Grand Re-Opening of City Brooks Community Park
May 31, 2008
1442 City Park Ave.
(located just off of Perkins and Dalrymple, near the LSU lakes)
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Event Schedule
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Map of Park
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Directions & Parking Information
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Link to the Video
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Acknowledgements
Event Schedule:
8:30 a.m. Ribbon Cutting & Marker Dedication at Historic City Park Golf Course
The course officially opens to the public for play at 9 a.m. Shotgun starts are being
scheduled for opening weekend at 9 a.m., 12 p.m. and 3 p.m., with 48 players each.
Spots are limited and will be reserved on a first come, first serve basis. Contact the
pro shop at 225-387-9523 to reserve your spot. Regular green fees apply.
10 a.m. Interfaith Dedication of the Labyrinth
Join BREC, volunteers from the Baton Rouge Labyrinth Project and religious leaders
from our community to commemorate this new feature of the park. Said to promote
relaxation, walking a labyrinth creates an internal balance generated by the rhythm of
walking and the mental state of no decision-making. It can be a potent tool for finding
creating solutions. Learn more about the Labyrinth at
http://www.batonrougelabyrinthproject.org .
11a.m. Grand Opening of the Raising Canes Dog Park
Bring your pets, your friends and their pets too, and join us for Bark in the Park as we
celebrate the opening of the Raising Cane's Dog Park.
12 p.m. Kid's Celebration on Picnic Hill
Join us for story time or visit the Knock Knock tent for children's play from noon-1 pm.
1 p.m. Ribbon Cutting at the Capital One Tennis Center
Join us at the Capital One Tennis Center for a ribbon cutting and open-house featuring
adult and youth prize courts from 1:30-6 p.m. No court reservations will be accepted.
Play for free!
Children's Village at Brooks Park
Join us for a variety of interactive games and activities for children of all ages. Jump
around in the inflatables! Climb the rock wall! Get your face painted in the Children's
Village at Brooks Field from 1-4 p.m. FREE!
Live Music on Picnic Hill
Join us for LIVE music featuring Rodney Thibodeaux and the Cajun Zydeco Band from
1-4 p.m.
3 p.m. Parade to Picnic Hill
Help us celebrate the new walking trails that connect Brooks Field and old City Park as
we parade to Picnic Hill. Parade will begin at the Brooks Field entrance, near Eddie
Robinson Street and end at Picnic Hill.
5 p.m. BREC City Brooks Community Park Grand Opening Ceremony
Join us at the main stage on Picnic Hill, as we officially cut the ribbon and re-open City
Brooks Community Park. This event is free and open to the public.
Special guests that have been invited to speak include: Reverend Betty Claiborne, BREC
Chairman Collis Temple, Mayor Kip Holden and BREC Superintendent Bill Palmer.
Members of the media should contact the BREC Communications Office at
225-272-9200 x 142 to schedule interviews.
5:30 p.m. Art Gallery Reception featuring Local Artists and Exhibits
Join us at the Baton Rouge Gallery for a reception featuring three artist members with
three very distinct styles. The grouping of Mary Ann Caffery, Samuel Joseph Corso and
Amy James will show both the quality and diversity of the Baton Rouge Gallery artists.
Free admission!
8 p.m. Movies & Music on the Lawn
One of Baton Rouge Gallery's most successful programs, Movies & Music on the Lawn,
will kick off this year's series with one of Charlie Chaplin's most recognizable feature
films, 1928's "The Circus." As always with Movies & Music on the Lawn, live musicians
will accompany the silent film with both rehearsed and improvisational material sure to
enhance the experience. This event is free and open to everyone! To learn more about
Movies & Music on the Lawn, visit www.batonrougegallery.org .
*Schedule is tentative and subject to change. Please visit www.brec.org/cityparkopening regularly for updates. .gif)
Directions to City Brooks Community Park
From Florida Blvd:
Go West on Florida Blvd./US-190 BR/US-61 BR toward N. Acadian TRWY. Continue to follow US-190 BR/US-61 BR.
Turn left on N 22nd St./LA-67
Turn right on Government St/LA-73
Turn left on Park Blvd.
Park Blvd. becomes Dalrymple Dr.
Turn left on City Park Ave.
Enter next City Park Ave. roundabout.
From Highland Rd. and Stadium Dr.:
Go North on Highland Rd. toward S. Stadium Dr.
Turn right on E State St.
Turn left on Dalrymple Dr.
Turn right onto City Park Ave.
Enter next City Park Ave. roundabout
From I-10 & I-12:
Go West on I-10 W
Take the Dalrymple Dr. exit, Exit 156B, toward LSU
Turn left on Dalrymple Dr.
Turn right on City Park Ave.
Enter next City Park Ave. roundabout
Click Here to view the Grand Re-Opening video
Acknowledgements for BREC's City Brooks Community Park
Special thanks to the citizens of East Baton Rouge Parish who made these park improvements possible through their support of the BREC "Imagine Your Parks" Strategic Plan.
We also thank our community partners and sponsors, including: BREC Foundation, Capital One Bank, the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Entergy Charitable Foundation, Friends of City Park, Foundation for Historical Louisiana, Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation, the Knock Knock Children's Museum, Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers Restaurants, Riverview Holdings, the United States Tennis Association and Volunteers of the Baton Rouge Labyrinth Project.
The Master Plan for the park was completed by Henslee-Cox Landscape Architects, and design development of the park was led by the design team at Carol R. Johnson Associates, Inc. (CRJA). Sub-consultants to CRJA included for architecture, Kevin Harris Architects; for electrical engineering, NLB Engineering; for mechanical and plumbing engineering, Brock Engineering; for golf course architecture, Schreiner Golf; for civil engineering, GWS Engineering; and for fountain design, Delta Fountains. The project was constructed by General Contractor Lincoln Builders.
6201 Florida Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 70806
