The second Tuesday of the month, Center City Park hosts an Art in the Park* event for adults. The above photo shows two people who came to participate in the event. It is very well organized, with a lead artist who brings not only expertise but also supplies for those who attend without their own materials. When we were there this past Tuesday, unfortunately, the event was not very well attended. Perhaps the 5-7 pm timeslot on Tuesday is difficult for people are working. However, if you are interested in art, it is a wonderful opportunity and another fine example of a great, free activity available in Greensboro.
Does anybody know of a place that consolidates a list of these monthly events? Greensboro has First Friday Downtown, First Tuesday Art in the Park, and Third Thursday at South End. We bet there are fun, free activities every day. It is just a matter of hearing about them, and finding the time to participate. Hopefully, with the long, warm days of summer, we will all have an opportunity to get out more than we did this past winter!
Here is a link to some events on a Greensboro NC travel and tourism site. It is a start!
* here is the Facebook link for the Art in the Park event.
Does the local newspaper do a column of community events, something along those lines? Ours has a weekly page of listings of such things.
Posted by: William Kendall | Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 11:02 AM
@William.
Yes. Our newspaper prints the "Go Triad" section that has a lot of information. Still, it is really hard to find out about everything. Some people only advertise on Facebook; some events are tweeted out; some appear through the TV stations; and some appear in the paper. Also trending is "word of mouth" events. We depend on media to ferret out events. But it helps when the people who are hosting disseminate the information. There is so much to do and I want to do it all!
Janis
Posted by: Janis & David | Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 11:14 AM
Love to see people enjoying themselves at events like these!
Posted by: Halcyon | Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 03:48 PM
Thanks for highlighting this event! You can find out all about free summer events in the Urban Parks and Greenway at gogso.org. Free Fitnees, Movies, Art In The Park, Tunes at Noon and more. We also have printed versions if you want to email me at [email protected].
Posted by: Hillary Meredith | Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 05:11 PM
@ Halcyon.. Yes, we love events like this, too.
@Hillary... Thank you so much for that useful information. Greensboro's Urban Parks and Greenway add so much to our community!
Janis & David
GDP
Posted by: Janis & David | Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 06:53 PM