Posted on July 4, 2018 at 7:00 am
Enjoy the parades, picnics, and fireworks, but take time today to remember what it is we are celebrating — the first time in history a country was founded of, by, and for the people.
Posted on July 2, 2018 at 8:00 am
Every year I look forward to the magnificent concert in front of the US Capitol Building on the 4th of July, broadcast on PBS. I’ve even been lucky enough to see it in person a couple of times.
This year, the Capitol Fourth concert features the Beach Boys, violinist Joshua Bell, Jimmy Buffett with the cast of his Broadway musical Margaritaville, opera star Renee Fleming, a capella all-stars Pentatonix, Broadway legend Chita Rivera, gospel legend CeCe Winans, the US Army Herald Trumpets, and “Pershing’s Own,” the magnificent US Army Band. Plus fireworks!
Here’s a reminder of last year’s concert.
Happy 4th!
Posted on July 1, 2018 at 6:18 pm
Independence Day Will Smith, Bill Pullman, and Jeff Goldblum star in one of the all-time great popcorn pleasures. Aliens attack the earth and it takes a quirky engineer, a plucky President, and a heroic military pilot to save the day. What does that have to do with the 4th of July? Listen to the President’s stirring pep talk.
The Patriot There are many films about the Civil War, but not many about the Revolutionary War. Mel Gibson stars in this uneven but stirring film about a farmer pulled into the rebellion.
1776 I love this film, based on the Broadway musical about the signing of the Declaration of Independence, with almost all of the stars from the acclaimed stage production, including William Daniels as the “obnoxious and disliked” John Adams, Ken Howard as a dashing Thomas Jefferson, and Howard Da Silva as Benjamin Franklin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJmNnEPZHW8And don’t forget Schoolhouse Rock!
Posted on July 4, 2017 at 2:00 pm
Remember as you celebrate the 4th of July the courage and honor of the people who insisted that a country could be devoted to liberty and equality.
Posted on July 4, 2017 at 11:21 am
