August 2020
Outdoor Boot Camp Class
Local trainer Noni Bell is offering an outdoor boot camp classes every Saturday in August at 10:15am at Sumpter park. The class will be for 45 mins and is open to all fitness levels. You must sign up ahead of time on her website www.nonibellfitness.com and go to the outdoor fitness class tab to sign up (10 people per class). You may have met Noni before as she is out there regularly training clients. Bring a mat, some water, maybe…
Find out more »October 2020
Masked Pumpkin Parade in Sumpter Park
Join the BHCA Social Action Task Force & Friends for an afternoon of safely distanced spooky fun! Saturday, October 31st from 3 - 5 p.m. Sumpter Park will transition into a parade route for costumes of all ages. Please arrive at the intersection of Laurens & Jordan at the time of the youngest member of your parade posee. 3:00 - 3:20, little kids (infant through pre-k) 3:30 - 3:50, 6 - 10 yr olds 4:00 - 4:20, 10 - 14…
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October 2021
Outdoor Fitness Class!
Bring a mat, water and weights if you have them! It will be 30 mins of strength training, endurance building and fun! This is an ongoing class while the weather is still nice. Bring a friend or family member and lets get working! Please sign up ahead of time so I know who will be there. If it is raining, snowing or any inclement weather, class will be cancelled. I will announce any other class cancellations on my Instagram and…
Find out more »Festival on the Hill: Festivalween!
Come on out for "Festivalween" - the combination of a scaled-back Festival on the Hill and Halloween extravaganza on the 300 block of Laurens and Sumpter Park! All of it is coming together on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. with a trick-or-treat parade route from 2 - 4 p.m. at Arnold Sumpter Park, with a mix of live music from some of the city's best talent, beer, wine, and food and the usual, albeit COVID-adjusted, games,…
Find out more »July 2023
Arts in the Parks: Todd Marcus
Todd Marcus is one of the few artists worldwide to focus on the bass clarinet as a main instrument in modern jazz with his small and large ensembles. His straight-ahead playing and compositions swing with fiery intensity balanced with delicate introspection. His music offers a strong melodic sensibility, draws from elements of his community work, and often incorporates the Middle Eastern influences of his Egyptian-American heritage. The New York Times writes, “Mr. Marcus is probably the most inventive bass clarinetist…
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