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December 2021 Parks and Recreation Newsletter |
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We will be celebrating the life of civil rights leader and human rights activist, Rosa Parks. This is a free event, open to the public featuring speakers, music and history. Please join us at Liberty Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 1 starting at 5:30 p.m.
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The theme is set in the year 1900 and is a bit vaudeville in nature. It will be a celebration of the success of Houdini before his European tour. The night of his going away party, tragedy strikes. Was is an accident or an assignation attempt gone wrong? Come find out at the Goodman-LeGrand Museum on Friday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m.
Tickets are limited and are $40 per person. If we end up having a lot on the waiting list we will add another evening. Our meal will be provided by Azalea Catering.
The home will be all decorated for Christmas so it will be a grand evening for all. This event is a fundraiser for the Goodman-LeGrand Museum for its day to day operations and restoration projects. Please contact Debbie Isham at DIsham@TylerTexas.com for more information.
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Join the Glass Recreation Center at 501 W. 32nd St. for some holiday fun with a Candyland Christmas event on Saturday, Dec. 4 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Santa will be visiting from the North Pole, so bring your smiles and camera!
Candyland Christmas will be full of sweets, hot chocolate and cookies, as well as a Christmas ornament craft. Children can also choose between a gingerbread cookie or a gingerbread house to take home. Santa’s mailbox will be available for those who wish to write and send him a letter!
The event is free but preregistration is required. No walk-ups will be allowed. Deadline to register is Wednesday, Dec. 1. For more information, visit TylerParksandRec.com, the Tyler Parks and Rec Facebook page or call Glass Recreation Center at (903) 595-7271.
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Tickets are now on sale for the Tyler Parks and Recreation Holiday Tea at Three! Join us for a festive, full tea service at the Goodman-LeGrand Museum featuring tea and delectable treats on Dec. 11 from 3 to 5 p.m.
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Visit the Goodman-Legrand Museum and see it decorated for the holidays, hear carolers, Christmas music, see re-enactors and enjoy refreshments. The Open House will take place on Dec. 9 from 4 to 8 p.m. with a $2 suggested donation per person. All donations help to preserve the home and take care of the day to day operations.
For more information, please call (903) 531-1286.
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Keep Tyler Beautiful held Tyler Recycles Day on Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Downtown Recycling Center. Ark-La-Tex Shredding and Interstate Batteries were also there to offer additional services at no cost.
We had lots of volunteers including our KTyB Board Members, KTyB Youth Advisory Committee and City staff to help make the event a success! Thank you to everyone who came out to participate.
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 The City of Tyler Solid Waste Department and Keep Tyler Beautiful are providing two locations for Christmas tree recycling in Tyler. Residents can drop off their undecorated, non-flocked natural Christmas trees starting the day after Christmas, in designated areas at Golden Road Park and Fun Forest Park in Tyler.
Golden Road Park is located at the intersection of McDonald Road and Golden Road. Fun Forest Park is located in the 900 block of North Glenwood Boulevard.
All lights, ornaments, garland and tinsel should be removed from the Christmas tree before dropping it off near the sign that says “Christmas Tree Drop Off.”
The trees at the parks are available for area fisherman to pick up and sink in nearby lakes to create fish habitats. Small fish eat the aquatic insects that find a home in the tree branches. The fish also use the trees as a hiding place. As a result, the fishing is improved around the recycled trees because more fish congregate in these areas.
For more information, contact Shelby Marvin, Keep Tyler Beautiful Community Coordinator, at (903) 531-1335 or e-mail KTyB@TylerTexas.com.
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 Join us on Thursday, Dec. 2 at approximately 7 p.m. to light up the tree on the Downtown Square immediately following the parade.
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 The First Annual holiday edition of Movies in the Park at the Rose Garden will be on Friday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. Admission is free and food trucks will be available for concessions at a cost.
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