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Recreation Update August 2015


Below are list of events sponsored by the City of Covington Recreation Department. For any additional information or questions please contact recreation@covingtonky.gov or 292-2151.

KSO Summer Series at Devou – One Date Left!

Since 1995, the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra has been holding concerts in the iconic Devou Park Bandshell. Bring your family, a blanket, and a picnic and enjoy excellent music in a picturesque venue.

Only one more concert date remains this summer, Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. We suggest you arrive early, however, as lawn seating is first-come, first-serve. The restroom pavilion will be open and food trucks will be on hand.

Saturday, September 5: Battle of Broadway – Sondheim vs. Webber

Broadway vets Pamela Myers and Jessica Hendy deliver stand out songs from Stephen Sondheim’s and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musicals accompanied by the KSO. Songs from Company, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Follies, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and more will be featured.

More information is available at the KSO's website, www.kyso.org.

Parks Survey

The City of Covington, along with Ludlow and Bromley are jointly hosting a website survey at RiverCityParks.org.

This site is a public resource and input tool for parks and recreation in the urban core of Kenton County. It will help gather information from the public as part of planning effort for future parks and park programming.

It also features an interactive map that shows the location and amenities available at each park located within the cities of Covington, Ludlow, and Bromley.

Please take the survey and make your opinion count!

Free Shakespeare in the Park

The Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (CSC) will be performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream at 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, at Linden Grove Cemetery. The show is free and open to the public.

The cast features six actors from CSC Resident Ensemble. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is set in a traditional Elizabethan design with lush costuming for the fairies and the Athenian lovers. All shows will have actors' voices amplified on microphones and speakers. The show is suitable for people of all ages and is under two hours.

Senior Swim

The Covington Recreation Dept. is once again hosting Senior Swim from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at the MSU Boys’ & Girls’ Club (20 W. 26th St.).

Sessions begin August 4th and continue through November 16th.

Senior Tai Chi

Join us from 10 - 11 a.m. every Monday at the Latonia Baptist Church (3800 Church St.) for Senior Tai Chi classes. Please note that classes will not take place on Labor Day (Sept. 7).