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Published/Posted By: The Providence American
Posted: September 14, 2013

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  • Mayor Taveras, Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy, Southwest Airlines to Open New Imagination Center in Burnside Park

    PROVIDENCE, RI  Mayor Angel Taveras, the Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy and Southwest Airlines will unveil and open a new Imagination Center in Burnside Park on Thursday, August 22. The Imagination Center, created with a grant from Southwest Airlines, will serve as a new place for family-friendly activities within Burnside Park.

    The Imagination Center is a fun destination for arts and crafts, interactive play and more, bringing the local community together and enriching the current activities in Burnside Park. The Center will be surrounded by picnic tables, beanbags and a wood deck, and will also include book carts, planting beds, and an Imagination playground play set.

    Mayor Angel Taveras and representatives of Southwest Airlines and the Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy will hold a ribbon-cutting for the new Center at 10 a.m., kicking off a day of scheduled activities at Burnside Park.

    Activities include:
    " 10 a.m.  10:30 a.m.: Official ribbon-cutting
    " 10:30 a.m.  11:30 a.m.: Join Kidoinfo Storytime with Mayor Taveras, who will read his book, How to Do Well in School, along with guests local illustrator Jen Corace and author/illustrator Alison Paul
    " 11:30 a.m.  12:30 p.m.: Participate in a Kidoinfo Art in the Park project based on Dr. Suess Yertle the Turtle
    " 12:30 p.m.  1 p.m.: Enjoy complimentary PVD Pops popsicles for participating children, participate in additional art projects and receive complimentary blank books and instructions for how to make your own book
    " 1 p.m.  2 p.m.: Experience the Imagination Playground with free play and table games for children
    " 4:30 p.m.  7:30 p.m.: Listen to a musical performance at the Burnside Park Music Series and Beer Garden, while enjoying beverages from Trinity Brewhouse

    WHO: Mayor Angel Taveras; Megan Wood, senior manager of community outreach,
    Southwest Airlines; and Cliff Wood, Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy

    WHAT: Grand opening of the new Imagination Center in Burnside Park with Mayor Angel
    Taveras, the Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy and Southwest Airlines. The
    ribbon-cutting will be followed by a day of fun, family-friendly activities, including
    story time, art projects, and more.

    WHEN: Thursday, August 22, 2013
    10  10:45 a.m.

    WHERE: Burnside Park
    Providence, RI

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