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This way to Play Street
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Andrew Tegarden, Liam, Nancy and Ivy Stephens-Etheridge paint posters in the art area
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Jeanie McLerie and Ken Keppeler (Bayou Seco) play music for the Play Street crowd.
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Jason Davis and son Ivan play Cornhole
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Ivan Davis scores!
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Tule Dahl-Bredine blows bubbles with her “Ya-ya” Quata Richards
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Tule visits her friend Zinnia Franklin-Owens and her parents Samantha and Joseph.
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Sophia Guevara takes a pizza out of the oven.
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Visiting on Play Street
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Tule Dahl-Bredine shows off the flower that Taylor Smith painted on her cheek.
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Taylor paints a slice of watermelon on Tule’s other cheek.
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Adrianna Varela, Allen Arguello and Alexandrue Davila take a break from the fun.
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Ivy Stephens-Etheridge eats a slice of watermelon with mom Nancy and brother Ian.
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Bryce Hemphill creates a giant bubble.
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Let's dance
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Dancing in the street to the music of Bayou Seco
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A street full of people playing.
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Saturday afternoon, Aug. 4, 2018, was a time for playing in the street, with Georgia Street cordoned off between 13th Street and Highway 180 so families could play games, do street art, dance, and enjoy pizza, hot dogs and watermelon. City Councilwoman Lynda Aiman Smith, one of the volunteers, said that 155 people attended and the street was full of kids running up and down with balloons flying.
Another volunteer, Otto Khera, said that he had been asking people if they wanted to have a Play Street Day in their neighborhoods. “Everyone said that it was a great idea, that they liked the feeling of connection to the community,” he said.
After the success of this day, expect more Play Street Days in the future of Silver City.