City of Corona highlights senior center reopening, new adaptive programs and summer events

The City of Corona Parks and Recreation Commission on May 20 received a series of updates on recreation programming, including the grand reopening of the senior center, expanded adaptive services and a new signature Music & Arts Festival that the staff said drew about 5,000 attendees.

Commissioners heard that the reopened senior center features an expanded patio and a new bocce ball court and that staff plan a slate of summer activities for children and older adults. Sadie Cowden, Recreation Supervisor, summarized the calendar of upcoming events, including summer camps (full-day care 7 a.m.–6 p.m. for ages 5–12), Movies in the Park rotation, and the summer street fair beginning July 10. “This year, we're really excited,” Cowden said, listing themes such as X Games and Jurassic Jamboree for weekly camp sessions.

The nut of the update was audience and program expansion: staff described new adaptive…