Fire in the sky

The Grucci Fireworks show entertained a crowd of nearly 8,000 people.

Photos by Maureen Lennon/Herald

Thousands came to Centennial Park last Saturday to watch the village's annual fireworks show. People filled the park for the spectacle, which included a performance by the South Shore Symphony.

Craig Joseph opened up the concert while singing the national anthem.

Aisha Zamor (17yrs) dances at the RVC Fireworks concert.

Adam Armellino and Vic Caqntelmo of the Rockville Centre Fire Department collect donations for the RVC fire dept.

Jenna Velella Parsons with her young daughter, Sophia-21 months dancing to the concert.

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Thousands of people came to see the 22nd annual fireworks show at Mill River Park on July 11. There were performances from Leggz Ltd. Dance, Miss Colleen’s Elite Dancecentre, the South Side High School Jazz Ensemble and the South Shore Symphony before the Grucci fireworks show. The Symphony played again when the fireworks were over.

At least 8,000 people were expected to come see the show. The annual fireworks show started during the village’s centennial in 1993. Donations from residents to the Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts pay for the pyrotechnics and the entertainment, so the show remains free to the public. Mercy Medical Center and South Nassau Communities Hospital were the top two sponsors of this year’s show.