(Des Moines, IA) -- The newly renovated Riverview Park in the northern part of Des Moines will have live events all Summer long. Parks and Recreation will have an opening ceremony to kick off Summer on June 4th. The park will have concerts throughout the Summer at the new Prairie Meadows Riviera Amphitheater that has a capacity of 9-thousand people. Renovations to the Riverview Park took six years and costs $4 million. Parents and kids are already enjoying the new playground which resembles the amusement park that closed down in 1978. The playground was funded by Variety-The Children's Charity; and built by Parks Area Foundation in Des Moines. WHO-13 reports the new version of Riverview Park was the combined work of Greater Community Foundation, Polk County, Prairie Meadows and Parks Area Foundation.
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