Second Saturdays brings summer fun to Arvada

BY LILLIAN FUGLEI LFUGLEI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the clouds cleared from a rainy week, Olde Town Arvada was over owing with music, food and people.

From 5 to 8 p.m. on July 8, community members gathered for Olde Town Arvada’s Second Saturdays Summer Concert Series and Street Festival. With several roads shut down, a wide variety of vendors selling everything from food to tiedye to skincare products lined the streets.

Along with food and shopping, Second Saturday features several live musicians. is month included bands e Keeps, Hand Turkey, PJ Moon and e Swappers and Nik Parr & e Sel ess Lovers. With one stage on Grandview Ave. and another in Olde Towne Square, performances alternated between the stages, ensuring there was always music to be heard. is was the third of four Second Saturdays this summer. e last Second Saturday of the summer will be held on Aug. 12, 2023.

BY LILLIAN FUGLEI LFUGLEI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As the long summer days draw many outside, Arvada is nding ways to celebrate. For July, that means Park and Recreation Month. Park and Recreation Month has been nationally celebrated every year in July since 1985. e initiative, started by the National Park and

Recreation Association, celebrates parks and recreation and their ability to support strong communities.

Arvada’s City Council has proclaimed July Park and Recreation Month, making the celebration o cial. e City of Arvada and Apex Park and Recreation have partnered to ensure the month is full of fun. e City of Arvada created a calendar, “31 ways to celebrate 31 days of Park and Recreation month in Arvada.” e calendar includes events like Movies Around Town, as well as places to visit like Ralston Creek Trail or the Olde Town Fountain.

Apex Park and Recreation is also helping with the festivities. e department has a variety of events throughout July, but its main focus is one big game of bingo.

Apex will have bingo cards avail- able at any of its Guest Services desks. After picking up a bingo card and completing an activity found on the card, attendees can visit Guest Services again for a stamp on their card.

After lling up four squares up, down or crossways, participants can visit Guest Services for a prize.

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