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Here are the competitors for the prestigious 2002 Tarragona, Spain International Fireworks Contest.

Tuesday July 2nd:        La Rosa Lorenzo,       Bagheria/Ventimiglia di Sicilia, Italy

Wednesday July 3rd:   Zamorano Caballer,    València, Spain

Thursday July 4th:       Skylight Vuurwerk,    Houten, Holland

Friday July 5th:            Zaragozana,                Zaragoza, Spain

Saturday July 6th:       Nanna Fireworks,       Pisa, Italy

Sunday July 7th:          Ricardo Caballer,       València, Spain

The fireworks for the 2002 Tarragona, Spain International Fireworks Contest will be fired from Miracle Point, seen near the top of this photo. The adjoining Miracle Beach has room for thousands of firework display spectators each night. During the day, visitors to Tarragona can visit the ancient Roman amphitheater seen at the bottom of the photograph, other Roman historical sites, beaches and many other very interesting places.

Tarragona is approximately 60 miles south of Barcelona on the beautiful Mediterranean coast of Spain.

For more information on this event click HERE.

Izaskun Astondoa Sarría José Vicente Nebot Peñarroja

Izaskun Astondoa Sarría, general manager of Pirotecnia Astondoa, was elected the new President of La Asociación Española de Fabricantes y Distribuidores de Fuegos Artificiales (AFAPE), until 2006. [The Spain Firework Manufacturers and Distributors Association] José Vicente Nebot Peñarroja, director of Pirotecnia Peñarroja was elected Vice President.

Thanks to www.piroart.com for providing the photos and information for this story.

The Fort Worth, Texas Symphony "Concerts in the Garden" series runs from June 13 to July 7. This year all 17 nights will have fireworks. Information for this wonderful outdoor activity is available here. www.fortworthsymphony.com

UK RESIDENTS: Do you and three of your mates think you can put on an outstanding back garden or bonfire firework display? You might want to enter a special new competition this August, for amateur firers. The event organizers are looking for six teams. The top three teams will win, what else, fireworks! Here is the web site with all the information. www.fireworkchampions.co.uk
Have you heard about "The American Tribute"? This web site explains it. www.theamericantribute.org
Those interested in fireworks history might want to consider a visit to the John Hay Library at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. The Dupee Fireworks Collection resides there. Here are two links for more information. www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/libs/hay/focus/fireworks www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/exhibits/ThreeForThree/Fireworks.html
The American firework companies that did all those wonderful fireworks for the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah have put up photo pages from that event. Access those pages by clicking the links below.

www.grucci.com/news.html  Grucci

www.pyrospectaculars.com/SLPhotos.htm  Pyro Spectaculars

The third company does not have a photo page from the Olympics, but should be included here, to complete the list of display companies chosen to produce the Olympic fireworks. www.fireworkswest.com  Fireworks West Internationale

Montreal, Canada's famous fireworks competition, "Le Mondial SAQ" (formerly "L'International Benson & Hedges") will be held June 15 to July 28 at "La Ronde". For information (and to buy tickets on-line), visit the Mondial SAQ's Web Site: http://www.lemondialsaq.com

Here is their schedule of competition firework displays:

Marutamaya Ogatsu                      Japan                   June 15

Pirotec Pirotecnia, LDA                 Portugal               June 22

Hendrickx & Lefeber Fireworks   Belgium                June 29

Günter Vogler Feuerwerk              Austria                 July 6

Ampleman Pyrotechnie                  Canada                 July 13

Austin Pyrotechnics Inc.                 United States        July 17

Pirotecnica Soldi S.R.L.                 Italy                       July 21

Société Étienne-Lacroix                France                    July 24

Closing Night Display by Industrie Panzera of Italy  July 28

VIEW PAUL MARRIOTT'S DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EACH DISPLAY BY CLICKING HERE.

Dr. Paul Marriott has a fireworks web site in Canada that is definitely worth a visit.

My personal favorite site for outstanding fireworks photos is Paul Marriott's  Home Page.

Those marvelous photos can be seen on Paul's photos page by clicking HERE.

Paul's special behind-the-scenes page about the setups at the Montreal Fireworks Competition, with many excellent photos, is available HERE.

Paul has provided detailed reports of the Montreal Fireworks Competition displays for many years. His reports are available by clicking HERE.

Competitors for the 2002 British Firework Championships have been selected. This meritorious event will take place in Plymouth, England August 13-14, 2002. 
Euphoria Pyrotechnics
Frontier Fireworks
Highlight Pyrotechnics
Rocket Pyrotechnics
Shellscape
The World Famous
(Reserve) Essex Pyrotechnics

The very famous Syd Howard Fireworks International in Australia is now named Explosive Entertainment. Their new web site is www.explosive-entertainment.net .
If you are a fan of firecracker pack artwork, here's a site that has over 350 pack labels to see and download.  www.crackerpacks.com
If you are REALLY a fireworks lover, here is a site where you can buy fireworks themed shirts, caps, posters and other items. Visit PYRO NOVELTIES by clicking this link. www.pyronovelties.com
If you or your children would like to know some not-too-technical information about how fireworks work, here is a site for you. www.howstuffworks.com/fireworks.htm
Kimbolton Fireworks in Kimbolton, England has added the URL www.kimboltonfireworks.co.uk and again has www.kimboltonfireworks.com as their other valid URL.
Toni Busuttil, a Maltese pyrotechnician, has put up a web site about fireworks in Malta. Now you can see Irdieden and Raddiena wheels, and those huge multi-break cylinder shells that may be as tall as the person who makes them. These are very unique, and I consider this site a "must visit" for all real lovers of fireworks. Visit it by clicking HERE.
My friends at Texas's best fireworks company, Atlas Enterprises, Inc., have a very good web site. If you need an excellent fireworks display, these are the people to contact. Go there by clicking this ATLAS ENTERPRISES LINK.
British pyrotechnicians, amateurs and other firework aficionados alike have a new resource for firework safety information. MC Video Productions has produced a video tape titled "Display Safe With Fireworks". It is available for sale at the web site just below. Click on the Fireworks button when you enter the site. Check it out by clicking HERE.
Steve Johnson has consolidated all of his fireworks related web pages in one location, http://www.fireworkmuseum.co.uk This marvelous collection of informative URLs is definitely worth an extended visit. Visit his very informative work by clicking HERE.
The web site URL for the American Pyrotechnics Association is www.americanpyro.com.
The web site URL for the National Fireworks Association is www.nationalfireworks.org.
American Fireworks News web site is available by clicking this link. www.fireworksnews.com
Want to see a real piece of fireworks history? Go to the site linked below and you will see information about a hand written document listing fireworks, including fireworks prices, destined for James Cook's second Pacific voyage. Click the link on that page marked CY 3003 / 126 to see the actual document from 1772. AMAZING. Click HERE to visit that site.
Would you like to see photos of the largest display ever fired in England? Kimbolton Fireworks fired this gigantic display for the 50th anniversary of VJ day. See it by clicking HERE.

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