firebird's finery

The event takes place in English Bay at 10:00 PDT on four nights, beginning over a Wednesday and ending on a Saturday, over the bi weekly period during July and August. Each of the four performances have at least a three-day separation for preparation for the next competitor. Three companies representing their countries perform a twenty-five minute firework display set to music. A grand finale is performed on the last day by all the competitors. Comedian and radio personality Patrice O'Neal died at 41 with a New York-area hospital on Tuesday morning because of a stroke he suffered back in October after having a long battle with diabetes. Patrice O'Neal is survived by his wife, Vondecarlo Brown, his stepdaughter, Aymilyon, his sister, Zinder, and the mother, Georgia.