FYI - Summer Fun
Places to Swim...
Bing Crosby Park
in Front Royal
Claude A Stokes Jr. Community Pool
Weekends only till Warren County Public Schools release for the summer. Hours:
Saturday & Sunday - Noon - 6:00 pm.
Cost birth - 3 yrs. 50 cents / after 4 pm, 25 cents
Adult (18 & up) $2.50 / after 4 - $1.00
Youths(4-17) $2.00 / after 4 - 75 cents
Seniors (55+) $1.50 / after 4, 75 cents.
Seasonal Passes are available. To sign up for swimming lessons, call the office (540) 635-7750.
4-H Swimming Pool
in Front Royal
Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (weekdays) and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (weekends).
Telephone (540) 635-7171
Take 522S. Drive 1.7 miles, right on Rt. 604. Two miles to 4-H Center on left.
Pool: Daily admissions: $1.50 ages 3-17 $2.00 18 & over 2 and Under free admission
Splashdown Water Park
7500 Ben Lomond Park Drive
Manassas, Virginia 20109
(703) 361-4451
Open Thurs & Fri from 2 pm - 6 pm
cost: $4.95 per person.
Open Saturday & Sunday from 11 am - 6 pm
cost: $12.25 for people above 48"
and $9.25 for people 48" and under.
More Fun Stuff:
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum on the
downtown mall in Winchester, Virginia, offers an interactive,
hands-on experience for families which focuses on the sciences,
mathematics, humanities and the arts. Exhibits explore natural
history, paleontology, simple machines, art-in-the-making, and our
town.
At the Discovery Museum, to touch is to explore, to explore is to
discover, and to discover is to learn. (540) 722-2020
Paramount's King's Dominion, DOSWELL, VA
KingsFest
June 27, 28, 29, TH 7:30/FR 4:30 / SA 6:00
Kingswood Amphitheatre
Three days of Christian music, speaking and teaching you won't want to miss!
Performance schedule includes;
THURSDAY - Bleach, Pax 217, Delirious, Newsboys
FRIDAY - Zoe Girl, Jennifer Knapp, Sonic Flood, Third Day
SATURDAY - Relient K, Audio Adrenaline, Supertones, Steven Curtis Chapman
Cost: Thursday, June 27, 2002 -Saturday, June 29, 2002
$39.99 - $64.99 (1-3 days) Ticket cost includes access to amusement park. Charge
by Phone: 804-262-8100
Seating Chart is not available
State Arboretum of Virginia in Boyce
400 Blandy Farm Lane (east of US 340 on US 50).
(540) 837-1758. www.virginia.edu/~blandy.
Open from dawn to dusk. Free admission. The park has 170 acres of plants, trees and flowers on the grounds. More than 1000 varieties. Most are native to Virginia.
"Andy" Guest Jr. Shenandoah River State Park in Bentonville. www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/andygues.htm (540) 622-6840. Open from 8:00 a.m. till dusk. Cost: $1.00-$2.00 per car. Good for picnics, hiking, fishing, canoeing and camping.
Summer Fun, Rainy Day Activities
Bowling ($1.00 per game on Mondays, shoe rental extra)
Royal Oak Lanes
430 Remount Road
Front Royal, VA
636-3113. Open afternoons & evenings.
Blue Ridge Arts Council
301 East main Street, Front Royal
See a different exhibit every month. No charge.
Washington DC Fun Stuff for Families
http://www.our-kids.com/
Front Royal Family Amusements
East Main Street, next to the Theatre. Great fun if you have some spare quarters. Especially the air hockey!!!
Samuel's Public Library
Pick up a flyer for all the wonderful programs scheduled this summer for all ages. Here are just a few of their offerings.
- Summer Reading Game,
- Storyteller, Tom Knight (July 12 at 1:00 pm) presents a puppet show/concert with characters from "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and "Where the Wild Things Are",
- Warren County Sherrif's Dept. Canine Unit on July 17 and 18 at 11:30 a.m. for preschoolers and at 2 pm for Big Kids.
- Participate in a mystery: "Murder in the Library" for teens at 7 - 9 p.m. on June 28th.
Fun at Home...Don't forget the ever popular games of Chess, Risk or Monopoly with your family, baking cookies or cuddling up and reading a good book! What better way to spend a rainy day!.
