Mary Hance Nashville Tennessean Published 8:00 AM EDT Jul 17, 2019 This July weekend is a goodie, with concerts, a big band dance, a tomato festival and other free family fun. Plus some sales you will want to know about. Big Band dance These family-friendly dances take place on summer Saturday nights in the event shelter at the back of Centennial Park from 7:30-10 p.m., with dance lessons at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. This week's big band is The Jazz Alliance. These dances are family friendly and are fun for listening to the bands, as well as dancing and/or learning some new steps. You can take chairs and your own picnic or snacks, and there are usually food trucks. Details: www.nashville.gov/parks-and-Recreation or 615-862-8440. Jazz on Lawn at Beachaven Beachaven Winery, 1100 Dunlop Lane, Clarksville, will hold a free 6:30-9 p.m. "Jazz on the Lawn" concert on Saturday, featuring the 9th Street Stompers. Beachaven also has one of … [Read more...] about Weekend in Nashville: free family fun, concerts and more
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Bring the kids to Family Fun Day at Keach Park
Kids play at Keach Park during Family Fun Day 2018 last summer. Courtesy of Tammy Boucher On the off chance that Market Days just isn’t enough family fun for you, mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 25, when Family Fun Day takes over Keach Park on the Heights. While you may be familiar with some longstanding events at Keach Park such as the Easter Egg Hunt and Heights Old Home Day, Family Fun Day is relatively new – this will be the third year of the celebration at Keach Park. This event is simply about having some good, clean, family fun on a (hopefully) beautiful June day. Family Fun Day is the brainchild of Concord Connection, a group of various agencies that come together regularly to talk about the needs of the families served by those agencies. The group has a wide range of agencies involved, including Concord School District, Well Sense, Dartmouth-Hitchcock and more. “So out of that, we developed this day we put together for free for families in the … [Read more...] about Bring the kids to Family Fun Day at Keach Park
Family Fun: Juneteenth events, Father’s Day
Houston Chronicle Updated 11:58 am CDT, Thursday, June 13, 2019 Texas Historical marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission near a parking lot on The Strand and 23rd Street, where Gen. Granger's headquarters stood. Gen. Granger read General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas but the exact location where he delivered it is a point of discussion among Historians. less Texas Historical marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission near a parking lot on The Strand and 23rd Street, where Gen. Granger's headquarters stood. Gen. Granger read General Order No. 3 in Galveston, ... more Photo: Billy Smith II, Staff / Chronicle Photo: Billy Smith II, Staff / Chronicle Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Image 1 of 7 Texas Historical marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission near … [Read more...] about Family Fun: Juneteenth events, Father’s Day
Scotia-Glenville Little League Family Fun Day at Collins Park
By Erica Miller June 1, 2019 26 photos Scenes from the Scotia-Glenville Little League Family Fun Day at Collins Park in Scotia on Saturday, June 1, 2019. Scenes from the Scotia-Glenville Little League Family Fun Day at Collins Park in Scotia on Saturday. Photos by Erica Miller/ Gazette Photographer. Scenes from the Scotia-Glenville Little League Family Fun Day at Collins Park in Scotia on Saturday. Photos by Erica Miller/ Gazette Photographer. Scenes from the Scotia-Glenville Little League Family Fun Day at Collins Park in Scotia on Saturday. Photos by Erica Miller/ Gazette Photographer. Scenes from the Scotia-Glenville Little League Family Fun Day at Collins Park in Scotia on Saturday. Photos by Erica Miller/ Gazette Photographer. Scenes from the Scotia-Glenville Little League Family Fun Day at Collins Park in Scotia on Saturday. Photos by Erica Miller/ Gazette Photographer. Scenes from the Scotia-Glenville Little League Family Fun Day at Collins Park in Scotia … [Read more...] about Scotia-Glenville Little League Family Fun Day at Collins Park
Scandia fun park in Ontario sold, will not reopen as an amusement park
By Beau Yarbrough | [email protected] | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin PUBLISHED: February 8, 2019 at 12:52 pm | UPDATED: February 9, 2019 at 9:32 am After 27 years, Scandia Family Fun Park in Ontario has shut its doors for good. “The buyer closed escrow, so the park has been sold,” Scott Larson, president of Scandia Recreation Centers, said Friday, Feb. 8. The 7.9-acre park officially closed for renovations earlier this week, but now will not reopen. Jerry Dement puts in bolts at Scandia Family Fun Park’s Cliff Jumper to help disassemble the ride which will go to its Victorville location. Dement has been with the Ontario, Calif. amusement park for 17 years. The park closes after 27 years. Photographed on Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Scandia Family Fun Park closes after 27 years in Ontario, Calif. It was a ghost town Friday, Feb. 8, 2019 with only the sounds of light construction heard. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The … [Read more...] about Scandia fun park in Ontario sold, will not reopen as an amusement park