th century were highly political, and many of them were also taken from popular English military music! <strong style="font-weight: bold;">FREE!"</strong> [Also usually free ice cream.]</p>
<p><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><a style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000;" href="https://business.lexingtonchamber.org/events/details/summer-concert-215-army-band-14769" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Summer Concert - 215 Army Band</a></span><br /></span></strong>Friday, July 5th 6:30PM-8PM, Emory Park, Depot Square, Lexington Center<strong style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></strong>"The 215th Army Band of the Massachusetts Army National Guard remains one of the nation's finest military bands. For more than 60 years, the band has performed throughout New England and the world, bringing the Army's fine musical traditions and goodwill to thousands of listeners."<strong style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></strong></p>
<p><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 16px; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: #000000;"><a style="color: #000000;" href="http://www.lexingtonlions.org/Fireworks.cfm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Lions Club of Lexington fireworks</a></span><br /></span></strong>Friday, July 5th ~9:15PM, Display from Center Field Track, Worthen Road, near High School<strong style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></strong>"Approximate time is usually around 9:30PM." [Often ~9:15PM.]</p>
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