The gospel group Rapture
At 8 p.m., there will be a dance contest with prizes and featuring the
Charleston, jitterbug, twist, Macarena and electric slide. There will be
food vendors, and entertainment will be provided by Lani
Clark and Company.
A fireworks extravaganza will be from 8:30-9 p.m. Entertainers will be
the Glitter N' Gold Cloggers and the "Millennium Dance."
From 9:30 p.m. to midnight, live entertainment and dancing will continue,
featuring The Starlight Millennium Band and celebrity impersonators who will
portray Glen Miller, Rick Martin, Garth Brooks, Reba McIntire, Eddie Arnold,
Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, The Back Street Boys and others.
At midnight, a four-foot-wide millennium ball will drop from atop a crane
at Orange and Hernando streets to usher in the new year.
Entertainers will come from throughout North Florida, including Live Oak
and Lake Butler, Buzzella said.
Although the weather has been cold in the evening, the National Weather
Service is predicting a slight warming trend - a fact another festival
committee member believes should entice people to join in on the events
downtown.
"I think it's very exciting we're able to put something on for the
community," said Faye Bowling-Warren, assistant city manager for the
City of Lake City, which is a co-sponsor of Celebration 2000, along with
Columbia County.
The National Weather Service predicts Friday's weather will be partly
cloudy and warmer with low temperatures in the 40s and high temperatures in
the lower 70s.
The forecast for New Year's Day will be partly cloudy with lows in the
lower 40s and highs in the mid- to upper-60s.
"We encourage people to come down and celebrate the new year in
their own home town," Bowling-Warren said.
