Monday Park Playbook: “It’s Nerf or nothin!”

Got game? If you are looking for the ultimate sports experience, this one’s for you! Join us on Saturday, July 27, for our first Nerf Dart Tag Tournament. Matches will be played by teams of four; you can register as a single and join a team there, or bring your friends, gear up, and get going! We’re playing Capture the Flag format in two age groups: 8-13 years old, and 14 and older. Players must bring their own unmodified Nerf Dart gun and darts, and wear protective eyewear. (All Nerf Guns are subject to inspection; this is a non-modified tourney.) Play begins at 10:00am, in round-robin tournament style until 2:00pm at the Terrace Elementary School field, at 735 S. Westgate Road.

You’re going to need, speed, agility, strategy, and serious teamwork to win. We are awarding First and Second Place prizes, in both age groups, (Nerf Dart Guns and accessories.) It’s gonna get intense! Pre-registration is required. Visit: http://www.desplainesparks.org/Home/DesPlainesParkDistrictNews/ViewArticles/tabid/144/ArticleId/166/Nerf-Dart-Tag.aspx  to download a registration form.

And, that’s not all...

Save the Dates:

Wednesday, July 24, 6:30-8:00pm: The Park It! Patrol will be in Menominee Park, 440 Laurel Street at Brown Street. Don't miss this evening of free fun and games in the park. We're playing croquet, badminton, disk golf, bags, and beach ball volleyball. Or, try our obstacle course, test your skills with our giant Jenga, and make a craft under the tent. Bring the whole family!

July 25-August 4: Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm; Sundays at 2:00pm. Footlighters Theatre Company presents The Music Man, a Tony award winning musical by Meredith Willson, at the Prairie Lakes Theatre, 515 E. Thacker Street. The Music Man is a romantic comedy about a traveling sales/con man, who falls for a prim librarian in a sleepy little Iowa town in 1912. The Music Man features the unforgettable songs “76 Trombones,” “Ya Got Trouble,” “Goodnight Ladies,” “Goodnight My Someone,” and “Till There Was You.” Tickets available at www.DPParks.org.

Friday, July 26, at dusk (8:30pm): Free Friday Night Movie in the Park! The Optimist Club is screening the Disney Pixar animated movie, Brave at the Lake Park Memorial Pavilion, 2200 Lee Street. Brave is the story of the Scottish Princess Merida, who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom. When she accidentally causes her mother to turn into a bear, Merida is forced to find a way to undo the spell, before it is too late. Come early and picnic in the park. We start popping popcorn and serving ice-cold soda at 7:00pm.

Find out more online at www.DPParks.org or call 847-391-5700

See you around the parks!