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Passport To Gold 2010

Plenty of free events during skating week

Fireworks and three free concerts are planned at FanFest at River Park Square, the free venue for participating in the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

The concerts will follow off-ice winner ceremonies at River Park Square, all at 6 p.m., on Saturday, Sunday and Jan. 23.

Performers are Jason Castro, an American Idol finalist, on Saturday; Ingrid Michaelson, a popular singer-songwriter, on Sunday; and Parachute, a music artist for the Island Def Jam label, on Jan. 23.

Fireworks will go off over Riverfront Park on Friday between 6 and 6:30 p.m. prior to opening ceremonies.

Additional fireworks displays over the park will follow concerts Saturday and Sunday between 7 and 8 p.m. and the final victory ceremony on Jan. 23 between 10 and 11 p.m.



Mike Prager
Mike Prager joined the Spokane Chronicle in 1982, a year before it merged with The Spokesman-Review. He currently covers transportation, weather, neighborhoods, general news and historic preservation.

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