Priceline.com Offers Travel Deals to Some of The Nation's Biggest and Best 4th Of July Celebrations.NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2002 Take a trip to a featured city this summer and save up to an additional $120 on your airline tickets Visit www.priceline.com/promo/july4th for full details The countdown is already underway as major cities across the country prepare for the 4th of July. For many, the celebrations promise to be an especially dramatic display of red, white and blue patriotism, complete with fireworks fireworks: see pyrotechnics. fireworks Explosives or combustibles used for display. Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to , bands, top-name entertainers and plenty of great food. Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN PCLN Priceline.com (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) said today that, in cooperation with its over 30 major carriers, 8,000 hotel partners and 5 major rental car partners, it has airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars and even full vacation packages available on a Name Your Own Pricesm basis for all of the major 4th of July celebration cities. Travelers who book airline tickets and hotel rooms through priceline.com can save up to 40 percent or more over published retail rates. Those who book rental cars through priceline.com can save up to 20 percent over retail. As an additional incentive, priceline.com announced today a special, limited-time airline tickets promotion for travelers who fly to a priceline.com featured city any time this summer. Cities include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Miami, New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Philadelphia, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Seattle, St. Louis and Washington, DC. Priceline.com will automatically add $15 per ticket to any purchase offer made between now and June 30, 2002, for a 4th of July holiday or other summer trip. The offer is good for up to a maximum of eight tickets and is only available through the following Web address: www.priceline.com/promo/july4th. For the best chance to save, priceline.com suggests that travelers make their purchases as soon as possible and pick travel days when the airports are less crowded. The good news is that travelers can save money even on peak travel days (July 4 and 7), but customers should plan on increasing their offer prices on those two days as fares will be more expensive. In preparation for July 4th, priceline.com has assembled the following rundown of what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. in major cities around the country. For updates, changes and more information, travelers can call the numbers provided. New York In a special tribute to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in celebration of America's 226th birthday, Macy's will present its 26th annual fireworks extravaganza entitled, "A Time For Heroes." This fireworks spectacular, a kaleidoscope kaleidoscope (kəlī`dəskōp), optical instrument that uses mirrors to produce changing symmetrical patterns. Invented by the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster in 1816, the device is usually a hand-held tube, a few inches to as much of sights and sounds, will shine over the East River. For more information, call Macy's Hotline at (212) 494-4495 or visit http://www.nyc.gov/html/cau/html/july.html. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to the Big Apple: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. Washington DC The Nation's Capital's 4th of July Celebration will include music, parades, dancing, and storytelling leading up to an hour-long fireworks display over the Washington Monument Washington Monument, obelisk-shaped tower, 555 ft 5 1-9 in. (169.3 m) high, located on a 106-acre (43-hectare) site at the west end of the Mall, Washington, D.C.; dedicated 1885. , Jefferson Memorial Jefferson Memorial: see Thomas Jefferson Memorial. and Potomac River Potomac River River, east-central U.S. Rising in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, it is about 287 mi (462 km) long. It flows southeast through the District of Columbia into Chesapeake Bay. It is navigable by large vessels to Washington, D.C. . Aretha Franklin, Chuck Berry Noun 1. Chuck Berry - United States rock singer (born in 1931) Charles Edward Berry, Berry , the Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to country and southern rock music. Band and Jane Monheit are among the headliners for this year's patriotic event. Other highlights include international food and arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. . For more information please visit http://www.nps.gov/nama/events/july4/july4.htm. Not to be outdone out·do tr.v. out·did , out·done , out·do·ing, out·does To do more or better than in performance or action. See Synonyms at excel. , Baltimore will have its own fireworks display over the Inner Harbor The Inner Harbor is a historic seaport, tourist attraction, and iconic landmark of the City of Baltimore, Maryland. The harbor itself is actually the end of the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River and includes any water west of a line drawn between the National Aquarium in . During the daylight hours, classic car buffs can take in the Antique Car An antique car is generally defined as a car over 25 years of age, this being the definition used by the Antique Automobile Club of America and many other organizations worldwide. However, the legal definition for the purpose of antique vehicle registration varies widely. Rally from the Sam Smith Parking Lot, while Harborplace Amphitheatre features street performers and bands. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to the Nation's Capitol: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. Los Angeles Catch one of over 40 celebrations taking place this year in the Los Angeles area for the 4th of July. Los Angeles will be bringing in this year's Independence Day with musket musket: see small arms. musket Muzzle-loading shoulder firearm developed in 16th-century Spain. Designed as a larger version of the harquebus, muskets were fired with matchlocks until flintlocks were developed in the 17th century; flintlocks were salutes, parades, historical re-enactments and dances, strolling entertainment and spectacular fireworks. In nearby Long Beach, the Queen Mary Queen Mary, Queen Marie, or Queen Maria may refer to: Queens Britain England
For more information please visit http://www.ocnow.com/ and search by events or visit http://www.digitalcity.com/losangeles/recreation/article.adp?aid=2902, or www.queenmary.com. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to Los Angeles: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. San Francisco The City of San Francisco
Across the Bay, Oakland will host its fourth annual Fourth of July Fourth of July, Independence Day, or July Fourth, U.S. holiday, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Celebration of it began during the American Revolution. picnic, complete with live Dixieland jazz and homemade food. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to San Francisco: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. Seattle Enjoy your Independence Day at Lake Union with a brilliantly magical fireworks display high above the shores of Seattle's Gas Works Park Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington is a 19.1 acre (77,000 m²) public park on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant, located on the north shore of Lake Union at the south end of the Wallingford neighborhood. . And hold on to your American flags, folks, because Seattle is going to be igniting over 5,000 fireworks at this year's celebration digitally timed to a moving score of patriotic music! For more information please visit http://www.familyfourth.org/. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to Seattle: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. New Orleans If you're planning to celebrate this special holiday on New Orleans riverfront you'll enjoy this city's annual salute to America's independence featuring a " Symphony in the Sky" from barges over the Mighty Mississippi. This firework extravaganza will be choreographed to stirring patriotic classics. For more information please visit http://www.go4thontheriver.com/. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to the Big Easy: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. Boston Boston will be ringing in Independence Day with Harborfest, over 200 activities in the historic heart of Boston with 2.5 million expected to attend and Don McLean ("American Pie") headlining a free concert. The Boston Pops will also be performing on the Esplanade, followed by a brilliant fireworks display. For more information please visit http://www.bostonharborfest.com/ or http://www.july4th.org. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to Boston: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. Philadelphia Join Philadelphia's Sunoco Welcome America! festival, which includes over 50 free events, ranging from parades to movie showings to town crier CRIER. An inferior officer of a court, whose duty it is to open and adjourn the court, when ordered by the judges; to make proclamations and obey the directions of the court in anything which concerns the administration of justice. contests. On the fourth the city hosts the Pennsylvania Memories Parade, followed by a two-and-a-half hour concert and fireworks show. For more information please visit http://www.americasbirthday.com/. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to Philadelphia: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. Saint Louis Saint Louis (l  `ĭs), city (1990 pop. 396,685), independent and in no county, E Mo., on the Mississippi River below the mouth of the Missouri; inc. as a city 1822. St.
This year's Fair Saint Louis Established in 1878 and reconstituted in 1981, Fair Saint Louis is an annual festival held during the July 4 holiday in downtown St. Louis, Missouri at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Some call it "America's largest birthday party". will include free live performances by Smokey Robinson, George Thorogood George Thorogood (born December 31, 1950) is a blues-rock performer from Wilmington, Delaware. He was raised on Clearview Avenue in Naamans Gardens, a suburb of Wilmington. , Kool & The Gang, and Lee Greenwood. Other events include the Fair Saint Louis Air Show and four days of amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. fireworks shows. For more information please visit http://www.fairstl.org/. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to St. Louis: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. Chicago This year marks the 25th Annual Independence Eve Fireworks display in Grant Park on July 3rd. The evening begins with the Grant Park Orchestra, under the direction of Principal Guest Conductor James Paul This article is about the American conductor. For the British officer of arms, see James Balfour Paul. James Paul (born 1940 in Forest Grove, Oregon, U.S.) is an American conductor. He studied voice at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Mozarteum in Salzburg. , performing its annual All-American concert at 7:30 p.m. The orchestra will provide a classical backdrop and a perfect atmosphere for the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. to follow. For more information please visit http://chicagowest.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa070100a.htm or http://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to the Windy City: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. Miami The City of Miami Beach's annual 4th of July celebration will feature the induction of new citizens and the Florida Philharmonic Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, which grew out of the Ft. Lauderdale Symphony originally founded in the 1949, performed at various venues in the south Florida area (including Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties) until its bankruptcy in May of 2003. Orchestra. Enjoy a fireworks display timed with the 1812 Overture, including cannons and a fly over. For more information please call (305) 673-7577. Nearby Ft. Lauderdale will have its own fireworks and a special Sand Sculpture contest starting at 7:30 a.m. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to Miami: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. Atlanta Atlanta's annual Fourth of July Fireworks celebration is a Lenox Square Lenox Square, owned by the Simon Property Group, is a shopping mall located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. It was the first major shopping mall in Georgia. tradition that has grown into the largest fireworks show in the Southeast. The family-affair, which attracts Atlantans and visitors from all over, is complete with food, fun and entertainment. There are also four nights of fireworks displays over Stone Mountain. For more information please call (800) 317-2006 or visit http://www.hotelsbuckhead.com/lenox.htm. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to Atlanta: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. Dallas In AT&T Trinity Fest, the biggest fireworks show and festival ever to be held in the history of Texas, is slated for Thursday, July 4, from 2-11pm in downtown Dallas Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas (USA), located in the geographic center of the city. The area officially termed "downtown" is bounded by the downtown freeway loop: bounded on the east by I-345 (although known and signed as the northern terminus of . Underwritten by sponsorships and private donations, the day-long festival is FREE and open to the general public. The event will showcase the Trinity River as a recreational, fun center where all Dallas and North Texas come together. For more information please visit http://www.dallastrinityfest.com/generalinfo.htm. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to Dallas: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. Houston Freedom and patriotism will ring truer than ever this holiday if you're making plans to take in one of the many dazzling displays of fireworks around Houston. At Miller Outdoor Theatre The Miller Outdoor Theatre is the premier outdoor theatre for the performing arts in Houston, Texas. Located on approximately 7.5 acres of land in Hermann Park, at 100 Concert Drive, the theatre offers a diverse range of professional entertainment, including classical music, jazz, , the Houston Symphony The Houston Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra based in Houston, Texas. Since 1966, it has performed at the Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts in downtown Houston. will provide one of the city's oldest holiday traditions with its Star Spangled span·gle n. 1. A small, often circular piece of sparkling metal or plastic sewn especially on garments for decoration. 2. A small sparkling object, drop, or spot: spangles of sunlight. Salute, a rousing program of patriotic music complete with cannon blasts kicking off a lavish fireworks display over Hermann Park Hermann Park is one of Houston's finest and most-visited public parks. Situated between Fannin Street and North MacGregor Way, it is within walking distance from the Texas Medical Center, Rice University, and the Museum District, and within a few miles of the Third Ward, the . It's free. For information call (713) 284-8350. Here is a sampling of priceline.com customers who have already booked their 4th of July trips to Houston: - Randall C named his own price of $183 and saved 46% on a round-trip airline ticket from New York to Houston/Hobby. - Michelle H named her own price of $188 and saved 47% on a round-trip airline ticket from Indianapolis to Houston/Hobby. - James O named his own price of $51/night and saved 48% on a 4-star hotel near Houston's Galleria. - Elliot K named his own price of $20/day and saved 27% on a compact car in Houston. 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