For all gala attendees, here are the photos from the VIP cocktail hour with Carl and Michael. Thanks again to 1826 Photographic! (fb)

Light up the Lake - FREE Patriotic Pops Concert Friday, July 4, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. Jackson Street Pier Carl Topilow, FSO Music Director Dean Buck, guest conductor Dawna Rae Warren, guest vocalist FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - Please bring your own chair or blanket. The Firelands Symphony Orchestra returns to Jackson Street Pier for a free patriotic pops concert in celebration of Independence Day. This family-friendly event will feature the full orchestra performing a variety of patriotic and summer favorites on the shore of Lake Erie. Stay after the concert concludes to watch the fireworks from nearby Cedar Point as they light up the lake. Please bring your own chair or blanket. --- PRINCIPAL BENEFACTOR​: Randolph J. & Estelle M. Dorn Foundation PLATINUM SPONSOR: Albert G. & Olive H. Schlink Foundation SILVER SPONSOR: Wightman -Wieber Charitable Foundation ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM: Ohio Arts Council (fb)