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Stretch your Imagination

Strech your Imagination--not your dollars! With dollars being stretched as far as possible, it’s no wonder that most families are planning on staying close to home this summer. The City of Fontana offers a variety of recreational parks and facilities that boast affordable fun for the entire family all year long.

The warmer months are an especially busy time as the Community Services Department prepares for another exciting season with costumed staff, festive family nights, Concerts in the Park, and Dive-In movies at two locations.

So get ready to Stretch your Imagination and not your budget, as the City of Fontana embarks on a summer of creative play featuring themes such as Green Works, Fontana’s Big Top Circus, Into the Wild, Space Travel, Ancient Kingdoms, and Sea Adventures.

Variety Nights on Tuesdays beginning July 7 at 6 pm

Last year’s Variety Night hosted by the sports program was a huge success.

Tuesday night Variety Nights take community services staff out of the office and into neighborhood parks for evenings of costumed merriment, games, program activities, and entertainment. Please visit the following locations for a summer of adventure and creativity. All events begin at 6 pm.

July 7	Martin Tudor	11660 Sierra Avenue	Green Works
Hosts: Fontana After School Program and Youth Programs
July 14	San Sevaine	5440 Cherry Avenue	Big Top Circus
Hosts: Healthy Fontana and Miller Fitness Center
July 21	Southridge Park	14501 Live Oak Avenue	Into the Wild
Hosts: Fontana Sports
July 28	Miller Park	17004 Arrow Boulevard	Space Travel
Hosts: Facilities and Rentals
August 4	Sycamore Hills	11075 Mayberry Drive	Ancient Kingdom
Hosts: Cultural Arts, KFON, and Marketing
August 11	Koehler Park	15352 Walnut Avenue	Sea Adventures
Hosts: Special Events

Family Fun Nights on Wednesdays begin July 8 at 6 pm

Take family game night to a whole new level and experience with Family Fun Nights.

Wednesday nights take on an all new meaning for family adventures as the special events staff travel throughout the city encouraging families to build kites, enjoy water play and compete with themselves and others in games of strategy and skill. All Family Fun Nights begin at 6 pm.

July 8	Bill Martin Park	7881 Juniper Ave	*Green Works*
July 15	Jack Bulik Park	16581 Filbert St.	*Big Top Circus*
July 22	Fontana Park	15556 Summit Ave.	*Into the Wild*
July 29	Rosena Park East	15299 Curtis Ave.	*Space Travel*
August 5	Veterans Park West	9055 Mango Ave.	*Ancient Kingdoms*
August 12	Oak Park	14180 Live Oak Ave.	*Sea Adventures*

Enjoy a hot summer night with music and dancing at the Miller Park Amphitheater.

Concerts in the Park begin June 18

Last year the move from the Art Depot Gallery to the new Miller Park Amphitheater proved to be a huge success for the summer concert series. Every week hundreds of people returned to listen to classic rock, country and western, steel drum bands and more. Now that Miller Park Amphitheater has established itself as a great venue for music and holiday events, the Concerts in the Park look to be another fun event for the entire family.

June 18	*3rd Degree*	Blues/Funk/Soul
June 25	*American Wranglers*	Country
July 9	*Bumptown*	Top 40
July 16	*Reno* *Jones*	R & B
July 23	*Festival of Art* featuring visual and performance art with Michael Sullivan Band	Rock
July 30	*DocRock-It*	50s and 60s
August 6	*Undercover*	80s and 90s
August 13	*Yari More’*	Latin/Salsa
August 20	*Gospel Concert*	Local Church Groups

Dive-Ins on Fridays and Saturday Re-Runs begin June 19

Catch a movie and a dip in the pool with the Friday night Dive In at Heritage Pool and Saturday night Re-Run at Fontana Park.

Enjoy a dip in the pool and a great movie at the same time with summertime Dive-Ins. These extraordinary events have become so popular that last year an additional day, the Saturday Re-Run, had to be added to the regular programming at Heritage Pool.

This year, the City of Fontana has a new facility, the Aquatics Center at Fontana Park, which will be the home for the Saturday Re-Runs. While the same movies will be played on Saturdays as on Fridays, the Aquatics Center with two slides, a zero-depth pool, and lap pool may be just the place for the active family looking for plenty of options.

Friday Dive-In Movies begin June 19 at 6:30 pm at Heritage Pool, located at 7350 W. Liberty Parkway. Admission is $3 for adults and $1.50 for children. Saturday Re-Runs begin June 20 at 6:30 pm at the Fontana Park Aquatics Center, 15610 Sierra Avenue. Admission for use of the entire facility (slides and swim) is $7 for adults and $5 for children. Fees for swimmers who do not want to pay to use the full facility are $5 for adults and $3 for children.

June 19	Heritage Pool	*Mr. Magorium’s* *Wonder Emporium*
June 20	Fontana Park Aquatics Center	*Mr. Magorium’s* *Wonder Emporium*
June 26	Heritage Pool	*Meet the Robinsons*
June 27	Fontana Park Aquatics Center	*Meet the Robinsons*
July 10	Heritage Pool	*Wall-E*
July 11	Fontana Park Aquatics Center	*Wall-E*
July 17	Heritage Pool	*Dumbo*
July 18	Fontana Park Aquatics Center	*Dumbo*
July 24	Heritage Pool	*Jungle Book*
July 25	Fontana Park Aquatics Center	*Jungle Book*
July 31	Heritage Pool	*The Jetsons*
August 1	Fontana Park Aquatics Center	*The Jetsons*
August 7	Heritage Pool	*Aladdin*
August 8	Fontana Park Aquatics Center	*Aladdin*
August 14	Heritage Pool	*Peter Pan*
August 15	Fontana Park Aquatics Center	*Peter Pan*

Please visit the City of Fontana community services department website at www.fontanarecreation.org for more information about fun summertime activities for the whole family.

Featured in the May 2009 Edition of Community Connection