More info about this fun, family-friendly annual event: www.cityhighschool.org/community/blockparty

Pennington Street Block Party

Celebrate youth! Celebrate community! Join us for the 5th annual Pennington Street Block Party on Friday, April 26, 2013 from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

A family-friendly event in the heart of Downtown Tucson celebrating what young people do to make our community a better place. Fun for all ages! Musical performances, teaching demos, interactive booths, one-act plays, art exhibits, carnival games, and more. An annual event showcasing youth creativity, learning, and service, as part of Global Youth Service Day.

I’ve been to this block party in the past, and it’s wonderful to see such engaged, enthusiastic students doing surveys, projects, etc. to educate and inform the public about issues they care about such as immigration, health, art. Photos of past block party events on their website, as well as a list of this year’s exhibitors. Pennington Street is between Stone Ave. and 6th Avenue, between Alameda and Congress in downtown Tucson.

Last week Tuesday the Pima County Board of Supervisors declared April 26 to 28 to be “Global Youth Service Days” to encourage youth ages 5 to 25 to participate in service projects around Southern Arizona.

Celebrate Youth. Celebrate community. Join in the fun at the 4th annual Pennington Street Block Party on Friday, April 20 from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Fun for all:
–musical performances
–teaching demos
–interactive booths
–one-act plays
–art installations
–carnival games & more

Plus this block party will feature a food truck roundup as well. Got an alert that Shaka Shave Ice (delicious Hawaiian style shave ice wagon) will be there.

The PENNINGTON STREET BLOCK PARTY: a family-friendly event in the heart of Downtown Tucson celebrating what young people do to make our community a better place. Fun for all ages! Musical performances and teaching demos, interactive booths, one-act plays, art installations and exhibits, carnival games, and more. An annual event showcasing youth creativity, learning, and service, as part of Global Youth Service Days.

For more information about the Block Party and to register, please visit
http://cityhighschool.org/community/blockparty/. For questions contact Julie Richelson at julier@cityhighschool.org or 623-7223 x221.

My husband and I have been to this urban block party in the past, and have enjoyed the teens’ enthusiasm and creativity, with art, performances & their quest for knowledge. Pennington Street is usually closed between Stone Avenue and Scott Avenue for this event, which is located west of 6th Avenue downtown.

Celebrate youth. Celebrate community.
Join in the fun at the 3rd annual Pennington Street Block Party on Saturday, April 9 from 3:00-7:00 p.m.

The Block Party is a family-friendly event in the heart of Downtown Tucson that celebrates what young people are doing to make our community a better place. Fun for all ages: musical performances and teaching demos, interactive booths, one-act plays, art installations and ‘moveable’ galleries, carnival games, and more!

The event showcases youth creativity, learning, and service, and will launch Southern Arizona’s celebration of Global Youth Service Days. This year’s Block Party coincides with the vibrant 2nd Saturdays Downtown event, so all of downtown Tucson will be alive throughout the evening and into the night.

For more information, visit http://cityhighschool.org/community/blockparty/ or

Julie Richelson
Executive Assistant, Community Event Organizer
City High School, 48 E. Pennington (between Stone & Scott Avenues)
623-7223 x221
www.cityhighschool.org

Also happening on 2nd Saturdays Downtown on April 9:

“Best of Broadway”, TSO Pops free concerts at 7 p.m. at the Fox Tucson Theatre (17 W. Congress). More events/happenings on and around Congress Street is on their schedule as usual online at www.2ndsaturdaysdowntown.com, an urban street fest which started almost a year ago (May 8, 2010).