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Burnside Park summer programming begins!

shared_ad_version1_r3-copyWe know you’ve missed it—the songs, the stories, and of course, the beer. Welcome back Kennedy Plaza’s 2014 summer season on Thursday, June 26th from 5:30 to 7 PM with the sounds of Supreme Satellite Band! The Trinity Brewhouse beer garden will stay open from 4:30 to 7:30, and your favorite food trucks will be on site too! The Burnside Park Music Series continues on every Thursday through September 4th RSVP on Facebook to let your friends know you’re going.

Other Burnside Park programs begin next week! Downtown Tuesdays run July through October, from 3-6 PM, with the Farm Fresh RI Farmers Market and KidoInfo Play in the Park. In July and August, Thursdays on the Plaza will bring Kidoinfo Storytime and Art in the Park: Maurice Sendak’s Wild World! from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. You’ll also find PVD Food Trucks @ Kennedy Plaza along Washington Street from 11:30 to 1:30 PM on Thursdays (and other weekdays). Just check foodtrucksin.com to see what’s there! Interested in the Imagination Center’s Open Air Family Reading Room, Imagination Playground and other programs? Visit kennedyplaza.org.