Councilmember Steve Cohn, the City of Sacramento Parks and Recreation Department, the Twin Rivers Unified School District, Higher Learning Academy Elementary School and the Ben Ali Community Association is holding a ribbon cutting and celebration for new community playfields in the Ben Ali neighborhood at Frienza Ave and Plover Street.

The celebration will include a soccer match between the students and teachers of the Higher Learning Academy.

The celebration takes place Wednesday, April 27, 2011 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The new playfield is a joint effort between the City of Sacramento and Twin Rivers Unified School District and is the first public park for this neighborhood.