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Fourth of July celebrated Fireworks and American spirit soar in Santa Barbara County
By DAVE MASON NEWS-PRESS MANAGING EDITOR
Happy birthday, America! The anniversary of July 4, 1776, was celebrated with festivals, parades and fireworks Monday in Santa Barbara County. The Fourth of July began with the return of a 20-year-tradition: the Montecito Fire Department’s pancake breakfast. Proceeds went to the Montecito Firefighters Association. A few hours later, Dana Newquist’s 1937 Ford fire engine and other entries graced the parade that went from Upper Manning Park to the upper Montecito village. Meanwhile, there was a patriotic bike race in Lompoc (followed by a festival in Ryon Park), the Lions Club barbecue in Carpinteria, a festival in Solvang at Old Mission Ines and bands playing at a West Beach bandstand. That was the Fourth of July in Santa Barbara County, and it was clearly the county’s most active, most festive Independence Day since 2019. People throughout the county enjoyed a holiday that ended dramatically with fireworks in Santa Barbara, Solvang and Santa Maria. In the afternoon, there was plenty going on at Stearns Wharf, everything from face painting to a performance by the popular local rock band Area 51. And with Old Spanish Days just a month away, Fiesta dancers got into the spirit with their performance at the West Beach bandstand. The day of performances also included Detar Music Review, Drifting Dimension, Sweetheart Sisters, Why Golf Why, Brandi Lentini and Band, Slideways + La Boheme dancers, Riding Out the Storm, False Puppet and Petty Set Go. Other live music was taking place at Rancho La Patera & Stow House in Goleta, where The Nombres and The Wrinkled Teenagers played during the Old Fashioned Fourth celebration. This year’s Fourth also brought Please see FOURTH on A3
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Spectators take in Santa Barbaras fireworks show during the Fourth of July celebration at Stearns Wharf.
At left, local dance group La Boheme performs during Independence Day celebrations at West Beach in Santa Barbara. At right, East Beach near Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara was packed with beachgoers during Fourth of July festivities.
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