The inaugural Thunder Over Augusta, a city-centered salute to the armed forces, will be held today downtown. The event will include a performance by country singer Lee Greenwood, military exhibits, a parachute demonstration and a fireworks display that organizers promise will be the largest in Augusta. The event, spread over four locations, will feature music by local acts, a performance by the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps and a variety of family-oriented activities.

DOWNTOWN FESTIVITIES

WHEN: 2-9:30 p.m. today
WHERE: Downtown
COST: Free
For more information, www.thunderoveraugusta.com

AUGUSTA COMMON
WHERE: 800 block downtown between Broad and Reynolds streets
WHAT: Kids zone, food vendors, craft vendors, NASCAR display, off-post exhibits, military exhibits
2:30 P.M.: Opening ceremony
3:15-4 P.M.: Signal Corps Band
3:30-4 P.M.: Combative drills
4 P.M.: Dog-attack demonstrations
4 P.M.: Friends Band
5 P.M.: Eryn Eubanks & The Family Fold
5:30-6 P.M.: Combative drills
6 P.M.: Dog-attack demonstrations
6 P.M.: Fletch and Folk

OLD DEPOT
WHERE: 600 block Reynolds Street at Riverwalk Augusta
5 P.M.: Parachute team
6 P.M.: Navy chorus
7:30 P.M.: Drum and Fife Corps
8 P.M.: Lee Greenwood

BOTANICAL GARDENS
WHERE: 1 11th St. at Riverwalk Augusta and Reynolds Street
WHAT: Helicopter display

JESSYE NORMAN AMPHITHEATER
WHERE: 900 block at Riverwalk Augusta and Reynolds Street; Field Hospital Exhibit
3:15-3:45 P.M.: Navy Chorus
4 P.M.: Lakeside JROTC
4:30 P.M.: Chain-saw art (next to Boll Weevil)
4:30 P.M.: Silver Bluff NJROTC
5:15-6:15 P.M.: Signal Corps Band

FIFTH STREET BRIDGE
9:15 P.M.: Fireworks display