Though fireworks in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor are cancelled for this year, there will still be a celebration of light!

The new Domino Sugars Sign, restored to all its 70-foot-by-120-foot glory, will be turned on for the first time. We hear some reasons Baltimoreans love it so:

“We’re getting married in two months, and our reception is at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, and we picked that because the Domino Sugar sign will illuminate the dance floor.” 

Plus a conversation with pyrotechnic expert John Conkling, who describes how fireworks work ... and why we love them:

“I think it’s something really just psychologically deep in the human soul, to see the sky explode in color, noise, light …” 

Though fireworks in Baltimore&rsquo;s Inner Harbor are cancelled for this year, there will still be a celebration of light!
The new Domino Sugars Sign, restored to all its 70-foot-by-120-foot glory, will be turned on for the first time. We hear some reasons Baltimoreans love it so:
&ldquo;We&rsquo;re getting married in two months, and our reception is at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, and we picked that because the Domino Sugar sign will illuminate the dance floor.&rdquo;&nbsp;
Plus a conversation with pyrotechnic expert John Conkling, who describes how fireworks work ... and why we love them:
&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s something really just psychologically deep in the human soul, to see the sky explode in color, noise, light &hellip;&rdquo;&nbsp;

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