The BLVD Block Party - Celebrating Akron's Bicentennial

Petting Zoo, Sensory Inclusive Space, & Rubber City Ukes

Enhance your Block Party experience with a visit to the library! Enjoy games, crafts, Spring Mist Farms, the Rubber City Ukuleles, Bookmobile, and the Big Love Living Room - a Sensory Inclusive Space.

The BLVD Block party, a neighborhood celebration of Akron's Bicentennial, is being organized by Better Kenmore CDC and features all day events including a 7k race, parade, storytelling, art installations, live music, food trucks, craft vendors, a petting zoo, and free family fun on Kenmore Boulevard, a National Historic District. 

For more information visit: www.betterkenmore.org/events

Events at Kenmore Branch Library include:

10 am - 5 pm - Library Open with all usual services

10 am - 9 pm - The Big Love Living Room-a Sensory Inclusive Space (Community Room)

10 am - 9 pm - Nursing Mothers' Room (Conference Room)

Noon - 2 pm - Spring Mist Farms Travelling Farm (Parking Lot)

5-6 pm - Rubber City Ukes

5-9 pm - Bookmobile on site for browsing, library cards, games

The Rubber City Ukes are located in Akron. They are ukulele players of all ages and skill levels, who gain experience and performance skills in a group setting. The Rubber City Ukes perform a variety of songs spanning over 100 years in a fun, sing-along format and is open to all ukulele players.

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