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Shorewood's July 4th Fireworks Show Rescheduled for Aug. 11 as Part of Beach Bash
The beach bash will also include barbecue, live music from local bands Dukster, Fred Bliffert & the Atwater Beach Blues Band, and Lil' Debbie and the Tone Gods and Big Bay Brewery beer on tap. The party kicks off at 3 p.m.
It appears fireworks will light up the night sky over Shorewood's sooner rather than later.
Local community group Friends of Atwater Beach (FAB) announced Friday Shorewood's Fourth of July fireworks show will be rescheduled for the group's beach bash slated for Aug. 11.
In addition to the fireworks show, the party will also include $6 plates of barbecue, live music from local bands Dukster, Fred Bliffert & the Atwater Beach Blues Band, and Lil' Debbie and the Tone Gods and beer on tap. The party kicks off at 3 p.m. at , intersection of East Capitol Drive and North Lake Drive, capped by the fireworks show.
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after fire, police and village officials said they were concerned a wind blowing off Lake Michigan could push firework embers onto 's bluff, which was dried out due to a drought.
Organizers of Shorewood’s Fourth of July fireworks show, the Shorewood Foundation, gave the preliminary nod at a meeting in early July to a .
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New , co-funded by FAB and the Shorewood Foundation, is installed and ready to go on the beach.
This year's beach party builds on the successes of earlier bashes, which has raised more than $30,000 for upgrades to the beach, according to FAB. The group is also offering purchase of naming rights for boards for the boardwalk and playground or structures, at the party.
“Our previous beach parties in 2008-2010 were not only a strong success in terms of funds raised for the beach, but a wonderful way to bring people in the community together to enjoy a summer day at one of Milwaukee’s most beautiful and unique recreation areas,” Jay Urban, co-founder of FAB, said in a statement Friday. “The beach party celebrates this wonderful natural resource, and provides a way for people to support FAB’s mission of restoring Atwater Beach to once again make it a primary destination for local residents.”
Funds raised at the party will support the continued rehabilitation of the beach, a shade structure in progress, and a continuation of the boardwalk, the group says.
(Updated Friday, Aug. 3, 10:40 p.m. with new details from FAB)
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