Mark the May 30 square on your calendar with "A-R-T" in big, bold letters and start getting ready for the splashy reopening celebration of downtown's Central Park at Mill Creek.
"Being the first family event of the re-opening of Central Park after close to two years, we'll have something for everyone" including arts, family games, food and wandering entertainment, said City of Bakersfield Recreation and Parks Department director Dianne Hoover.
"We really want people to come out and check out the new park. It's beautiful. It's going to be a first-class park," she said. The all-day activities in the park, which is near 21st and R streets, will begin around 10 a.m., she said.
"Paint Me a Picture" is the name of a special activity planned for that day by the Arts Council of Kern. It will feature guest artists who will paint Americana-themed original works on site in front of the public, according to Arts Council of Kern spokeswoman Sue Deininger.
Later, those same works of art will be sold at a fundraising event at the nearby Bell Tower Club on Truxtun Avenue to benefit the Kern Veterans Memorial, she said.
The Central Park celebration will be free and open to the public, Deininger said. It will follow the official ribbon cutting that will take place the day before and feature an appearance by the mayor and other dignitaries, Hoover said.
Admission to the 3 to 6 p.m. fundraiser at the Bell Tower Club is $65 for the general public and $50 for Arts Council Members, Deininger said. Tickets are available at the Bell Tower Club, 1200 Truxtun Ave., Suite 100, or through the Arts Council of Kern. Call or visit the Arts Council at 324-9000 or kernarts.org.
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