Come Out & Play June 2008 Events Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation | | | With 214 parks, 10 community centers, 5 golf courses, 4 museums and much more, you'll find there is always something to do with Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation. So, what are you waiting for? Come Out and Play! | | | Mayor's Night Hoops Kickoff Saturday, June 7 4:30 pm | | |  Join Mayor Mark Funkhouser and the KCMO Parks and Recreation Department at the Mayor's Night Hoops Summer Tip-off Event on Saturday, June 7 at Central High School, 3221 Indiana, 4:30 pm. Registration, giveaways and a live disc jockey. Basketball, soccer and education. For more information, please call 816-513-0737 or click here!!. | | Join the Mayor at Spring Valley Park! June 10 4:30 pm | | |  In August 2007, Parks and Recreation joined with Procurement Services and began the proposal process for the Playground Replacement Program. After careful review of those proposals, Cunningham Associates, Incorporated was selected and the construction of 17 playgrounds around Kansas City began. In celebration, Mayor Mark Funkhouser would like you to join him, and local children, as we dedicate the new Spring Valley Park playground, E. 27th Street and Woodland Avenue, on Tuesday, June 10, at 4:30 pm.
Other new playgrounds include: Northeast Athletic Fields, Essex Park, Waterwell Athletic Complex, North Congress Greenway, Prospect Plaza Park, Lykins Park, Spring Valley Park, Indiana Park, Blues Park, Cypress Park, The Grove Park, Gage Park, Arletta Park, Swope Park, Skiles Park, Iser Park and Dunn Park All of these new playgrounds offer fitness, socialization and recreational opportunities and are designed and appropriate for children ages 2 through 12. So get out and play, Kansas City!!! | | Free Swim Pool Parties!!! | |  Kansas City area kids will party at pools this summer thanks to Free Swim Pool Parties presented by Children's Mercy Family Health Partners, KCWE Channel 29 and the KCMO Parks and Recreation Department. The parties run from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm and will feature pool activities, contests, prizes, and healthy snacks. Families will learn about the importance of diet and exercise to prevent or overcome childhood obesity and diabetes. They will also learn how to make their own healthy snacks. Join us at the following locations for these FREE pool parties: Tuesday, June 10: Line Creek Pool Tuesday, June 24: The Grove Pool Tuesday, July 8: Swope Pool Tuesday, July 22: Brush Creek Pool Tuesday, August 5: Budd Pool | | Take Your Dog to the Movie Night Thursday, June 12 Penn Valley Off-Leash Dog Park | |  Welcome to Hollywoof! Hit the red carpet at Penn Valley Park, aka Hollywoof, for a big night out with your best friend! Arrive early so your dog can burn off some energy in the off-leash park. Stick around for a show featuring the latest canine fashions and showcase your dog's talent for prizes. Finally, relax with your pooch as you enjoy a screening of "Best in Show" in our outdoor theater. It's an event not to be missed as Hollywoof comes to Kansas City! Gift Bags for the first 50 dogs! To download the event flyer, click here. | Dragon Boat Festival Brush Creek and Ward Parkway on The Country Club Plaza June 14, 11:00 am | |  Come celebrate the traditions of the East at the 4th annual Dragon Boat Festival along Brush Creek and Ward Parkway. The festival will feature hands-on art activities for the kids, live music, traditional Chinese dance, and conclude with dragon boat races along Brush Creek. The traditional Chinese holiday is celebrated as a FREE, all ages, family fun event. Sponsored by the Society for Friendship with China, Inc. and the KCMO Parks and Recreation Department. For more information, click here!!! | | Heart of America Shakespeare Festival Southmoreland Park June 17 through July 6 | |  Looking for something fun, FREE and outdoors? Join us at Southmoreland Park, Emanuel Clever II Blvd. and Oak Street, for the annual Heart of America Shakespeare Festival running June 17 through July 6. This years production, Othello, is one of Shakepeare's greatest tragedies and a play that has not been professionally produced in Kansas City in more than two decades. Gates open at 6:00 pm, Tuesday through Sunday, with pre-entertainment each night. Othello begins at 8:00 pm. Bring out your blankets or lawn chairs and experience Shakespeare in the park!!! For more information on the festival, click here!! | | Taste of the Northland June 21, 7:30-9:30pm Anita B. Gorman Park | |  We're throwing a party to celebrate the Northland Fountain's 25th Anniversary! A Taste of the Northland features food and beverages from local restaurants and caterers, musical entertainment and more. Tickets are $50 per person and proceeds benefit the Northland Fountain Endowment. For more information, click here!.
| | | | MORE EVENTS Every Weekend: Car Free Weekends on Cliff Drive. Cliff Drive closes to vehicular traffic each Friday at 2:00pm and reopens Monday at 8:00am. June 1: Cancer Survivors' Day, Cancer Survivors' Park, 1:00 pm. June 1: Rose Day and Show, Loose Park Garden Center and Rose Garden. Show runs 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm, ballet in Rose Garden at 3:00 pm, concert in Rose Garden begins at 6:00 pm. June 6: Queen of Hearts Health Screening, Hillcrest Community Center, 7:00 am - 10:00 am. For more info, call 816-404-3671. June 6: JAZZOO, Kansas City Zoo, 6:30 pm - midnight. Click here for more info. June 6 & 7: Kids' Night Out, Lakeside Nature Center. $50 for kids 9 to 12 years of age. For more info, call 816-513-8960. June 7: Movies in the Park begin. All summer long local neighborhood parks are hosting free movies in the park. For more info, click here!! June 7: Coffee with the Dogs, Penn Valley Dog Park, 9:00 am - 11:00 am. FREE!! For more info, click here! June 7: National Trails Day, 3 mile hike along Indian Creek Trail, 99th & Holmes, 9:00 am. June 7: Hershey's Track and Field Games, Hickman Mills High School, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. For more info, please call 816-784-7004. June 9: SUMMER CAMPS begin at area community centers. Click here for more info!! June 10 - August 14: Every Tuesday and Thursday there is a Summer Oral History Enrichment Camp featuring Brother John at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm. Free for kids ages 5 to 14. June 12: Chicago/Doobie Brothers Concert at Starlight Theatre. For tickets, call 816-363-STAR. June 14: Second Saturday Kids' Fun Fest, Kansas City Zoo, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm June 14: Urban American Outdoors Annual Fishing Derby, Spring Valley Lake in Spring Valley Park, 8:30 am - Noon. For more info, click here!! June 19: Hairy Happy Hours, Penn Valley Dog Park, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Free. For more info, click here! June 21: Naturalist Hike at Lakeside Nature Center, 10:30 am to Noon, Free. June 23: National Center for the Disabled Golf Clinic, Adams Point Golf Course, 9:00 am - Noon. For more info, click here! June 27: Fouth Friday Adult Event at the Kansas City Zoo, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm, for 21 years old and up. June 27: Tree Camp Planting, 2:45pm, Loose Park. June 28: Garden Center Association's Tree Camp Fundraiser, Loose Park. For more info, call 816-784-5300. Visit KCMO Parks and Recreation Website for more details on any of the events listed or for a complete list of current programs. | | | Contact Information | | |  Kansas City, Missouri Parks & Recreation4600 East 63rd KCMO, 64130 816/513-7500 | | | |
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