Mother Nature nearly stole part of the thunder at one of Columbus’ largest celebrations.
Columbus Regional Health Presents QMIX Musical Fireworks 29: Red, White and Boom! at Columbus Municipal Airport Tuesday unfolded before thousands of people, though considerably fewer than the past few years. Many lined a segment of Central Avenue and the surrounding area in Columbus.
Thunderstorms, with a bit of their own boom, began moving into the area about an hour before the event’s various pre-fireworks festivities began. Yet, the biggest cacophony eventually was provided by Iowa-based J&M Displays Inc. and lead fireworks presenter David Maschino of Columbus.
With about 1,000 pounds of shells, Maschino clearly knew how to bring in the noise choreographed alongside cranked-up pop-rock tunes from artists such as Pink, James Brown, and Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey broadcast on local QMIX 107.3 FM radio. And onlookers such as Scipio resident Brian Cline were happy to lend an ear to the explosive fanfare.
“The bigger the boom, the better,” said Cline, attending his first QMIX show after seeing Cincinnati’s huge WEBN Fireworks at Riverfest for several years.
For more on this story, see Thursday’s Republic.
