As a heat wave roared into Summit last week and temperatures hit the triple digits, families flocked to the Family Aquatic Center to try and cool off.

The Mahoney Brothers performed on July 19 as part of Summit's Summer Concert Series. Listeners were treated to free ice cream courtesy of Investors Savings Bank for Community Night and then were encouraged to dance along to the music.

Summit residents gathered on the Village Green to catch an outdoor showing of "Kung Fu Panda" in the second installment of Screen on the Green. But before the sun set and movie got rolling, kids were entertained by the Panda himself.  The remaining movies are: Thursday, July 14: "Wizard of Oz" Thursday, July 21 – "Shrek Forever After" Thursday, July 28-"Greetings from the Shore" (Date Night) Date Night is designed for adults only. The film will be Greetings from the Shore, filmed entirely at the Jersey Shore. This love story proudly shows off the Jersey Shore in a sweet and positive way. …

The Patch-sponsored Summit softball team "The Force" took to the field in Madison to take on the team sponsored by Madison Pharmacy. The Force is just one of many teams that have been playing in Summit throughout the Spring as part of the Girls Fastpitch Softball League.

The Summit Playhouse debuted "The Importance of Being Earnest," May 20. The show will run until June 5.  Showings will be at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

TryCan, an educational and athletic mentorship program for special needs children, hosted its annual baseball gme for area kids. After a six-week-long mentoring program where the children brushed up on the basics of the game, they had their chance to take on the Summit Fire Department under the lights at Jefferson Field. Sporting official uniforms, the kids enthusiasm rocketed them off to a big game: they led the fire department 17-0 after the first inning!

The Habitat for Humanity group, and their partners, met at their build site at 39 Morris Ave for a full day of construction on Tuesday. The event kicked off a week-long "Jersey Road Trip" where Morris Habitat, along with the Habitat affiliates from Paterson, Bergen and Newark are raising awareness for affordable housing as well as spreading the message that "Every day is Earth Day." Volunteers, including some of the families that will be living inside of the soon-to-be-completed homes, worked all day; from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Summit Playhouse will be presenting the musical "Closer Than Ever" starting on April 22 at 8 p.m.  The show will run until May 7. With a small six-person cast, the show packs in an impressive 24 songs during its two acts. The show's six actors, as directed by Susan Speidel, are: Arlene Britt Jason Cesare Sean Finnerty Cara Heary Peter Jay Oliff Mirian Salerno

Spring is officially here!  This past weekend the Muni Golf Course opened for business.  Summit residents are welcomed to use the course from now until later in the Fall.

Monday marked the opening day of Summit Fastpitch Girls Softball.  Not every team had a game on opening day, but those who didn't still met for practice. Play ball!

The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey held an open house where families were invited in to try their hands at several demonstrations on Sunday. Activities included: bowl and mug sculpting, wire clay people, watercolors, jewelry design, and funny photo-shoots.

The Summit Historical Society held its annual fundraising event The Taste of Summit Sunday night at the Grand Summit Hotel. Patch found residents young and old sampling the fare from a diverse palette of Summit restaurants represented Sunday night. Hear what local business owners had to say about the event and even better, what some of the samplers shared about their favorite Summit eateries.

It's the first full week of Spring and you would barely even know it. Between the cold temperatures and the snow–yes, the snow–it's hard to believe tomorrow is April 1. But, despite the cold, the rain and the–gulp–snow, we found some sure signs of spring in our midst. We'd love to see what else you've found, so feel free to add your "signs of spring" photos to our gallery.

Bands and other musical groups from the Summit Public School System spent nearly seven hours performing in the Summit High School Music Marathon on March 18. The events were as follows: Symphonic Sensations from 3:15 - 4:45 Strike Up the Bands! from 4:45 - 6:15 Stomp and Step!! from 6:15 - 7:00 All That Jazz! from 7:00 - 8:15 Musica de Camera from 8:15 - 9:30 Heavenly Harmonics from 9:30 - 11:00

The Summit P.A.L. held their fourth annual Ping Pong Tournament at the Summit Community Center this weekend. Children from fifth to eighth grade were invited to participate in the event on Saturday morning. After the bracketed tournament was complete, prizes were awarded for first, second, and third place. The winners: Oliver Zoubeck: fifth grade A.J. Bernstein: sixth grade Mitchell Booth: seventh/eighth grade

SPARC held their fourth annual pancake breakfast at St. John's Lutheran Church this past weekend. Students performed during the event and all proceeds benefitted Summit's public schools' performing arts.

Students at Summit High School will be performing a rendition of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" from March 3 through March 5. Curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, ranging from $10 for children to $12 for adults, are still available.

Thirty restaurants in Summit are offering specials menu options for the third annual Restaurant Week! Patch went out this past week to see who was participating. But don't worry, it's not too late. Restaurant Week is going on through Feb. 27. Check out summitdowntown.org for the full list of participating restaurants.

The Tattered Prophets played a concert at the Central Presbyterian Church to help raise money for the Habitat for Humanity Interfaith Community Build Project on Morris Avenue.  In addition to 100 percent of the ticket proceeds going to Habitat, the concert-goers were encouraged to buy supplies for the proect. Items ranged from kitchen sinks to buckets of nails. Cash wasn't the only being accepted however.  Blair Bravo, executive director of Morris Habitat, encouraged everyone to help out by volunteering with the construction project. "All you need is a smile and a pulse," she said.

The Summit High School Jazz Band hosted the 39th Annual Big Band Dance at the Grand Summit Hotel Friday night. The band played over 40 different tunes throughout the night while guests were encouraged to eat, drink, and dance the night away.