Woodruff Park Programs Return With Bustling Spring Lineup

March 22,2018

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Woodruff Park Programs Return With Bustling Spring Lineup

From weekly classes to special events, all are invited to enjoy Downtown’s lush greenspace

ATLANTA (Month X, 2018) – Spring has sprung, and so has Woodruff Park! Beginning in April, Atlantans of all ages and interests will be able to enjoy a full lineup of free community programs that satisfy their appetite for activity.

Spring programs will feature the return of beloved favorites—Saturday morning yoga and twice-a-month history tours—with a few new opportunities.

Each Wednesday during lunch, “Wednesdays in Woodruff” will present a community partner organization that will facilitate an educational activity in the Reading Room. Partners include the American Diabetes Association, the Atlanta Women’s Poetry Collective, and Wonderroot. While some may just want to enjoy their lunch, others can enjoy a chance to learn about screenprinting, composting, blackout poetry, and much more.

And speaking of lunch, Woodruff Park is the new host of Downtown Atlanta’s popular Food Truck Fridays series, formerly held at Broad Street Plaza. On Fridays from May-July, Downtowners can enjoy the city’s best street eats from trucks stationed along the park’s Peachtree Street boundary. This lunchtime activation will also feature live music and plenty of seating and umbrellas.

Finally, for those who are lovers of board games and lawn games alike, Woodruff will keep its Game Cart, a mobile activity kiosk, open late on the first Thursday of each month. Each First Thursday will feature a themed game night—bingo night, trivia, retro game night—emceed by a master of ceremonies from the Village Theater.

To explore the full lineup of events, visit the Woodruff Park event calendar at http://bit.ly/wpkcalendar.

Woodruff Park Spring Programs At-A-Glance Schedule:

Weekly Programs

Wednesdays in Woodruff –11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Reading Room
Food Truck Fridays – 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Reading Room (trucks parked along Peachtree St)
Saturday Morning Vinyasa Yoga – 9:00-10:00 a.m., Main Lawn

Monthly Programs

Woodruff Park History Tours – first Thursday and third Sunday of the month, 12:00-1:00 p.m., Reading Room
First Thursday Game Nights – first Thursday of the month, 5:00-8:00 p.m., Game Cart

Follow Woodruff Park online at Facebook.com/WoodruffPark and @WoodruffPark on Instagram.

For more information about Woodruff Park, visit www.WoodruffPark.com.

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About Woodruff Park: Woodruff Park is a 6-acre park in the geographic center of Atlanta. Located at the crossroads of commerce, government, and education, it is a natural gathering space for a diverse cross-section of Atlantans and visitors. Originally known as Central City Park in the 1970s, Woodruff Park was created through a generous donation from Robert W. Woodruff, former president of The Coca-Cola Company. Through a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Atlanta, the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) maintains stewardship of Woodruff Park. ADID is responsible for the park’s daily upkeep and programming, as well as securing and implementing funding for future development.

About Central Atlanta Progress / Atlanta Downtown Improvement District: Central Atlanta Progress, Inc., is a Downtown business association with approximately 200 members. Its mission is to build a vibrant community with strong leadership and sustainable infrastructure that is safe, livable, diverse, economically viable, accessible, clean, hospitable and entertaining. The Atlanta Downtown Improvement District is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable corporation created by CAP to make Downtown safer, cleaner and more hospitable.

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