This week a special lunchtime series at RiverScape returns with music and food trucks.
RiverScape MetroPark hosts an event called Music@Lunch from now until the end of September.
From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, grab lunch from a rotating selection of daily food trucks or at the RiverScape Café and enjoy live acoustic music, free Wi-Fi and views of the Great Miami River.
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Credit: Contributed
Credit: Contributed
FOOD TRUCKS
Featured food trucks over the next five months include Chanhl's Catering Company, Haolepino Hawaiian-Filipino Island Cuisine, Twisted Taco, El Meson, Nacho Pig, EAT and DFish DChicken.
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Credit: Five Rivers MetroParks Flickr
Credit: Five Rivers MetroParks Flickr
MUSIC
The RiverScape Summer Music Series concerts have also started up. They are free for all ages and held under the RiverScape Pavilion. Food and drinks will be available for purchase, including craft beer and fare from local food trucks. See complete schedule below.
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RECREATION
Starting Memorial Day weekend, bikes and bike accessories can be rented at RiverScape Rentals, open on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Labor Day. The interactive fountains and the Five Rivers Fountain of Lights also open Memorial Day weekend.
“The warm weather has people itching to get outside, and there are myriad outdoor opportunities at RiverScape MetroPark that start in May and continue throughout the summer," said RiverScape MetroPark manager, Meredith Adamisin.
Fitness in the Park has kicked off with the new Cardio Dance in the Park. Returning this year is Yoga in the Park, which begins May 18 with a Vinyasa yoga practice led by Tori Reynolds of Speakeasy Yoga. Fitness programs are most Saturdays throughout the summer from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Those who want a new fitness challenge this season can join Fit Body Boot Camp instructors on select Tuesdays starting in June for a high intensity interval training workout under the Pavilion. Bootcamp in the Park starts on Tuesday, June 11 and is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
RIVERSCAPE CAFE
The RiverScape Café serves very simple fare — cold or grilled wraps for $4. The veggie made with red pepper hummus, spinach, onions, tomatoes, black olives and feta cheese on jalapeño cheese wrap or the turkey made with gouda cheese, spinach, tomatoes,onions and pickle on a jalapeño cheese wrap.
Hot dogs ($3) can be upgraded with cheese and chili for $1. It's simple food with no flash — mozzarella sticks ($4), nachos with cheese and chili ($4), pretzel with cheese ($2.50) — but it's the setting with the beautiful plantings and the river that makes the food so satisfying. With so many activities planned for this summer it is sure to work up an appetite and it's nice to know that if you want to grab something quick for a few bucks it's there. With 12 oz. piña colada and mango slushies to wash it down with, this is a stop with simple pleasures that are priced right. Soak it up while you soak up the view.
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RiverScape MetroPark Music@Lunch dates
MAY
May 27: No M@L Memorial Day
May 28: Music by Noah Back, food by EAT
May 29: Music by Edde Osborne, food by Drunken Waffle
May 30: Music by Danny Voris, food by El Meson
May 31: Music by Reyna Spears, food by DFish DChicken
JUNE
June 3: Music by Gary Hill, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
June 4: Music by Marianne Kesler, food by Haolepino Hawaiian-Filipino Island Cuisine
June 5: Music by Matt Gill, food by Drunken Waffle
June 6: Music by Frank Svet, food by El Meson
June 7: Music by 2Tones, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
June 10: Music by Stephen King, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
June 11: Music by Kyleen Downes, food by EAT
June 12: Music by Noah Back, food by Drunken Waffle
June 13: Music by Big Band Gary Hill, food by El Meson
June 14: Music by Reyna Spears, food by DFish DChicken
June 17: Music by Ron Hartwell, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
June 18: Music by Edde Osborne, food by Haolepino Hawaiian-Filipino Island Cuisine
June 19: Music by 2Tones, food by Drunken Waffle
June 20: Music by Marianne Kesler, food by El Meson
June 21: Music by Joe Lipinski, food by Nacho Pig
June 24: Music by Brenna Geyer, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
June 25: Music by Noah Back, food by EAT
June 26: Music by Reyna Spears, food by Drunken Waffle
June 27: Music by Big Band Colin Richards, food by El Meson
June 28: Music by 2Tones, food by Nacho Pig
JULY
July 1: Music by Stephen King, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
July 2: Music by Kyleen Downes, food by Haolepino Hawaiian-Filipino Island Cuisine
July 4: No M@L Independence Day
July 5: Music by Brenna Geyer, food by DFish DChicken
July 8: Music by Reyna Spears, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
July 9: Music by Stephen King, food by EAT
July 10: Music by Noah Back, food by Drunken Waffle
July 11: Music by Big Band Debray Music Duo, food by El Meson
July 12: Music by Brenna Geyer, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
July 15: Music by Danny Voris, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
July 16: Music by Edde Osborne, food by Haolepino Hawaiian-Filipino Island Cuisine
July 17: Music by Kyleen Downes, food by Drunken Waffle
July 18: Music by Matt Gill, food by El Meson
July 19: Music by Joe Lipinski, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
July 22: Music by Brenna Geyer, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
July 23: Music by Marianne Kesler, food by EAT
July 24: No M@L
July 25: No M@L
July 26: No M@L
July 29: No M@L
July 31: Music by Danny Voris, food by Drunken Waffle
AUGUST
Aug. 1: Music by Frank Svet, food by El Meson
Aug. 2: Music by Marianne Kesler, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
Aug. 5: Music by Stephen King, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
Aug. 6: Music by Gary Hill, food by EAT
Aug. 7: Music by Brenna Geyer, food by Drunken Waffle
Aug. 8: No M@L
Aug. 9: No M@L
Aug. 12: No M@L
Aug. 13: Music by Marianne Kesler, food by Haolepino Hawaiian-Filipino Island Cuisine
Aug. 14: Music by Noah Back, food by Drunken Waffle
Aug. 15: Music by Big Band Danny Voris, food by El Meson
Aug. 16: Music by Joe Lipinski, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
Aug. 19: Music by Reyna Spears, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
Aug. 20: Music by Stephen King, food by EAT
Aug. 21: Music by Matt Gill, food by Drunken Waffle
Aug. 22: Music by Debray Music Duo, food by El Meson
Aug. 23: Music by Marianne Kesler, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
Aug. 26: Music by Noah Back, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
Aug. 27: Music by Gary Hill, food by Haolepino Hawaiian-Filipino Island Cuisine
Aug. 28: Music by Kyleen Downes, food by Drunken Waffle
Aug. 29: Music by Big Band Edde Osborne, food by El Meson
Aug. 30: Music by Reyna Spears, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 2: No M@L Labor Day
Sept. 3: Music by Danny Voris, food by EAT
Sept. 4: Music by Gary Hill, food by Drunken Waffle
Sept. 5: Music by Marianne Kesler, food by El Meson
Sept. 6: Music by Joe Lipinski, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
Sept. 9: Music by Noah Back, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
Sept. 10: Music by Kyleen Downes, food by Haolepino Hawaiian-Filipino Island Cuisine
Sept. 11: Music by Ron Hartwell, food by Drunken Waffle
Sept. 12: Music by Matt Gill, food by El Meson
Sept. 13: No M@L
Sept. 16: Music by Reyna Spears, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
Sept. 17: Music by Marianne Kesler, food by EAT
Sept 18: Music by Mike Sedmak, food by Drunken Waffle
Sept. 19: Music by Debray Music Duo, food by El Meson
Sept. 20: Music by Joe Lipinski, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
Sept. 23: Music by Stephen King, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
Sept. 24: Music by Gary Hill, food by Haolepino Hawaiian-Filipino Island Cuisine
Sept. 25: Music by Noah Back, food by Drunken Waffle
Sept. 26: Music by Danny Voris, food by El Meson
Sept. 27: Music by Edde Osborne, food by Chanhl's Catering Company
WANT TO GO?
What: RiverScape Music @ Lunch food truck and music series
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
Where: 237 E. Monument Ave., Dayton
The RiverScape Café: Open daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
More information: Website
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