{"id":10740,"date":"2021-07-01T11:21:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T18:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=10740"},"modified":"2021-07-01T11:45:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T18:45:06","slug":"free-concerts-movies-return-to-yakima-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/free-concerts-movies-return-to-yakima-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Concerts, Movies Return to Yakima Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a year\u2019s hiatus due to COVID-19 closures, City of Yakima parks will be alive with the sound of music and movies during three different series this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The idea is to encourage families to bring blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy the free concerts and films outdoors,&#8221; said Parks &amp; Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson. &#8220;The community is invited to relax and listen to great music or watch family films in a beautiful park.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Summer Sunset Concert Series at Franklin Park, 2101 Tieton Drive, is 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on the following Fridays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>July 9<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DieBruder (classic rock)<\/li><li>July 16<sup>th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/sup>Star Anna (alt-country)<\/li><li>July 23<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Jayleigh Ann &amp; The Lost Boys (acoustic, alternative rock, pop, folk, R&amp;B blend)<\/li><li>July 30<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Talbott Brothers (folk rock)<\/li><li>Aug. 6<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bodies on the Beach (indie rock)<\/li><li>Aug. 13<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Massy Ferguson (Americana)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Viva La Musica begins Sunday, July 11th<sup>th<\/sup> at Miller Park, on the corner of North 4<sup>th<\/sup> Street and East E Street. Miller Park will also host the following concerts on Sundays from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>July 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cruzados Musical<\/li><li>July 18<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Los de Alla<\/li><li>July 25<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Destinados<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin Luther King Jr. Park, on the corner of South 8<sup>th<\/sup> Street and East Beech Street, will feature Viva La Musica concerts from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the following Sundays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin Luther King Jr. Park, on the corner of South 8<sup>th<\/sup> Street and East Beech Street, will feature Viva La Musica concerts from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the following Sundays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aug. 1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Los Nuevos Sierre\u00f1os<\/li><li>Aug. 8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Banda Reyna de Sur<\/li><li>Aug.15<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Los Nuevos Principes de al Banda<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Viva La Musica&#8217;s finale for this summer will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Sunday, September 12<sup>th<\/sup> at Miller Park featuring Mariachi Barajas, Rafaga de Tierra Caliente and Mariachi Barajas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Outdoor Summer Cinema Series returns to the City&#8217;s Chesterley Park, on the corner of 40<sup>th<\/sup> Avenue and River Road. The movies will each begin at sunset, about 8:30 pm, on six Sundays. The film series features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>July 11<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Matilda<\/li><li>July 18<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Coco<\/li><li>July 25<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dolittle<\/li><li>Aug. 1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Playing with Fire<\/li><li>Aug. 8<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Avengers Endgame<\/li><li>Aug. 16<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Frozen<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, call 575-6020 or see Page 9 of the City of Yakima Parks and Recreation 2021 Summer Program Guide. The guide is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/yakimaparks.com\/assets\/2021-YPR-Summer.pdf\">2021-YPR-Summer.pdf (yakimaparks.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Summer-Concerts-Movies-News-Release.pdf\">Summer Concerts, Movies &#8211; News Release<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Summer-Concerts-Movies-News-Release.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a year\u2019s hiatus due to COVID-19 closures, City of Yakima parks will be alive with the sound of music and movies during three different series this summer. &#8220;The idea is to encourage families to bring blankets or lawn chairs and enjoy the free concerts and films outdoors,&#8221; said Parks &amp; Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10740"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10748,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10740\/revisions\/10748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}