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Children’s Halloween Party tonight at A.K. Bissell Park

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The Oak Ridge Children’s Halloween Party is this evening at A.K. Bissell Park.

The party starts at 6 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. It includes carnival games, a giant inflatable caterpillar crawl, a game room for toddlers, Halloween cartoon videos, a glow room, and a craft room, a press release said, and the ever-popular Scary Room will return with a pirate theme.

A hayride is planned, weather permitting, the press release said.

Tickets will be sold at the door for 25 cents each, and most of the activities cost one or two tickets. The craft room, cartoon videos, and toddler area are free.

Concessions and souvenirs will also be available for sale in the Glow Room.

Volunteers are still needed. Call the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department at the Civic Center at (865) 425-3450 if you would like to volunteer to help.

A.K. Bissell Park is at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Pet Ownership Festival on Saturday at A.K. Bissell Park

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The 3rd Annual Responsible Pet Ownership Festival will be at A.K. Bissell Park in Oak Ridge from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

The festival will feature animal rescue groups, local dog organizations and agility, rally, and obedience demonstrations.

Send an e-mail OakRidgeAKCRDO@gmail.com for more information or if you are interested in participating.

Information is also available at https://sites.google.com/site/oakridgerdo/activities and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Responsible-Pet-Ownership-Day/131046483577199

Oak Ridge Community Band plays free Labor Day concert

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The Oak Ridge Community Band will play a free Labor Day concert at A.K. Bissell Park.

The show will feature Louis Armstrong tunes, American river songs, several march pieces, a polka, and a unique “Looney Tunes” adaptation of some famous classical songs.

The show, which starts at 7 p.m., is the last summer concert for 2012, a press release said.

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Teen Battle of the Bands in Oak Ridge on Saturday

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Battle of the Teen Bands

Musicians compete at a Battle of the Teen Bands in April.

A Teen Battle of the Bands will be held at the A.K. Bissell Park Pavilion at 6 p.m. Saturday.

If it rains, the battle will be moved to The Grove Theater.

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Oak Ridge Community Band concert on August 5

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The Oak Ridge Community Band is having a free summer concert on August 5 at 7 p.m. at A.K. Bissell Park.

Lawn chairs or blankets are recommended for this outdoor concert. Razzleberry’s Ice Cream Lab will be there for refreshments.

For more information, call (865) 482-3568.

Friendship Bell in Oak Ridge in World Bell Festival on Saturday

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International Friendship Bell

The International Friendship Bell at A.K. Bissell Park in Oak Ridge will represent North America during the World Bell Festival in Apolda, Germany, on Saturday.

The International Friendship Bell in Oak Ridge will represent North America during the World Bell Festival in Apolda, Germany, on Saturday.

Organizers will use the Internet to connect to the festival and televise the ringing of the Friendship Bell as well as a short ceremony with Oak Ridge community leaders. That live broadcast on the Web is scheduled to take place from about 3:53 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. Saturday at A.K. Bissell Park.

Other international bell ringing ceremonies will be held throughout the day and broadcast live from Pollard Auditorium, according to a press release from the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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July 4 fireworks at A.K. Bissell Park

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The July 4 fireworks display will begin at 10 p.m. Independence Day at A.K. Bissell Park, Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley announced Monday.

Radio host Jack Ryan from Merle 96.7 will broadcast live from the park beginning at 6 p.m. and will end his broadcast with a patriotic musical medley as the fireworks are shot. Listeners can tune their radios to 96.7 Merle FM and enjoy the fireworks.

Before the fireworks begin, the Oak Ridge Community Band will play its annual Fourth of July concert at the park’s pavilion starting at 7:30 p.m.

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Aftah Party performs in Oak Ridge on Friday night

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Aftah Party will perform Friday in the second show of the Secret City Sounds concert series at A.K. Bissell Park. The show begins at 7 p.m.

This ten-piece band, formed by brothers Ken and Keith Brown and their longtime friend Melvin Ellis, will be playing a mixture of funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz, and rock at the park’s pavilion.

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