Summer Events at Shawnee Park - City of Xenia

Xenia City Hall
101 N. Detroit Street
Xenia, Ohio 45385
Contact: Councilman Wesley Smith
101 N. Detroit Street May 18, 2012
Xenia, OH 45385
(937) 620-5931
www.ci.xenia.oh.us
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
It’s a Season of Summer Events at Shawnee Park!
Xenia, Ohio, 05/18/12: With the improvement project wrapping up at Shawnee Park, the City’s
Board for Recreation, Arts and Cultural Activities (BRACA) has been busy planning a season of
summer events for you and your family! Shawnee Park is Xenia’s premier park and sits on 11.43
acres. Its showcase is a large Pavilion and stage
next to a lagoon with two fountains. It also has
three other picnic shelters, many picnic tables,
restrooms, play equipment, a paved walking trail,
ample off-street parking, and generous open play
areas.
The summer events season will kick off with a
ribbon-cutting ceremony at the park on Friday,
June 1, 2012, at 3 p.m. to celebrate the
rededication of the park.
The summer events would not be possible without generous sponsorships. The most popular
“Movies in the Park” series has been absent for a few years, but it is back this year thanks to
sponsorship by Faith Community United Methodist Church. The long-standing “Music in the
Park” series is once again sponsored by Nationwide Biweekly Administration. Finally, the
popular Fishing Derby is sponsored by various individuals and organizations, such as Farmers
Insurance Agency, F & S Bait, AMVETS, and the VFW. The City will stock the lagoon with fish
for this catch-and-release event.
Mark your calendars for the following Shawnee Park summer events as follows:
Date Time Event
CITY OF XENIA, OHIO
PRESS RELEASE
Fri., June 1 st 3 p.m. Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting for Shawnee Park
Fri., June 1 st at dusk Movies in the Park (The Muppets)
Sat., June 2 nd 9 a.m. – noon Fishing Derby (registration starts at 8:30 a.m.)

Sun., June 3 rd 6:30 – 8 p.m. Music in the Park ~ Ohio Valley British Brass Band
Sun., July 1 st 6:30 – 8 p.m. Music in the Park ~ Ray Foster’s “4 to Go”
Fri., July 13 th at dusk Movies in the Park (movie TBD)
Sun., August 5 th 6:30 – 8 p.m. Music in the Park ~ Ralph Kettering and the Impossibles
Fri., August 17 th at dusk Movies in the Park (movie TBD)
Sun., August 26 th 6:30 – 8 p.m. Music in the Park – Special 25 th Anniversary
Performance by Greene County Adult Band
All the events listed above are FREE to the public. Visit the City’s website, www.ci.xenia.oh.us,
for more information. Should you have any questions, contact Councilman Wes Smith, Chair of
BRACA, at 620-5931 or via e-mail at wsmith@ci.xenia.oh.us.
See you at the park!
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