Goldsboro Parks & Rec upcoming events
By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on February 11, 2009 1:46 PM
Here's what's coming up in the Parks and Recreation Department this month:
*The Daddy Daughter Dance will be held on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Herman Park Center. Fathers can spend a special night out with their daughters ages 4 to 12. The cost of the dance is $10 per couple, and $3 for each additional daughter.
*Also scheduled is the Black History Program, "Out of Africa, A Tribute to Gospel Music." The program will be held on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. at the Herman Park Center. The program will feature local artists performing songs chronicling gospel music from Negro spirituals, traditional gospel, contemporary gospel up to today's hip-hop gospel sound.
*Parks and Recreation is also gearing up for its trip to the Washington, D.C. This is a three-day, two-night trip that will include a guided sightseeing tour of the monuments and memorials, a performance at the Kennedy Center, two breakfasts, two full-course dinners and a Sunday brunch cruise. The cost of the trip is $490 per person, double occupancy, or $570 per person, single occupancy. A deposit of $200 is due by Feb. 27 with final payment due by March 27.
*On April 4, Walk It Out Goldsboro will be held at Stoney Creek Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This will be a fun and healthy event for the entire family with vendors, children's activities, entertainment and games.
For more information about these and other events sponsored by the Goldsboro Parks and Recreation Department, call 739-7480.