MEDIA CONTACTS:

SUE ALLEN - 216-635-3338, sja@clevelandmetroparks.com

ALYSSA COOK-ALEXANDER - 216-635-3274, aca@clevelandmetroparks.com

    Break out the sunscreen and bathing suits for the �Summer Beach Party!�

    Join Cleveland Metroparks for some fun in the sun and a movie at the �Summer Beach Party� on Saturday, August 3  from 5 to 11 p.m. at Huntington Beach in Huntington Reservation in Bay Village.  



    From 5 to 8 p.m., beach-goers can enjoy a variety of beach activities, including games, food, demonstrations and live entertainment.

    Activities from 5 to 8 p.m. also include: national award-winning sand sculptor Carl Jara designing a special sand sculpture, a sandcastle building area for visitors to try their hand at creating their own masterpiece, face painting, live animals from Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, musical entertainment by the Calypso Gypsies Steel Drum Band, a fishing demonstration area with Cleveland Metroparks staff and more! 

    As darkness approaches, warm up at the campfire with s'mores at 8 p.m.

    And then, be sure to bring beach blankets and chairs for the 8:45 p.m. movie - �Top Gun.� 



    The 1986 classic �Top Gun� - Get your flight suits and aviators. Do you have what it takes to be the best Navy pilot? Join Maverick (Tom Cruise), Iceman and Goose in this fuel-charged movie all about hotshots in flight school and the need for speed.



    Huntington Beach is located off Lake Road in Huntington Reservation, between Crocker-Bassett and Columbia roads in Bay Village - north of the I-90/Columbia Road exit.         

    For more information, call 440-331-8111or visit clevelandmetroparks.com.

    Enjoy an evening on the beach with games and activities and enjoy a movie on the sand at the �Summer Beach Party� of Cleveland Metroparks - Discover, Enjoy, Protect!

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