Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Fourth of July is just three months away and planning is in full swing.
The Natick Friends of the Fourth Family Night Committee is meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the Recreation and Parks building on Boden Ln., according to the Natick 4th Facebook Page. There are five topics of discussion on the agenda, plus a to-be-announced part of the agenda. They're looking for subcommittee volunteers and people with ideas for activities. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
The Natick Friends of the Fourth Have Scheduled a Meeting to Choose This Year's Theme.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
The organization will be holding a meeting and taking suggestions for this year's theme.
The Natick Friends of the Fourth will meet on March 7 to pick a theme for this year's Independence Day celebration, according to the non-profit's Facebook Page. The meeting will be held in Room 102 at Natick High School. Attendees are asked to park in the big parking lot to the right of the high school. Those interested are also asked to think of any ideas they may have for themes between now and March 7, and people can also email the Friends of the Fourth ahead of time so they can begin compiling a list.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
See these photos from the Natick Fourth of July parade and upload your own photos form the event.
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Natick residents gathered on Monday to celebrate the Fourth of July with the annual parade, which continued for several hours. If you have any photos you'd like to share from this Fourth of July weekend, upload them to this article.
Monday, July 4, 2011
Children ride their bikes in the parade Monday morning. Tune in tomorrow for a complete set of photos and video from the celebration.
Children ride their bikes in the parade Monday morning. Tune in tomorrow for a complete set of photos and video from the celebration.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
The parade begins at 9 a.m. Monday.
Just as it has for the past 55 years, Natick will celebrate the Fourth of July with a parade through town Monday, beginning at 9 a.m. The parade route will begin at the plaza at the intersection of routes 9 and 27 and continue down 27 to the intersection of Route 135, ending just past St. Patrick's Church. This year, the children's parade, which has been on family night in past years, will lead the pack starting at the railroad bridge at the intersection of Route 27 and North Avenue. Jo-Ann Becker, a volunteer in town and on the Friends of the Fourth committee who died last year, will be the Grand Marshal in Memoriam. Click here to see the full list of bands marching in the parade. The July 4 festivities are sponsored by the Friends of …
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Various styles of music will entertain the crowds on July 4 in Natick.
A dozen bands will light up Natick with their wide range of styles at the annual 4th of July parade in Natick on Monday. Most of the bands are local but one comes as far away as Maryland. The bands are: Natick Legion's band leader and first trumpet player, Kenneth Gross, said the marching band has been performing for 16 years. The group specializes in classic marches by Sousa, Fillmore, King, and R.B. Hall, to name a few. “The band features a trumpet section, a low brass section, a woodwind section and a percussion section. The musicians are professionals and many are music teachers or music school graduates,” said Gross. Three of a Kind’s Jimi McGee, Ron Taddeo, and Richard Wood (a.k.a. Woody) once played in a band that was formerly …
Denise St.Cyr
5:24 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
It might be helpful if we had a list of the themes for say the past 5 years. more ›