Photo of log flume ride at Summer Adventures, courtesy Summer Adventures/ Facebook

Photo of log flume ride at Summer Adventures, courtesy Summer Adventures/ Facebook

It’s getting hot out there, folks. If you’re willing to brave the heat, Fair Park announced that the brand new Summer Adventures amusement park is now open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through August 18, wrapping up just in time for Fair Park to set up for the State Fair which will start September 27. Find out all about the rides being offered here.

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Sister ActRemember Sister Act from the 90s with Whoppi Goldberg? This weekend, you can relive the memories through “Sister Act, the Musical”, which is running through this Sunday, June 16, at Fair Park. Advocate editor Keri Mitchell offered her opinion of the musical. Read her blog to find out if it’s worth seeing. If you can’t make it this week, it is headed to Fort Worth’s Bass Performance Hall June 18-23.

Promise of Peace community garden is hosting a love-in this Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. in their new location across from White Rock United Methodist Church at 1450 Oldgate. Wondering, “What’s a love-in and why they’re hosting it?” Find out here.

OK, bookworms, this one’s for you. The Mayor’s Summer Reading Club starts this weekend and goes until August 10. Regular reading throughout the summer vacation keeps academic skills sharp, inspires curiosity, enhances comprehension and vocabulary, and starts a habit for young people to become lifelong readers and learners. In an effort to encourage the whole family to read, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is kicking off the Mayor’s Summer Reading Club, an eight-week program powered by community participation and featuring weekly incentive prizes. Registration opened May 19. All 29 Dallas Public Library locations as well as the Dallas Public Library’s Bookmobile will participate. For more, check out dallaslibrary.org, or call 214.670.1671.

Screen Shot 2013-06-13 at 11.29.42 AMThe 2013 Shakespeare in the Park season opened this week. Running through July 19 is Shakespeare classic, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” directed by guest director Sara Romersberger. In the play, Theseus, Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, are to be married and great celebrations are to be had, but things do not go as planned. With magic, love and hearsay abounding, this story will capture audience attention until the very end. Performance time is 8:15 p.m. for all shows. The event is at the Samuell Grand Amphitheatre, shakespearedallas.org for schedule, $10 adults and $7 children and seniors.