The Washington Park Band is a local band from right here in Jefferson City. The Band formed in 2002 when four old guys who were lost in the 50"s thru 70's Old Time Rock & Roll came together.  The Lead singer Randy Hill and Lead Guitar player Dale Lindermann are originally   from California. Bass player Jeff Clements hails  from Cleveland Ohio and Drummer Mel Bradley from Columbia, MO.  All members have been playing since they were 15 - 16 years old   where they were influenced by Surfer music and bands like the Ventures, CCR, The Animals and Elvis Presley. Lead Singer Randy Hill states “It was fun music back in the 60's and now that most of the band members are in our 60's it’s great to be back.  Join us in a walk down memory lane with good Old Time Rock and Roll.”

Randy Hill 573-230-5011; thonehill@embarqmail.com

6:00 pm

CenturyLink Spirit of America Parade

One of the highlights of every 4th of July Celebration is our Salute to America Parade that runs through downtown Jefferson City. This year's theme is Spirit of America. The hometown flavor of our parade has always made it unique to this community and great fun for the young and young at heart. Century Link, the parade’s sponsor, is happy to continue the contest for Best of Parade. There will be prizes and certificates awarded in four categories and the winners announced from the Main Stage the evening of the 4th.

Parade route: From East Miller to north on Monroe to west on High to south on Jefferson to east on East Miller. Viewing stand on the Kehoe Jefferson City stage at High & Madison.

7:00 pm

River Region Credit Union Little Mister & Miss Independence Contest

Watch as 4-6 year old boys and girls compete for the honor of representing the Salute to America Festival next year. Parents can register their children onsite, space permitting.

8:00 pm

Q 106.1 Street dance featuring Z.A.P

Chance and happenstance brought the members of Z.A.P. together in August of 2007. After being stood up by an incredibly odorous guitar player (hence Zero AntiPerspirant), Brandon Ramsey and Junior Garr were in need of a replacement at a Blue Fugue open mic night. Dustin Crider and George Lomotan came to the rescue and together they rocked the crowd with improvised jams; the chemistry was undeniable. After calling on bass player Joe Schnell to round out the players, Jaqui Rogers sat in on a practice and found herself freestyling along to a groove. Immediately she was asked to join up...lady can sing. Z.A.P. has developed their sound into one that supersedes genre and classification, combining elements of Funk, R&B, Rock, and Hip-Hop into their songwriting and is committed to bringing their music, soul, and love to as many potential fans as soon as possible

(registration open to first 40 contestants: 11 am to 12:30 pm)

Hey! Are you a rock star wannabe? Then you need to enter the Best Buy Guitar Hero Contest. This bracketed event will pit you against other players with pro-face-off music selections chosen at random. The winners of each leg advances to the next level until you ultimately battle for the title and win a great prize courtesy of Best Buy.

3:00 pm

Project Hysteria

Formed in 2009 by lead guitar player and vocalist Austin Perkins, Project Hysteria is made up of local Jeff City boys. Kael Upschulte sings and plays rhythm guitar, on bass is Dalton Bernskoetter, banging the skins is Hampton Waggoner and don’t forget Zac Hughes on keyboard. These 14 year olds have written a few original songs themselves and also play a variety of great music covering rock, country and metal genres. They’ve played from school dances at St. Peters and IC and are looking forward to rocking the crowd.

(registration open to first 20 contestants: 2 pm to 3 pm)

Come show off your stuff at the Michael Jackson dance-alike contest! Open to all ages, pre-registration is from 2 to 3 pm at the Mike Kehoe Stage at Madison in downtown Jefferson City. Contestants should bring their own music on CD and be prepared to dance on stage for 2 to 3 minutes. The preliminaries will run from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. The best will be asked to participate in the final show from 4:30 to 5 pm. One winner will get a chance to meet Michael Firestone and dance on the Capitol Mainstage prior to the Michael Jackson tribute concert at 7:30 pm.

For a downloadable flyer, click here

8:00 pm

Guilty Party

It's rare to find kids possessing enough drive and determination to pull themselves from the Guitar Hero game and form a real rock band. But that's exactly what Austin Culbertson, Isaac Baker, Ross Menefee and Nick Roberts have done.  At ages 13 and 14, Guilty Party has been tearing up Mid-Western stages with their own brand of high energy rock and roll for over three years.  Playing a variety of rockin' tunes ranging from CCR and the Beatles to Led Zeppelin and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, not to mention their own award-winning originals. Don't miss this chance to see Guilty Party live, and bring the whole family!

toddmene@aol.com, http://www.myspace.com/guiltypartyrocks, http://www.youtube.com/GuiltyPartyBand