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May 28, 2015

Vol. XXXII No. 21

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Heating and cooling settings in NSAW save energy, money

By Patrick Gordon NSAW public affairs Winter and summer temperatures can get into the extremes in Washington D.C. When the thermometer rises or falls into uncomfortable ranges, the first action many take is to adjust the thermostat. Naval Support Activity Washington wants to remind personnel, though, that limits are in place on how hot or cool spaces should be.

Work spaces in NSAW and throughout Naval District Washington are to maintain temperatures of no lower than 78 degrees in the spring/summer and no higher than 66 degrees in the fall/winter as directed by Commander, Naval Installations Command policy within Smart Grid capabilities. The Navy’s Smart Grid is comprised of interconnected technologies that collectively monitor, predict, control, and respond to building and utility management systems. Using Smart Grid technologies, the Navy can adjust energy distribution and controls to lower cost and divert energy to power critical assets during an emergency.

While the settings seem extreme when temperatures in the region regularly exceed 85 degrees in the summer and dip below 40 degrees in the winter, the restrictions are not without merit.

“Energy is a key priority of the Secretary of the Navy,” said Rear Adm. Markham Rich, Naval District Washington Commandant.

“The NDW energy program supports specific SECNAV priorities and is driven by our five pillars: energy culture, energy information, energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy security.”

Within the pillar of energy efficiency lie the temperature settings that new technologies in NSAW are maintaining with an eye

U.S. Navy photo by Shawn Miller

Valentino Floyd, an Enterprise Industrial Control System operator at the Shore Operations Center at the Washington Navy Yard, uses a SmartGrid system to monitor energy usage in area buildings. Thermostats in NSAW work spaces are kept at certain temperatures to prevent energy waste. on the future. The Washington Navy Yard, in conjunction with Shore Operation Center, is employing temperature set points to reduce climate control system usage.

“ShOC operators will be working closely with facility management specialists and energy representatives to monitor the changes and review reduction in energy,” said Ken Preuitt, acting installation energy manager for NSAW. “This implementation will continue as additional buildings are

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brought online with the ShOC.” Preuitt added that tampering with the thermostat can have large monetary impacts.

“Americans waste upwards of $300 billion a year in energy,” said Preuitt. “That’s more than the entire military budget.

When faced with such numbers, CNIC and NSAW view energy management at all levels, work space climate control, with great importance. This extends to individual actions as well.

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Various agencies working together in recovery effort after the disaster. FEMA plays a vital role supporting State, Tribal and local governments as they respond to the impacts of Hurricane Sandy.

Hurricane Preparedness Week underscores need to be ready It only takes one storm to change your life and community. Tropical cyclones are among nature’s most powerful and destructive phenomena. If you live in an area prone to tropical cyclones, you need to be prepared. Even areas well away from the coastline can be threatened by dangerous flooding, destructive winds and tornadoes from these storms. The National Hurricane Center issues watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather.

Hurricane Hazards The primary hazards from hurricanes are storm surge flooding, inland flooding from heavy rains, destructive winds, tornadoes, and high surf and rip currents. While hurricanes pose the greatest threat to life and property, tropical storms and depressions can also be devastating. Flooding from heavy rains can cause extensive damage and loss of life. For example, Tropical Storm Allison produced more than 40 inches of rain in the Houston area in 2001, causing about $5 billion in damage and taking the lives of 41 people.

Storm surge has the potential to cause the largest loss of life in hurricanes. Since 1963, storm surge has caused nearly half of the deaths in the United States in tropical cyclones.

Water, not wind, has accounted for nearly 90 percent of all tropical cyclone deaths in the U.S. during that time. tropical cyclones Storm surge is dangerous because a mere six inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult. It takes only two feet of rushing water to carry away most vehicles— including large pickup trucks and SUVs. The strong winds of a hurricane can cause widespread destruction. Hurricane Hugo was a fast-moving, category 4 storm that made landfall near Charleston, South Carolina.

Hugo brought destructive hurricane-force winds hundreds of miles inland, downing numerous trees and power lines over a swath from the Atlantic coast to the southern Appalachians. Millions were left without power and the resulting damage totaled in the billions of dollars.

Tornadoes are also common with landfalling tropical systems. In recorded history, almost every tropical storm and hurricane that has come onshore in the U.S. has pro-

duced a tornado. These tornadoes most often occur in thunderstorms embedded in the storm’s rainbands, well away from the center of the hurricane.

Strong winds of a tropical cyclone can also cause dangerous waves that pose a significant hazard to mariners and coastal residents and visitors. When the waves break along the coast, they can produce deadly rip currents—even at large distances from the storm. In 2008, despite the fact that Hurricane Bertha was more than a 1,000 miles offshore, the storm resulted in rip currents that killed three people along the New Jersey coast and required 1,500 lifeguard rescues in Ocean City, Maryland, over a one week period.

The Time to Prepare is NOW! What should you do to prepare for a hurricane?

Get a plan. The most important step is to identify your hurricane risk. Do you live in an evacuation zone? If so, you need to plan on where you and your family would ride out the storm if you are told to evacuate. Most people only need to evacuate a few miles from the coast to avoid the dangers of storm surge. Find a friend or relative that lives outside the storm surge evacuation zone and have a plan to ride out the storm with them. You should also establish a family communications plan in case you are not together when you need to evacuate.

Once a person understands their risk for hurricane impacts, an appropriate disaster safety plan should be developed to help ensure an individual’s and a family’s safety. A disaster safety plan is a comprehensive plan that identifies all of the steps a family needs to take before, during, and after a disaster to ensure maximum personal safety and property protection. For a step-by-step guide on creating a family disaster plan please see Florida’s “Get a Plan” guide.

Citizens should also visit their State Emergency Management Agency websites for family disaster plan templates that may be more suited to a local area.

Coastal residents should go to their local emergency managers for evacuation zone information. This information is typically available on-line. A county-by-county list of evacuation zone resources is available at: http://flash.org/ hurricane-season/evacuation-zones/Evacuation_Zone_

Identification_Survey.pdf Vital resources to help you prepare include: Hurricanes. gov, which provides critical hurricane advisories and marine forecasts.

Weather.gov for the latest forecasts for your part of the country.

Ready.gov for additional preparedness information.

National Hurricane Center Outreach Resources Weather-Ready Nation Kids (PDF) Ready.gov Kids What We’re Doing The mission of the National Weather Service (NWS) is to provide weather, water, and climate data, forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy. Its vision is of a Weather-Ready Nation, one that is prepared for and responds to weather-dependent events.

The mission of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is to save lives, mitigate property loss, and improve economic efficiency by issuing watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather and by increasing understanding of these hazards. The NHC vision is to be America’s calm, clear, and trusted voice in the eye of the storm and, with its partners, enable communities to be safe from tropical weather threats.

The NWS and NHC are issuing several new storm surge products that will highlight areas most at risk from storm surge flooding from a threatening hurricane. The NHC now issues a Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map, which shows the geographical areas where inundation from storm surge could occur and how high above ground the water could potentially reach in those areas, based on the latest official NHC forecast and its likely errors. The NWS will begin issuing a prototype Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic in 2015 to highlight those areas along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of the United States that have a significant risk of life-threatening inundation by storm surge from a tropical cyclone. This map introduces the public to the concept of an NWS storm surge watch and warning which is expected to become operational in 2017.

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Early Application is Key for Navy Launches the “Hatch” Tuition Assistance Approval From Department of the Navy Innovation Public Affairs

Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs, Ed Barker

Sailors applying for Tuition Assistance are reminded that their chances of success are increased substantially by submitting requests early; helping to avoid delays in their college plans.

According to Ernest D’Antonio, the Naval Education and Training Professional Development Technology Center’s Voluntary Education program director, the number one reason for TA request disapproval is late applications.

“No one wants to deny a request, but service members must obtain approval for TA funding before the official start of a course,” said D’Antonio. “It’s a multi-step process, and if we find a problem, the request gets held up until we can fix it. It’s crucial for commands to make sure that their Sailors know to start the process early - so that TA applications can be com-

pleted by the VEC in advance of the deadline.”

D’Antonio suggests that 30 days prior to the course start date is not too soon for members to start their TA requests.

“Applications are funded on a first-come, first-served basis,” he added. “There’s no risk to applying early; we can modify or cancel the TA voucher after the fact with no harm to the Sailor, but if you submit the TA request after classes have started, there’s nothing we can do.”

Supervisor for the VEC, Susan Sutter, detailed the required steps that must be taken before a TA request can be approved. Sailors must: 1) Be counseled by their local Navy College Office or the VEC, 2) WebTA training must be completed, 3) An education/degree plan must be on file (with the course that the Sailor is requesting TA for included in the plan), and 4) The Sailor’s command must approve the TA request.

“Additionally, Sailors must have completed at least 12 months onboard their first permanent duty

station, have no missing grades, not owe the Navy any funds for incomplete or failed courses, and have an end-of-obligated service date after the course ends,” Sutter said.

Both D’Antonio and Sutter also stressed that Sailors should monitor their account through the MyEducation portal on the Navy College website to ensure their accounts are posted and accurate and that their degree plans are current.

If a Sailor or his/her command have any questions or experience any problems, they should contact their servicing NCO or the VEC for assistance. The VEC is open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Monday - Friday and may be reached by calling: 1-(877) 838-1659.

For more information on the Navy College Program and the Virtual Education Center visit https:// www.navycollege.navy.mil/.

Additional information about the Naval Education and Training Command can be found via https://www.netc.navy.mil.

For more news from Naval Education and Training Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnet/.

The Department of the Navy launched its crowdsourced ideation platform, the “Hatch,” May 20.

The launch of the Hatch is part of the initiative to build a DON Naval Innovation Network.

The Hatch is an accessible, virtual collaboration forum where innovators can submit their creative ideas for improving the DON. In the Hatch, ideas can be refined through crowdsourcing and further developed by local innovators and subject matter experts.

“The Hatch enables us to connect innovators locally,” said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.

“We have the opportunity to receive and share innovative ideas at the right level to get solutions to problems people encounter every day. I look forward to seeing how the Hatch will allow us to share these solutions across our workforce.”

The Hatch is a continuation of the CNO’s highly successful initiative to reduce administrative distractions (RAD). The RAD ideas and user profiles are fully integrated into the Hatch.

The DON workforce can establish an account using their .mil, .gov, and military .edu email addresses. Once an account is created, the innovator will be able to submit and monitor ideas through their work or personal desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.

The NIN working group is currently developing an efficient, yet collaborative and transparent, process to ensure all ideas are evaluated fairly.

An incentive/rewards structure will be developed to recognize those who submit ideas, actively collaborate and advance ideas through development and implementation. One of the first “challenges” within the Hatch will be focused on the incentive/ rewards program, and we need your input to ensure success.

Whether you have an innovative idea, a solution to reducing administrative distractions, or a creative proposal for how we can recognize top contributors, enter the Hatch and start participating.

Additional information about DoN Innovation and accessing the Hatch may be found by visiting: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/ innovation/Pages/Home.aspx

Retiring or Separating: NAVSEA Dedicates Building to Ensure Medical Records Historic Shipbuilder are Turned In for Future Care From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs Sailors are being reminded to personally ensure their medical and dental records are available to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by returning them to their medical treatment facility at retirement or separation, Navy leaders said May 26.

“A benefit of service is a lifetime of support from the VA,” said Ann Stewart, director, Pay and Personnel Management. “To make sure Sailors can get the best level of support possible, they need to make sure their medical records have been turned in to the appropriate medical facility when they separate or retire from the Navy. A copy of medical and dental records will be provided to separating or retiring Sailors.”

Before a Sailor separates or retires, commanding officers (CO) and officers in charge (OIC) are responsible for ensuring that the medical department or medical treatment facility knows the Sailor is separating or retiring, and that their Service Treatment Records (STR), medical and dental records, are at the appropriate medical and dental facilities. This guarantees that the records will be available

to the VA. Medical departments or medical treatment facilities annotate on command/organization check-out sheets the disposition of the STR (per NAVADMIN 187/14).

“There may come a time when you need to file a claim with the VA in the future, and they will check to verify your period of service in the Navy,” Stewart said. “Making sure your record is left at the appropriate medical or dental facility when you leave the Navy means that the VA will have immediate access to your records and can expedite care.”

It is essential that all Navy leaders and Sailors understand their responsibility when it comes to storing and handling their medical and dental records, and their disposition after separation or retirement. Non-compliance with policy could impact timely adjudication of their VA benefits.

“Getting your records turned in and making sure the medical department or medical treatment facility knows you are separating or retiring really is in your best interest,” Stewart said. “Make sure you have access to what you’ve earned.”

For more information, read NAVADMIN 187/14 at www.npc.navy.mil.

For more news from Navy Personnel Command, visit www.navy. mil/local/npc/.

By Joshua L. Wick Naval History and Heritage Command, Communication and Outreach Division

Naval Sea Systems Command headquarters officially opened its recently redesigned, renovated and renamed building with a ceremony April 20, 2015, at the Washington Navy Yard.

With a nod to NAVSEA’s mission, Building 197 will be known as the Humphreys Building, named in honor of Joshua Humphreys, the original designer of the U.S. Navy’s first six frigates.

“As America’s first warship designer, he laid the foundation upon which the Navy and NAVSEA is built … As the designer, builder maintainer, and armorer of today’s Navy, NAVSEA carries on Joshua Humphreys’ work, and in fact our history and future are forever intertwined,” said NAVSEA Commander Vice Adm. William H. Hilarides.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert, along with NAVSEA leadership and direct descendants of Joshua Humphreys, attended the ceremony Monday.

During the 17-month-long renovation, NAVSEA took the opportunity to bridge the gap between naval history and current innovations in shipbuilding with help from the Naval History and Heritage Command and the National Museum of the United States Navy.

A series of history display panels featuring a timeline of naval

U.S. Navy photograph by Scott A. Webb

The newly renovated Humphreys building features a detailed timeline on shipbuilding history that spans form the beginning of the U.S. Navy through modern time. A team of U.S. Navy employees from NAVSEA and the Navy History and Heritage Command helped design the timeline and do the research for each panel on display. shipbuilding highlight the important role of innovation in shipbuilding throughout the Navy’s history since Joshua Humphreys’ era. It is located near a section that honors the 12 people who died when a lone gunman attacked the building Sept. 16, 2013.

“Our staff provided images, historical information, helped developed the shipbuilding timeline as well as recommended an appropriate design for the exhibits and other aspects,” said Jim Bruns, director of the National Museum of the United States Navy.

Bruns added that on a regular basis, NHHC researches, analyzes

and interprets the Navy’s history, customs, and traditions.

Humphreys was born in Haverford, Pa., on June 17, 1751. He started early on as a ship’s carpenter apprentice in Philadelphia. His reputation grew in the colonies as a naval architect. In 1776, he was commissioned to build ships in Philadelphia and prepare them for the Revolutionary War. Years later in 1794, he was charged with building the Navy’s first six frigates.

Humphreys used his innovative designs and applied new technology to improve ships’ speed and efficiency. His most famous frigate is USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship afloat.

Joshua Humphreys died on Jan. 12, 1838.

The Naval History and Heritage Command, located at the Washington Navy Yard, is responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage. It provides the knowledge foundation for the Navy by maintaining historically relevant resources and products that reflect the Navy’s unique and enduring contributions throughout our nation’s history, and supports the Fleet by assisting with and delivering professional research, analysis, and interpretive services. NHHC is composed of many activities including the Navy Department Library, the Navy Operational Archives, the Navy art and artifact collections, underwater archeology, Navy histories, nine museums, USS Constitution repair facility and the historic ship Nautilus.

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This Week in Navy History May 28

1813 During the War of 1812, the frigate Essex, commanded by Capt. David Porter, and her prize, Georgiana, capture the British whalers Atlantic, Greenwich, Catharine (burned), Rose, and Hector (burned) in the Pacific.

1917 The first underway fueling in the U.S. Navy is performed. USS Maumee (AO 2) fuels six destroyers in the North Atlantic. Lt. Cmdr. Chester W. Nimitz serves as Maumee’s Executive Officer and Chief Engineer.

1943 USS Peto (SS 265) sinks Japanese hydrographic-meteorological research ship Tenkai No.2 northeast of Mussau Island. Also on this date, USS Tunny (SS 282) sinks Japanese gunboat Shotoku Maru off the west coast of Rota, Mariana Islands.

1945 USS Ray (SS 271) sinks Japanese freighter Biko Maru northwest of Changshan. Also on this date, USS Blueback (SS 326) and USS Lamprey (SS 372) damage Japanese submarine chaser Ch1 in a surface gunnery action off Japara, N.E.I. 1958 USS Galveston (CLG 3, previously CL 93), the first Talos-firing missile cruiser, is placed in commission. USS Galveston participates in the Vietnam War with the Seventh Fleet and serves in the Mediterranean during the Arab-Israeli War during 1967.

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commanded by Cmdr. Andrew J. Drake, captures the blockade-runner, Evening Star, off Wassaw Sound, Ga.

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Naval Historical Center

Engraving by Henry Bryan Hall after a painting by Alonzo Chappel, published circa 1858 by Martin, Johnson & Company. Entitled Death of Captain Lawrence, it depicts Captain James Lawrence, Commanding Officer of USS Chesapeake, being carried below after he had been mortally wounded early in the battle. His final command to Chesapeake’s officers and crew was Don’t Give Up the Ship. Courtesy of Colonel J.R. Taylor, October 1938.

1980 55 women become the first female graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy.

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1781 During the American Revolution, the Continental frigate Alliance, under command of Capt. John Barry, battles HMS Atalanta and HMS Trepassy off Nova Scotia. After several broadsides by Alliance, the British ships surrender.

1863 During the Civil War, the side-wheel “double-ender” gunboat, USS Cimarron,

1944 USS Block Island (CVE 21) is torpedoed and is sunk by German submarine U 549.

During this attack, USS Barr (DE 576) is also damaged. Block Island is the only U.S. carrier lost in the Atlantic during World War II. U-549 is later sunk that night by USS Eugene E. Elmore (DE-686) and USS Ahrens (DE 575).

1945 USS Sterlet (SS 392) sinks Japanese army cargo ships Kuretake Maru and Tenyro Maru despite the close proximity of the escort Coast Defense Ship No. 65.

steamship USS Keystone State and the iron screw steamship USS Massachusetts capture British blockade-runner Caledonia south of Cape Fear, N.C. 1904 The Marine Detachment from USS Brooklyn (ACR 3) lands at Tangiers, Morocco to protect the American Consulate during the dispute between Raisuli and the Sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco. The tension started after kidnapping of American businessman Ion Perdicaris on May 18, 1904 and held for ransom. Perdicaris is eventually released unharmed.

1952 During the Korean War, USS Ozbourn (DD 846), USS Radford (DDE 446), and USS Heron (AMS 18), are engaged by enemy shore batteries and machine guns for two days off Wonson, Korea. Enemy batteries are silenced by counter-battery fire.

1944 USS Guitarro (SS 363) sinks Japanese freighter Shisen Maru, 60 miles south-east of Keelung, Formosa. Also on this date, USS Pompon (SS 267) sinks Japanese freighter Shiga Maru off Muroto Saki, Japan while USS Rasher (SS 269) sinks the gunboat Anshu Maru about 110 miles north-northeast of Halmahera.

2004 USS Pinckney (DDG 91) is commissioned at Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme, Calif. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is named for Cook 1st Class William Pinckney, who received the Navy Cross for rescuing a fellow USS Enterprise (CV 6) crew member during the Battle of Santa Cruz Oct. 26, 1952.

1945 A TBM (VC 82) from USS Anzio (CVE 57) sinks Japanese submarine (I 361), 400 miles southeast of Okinawa. Also on this date, USS Blenny (SS 324) sinks Japanese cargo ship Hokoku Maru 40 miles southwest of Banjarmasin, Borneo while USS Croaker (SS 246) sinks Shuttle Boat (No.154) and Shuttle Boat (No. 146).

May 30

1864 During the Civil War, the side-wheel

1998 USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) is commissioned in San Diego, Calif.

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NSAW News Briefs MD, DE, & DC Elks State Association Camp Barrett Junior Warriors program In 1946, the Elks declared, “So long as there are veterans, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will never forget them.” and the Elks have served the veterans since that date. The Maryland, Delaware, and D.C. Elks State Association has determined that the children of those veterans will be provided for as well. By establishing the Junior Warrior program the Elks will provide a week of camp to children of our active duty servicemen, National Guard and wounded warriors.

These children will be recommended to the Elks by the military for the appropriate weeks. These special Junior Warrior campers will have their $125 fee paid for by the caring donations of the Elk members and those willing to support this program.

This week at camp will be able to provide a time of relief and enjoyment for these children. Most of these children have to face unique situations in an unfamiliar environment. They have the constant fear of loss or injury to their parent during deployment along with the constant reminder that they are not there to tuck them in at night or kiss the scrapped knees and watch their school activities. The Elks hope this week at camp will help ease some of the stress from their young lives.

For children living in Fisher houses and having parents in Wounded Warrior units, these fears have come to

pass. They have now had to learn to adapt to a life now focused at the hospital and/or area in which their parent is recovering in. Many of our young Junior Warriors have had to leave their local schools, friends and neighborhoods so they can be closer to their parent.

None are a happy environment for a child during a summer. As Elks, we are trying to give the gift of “being a kid” for at least a week to our Junior Warriors, as well as letting them know that we respect and acknowledge the sacrifices their family has made to protect our country.

Camp dates are Boys: June 21, June 28, and July 5; Girls: July 12, July 19, July 26 For more information or to register, please contact Junior Warrior chairman Danniele McKnight at dannielemcknight@yahoo.com. For more information about Camp Barrett, visit our Web Site http://www.elks-campbarrett.com/ or follow us on Facebook.

Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series and Canal Park Outdoor Film Series Let the excitement begin! Lineups have been finalized for the Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series and Canal Park Outdoor Film Series this summer in the Capitol Riverfront.

The Friday Night Concert Series kicked off May 15 on the boardwalk and terrace steps of Yards Park.

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A total of 18 concerts will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will feature a wide range of live musical performances from bands selected by top entertainment source OnTap Magazine.

June 5 - Scott’s New Band (Pop Hits) June 12 - C Jazz Fest at The Yards, Soul Rebels & Sharón Clark (Jazz) June 19 - Texas Chainsaw Horns (Horn Driven Rock) June 26 - Jah Works (Reggae) July 3 - Almost Journey (Journey Tribute) July 10 - Hand Painted Swinger (Pop Hits) July 17 - Wesley Spangler (Crossover Country) July 24 - Justin Trawick (Indie Folk Rock) July 31 - White Ford Bronco (90’s Covers) Aug. 7 - Morrison Brothers (Alt Country) Aug. 14 - Jeff From Accounting (Pop Hits) Aug. 21 - Lloyd Dobler Effect (Party Covers) Aug. 28 - Special Guest TBA in August!

Sept. 4 - Crowded Streets (Dave Matthews Tribute) Sept. 11 - Sara Gray (Modern Country) The “People’s Choice” themed Outdoor Film Series will begin Thursday, June 4, in the northern block of Canal Park at sundown around 8:45 p.m. Bring your blanket and your picnic and enjoy your favorite stars underneath our stars in Canal Park: June 4 - Back to the Future June 11 - Selma

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