SUMMER SCHEDULE
STARLIGHT MUSIC SERIES
Grab your coolers, blankets, and lawn chairs for free entertainment during the Starlight Music Series at Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater. Gates open at 6 p.m. and the concert starts at 7. Free parking is available at Post Oak Mall, with handicap parking near Colgate Drive. Admission is free. Click here for complete details about artists and more.
All Ages • Free • Sat. • May 27 & June 10 • Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater
HOLISTIC HEALTH DAYS
Recharge and improve your physical and mental health at Lick Creek Park, the gorgeous crown jewel of College Station’s park system. Engage with holistic health booths that relate to the health of our body, mind, and spirit, enjoy a relaxing nature walk, and partake in 45-minute yoga, Dharma, and Sheng Zhen meditation demonstrations. The City of College Station and the Holistic Health Community bring the program to you.
All Ages • Free • Sun. • June 4, July 2, & Aug. 6 • 9 a.m.-12 p.m. • Lick Creek Park
OLD SCHOOL VS NU' SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME & SKILLS COMPETITION • REGISTRATION ENDS JUNE 7
Have you still got game? Past and current Lincoln Recreation Center members and staff are invited to participate in the annual basketball game and skills competition (free throws and three-pointers). The free skills competition starts at 2 p.m., and the game tips off at 3:30 p.m. Team registration is required by June 7.
Ages 16+ • Free • Sun. • June 11 • 2 p.m. • Skills Competition • Lincoln Recreation Center
Ages 26+ • $100/team • Sun. • June 11 • 3:30-4:30 p.m. • Old School • Lincoln Recreation Center
Ages 16-25 • $100/team • Sun. • June 11 • 4:45-5:45 p.m. • Nu’ School • Lincoln Recreation Center
LET FREEDOM RING: ORAL HISTORY DOCUMENTARY NIGHT
Explore and celebrate the compelling variety of Black history in College Station with a screening of “Our Independence Day: Celebrating the Black Founding Families of College Station.” The documentary features oral history interviews with citizens sharing their life experiences. Several College Station streets were named for these families, whose thriving neighborhoods contributed positively to College Station. Food trucks and vendors will be available.
All Ages • Free • Thu. • June 15 • 6:30-8:30 p.m. • Lincoln Recreation Center
JUNETEENTH FREEDOM WALK
Join us for the 2.2-mile legacy walk from the Lincoln Recreation Center to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum to observe Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers led by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger landed in Galveston with news that the war had ended and the enslaved were free. Storytelling immediately follows the walk.
All Ages • Free • Fri. • June 16 • 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. • Lincoln Recreation Center
EXPLORING HISTORY LUNCHEONS • REGISTRATION ENDS FRIDAY BEFORE LUNCHEON
The Historic Preservation Committee and Parks and Recreation Department present monthly lectures about our community's history. Attendance is free, but lunch is $7 per person. Lunch reservations are required by the Friday before the luncheon. You can reserve your lunch online, by calling 979.764.3486 or by visiting a parks facility. Payment is required at registration.
All Ages • $7/lunch • 3rd Wed. • Monthly • 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. • Larry J. Ringer Library
June 21 • “A&M Consolidated 100th Anniversary” by Marc Parrish
July 19 • “Texas. One & Indivisible" by Tweed Scott
Aug. 16 • “Blue Bell Creamery” by Lauren Lewis