ConcordConcord City News and Activity Guide www.cityofconcord.org Summer 2017 Downtown BART station Camp Concord’s undergoing renovation page 6 50th Anniversary pages 10–11 Summer camps Music & Market Series pages 13–24 page 5 Join the City of Concord along with your friends, family and neighbors as we clean up our community and celebrate our planet! Saturday, April 22nd 8:00a-12:00p Hillcrest Community Park (check-in tent near playground) Projects will include: Tree planting Path restoration Creek clean-up For questions or for further information: Butterfly garden [email protected] prep or (925) 671-3068 Trash pick-up Please RSVP to: www.signupgenius.com/findasignup (search for event with above email address) CITY NEWS 2 City Contacts www.cityofconcord.org 3 3 City News Briefs 3 Crime down, burglary in City of Concord Laura M. Hoffmeister Mayor Concord at historic low Edi E. Birsan Vice Mayor 4 Residents invited to comment on Ronald E. Leone Councilmember City budget Timothy A. McGallian Councilmember 5 Music and Market, special events Carlyn S. Obringer Councilmember 6 6 Reuse Project: Valerie J. Barone City Managerr Public workshops scheduled Leslye Asera Community Relations Manager and Editor 6 Concord BART station renovation 7 Commercial expansion continues 6 8 Camp Concord celebrates 50th Anniversary 8 Bike to Work Day May 11 On the cover: Clockwise from top left (1) Downtown Concord BART station undergoing ACTIVITY GUIDE renovation; (2) Families have been making 10 memories at Camp Concord in South Lake Tahoe 9 Activity Guide for 50 years. Join the anniversary celebration August 11-13; (3) The 29th Annual Music and 10 Camp Concord Market Series begins May 11 in Todos Santos 13 Preschool Day Camps Plaza, downtown Concord; (4) Summer camps engage children in fun and learning. Over 60 14 Summer Day Camps summer camps are available to choose from. 17 20 Sports Day Camps 24 Summer Camps Calendar 25 Preschool 28 Youth 29 Teens 22 30 Adults 37 Online Classes 38 Trips & Tours 41 Special Recreation 41 Picnic Site Rentals 33 42 50 & Better 47 Swimming 53 Rental Facilities 54 Summer Jobs 49 55 Registration CONTACT Web site: ...................................................... www.cityofconcord.org Concord Senior Center – 2727 Parkside Circle .......................671-3320 Events: ............................................................www.concordfirst.org Concord Skate Park – Cowell Road/San Miguel Road Diablo Creek Golf Course – 4050 Port Chicago Highway ........686-6262 Classes: ............................................................ www.concordreg.org Markham Nature Park – 3915 Cowell Road (Babel/Cowell) E-mail: .................................................... [email protected] Newhall Park – 1351 Newhall Parkway Phone: .........................................................................(925) 671-CITY Village Center for the Arts – 1720 Linda Drive, Pleasant Hill ...676-8400 Willow Pass Community Center and Park – 2748 E.Olivera Road ...671-3423 Parks & Recreation Class Registration Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator ..................671-3021 Registration Office .............................................................671-3404 Building .................................................................................671-3107 en Español ........................................................................671-3324 Business Licenses .................................................................671-3307 Cable TV Rain Information Hotline Astound Broadband ...........................................................459-1000 for City of Concord Parks and Outdoor Facilities .....................671-3479 Comcast .................................................................1-800-945-2288 City Council ...........................................................................671-3158 Sports Organizations City Manager .........................................................................671-3150 Code Enforcement Hotline .....................................................671-3075 Youth Baseball/Softball Concord Community Pool.......................................................671-3480 Bears Softball Association .............................. www.bears-softball.com Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Project ......................671-3001 Clayton Valley Little League ..............................................www.cvll.org Concord Pavilion Information .................................................676-8742 Concord American Little League ..........................www.callbaseball.org Resident Hotline ................................................................363-5701 Concord Lady Hawks ...............................www.concordladyhawks.com Downtown Hotline .................................................................671-3464 JOBL Baseball & Softball ....................................www.joblconcord.com Economic Development .........................................................671-3355 Payless Batting Cages ...........................................................825-7526 Engineering ...........................................................................671-3361 Flood Zone Inquiries ..............................................................671-3425 Youth Football / Cheerleading Garbage Collection ................................................................682-9113 Clayton Valley Athletic Assn ..............................www.cvaajreagles.com Graffiti Hotline .......................................................................671-3080 Concord Youth Football ........................www.concordyouthfootball.com Housing .................................................................................671-3370 Mayor ....................................................................................671-3158 Youth Soccer Permit Center ........................................................................671-3454 Concord AYSO ....................................................www.concordayso.org Picnic Site Reservations.........................................................671-3404 Diablo FC www.diablofc.org ................................................. 798-GOAL Planning ................................................................................671-3152 Liga Latina ................................................ www.ligalatinaconcord.com Police and Fire Emergencies ...........................................................911 Mt. Diablo Soccer Association .................................www.mdsoccer.org Police/Information .............................................................671-3220 Pothole Hotline ......................................................................671-3228 Adult Soccer Public Works .........................................................................671-3448 Concord AYSO ....................................................www.concordayso.org Park Maintenance..................................................................671-3444 Contra Costa Mixed Soccer .............................www.eteamz.com/ccmsl Recreation/Registration .........................................................671-3404 East Bay Senior Soccer .................................................www.ebssl.com Sewer Problems ....................................................................671-3099 Adult Pickleball / Softball Shopping Cart Hotline .................................................1-800-252-4613 Street Light Outages Hotline ..................................................671-3213 Concord Parks & Recreation Street Sweeping ....................................................................671-3448 www.teamsideline.com/concord .......................................671-3279 Street Trees ...........................................................................671-3445 Bocce Traffic Safety and Signals ......................................................671-3132 Concord Bocce Federation ................................www.concordbocce.org Recreation Program Locations Swimming Baldwin Park’s Dance Studio and Preschool– 2790 Parkside Circle Terrapins Swim Team............................................................680-8372 Camp Concord, South Lake Tahoe .........................................671-2267 Centre Concord – 5298 Clayton Road ....................................671-3382 Tennis Clayton Valley Bowl – 5300 Clayton Road ..............................689-4631 Concord Tennis Club..............................................................686-1701 Concord Community Park and Pool – 3501 Cowell Road ........671-3474 Concord Table Tennis Club Concord Library – 2900 Salvio St...........................................646-5455 www.concordtabletennisclub.com .....................................689-7463 2 Concord City News & Activity Guide Summer 2017 www.ConcordReg.org CITY NEWS Summer 2017 www.cityofconcord.org NEWS BRIEFS Just for the Kids %D\$UHD.LG)HVWUHWXUQVRQ 0HPRULDO'D\:HHNHQG0D\ at Mt. Diablo High School, 2450 Grant St. The event features free entertainment, face painting, balloon hats, inflatables, slides, trampoline and more with the price of admission, $6 with a donation of canned food to the )RRG%DQN QRFKDUJHIRUFKLOGUHQ under two years, seniors 65+). Visit www.kidfestconcord.com. Corporal Josh Graham, second from left, talks with residents at the Blood drives at John Muir February 25 Coffee with a Cop at Starbucks on Concord Avenue The City and John Muir Health have partnered