Adult Art Classes At Cluett Hall

Due to popular demand, the Recreation Department will again offer an adult pastel class taught by Arleen Ruth Urban. This class is open to adult residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. The class will run from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Fridays beginning January 20th. The classes will be held in Cluett Hall at St. Paul’s. The cost of the program will be $105.

This ten week program will teach the beginner as well as advanced student the art of painting portraits and landscapes/still-life in pastels from photographs. students will be given the option of dividing each three hour session between portrait or landscape, or thy may concentrate solely on the subject of their choice.

Demonstrations will be available as needed throughout the program. Each student will receive the individual attention required to work at their own pace and level of expertise.

Arleen Ruth Urban, the instructor for this program, is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America. A winner of numerous awards, her commissioned portraits hang in the many Garden City homes.

To register for this program, please visit the Recreation Office in Village Hall.

Senior Citizen Trips Planned

The Garden City Recreation department has booked the following trips for our Village resident seniors. Details follow each trip.

Wednesday, March 29 - Luncheon Theatre at Milleridge Cottage - $39.50 per person. Travel by Recreation bus to the Milleridge Cottage, where you will enjoy lunch and a performance of “Kiss Me Kate”, made possible by Plaza Theatrical Productions, Inc. Tickets may be purchased in the Recreation office and must be paid in full at the time of the reservation. Please make the check payable to the “Inc. Village of Garden City. tickets will be available on a first come, first served basis for this event.

Thursday, May 25 - Join Prime Time Travel on the “Queens Experience” - $87.00 per person. You will travel by coach bus to the Noguchi Museum and Gardens to view a vast collection of Japanese Sculpture. Lunch will be enjoyed at the “Water’s Edge”, a beautiful restaurant overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Then you will visit the Queens Museum, which includes an extensive collection of Tiffany glass. Reservations can be made by visiting the Recreation Office in Village Hall by January 12th and leaving a $10 deposit made payable to Prime Time Travel.

Thursday, June 15 - Ellis Island - $74.00 per person. This tour will visit the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, with its many exhibits and memorial wall. Prime Time Travel will provide the trip by coach bus. On return from the Island, you will enjoy dinner in Little Italy. Reservations can be made by visiting the Recreation Office in Village Hall by February 12th and leaving a $10 deposit made payable to Prime Time Travel.

Thursday, September 14 - Prime Time Travel will take you to enjoy a day touring Montauk - $61.00 per person. You will enjoy a wonderful lunch at Gurney’s Inn and then the coach bus will take you on a guided tour of Montauk. Reservations can be made by visiting the Recreation Office in Village Hall by February 27th and leaving a $10 deposit made payable to Prime Time Travel.

Other trips will be offered in the coming months. For further information, please contact the Recreation Office in Village Hall at 465-4075.

Senior Recreation Group Events

Monday, January 16th - ARE YOU GAME? Join us for a morning of enjoyable games: Scrabble, Chess, Checkers, Cribbage and Cards. If you have these games at home, bring them and share in the fun with others.

Monday, January 23rd - a tale of two kidneys. The more informed you are, the better you can protect your body against renal disorders. This workshop will provide you with a better understanding of kidney functions and will be led by a nurse specialist from the North Shore LIJ Health System.

All seniors aged 60 and over who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City are invited to attend these free programs. All programs will take place during our Senior Recreation Group meeting on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. at the Garden City Recreation Center on Golf Club Lane unless otherwise stated. For further information, please call the Recreation Office at 465-4075.

Senior Citizen Tennis Time

The Community Park Tennis Center offers special times for “seniors only” tennis play. During these times, the cost for one hour of play $15. This time is made available for any senior aged 60 or older that is a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City. For further information on the times available or to make a reservation, please call the Tennis Center at 483-2525.