Celebrate America

Angela and Thomas Wirsing, Doug Braun, Christie Villella, Ronnie Jones

July 2, 3 Bloomington’s Miller Park Photos by Justin Hurt Now in its 16th year, The Pantagraph’s Celebrate America! free concert returned to entertaining Fourth of July crowds with beloved patriotic classics and some toe-tapping new new numbers. A partnership with the City of Bloomington and the generosity of many sponsors make this much-beloved holiday tradition possible.

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Angela Wirsing and the Celebrate Ensemble

Tricia Hayden, Luna Palma, Rhea Balakrishnan, Ronnie Jones, Grace Hayden Jennifer Rusk

Grace Irvin, Jennifer Rusk

Kip Hayden, Michael Braun

Dr. Ramsin and Jizet Benyamin, Keisha Hopkins, Don Franke Doug Collins

Sunday, June 12 DoubleTree by Hilton Photos by Carlos T. Miranda Bloomington-Normal’s favorite son returned to his college town to help raise funds for Marcfirst. Collins entertained the crowds with stories of days at ISU, playing for the first black head coach in NCAA Division I history, his Chicago Bulls days and the infamous1972 Munich Olympics. Interviewed by the “Voice of the Redbirds” Dick Luedke, Collins spun story after story for an engrossed audience. Marcfirst plans to purchase a new building to expand behavioral health clinic and other services. For more information and to help this vital organization go to marcfirst.org.

Dick and BJ Luedke Jim and Linda Shirk, Jan and Wally Hood, Cathy and Dennis Wentworth

Rich and Jamie Zeller, Mark Jontry, Karen and Steve Timmerman, Christina Rogers

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