From the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce:

Kick off your celebration of July the 4th on July the 3rd. The 246th Army Band, South Carolina Army National Guard, will perform in the Florence Veterans Park, South Woody Jones Boulevard, adjacent to the Civic Center’s lower parking lot. The outdoor concert, open and free to the public, will begin at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, the eve or our nation’s 236th birthday.

From the American Red Cross:

Florence and Sumter, S.C.—The American Red Cross South Carolina Blood Services Region is giving 12 lucky blood donors and their guests the chance to experience heart-pumping NASCAR excitement with the “Race into Giving” ticket giveaway for this year’s Bojangles’ Southern 500.