SUMMER’S NOT just for outdoors! Fellowship with friends and family while experiencing our area’s best arts and entertainment, indoors and out. Don’t forget the fireworks, but there’s more than fireworks lighting up the skies; there’s an explosion of things to do and places to go.
As summer’s heat bears down, the footlights come up on local arts and entertainment. Escape into the air-conditioned theatre for a play or musical, where you’ll be transported while supporting your local arts center. While there, consider exhibits and classes for all ages where you might discover a new hobby or untapped natural talent.
When it comes to art classes, don’t forget area studios for a wide variety of things to do this summer. There’s something for adults and children.
Escape the heat and humidity with a great book, whether under your favorite shade tree or in the most comfortable chair at home. Find a new favorite author or genre while your children make their selections for the library’s summer reading program.
You can borrow books using your library card online if you’d rather not leave the comfort of home to snag a current bestseller or an old classic you’d like to rediscover.
Even better, the Coffee County Lannom Library’s summer reading program, All Together, will kick off its summer reading program on June 1 at 6 p.m. with a block party. The reading program is for the whole family, so you can participate with your young reader and compete for prizes.
The library’s director, Courtney Mercurio, said, “We’re trying to coordinate our programs towards whole families with multi-generational programming. So if kids enjoy it, it’s something adults would enjoy, too. All of our programs are things that any age group can come to and have fun with. Parents can participate in the summer reading program and earn prizes, too. We have prizes for all age groups, from zero to 100. If parents are reading to their children, that counts for both the kids and the parents.”
Upping the value of the summer reading program is a partnership with the Tullahoma City Schools Summer Meals Program. Lunch is free for children up to 18 and $4 for adults.
The meals program’s director, Angela White, said,“Our plans this summer cover the entire city, and we will do Lunch at the Library June 5-30.The children must be present to get the meals this year.Lunch will be served from 10:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. each weekday”.
Don’t forget long-standing community events and traditions. Summer standards include fairs, festivals, cook-offs, tractor pulls, and vacation Bible schools.
So why not try something new this year, along with your favorite annual summer events, projects, and programs? For up-to-date information on these and many more, bookmark the Good News events calendar and check it often.
You never know what you’ll discover in your own backyard! GN
