Tickets on sale for three shows in Kaukauna

Those who attend the public fireworks shows scheduled during the Pyrotechnics Guild Inter-national annual convention will get to see some of the most unique fireworks displays ever presented. Each show will feature at least one hour of fireworks, which will be choreographed to music and feature specialty shells that are not available for community fireworks shows.

"This is the international 'Olympics' of handmade fireworks," said PGI member Tom Sklebar. "Some of the big shells take three weeks to create and are never seen in a public display because they are too costly and too difficult to make. You will also see rockets that you will never see at a public display."

Sklebar encourages people to purchase tickets for the best show experience.

"If you think you can watch the displays from outside the bleachers, you are missing at least half the show. Fireworks displays at PGI events are much more elaborate than a public display like many 4th of July shows. They include full ground displays of wheels, lance work, and other special effects visible only to those in the stands. "

Attendees at the Sunday and Wednesday shows can stay after the public display to view a hand-made fireworks competition.

"One of the displays for Wednesday night is created and put on by our Junior Pyrotechnic Association," continued Sklebar. "The children do all their own product selection, pick their own music, choreograph the entire show, do all the setup and shoot the entire show themselves."

Parents supervise their children while the kids plan and execute this event.

Tickets are available for the public fireworks shows on August 8, 11 and 13. Tickets can be purchased from TicketStar Online, the Pit Stop in Kaukauna, Decker's Uncle Sam Fireworks in Green Bay and at Express Convenience Centers in the Fox Cities, Green Bay, and Oshkosh.

Show times are: Sunday, August 8 and Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 8:30 p.m.; and Friday, August 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets for the Sunday and Wednesday shows are $10. Tickets for the Friday show are $15. Parking for all nights is $10 per car. Prices do not include service charges or handling fees charged by the ticket outlets.

The PGI is a nonprofit educational group of pyrotechnic enthusiasts that come from all walks of life that have a love of shooting and making fireworks. PGI members will come from every state in the US and a number of foreign countries.

"We have lawyers, doctors, clergy, teachers, farmers, firemen, policemen and everything in between and we have almost as many women and children as men", said Sklebar. "It is truly a family event."

More information on PGI can be found at www.pgi.org.

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