PHOTO GALLERY: Fire in the Sky celebration brings out red, white and blue

Wyatt Moore, 11, poses in his flag hat at the Fire in the Sky celebration Wednesday night at Flat Branch Park.   |  Amy Bruer

Reagen Acuff, 2, dances at the Fire in the Sky celebration on Wednesday night in Flat Branch Park. Her tank top has a flag-themed pattern.   |  Amy Bruer

Jazlyn Blue, 2, right, and her twin sister, Naja Blue, pose for a photograph Wednesday evening at Flat Branch Park. They are originally from Eagle River, Alaska, and are visiting their family during their vacation time.   |  Pinar Istek

From left, Alli Locke, Xavier Locke and Cala Locke pose with their mother, Sara West, in firecracker crowns they made at the Fire in the Sky celebration on Wednesday at Flat Branch Park.   |  Amy Bruer

Michele Stafford poses in her patriotic clothes on Wednesday at the Fire in the Sky celebration at Flat Branch Park.   |  Amy Bruer

Jake Wiig, left, a senior at MU, speaks with Dawn Schillinger, on Wednesday evening at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts. “I got to show off my true colors,” Wiig said. “I bought this shirt at Goodwill, and I have to make sure to make good use of it.”   |  Robert Swain

Alex Peterson-Ramey, 15, a youth and action volunteer, gets a Fourth of July temporary tattoo at Flat Branch Park.   |  Robert Swain