STANFORD — Stanford will light up the skies for July 4th. The celebration is the tentpole event of the town’s REV 250 programming, and took the the combined efforts of the Stanford Fire Company, the Town of Stanford, Stanford Historical Society, and Stanford Grange #808.
At 8 p.m., attendees can watch the fireworks from Stanford Recreation Park or Town Hall. But before the fuse is lit, a barbecue chicken dinner will be hosted by the Stanford Fire Company. Grange Secretary Ryan Orton will read the Declaration of Independence at 5 p.m., followed by remarks from Town Councilmember Eric Haims.
The dinner starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for kids ages 6-16 if purchased in advance. Children under 5 eat free.
Stanford’s REV 250 programming continues on July 18 with a lecture at the Stanford Library. A discussion on “Everyday Governance in Revolutionary Dutchess” will be led by Dillon Streifeneder from 7 p.m. to 8. Then, on Sept. 19, Streifeneder will return to the library with “Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Change and Continuity in Stanford, NY from the Revolution to the Era of Good Feelings.” Both events are presented by the Stanford Historical Society.
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