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Ok, knowing the approx time of year, early July !, helps make target choices easier. Mars Jupiter and Saturn will all be in good position to point at, which will please the crowd for sure. The Scorpio / Sagittarius clusters and nebula will all be in prime position at that time of year as well, Nebs M8, M20, M16, M17. Clusters M6, M7, M22, M25 M4 and NGC6231.
For doubles, forget H3945, it wil be set by then and Alberio may not be high enough, will have to check the planetarium programs. which puts Beta and Nu Scorpius, Gamma Virginus and Delta Serpens as good targets.
The 3 day old moon may be too low to observe but the 5 day moon would be good without being too bright to wash out DSOs especially if you have a broadband nebula filter or moon & skyglow filter available.
As others have said, keep insect sprays away from anywhere near the telescopes and working with the teachers on a questionaire for the kids is a good idea too. If you have enough telescopes on the night , assigning particular targets to suitable scopes is a good idea, as is the small step ladder for the smaller kids. Is there anyway you could borrow an ordinary Skywatcher tripod for the night instead of your taller pier, may make life on the night easier.
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