Nestled between Great American Ballpark and Paul Brown Stadium,
Smale Riverfront Park provides the public with everything from green space and gardens to bike paths, fountains, a labyrinth and porch swings that face the Ohio River and allow family and friends to sit back and relax.
For Deb Allison, Cincinnati Parks’ business service manager, the space serves as “the front doorstep, not only to Cincinnati, but also to the state of Ohio.”
To encourage more visitors to embrace the landscape, events will take place from now through mid-September to promote family-friendly fun this summer.
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The Greater Cincinnati Foundation was kind enough to support this new series, in partnership with the
Cincinnati Parks Foundation, so we’ve been able to put together this amazing lineup,” Allison says.
The
lineup includes events that are divided in three different areas—music, theater and movies—the latter of which Allison says she’s particularly excited about.
“They’re not all just kid movies, but they’re all kid-friendly, so the entire family will enjoy,” Allison says.
Brave is the next scheduled film, set to air the evening of May 31.
Allison says families are sometimes hesitant when it comes to navigating the area and finding
parking, but she says she doesn’t want that to discourage them. Most events are scheduled for non-Reds game days, so parking is more available and less expensive.
“Smale Riverfront Park can not only act as the backyard for the residents and citizens of Cincinnati, but it can also act as a destination place for people who have never been or that are coming for the first time,” Allison says. “It’s an amazing, unique oasis and should be explored and experienced by everyone.”
Do Good:
• Attend
Family Summer Fun events at Smale Riverfront Park.
• Contribute to the evolution of Smale Riverfront Park by
voicing your opinion about what you'd like to see on the park's new
carousel, coming in 2015.
•
Get involved and contribute.
By Brittany York
Brittany York is a professor of English composition at the University of Cincinnati and a teacher at the Regional Institute of Torah and Secular Studies. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
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