Head downtown for
Crazy Days fun
Businesses go all out to make shopping fun for Crazy Days in In addition to the Park Rapids Downtown Business Associadowntown Park Rapids Thursday, July 28 and Friday, July 29. tion, Arvig is a sponsor of Crazy Days this year. On Thursday, free kids entertainment and activities in PioThe 2nd Street Stage Smokey Hills Tap Castle will open at 5 neer Park will add to the festivities as a bonus to bargains shop- p.m. with a social hour from 5 to 6 p.m. and the free concert pers will find both days. featuring The Limns from 6 to 8 p.m. Donna Anderson, University of Minnesota Extension SNAPEd Educator, will offer chalk art, water coloring, coloring, planting and an obstacle course starting at 8 a.m. in Pioneer Park. Anderson has brought the “Go Wild with Fruits & Veggies!” curriculum to Park Rapids 4th grade students for several years, and this winter, expanded the program to arts in health. This new component promotes the health benefits of arts engagement to children by developing popular fruit, vegetable and activity-loving animal characters, like Derek Deer, Riley Raccoon and Becky Bear, as artists. The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association, Park Rapids Area Library and Friends of the Library will sponsor Mixed Nuts, starting at 10:30 a.m. in Pioneer Park. This free show for Mon - Fri Hwy. 71 S., Menahga kids promises lots of laughs and audience participation. 8:30am - 5pm Shop local like crazy on sidewalks and inside stores Saturday both days. 8:30am - Noon
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