Bishop Park Pool Extends Summer Pool Hours

The Leisure Services Department will end the aquatics season on Sunday, July 27.  Pools and the Howard Park Splash Pad will close for the season at 5:30 p.m.

The Bishop Park Pool, located at 705 Sunset Dr., will remain open for an additional week and close on Saturday, August 2 at 5:30 p.m.  As part of Lay Park’s 50th anniversary celebration, the Lay Park pool will be open on Saturday, August 2 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. 
  
The Walker Park Splash Pad, located at 200 Trail Creek St, will remain open, weekends only, through August 31 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Admission is $1 per person.

For more information, please call 706-613-3589.

"Creek Walk" at 

Sandy Creek Nature Center

"Habit: An Exhibition by Chris Moss and Sue Fox" 

on Display at the

Lyndon House Arts Center

Chris Moss and Sue Fox had never met before the opening of this exhibition, living in different geographical states and with no obvious personal connections. Yet their works share a striking formal kinship: a distinct palette and careful division of the picture plane, though they arrive at it through different means and with different objectives. Despite their separate paths, both artists build visual languages that are deeply personal, process-driven, and full of emotional depth.  

For over a decade, Moss’ studio practice has focused on the symbol of a simple smiley face – an icon of cheerful simplicity – that he has turned crusty and fragmented, exploring its infinite permutations. In Moss’ hand the face rises and falls, it peaks around corners, dissolves into texture, becomes masks and landscapes alike. Fox’s process is similarly obsessive, though her approach diverges sharply. Working without a preconceived image, she assembles her collages one piece at a time, affixing individually cut papers edge to edge, never overlapping. This method recalls a monk illuminating a manuscript—reverent, precise, and meditative.

All exhibitions at Lyndon House Arts Center are free of charge and open to the public.  Exhibitions are on view during regular gallery hours Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.  The Lyndon House Arts Center is closed on Saturdays when there is a University of Georgia home football game.

For more information, please call 706-613-3623.

"Movies by Moonlight"

 at Dudley Park

The Leisure Services Department will host a free “Movies by Moonlight” outdoor film on Saturday, August 16 at 8:30 p.m. at Dudley Park

The event features the 2009 film “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and will be presented in the earthen amphitheater adjacent to the restroom building near the Firefly Trail.

Registration is not required.  Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets and will sit on the ground to watch the film on the large inflatable screen. Food and beverages will not be sold or provided at the park. Restrooms and water fountains will be available until the end of the screening.  

Patrons can ride bikes or walk to the viewing area which is accessible from the Firefly Trail and Greenway Trail. Parking can also be utilized at both Dudley Park parking lots; 286 South Poplar Street and 1170 East Broad Street.

All park rules will be enforced, including; dogs always on leash, no alcohol, no smoking, and no grills/cooking.  The park will close at the end of the movie presentation.

For more information, please call 706-613-3800.