Get ready to raise a glass and salute to America – Southern style. The Southern Museum in partnership with the Kennesaw Museum Foundation is slingin' not just some good ol' education on July 3 but a heaping portion of Americana with their Southern Spirits event, as reported by the Southern Museum's website. Who wouldn't want to have a blast with some live bluegrass, fried food, and a front-row seat to the fireworks?

The shindig, hosted from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., features not just the museum’s cool A/C perfect for Georgia's sweltering summer heat - but also a 'Great American Cook Out' with all the classics: hotdogs, popcorn, apple pie, and of course, chocolate chip cookies. Enjoying the tunes of the Mars Hills Porch Pickers, attendees will be swapping stories and swaying to music, ensuring to be a highlight of the night, as the museum's website lets on.

Richard Banz, Executive Director of the Southern Museum, told their website, "This is the best place to enjoy the Salute to America event. We have the best location, air conditioning, great entertainment and the coldest Southern Spirits for you to enjoy!" And lest you worry about Georgia's summer heat, they've got it covered with both boozy and non-boozy beverages, as per the City of Kennesaw.

Adults looking to join the party will need to cough up $30 if they're museum members, or $40 for non-members, the Southern Museum's website informs. It's a 21 and up event, so leave the kiddos at home.

A nod to the sponsors who are making sure your thirst is quenched and your spirits high: Atlanta Bonded Warehouse, Savannah Distributing, and Republic Services are on the list, along with the Mars Hills Porch Pickers who are tuning up their instruments. So, come for the fireworks, stay for, well, the Southern spirits. Camping chairs are ready on the museum's lawn, just waiting for you to park yourself down and look up at the star-spangled sky.