Portland Parks and Recreation is asking you to “Please pardon our dust!” as they perform some maintenance in Dawson Park this spring.
Partial Dawson Park Closure
Award Winning Park
Back in July Dawson Park opened for the first time after it was closed in October 2013 for a $2.7 million makeover. After 10 months of construction, on July 9th, the park was revealed to the neighborhood at a community concert featuring Karen Lovely. The renovations include modifications to the gazebo to make it more accessible and usable for concerts, a new walkway around the park, a new entry on Williams, a new water feature complete with historic interpretive boulders, a much improved playground area and more.
Dawson Park Concert Rescheduled
The Dawson Park concert planned for Wednesday July 23rd has been rescheduled due to weather. Come listen to Pa’lante on Wednesday August 6th.
For more information on the concerts see Dawson Park Summer Events 2014.
Dawson Park Summer Events 2014
Summer is here and that means another great season of entertainment at Dawson Park! As you may have noticed, the park has been undergoing an extensive remodel over the last year and the concerts will serve as a great way to celebrate the new and improved park. The 2nd concert will begin early with a Park Dedication Ceremony. This year, our committee raised enough money to host 4 concerts and one movie night! These events are Free To The Public and are a great way to spend an evening out in the neighborhood. Concerts start at 6:30pm. During movie night, live performances by local musicians and free popcorn begin at 6:30pm and the movie starts at dusk. Here is our fantastic lineup:
Movie Night at Dawson Park
Come out to Dawson Park Friday, August 23rd for FREE Movie Night featuring “The Princess Bride”. Pre-movie entertainment will begin at 6:30 pm with a live performance by LaRhonda and Mark Steele, along with free popcorn for everyone.
Summer in September Jambalaya Festival & BBQ
City Delays Projects, Sets Timelines
Dawson Park
The Portland Parks Department has finally set a timeline for the Dawson Park renovations. After several years of process starting in 2010, the Portland Parks Department is ready to move forward. In September, Dawson Park will be completely closed. The park will go through extensive renovations that will include removing and replacing several paths through the park, replacing a number of game tables, and removing eight (8) trees while pruning several others.
Dawson Park Summer Events 2013
Summer is almost upon us and that means another great season of entertainment at Dawson Park! This year, we raised enough money to host 4 concerts and one movie night. These events are free and a great way to spend an evening out in the neighborhood. Concerts start at 6:30pm. The movie night starts with free entertainment and popcorn at 6:30 followed by the movie showtime at dusk. Our fantastic lineup is as follows:
Movie in Dawson Park Tonight
Looking for something to do tonight to kick off your Labor Day Weekend? Why not spend it in your neighborhood park listening to music and watching a movie?
Melao de Cuba draws big crowd
The drummers were drumming, the dancers were dancing, the horns we’re hooting and boy was the singer singing as Melao de Cuba rocked Dawson park Cuban style.
Dawson Park Summer Events
It will be another busy summer of great family friendly events in Dawson Park this year! The Dawson Park Concert Committee, made up of a few Eliot Neighborhood Association board members, a concert loving resident, and a couple employees from Portland Parks & Recreation, have raised enough sponsorships from our local businesses to host 4 concerts and a movie this summer! These are free to the public and are wonderful events taking place in our own neighborhood. Bring your family, your friends, your dog (on a leash please) a blanket or low “beach” chairs, and your picnic basket.
Dawson Park Concerts 2012
Dawson Park will host four free concerts this summer! The gazebo will be the stage for the live performances. Concerts begin at 6:30 PM and last about 2 hours. Best of all, the concerts are free!
A Dawson Park Summer
Dawson Park felt alive this summer with so many fantastic events.
In cooperation with Portland Parks and Recreation, the Dawson Park Concert Committee raised enough money from local businesses and generous concert goers to host 4 fabulous concerts in July and August. Neighbors and families from all over Portland were treated with an eclectic variety of free music throughout the summer.
Theatre in Dawson Park
The Unscriptables, an unscripted theatre company, will host 2 performances in Dawson park on Sundays in August. Shows are on the 7th, 14th and 21st starting at 1pm and 3pm. The first show is geared more toward kids with a “G” rating the the second show toward a slightly older audience with a “PG” rating. All shows are free!
Here is more information on the shows:
3 Concerts Down 1 To Go
The Dawson Park concert series kicked off with a bang featuring Obo Addy & Okropong. The Ghanaian drums and dance were a hit with people of all ages. The following week the Hillstomp show was postponed due to weather. The concert series continued on July 20 with the Dirty Syncopators followed by Lisa Mann and Her Really Good Band on the 27th.
Eliot Neighborhood 