How will you be spending your summer, Kilgore?

fireworks and all. We’ll have info on both events in the paper as it gets closer to the day.

And what would a Kilgore summer be without the fabulous Texas Shakespeare Festival? Tickets are available to purchase online for the 38th season of the Texas Shakespeare Festival at Kilgore College.

The festival will run from June 29 to July 30 in Van Cliburn Auditorium on the Kilgore campus.

This year’s productions include: “The Comedy of Errors” by William Shakespeare; “Lear” by William Shakespeare; “Something Rotten!” (musical) by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, with music and lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick; “Pride & Prejudice” by Jane Austin, adapted by Melissa Leilani Larson; “Charlotte Collins” by Grace Abele; and “Todrick the Not-so-Terrible” (children’s show) by Grace Abele. For more information, or to purchase tickets online, visit www.texasshakespeare. com.

There’s plenty more planned this summer, and I hope to see you there.

There’s no end of things to do during the upcoming summer months, and I’d like to take this time to highlight some of them for our readers while you’re reading this.

First there are the staples: the city’s pool and splash pad. As I write this, both are about to open for the season. The city just announced a new dive-in movie planned, where kids can watch a film and enjoy the pool at the same time: Lyle Lyle Crocodile will be screened June 24 from 8 to 10 p.m. at the pool.

Don’t forget the Kilgore Public Library, which should also be kicking off its summer reading program soon. They also host activities for people of all ages, like adult book clubs, LEGO clubs and bilingual storytimes, in addition to offering free books and other items available for check-out. Some of my favorite summertime memories are entirely of my mother taking us to our local library to grab a new stack of books for us to devour that afternoon.

Juneteenth and the Fourth of July are two of the can’t-miss Kilgore summer events. The Kilgore Legacy Foundation has already announced it will host its annual Juneteenth festivities on June 17, with a 10 a.m. parade and then a fun day in the park. The city is also looking ahead to its Fourth of July celebration,