PROVIDENCE – Mayor David N. Cicilline announced today that the City of Providence and the Providence Tourism Council will sponsor an Independence Day Celebration on July 4^th at India Point Park which will include performances by Providence’s own RPM Voices, The Carlos de León Band and a spectacular fireworks display at (approximately 9:15 pm).

The Independence Day Celebration will kick off at 7:30pm with a performance by RPM Voices, a community choral group with members ranging in age from 13 to 94.  The group will present a program of inspirational and patriotic songs. 

The Carlos de León Band takes center stage at 8:15pm.  Trumpet player Carlos de León fuses the music of his native Dominican Republic with the sounds of Cuba, Brazil, and Puerto Rico to create jazz, salsa, and samba.  With his clear sense of history, the Latin jazz master nurtures the Afro-Latino connection with a variety of cultures in his music. 

The celebration will end in traditional Independence Day style, with a fireworks display lighting up the sky above India Point Park at dark (approximately 9:15 pm).  

The Independence Day concerts and fireworks in India Point Park on July 4^th are free and open to the public.  The event is presented and sponsored by Mayor David N. Cicilline, the Department of Art, Culture & Tourism, the Providence Parks Department, and the Providence Tourism Council.

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