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Freedom Festival Labor Day Weekend schedule released

Posted 8/6/2008

    Cedar Rapids, Iowa – August 5, 2008 – Although this year’s Cedar River flood destroyed the Freedom Festival office and all of its contents, Freedom Festival 2008 Presented by Mediacom has been rescheduled and will be a “Celebration of Community.” The revised 2008 event schedule is:

August 30 Kirkwood Community College (Linn Hall parking lots)
        9 am -- Freedom Festival Parade sponsored by CarePro Health Services
        10 am -- FestaFun sponsored by Cargill, Pearson Educational Measurement, and The Gazette

September 1 (Labor Day) Veterans Memorial Stadium
        8 am Grand Ol’Pancake Breakfast sponsored by Quaker
        8 am Patriot’s Bazaar and Farmers’ Market sponsored by the isle® casino and hotel at waterloo
        10 am Action Zone sponsored by GE Capital Solutions
        10 am Little Toot Express replica of 1880 Black Iron Horse train engine rides sponsored by Cedar Rapids Area Convention
                   and Visitors Bureau
        2 pm Kernels baseball game; Fan Appreciation Day Ticket info available at www.kernels.com
        5 pm Music-for-the-Community sponsored by Surgery Center Cedar Rapids
        8:15 pm Fireworks sponsored by Rockwell Collins

September 5 Brucemore
        7 pm Balloon Glow sponsored by Linn Area Credit Union, featuring Cedar Island Band

“Producing Freedom Festival 2008 has been a challenge, but nothing compared to the catastrophic losses incurred by many in the community. Celebration of Community will focus on the efforts of the entire community as it continues to recover and heal from the recent flood,” explained Russ Oviatt, Freedom Festival operations director.   “We also want to take the opportunity it presents to extend thanks to those who have worked tirelessly to relieve the pain and grief caused by the flood.

“We are also pleased to announce that the dates for Freedom Festival 2009 are June 18 through July 4,” Oviatt added.

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