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Tempe, Arizona – Through noon on Wednesday, July 1, the City of Tempe’s followers on Twitter (@tempegov) can enter a drawing to win a four-pack of tickets to the CBS 5 Tempe Town Lake July 4th Festival.

Twelve ticket packages will be given away. Each four-pack saves you $30 off the at-the-gate ticket price. By noon on Wednesday, Tempe’s Twitter followers can enter the drawing by e-mailing nikki_ripley@tempe.gov and providing their Twitter user names and contact information.

Of the entrants, 12 names will be drawn and notified on Wednesday afternoon. Winners will have until 5 p.m. Thursday, July 2, to pick up their tickets at Tempe City Hall, 31 E. Fifth St. (The city is closed for the holiday on July 3.)

Tempe launched its social media effort one month ago and posts frequent updates to its online newsroom (www.tempe.gov/newsroom) and via social media tools such as Twitter. To follow Tempe, visit the newsroom and click on the “Twitter with Tempe” link.

The CBS 5 July 4th Tempe Town Lake Festival, produced by the Kiwanis Club of Tempe, is at Tempe Beach Park, Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway. Gates open at 4 p.m., and the 58th annual fireworks spectacular, presented by ProTix, begins at dusk. Net proceeds will benefit the Kiwanis Club of Tempe. Visit www.tempe4th.com for event, transportation and parking details.

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