Garden City Senior News
presentation for seniors at the new senior center
The Recreation Dept. will sponsor a workshop for seniors of the village on Wednesday, October 25 from 1-3 p.m. at the Senior Center at St. Paul's. The free workshop will cover the topic manage your medications safely. Don't let them manage you!! This workshop will contain tips on home safety and poison prevention led by Erin Perillo, LMSW, Public Health Educator, Winthrop University Hospital. There will be a discussion and a Q & A period following the presentation. If you would like, bring a brown bag lunch and enjoy it before the presentation.
Line dancing workshop for seniors
On Monday, October 30 from 10-11:30 a.m, the Recreation Department will offer a line dancing workshop at the Senior recreation center on Golf Club Lane. No partners are needed, just bring your dancing feet!! This highly enjoyable free activity will be led by Fran Gong, a popular expert on Line and Country dancing.
learn garden city history with john ellis kordes
The Garden City Recreation Department will be offering a five week course on our town's history with the help of John Ellis Kordes, Garden City Historian.
This five week course will be held on Monday Nights from 7 to 9 p.m. at the new Senior Recreation Center in St. Paul's Cottages. The classes will begin Monday, October 23rd and the cost for the sessions will be $30.
Each week will cover a different topic pertaining to our village:
Week one: The life and times of A.T. Stewart and the events that led up to the founding of the Village and Stewart's death.
Week two: The Stewart kidnapping case, the creation of the Garden City Company and the early development of the Village.
Week three: The incorporation of the Village, early aviation, the development of the school system and a business district.
Week four: Garden City as a completed village and the problems it has faced over the last forty years.
Week five: Date and time to be determined - John will give an historic bus tour of the village.
This workshop is open to village residents of all ages. To register, please visit the recreation Office in Village Hall.
disney on ice tickets
The Garden City Recreation Department has secured tickets on consignment for Nassau Coliseum's Disney on Ice "Princess Wishes." Tickets are available at the Recreation Office in Village Hall for Thursday, November 16th at 7:30 p.m. at a cost of $29 per ticket, or Saturday, November 18th at 11 a.m., at a cost of $24 per ticket.
Tickets must be paid in cash only, no checks are accepted. Tickets are available to any Garden City resident on a first come, first served basis. No more than 6 tickets may be purchased by any one family. For further information, please call the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
tuesdays at the New Senior center
Our senior residents are invited to join Andrew Karen, recreation staff member, to "Board Game Tuesday" at the new Senior Recreation Center at St. Paul's. Andrew will be there every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. to coordinate anyone interested in checkers challenges, chess matches, or any of our other board games kept at the Center. Feel free to bring a friend and visit our facility and see Andrew on Tuesdays for further information.
wednesdays at the new senior recreation center
We invited any senior resident interested in getting out and socializing to bring your lunch to the new Senior Recreation Center at noon on Wednesdays. The new Senior Recreation Center is located in the Cottages behind St. Paul's on Rockaway Ave. All are welcome.
adult dance classes at cluett hall
The Recreation Department's adult dance classes are open to any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City. The list of classes is as follows:
Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.Stretch and Tone to Music
Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. Adult Ballet
Thursday at 9:30 a.m.Stretch and Tone to Music
Saturday at 11 a.m.Jazz for Adults
Each class will be held for 15 weeks at a cost of $120. Classes run for 55 minutes and will start the week of September 25th. To register for any of these classes, please visit the Recreation Office in Village Hall.
yoga classes offered
Our fall session of yoga will begin the week of October 2nd. Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor has designed classes with all ages in mind. Any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City is invited to join these relaxing classes. The description of our classes is listed below:
YogaDoesit 1 (for relaxation and good health)
In this "gentle yoga" class, we'll explore and discover how simple yoga postures and breath work help to relieve stress, tension and improve flexibility and straighten muscles. Since yoga has been found to benefit everyone including seniors, those with back problems, headaches, sleeping problems and other medical challenges, all are welcome. So if you want to relax the mind/relax the body and learn more about yoga, please join us in this gentle yoga class. Bring a sticky mat, wear comfortable clothes and come to relax and even have some fun. Other props will be suggested at the first class. (This class was formerly Yoga over 50.)
YogaDoesit 2 (For relaxation and fitness)
In Yoga Does II, we'll explore and discover the many benefits of yoga. Yoga postures and breath work help to relieve stress and tension as well as straighten muscles and improve flexibly. This class will include more challenging postures (than YogaDoesit I). So if you are looking for a good workout as well as a way to relax the mind/relax the body, please join us. Bring a sticky mat, wear comfortable clothes. Other props will be suggested at the first class.
The course schedule is as follows:
MondaysAll Level Yoga10:30 a.m.
MondaysYogaDoesit 2 7:45 p.m.
ThursdaysYogaDoesit 111:30 a.m.
Each 10 ten week course will cost $50 and each class is 55 minutes long. All classes are held in Cluett Hall at St. Paul's. To register for any of these classes, please visit the Recreation Office in Village Hall.
aerobic classes at cluett hall
Aerobic classes are held in St. Paul's Cluett hall according to the following schedule:
Monday8:15 a.m. taught by Pat Kennedy
Wednesday8:15 a.m.taught by Pat Kennedy
Thursday8:15 a.m.taught by Pat Kennedy
Thursday7 p.m.taught by Joy Cody
Sunday6:45 p.m.taught by Joy Cody
Our instructors are up to date on the latest moves to keep you interested while exercising. Pat and Joy have years of experience and can show the individual how to modify the exercises to their levels.
To attend a single class, you only need to show on a given day and pay $4.00. If you would like to attend regularly, then we have 20 class passes that cost $60, a savings of $1.00 per class. For further information, please visit Cluett Hall or call Grace at 742-4905 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
new senior recreation center is now open
The Recreation Department's new Senior Recreation Center, located in the St. Paul's Cottages off of Rockaway Ave., is now open Mondays through Fridays from 9 to 4 p.m. for use by Garden City's Senior residents. Seniors, aged 60 or older and their guests are invited to come and use our facility. For further information, please call the Recreation Office at 465-4075.
