"Fridays in the Park" Free Summer Concert Series

Held monthly at Centennial Park between the months of May and September from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Roanoke Rapids Parks and Recreation, Halifax County Tourism, the Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Halifax County Arts Council are proud to present this Summer Concert Series at Centennial Park. Grab your family, bring your lounge chair and join us for an evening of relaxing family music! Below are the dates and performers for 2012:

May 18  - Steve Owens and Summertime Beach Music (1100 block of the Avenue)

June 15 – Jashaun Peele and Friends (Centennial Park)

July 20 – Willie Peebles Band (Centennial Park)

August 17 – Natty Boh (Centennial Park)

September 21 – Redublic (Centennial Park)

Below are the sports camps that we are offering this summer. Call 533-2847 for more information, or come into the TJ Davis Recreation Center to register.

RRHS Volleyball Camp  June 26-28, 1:30-4:00pm at RRHS gym. Rising 3^rd - 8^th grade, $40.  Instructor: Holly Harris.  Bring your own knee pads.

Basketball Camp: July 9-12 for both boys and girls.  $35.  Instructor: Coach Rook. 

Session I:  9am-12pm rising 3^rd - 6^th graders

Session II: 1pm-4pm rising 7^th - 9^th graders

TJ Davis Recreation Center hours:

Monday - Thursday: 8:30am-7pm: Open Gym

Friday: 8:30am-5pm: Open Gym

Saturday: 1pm-5pm: Open Gym

We often get asked about youth sports.  The two most popular questions are:

1.       Why is there a user fee? 

The independent youth sports organizations, such as soccer, t-ball, baseball, softball, swimming, and tackle football, collect registration fees from each participant.  In turn they provide the participants with proper equipment, practices, games, and officials.  These funds are not contributed to the maintenance and utilities on the fields/facilities that are involved with each sport.  The athletic user fee of $5 per city resident and $10 per non-city resident is charged per participant.  These funds collected are used to maintain and upgrade fields/facilities.  One user fee is collected per participant per sport.  If a participant participates in a league and is on a travel team, that participant is only required to pay the user fee once.  These fees are collected annually.

2.       Who opens the restrooms?

Each independent youth sports organization is in charge of opening and closing bathrooms for their leagues.  While the restrooms are open we ask each organization to be accountable and responsible for these restrooms.  This includes, monitoring, clean up, and reporting all maintenance issues concerning the restrooms.  Each organization is given keys to restrooms and lights.  Should anyone see that the restrooms are not open during league play please call your organizations.  If there are maintenance issues please call our administrative offices 533-2847 and ask for Park Supervisor Garry Moore.

Interested in playing some volleyball? Join our TJ Davis Volleyball Club on facebook! This group is designed for anyone in Roanoke Rapids or the surrounding area age 16 and up.  It also serves as a way for members to connect and coordinate matches and free play with others in the community. We will have the nets set up for free play every Thursday evening at 7 at TJ Davis.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/TJDVolleyballClub

Kirkwood Community Center bookings are taken at the TJ Davis Recreation Center, 400 E. 6th Street.  Bookings, payments, and information will only be taken from 8:30am-5pm Monday-Friday.  Please see or call Thomas for fees, availability, and more at 533-2847.

The Roanoke Rapids Parks and Recreation Department runs youth basketball and flag football leagues. Other youth sports such as baseball, softball, soccer, swim team, and tackle football are run by volunteer organizations in Roanoke Rapids.

Registration for all youth basketball and flag football is held at T. J. Davis Recreation Center. A copy of the child's birth certificate is required to register for any youth sport.

Forms for other youth sports will be available at TJ Davis Recreation Center as soon as the leagues provide the information. 

The Roanoke Rapids Parks and Recreation Department also runs adult Basketball and Softball. For more information call 533-2847.

Parks are open from Sunrise-Sunset each day.

Picnic Shelter Reservations for Chockoyotte, Emry, Rochelle, Smith & Long Parks only:
Reservations must be made in person at T. J. Davis Recreation Center with proof of residency.

City Residents $15.00
Non-Residents $30.00

Emry Park - Corner of 9th & Cleveland Streets

Being one of our most popular, this park has a covered picnic shelter, restrooms, playground equipment, walking trail, horseshoe pit, tennis courts, and a softball field.

Chockoyotte Park - Chockoyotte Street

Another popular favorite, this park area has 3 ball fields, playground equipment, covered picnic shelter, restrooms, & a walking trail.