April 13, 2015 - South Bend Parks & Recreation

Office: 574.299.4765 web site: http://sbpark.org/
What’s Up In South Bend Parks
A Summary of Activities of the South Bend Parks & Recreation Department
SB150 Birthday Celebration Weekend: May 22-24
Watch our newsletter in the coming weeks, as we help to inform you
about the celebration events for the big party. South Bend’s
sesquicentennial will be celebrated for the entire year of 2015, but the
highlight of SB150 will take place during the Birthday Weekend,
May 22-24.
May 22 is the 150th anniversary of South Bend’s incorporation, and is
Memorial Day Weekend.
Mark your calendar now, because it's a weekend not to miss.
Friday, May 22: Opening Ceremonies & River Lights Dedication (7pm - 10pm)
Saturday, May 23: Birthday Weekend Celebration (10am - 11pm)
Sunday, May 24: Birthday Weekend Celebration (11am - 6pm)
The east and west banks of the St. Joseph River downtown will be divided into 10 different activity
zones — with something to entertain everyone. The weekend will spotlight the best of what South
Bend has to offer, celebrating our City’s past, present, and future.
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Four Winds Field, Downtown South Bend
Join us for the biggest party of the summer. For 2015 we have dual headliners:
Both currently have top charting hits!
Tickets are on sale NOW!!!!
Trick Pony will be releasing new music soon, and we have the contagious energy of opening act Natalie
Stovall & the Drive. Tickets are $25 for the early birds through April 26, then prices are $35 April 27
through show day. An added bonus: when you purchase a ticket to the festival, you will also receive a
ticket to see the South Bend Cubs at Four Winds Field in 2015! Tickets can be purchased at the Four
Winds Field box office, O’Brien Recreation Center, or on TicketWeb. We’ll see you there!
Check out the promo video: click here
Passport to Play: Island Fantasy
The kickoff for this season’s Passport events will begin at HealthWorks! Come join us from 6-7:30pm,
Fri., April 10, for some tropical fun, activities, dancing, pictures and snacks. Pick up your passports for
the next 5 events. Fun for the whole family.
Rum Village Spring Programs
The Rum Village Nature Center offers a series of programs to help beat cabin fever. The programs are
Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Admission is FREE!
Current schedule:
April 12th: Audubon Meeting & Presentation - Justin Kintzele and Casey Zillman will present
"21 Days in Tanzania," a program on birding and conservation.
April 19th: Spring Wake-Up Call – Hike, The bad news: It was another long, cold winter. The good
news: Spring is here! Grab the kids and head to the nature center, the starting point of our hike in the
Rum Village woods.
For more info, call the Nature Center at 574.235.9455
Gone Fishing: Free Fishing Day
Join us for what has become one of the c-o-o-l-e-s-t events of the spring; Gone Fishing Free Fishing Day
on Saturday, May 9, at Pinhook Park. The program is open to boys & girls age 7-17. Representatives
from the Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources, the Indiana Division of Fish & Wildlife and South Bend
Parks & Rec will teach kids about casting, cleaning and identification safety & conservation.
Registration begins April 6, but make sure you don’t wait too long; there are only 100 spots available.
This is an all day event which begins at 9:00am and no equipment is necessary. You can register online,
or at the O’Brien Recreation Center. For more information click here or call Amanda at 574.235.5977.
Parks Build Community: Nominate Your Favorite Community Park
Parks serve millions of people as the places any one can go to be active, live healthier, connect with
nature and gather together to make memories. Parks Build Community is an initiative to help revitalize
parks across the country and give back to the places in our local communities that shape our lives.
During Earth Month this April, the National Recreation and Park Association is collaborating with
Disney, ESPN and ABC to help out parks in YOUR community!
Tell us which parks should get a $20,000 grant! All it takes to vote is a click.
Here's how you can get involved:
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Click "Let's Get Started"
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Register so that we can keep track of your votes
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Nominate your favorite community park
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Come back and vote daily for park projects across the country
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Tell your friends to vote too!
Let’s Get Started
Kids’ World Day Camp: Win a FREE Week of Camp!
How do I win a free week of camp you ask? Ahhh, well you must check out the Kids’ World web page ,
or South Bend Parks & Recreation FaceBook page for all the details. This camp is for ages 5-12 years
old, 5 year olds must have completed kindergarten. Registration began Monday, February 23rd online
and walk-in during front office business hours of 8am-4pm, Monday – Friday. Check us out!
Summer Employment: South Bend Parks & Recreation Dept.
Leeper Tennis Center is now accepting applications for tennis instructors, concession staff and front
office staff. These positions are part time, seasonal positions. For questions or more information
regarding Leeper Tennis Center, please contact Jennifer at 574.235.9504.
The department is hiring for a wide variety of seasonal and permanent positions, including aquatics,
golf course, graffiti removal, and other positions. Applications and job descriptions are available on the
City of South Bend website at http://ci.south-bend.in.us/government/service/employment.