Kingsport Parks and Recreation is now accepting registration for the 2021 Fall Youth T-ball, Baseball and Softball League.

Children ages 5 to 15 can now register for T-ball, baseball, or softball. The registration deadline is Friday, August 6, and the registration fee is $20 (excluding the price of a jersey and hat). Parents can register their child online at www.kingsportparksandrecreation.org or on-site at the Civic Auditorium, located at 1550 Fort Henry Drive, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Participants must live inside Kingsport city limits, attend Kingsport City Schools and/or own Kingsport city property to be eligible to participate.

For more information, please visit www.kingsportparksandrecreation.org or call 423-229-9460.

The City of Kingsport’s Parks and Recreation Department has been maximizing activities and events to celebrate National Parks and Recreation Month! Join us at Borden Park on July 22 at 9:30 a.m. to celebrate the month with a proclamation reading by Mayor Shull.

What: Parks and Recreation Proclamation Reading

Where: Borden Park, 901 Lamont Street, Kingsport

When: July 22 at 9:30 a.m.

Please direct any questions to 423-440-0442.

School will soon be back in session for the Kingsport area, but the summer season isn’t over just yet. The Kingsport Aquatic Center still has plenty of options for fun and fitness!

The KAC is a year-round facility, so the swimming never has to stop. Beginning on Monday, August 2, here’s how you can enjoy the pools at the KAC:

Indoor Pools incl. HMG Pool, PCF Warm Pool and Indoor Play Pool
Monday – Friday
6 – 11 a.m. – Lap swim, swim team practice; only one lane in Warm Pool starting at 8:30 a.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m. – Open swim, some lap lanes available; low diving board and rock wall
available; water slide in Indoor Play Pool available at 4 p.m.
Saturday
8 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Lap swim
11 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Open swim; low diving board, rock wall and water slide available
Sunday
Noon – 6 p.m. – Open swim; low diving board, rock wall and water slide available

Outdoor Lap Pool                     
Monday – Friday
6 – 11 a.m. – Lap swim
11 – 7 p.m. – Open swim, one lane available until 4 p.m.; basketball hoops available at 4 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Open swim
Sunday: Noon – 6 p.m. – Open swim

Outdoor Water Park
Saturday: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday: noon – 6 p.m.

The Kingsport Aquatic Center also has a full calendar of water aerobics classes this August, where you can hop into the water with the KAC’s instructors for some aquatic exercise that’s easy on the joints but fun for all. Plus, stay tuned for more details on the KAC’s Rock Wall Challenge on August 21. Do you have the best time to the top?

To learn more about everything the KAC has to offer, visit swimkingsport.com or call 423-343-9758.

The next Friday Lunchtime Live Concert will take place on Friday, July 23 at noon and features the musical guest Trombone Trio. Bring a lawn chair, grab some lunch from the food truck Baked and Loaded, and settle in to enjoy the music in Glen Bruce Park.

The Trombone Trio features Dr. Justin Waller, Mr. Spenser Weese, and Mr. Hunter Mullins. Waller is an active musician and teacher across the United States. He has performed and recorded with such groups as the American Brass Quintet, the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera, and numerous others. He is currently the Lecturer of Trombone at East Tennessee State University.

Weese is the Assistant Band Director at Greeneville High School. He plays Bass Trombone with multiple ensembles, including the Johnson City Symphony and the Tri-Cities Jazz Orchestra. He lives in Jonesborough with his wife, Bernie.

Mullins is the Music Teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, as well as adjunct music faculty member at Milligan College. He plays with many ensembles and is the coordinator for Kingsport’s Tuba Christmas. He lives in Kingsport with his wife, Leslie, and their four young daughters. For more information on the Trombone Trio, contact Hunter Mullins at hunter.b.mullins@gmail.com.

This concert series is sponsored by the Kingsport Public Library and Friends of the Kingsport Public Library. Attendance at both previous concerts has been over 100 individuals.

Upcoming Friday Lunchtime Live Concerts will feature Beth Snapp and Jason Crawford on July 30 with the food truck Fork in the Road. Visit the library’s website at www.kingsportpubliclibrary.org for more information or contact Kingsport Public Library at 423-224-2539.

Spend Friday the 13th at Bays Mountain Park… if you dare! Knoxville TVA Credit Union presents a special spooky edition of Cinema Under the Stars on Friday, August 13.

Originally BMP planned to play a made-for-television version of 1980’s “Friday the 13^th,” but the film was not available in a format that the park’s projectors can play. Instead, Bays Mountain will now offer a double feature of “Poltergeist” (1982, PG) and “Insidious” (2010, PG-13).

Come out and watch these two spooky movies in the Bays Mountain Amphitheater, surrounded by the dark woods. Think you can survive the night? Pick up an “I Survived Friday the 13th at BMP” 50^th Anniversary t-shirt to commemorate the evening!

Tickets are available via Eventbrite here and are $10 per person. The amphitheater is bench seating, and you are welcome to bring stadium chairs for your comfort. Bag/lawn chairs and outside food/drink are not allowed at Cinema Under the Stars.

To accommodate the runtimes for two movies, the event start time has changed. The park itself will close at 7 p.m., after which time guests can enter for “Cinema Under the Stars. “Poltergeist” will begin at 8 p.m. and runs for 2 hours. “Insidious” will start at approximately 10:15 p.m. and runs for 1 hour 43 minutes. All previously purchased tickets will be honored.

“I Survived Friday the 13th” t-shirts are $22 each and are available to bundle with your ticket purchase on Eventbrite. BMP will only have limited quantities of shirts at the event, and they’ll be $28 each then—so make sure you grab yours at checkout!

Any guests who have already purchased tickets but have changed their minds about attending Cinema Under the Stars may request a refund. Ticket holders shoulder have received a message with instructions through Eventbrite.

To learn more about Bays Mountain Park, visit baysmountain.com or call 423-229-9447.