Village Sports

magic the dog

On Sunday, February 11th, at 1 p.m. the ever popular magician Bill White will visit Cluett Hall with Magic the Dog. This incomparable duo will perform amazing feats of magic to charm and thrill our Garden City audience. Magic the Dog has appeared on "The View" and "Animal Planet."

Admission for this show is $2.00, payable at the door. Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling the Recreation Office at 465-4075 by Friday, February 9th.

family fun time on sundays

On Sunday afternoons beginning January 14, the St. Paul's Field House will be open for "Family Fun" for Village families. This open time provides the opportunity for families to enjoy various gym activities in a indoor environment.The gym will be available for use from noon to 3:30 p.m. each Sunday until March.

This time is designated for our residents to use on a family or individual basis. No organized practices or workouts will be allowed. Although there will be staff to monitor activity, this is not a drop off program. We ask the elementary aged children be accompanied by an adult. For the safety of our users, no lacrosse or baseball will be allowed.

middle school recreation nights announced

The Garden City Recreation Department is sponsoring Middle School Rec. Nights on the following dates at St. Paul's Field House:

Friday, January 197th and 8th grades

Friday, January 266th grade

Friday, February 96th grade

Friday, March 27th and 8th grades

These parties will be chaperoned by the Recreation staff and will run from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission is $5.00. A DJ will provide music and refreshments will be available for a nominal charge. The gym will be open for basketball, volleyball, dancing and other games.

Note- Once the children are in our facility for either of these programs, they will not be allowed to leave unless accompanied by an adult. Please come into the building to pick up your child.

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 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Fridays beginning September 8th. The classes will be held in Cluett Hall at St. Paul's. The cost of the 10 week 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 they 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.

youth paddle program to begin again

Garden City Recreation will start its second session of its Youth Platform Tennis Program on Friday, January 26 and will be held at the Platform courts at Garden City Community Park.

This five week program is open to any child in 6th to 12th grade who is a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City. The cost of this five week program will be $100. The schedule is as follows:

Grades 9-12Fridays6 to 7:30 p.m.

Grades 6-8Fridays7:30 to 9 p.m.

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

Adult dance classes at

Cluett hall

Our second session of Adult Dance classes, taught by Felicia Lovaglio, will begin the week of January 22. This program is open to adults who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. The following classes are offered:

Tuesdays beginning January 22 at 9:30 a.m. - Stretch and Tone

Wednesdays beginning January 23 at 9:45 a.m. - Ballet

Thursdays beginning January 25 at 9:30 a.m. - Stretch and Tone

Saturdays beginning January 27 at 11 a.m. - Jazz

The cost of each 15 week session is $120.00 To register for these programs, please visit the Garden City Recreation Dept. in Village Hall at 351 Stewart Avenue. For further information, please call the Recreation Office at 465-4075.

adult yoga classes offered

Our fall session of yoga will begin the week of January 22nd. Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed classes with all ages in mind. Each 15 week course will cost $75 and each class is 55 minutes long. All classes are held in Cluett Hall at St. Paul's. 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 has 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 YogaDoes 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:

Mondays All level Yoga 10:30 a.m.

MondaysYogaDoesit 2at7:45 p.m.

ThursdaysYogaDoesit 1at11:30 a.m.

To register for any of these sessions, please visit the Recreation Office in Village Hall.

tickets to shows at nassau coliseum available

The Recreation Department still has tickets on consignment for Nassau Coliseum's Harlem Globetrotters. The Globetrotters will appear at 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 18th. Tickets cost $31.50 and must be paid for in cash. To purchase any tickets, please visit the Recreation Office in Village Hall.

OPEN GYM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

On Wednesdays and Thursdays in the months of January and February, the field House will be open and supervised from 3:30 to 5:45 p.m. for students of Middle and High School age to use for basketball. In addition, volleyball will be offered on Thursdays for the same age groups. The games are strictly pickup, and no organized practices are allowed. This time is for middle and high school youngsters to enjoy games and socializing on their own. The Field House will be supervised by the Recreation Staff, so no parents will be allowed in the field house during this time.

chess club meets

at the library

Children interested in learning the game of chess or wanting to further their skills in the game are invited to join the Recreation Department's Youth Chess Club. This club meets every Saturday, beginning this Saturday, December 2nd, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Garden City Library. Any child in grades 3-7 who is a resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City can attend. This is a free program that will run until March.

adult swim at adelphi

The Recreation Department's adult swim program will begin on Monday, October 16th at Adelphi's indoor pool located in Woodruff Hall. This free program is open to any adult resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City, aged 18 or older. The pool is open for lap swimming on Mondays through Thursdays in one hour time blocks at 7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Anyone interested in this program must sign up through the Recreation Office. You must register each day you would like to swim by calling the Recreation Office at 465-4075. No reservations will be taken ahead of time and space is limited.

adult programs at the

field house

The Recreation Department's Adult Programs in the Field House begin on Monday, October 16th, according to the following schedule:

Mondays 7:30 - 10 pmMen's Open Basketball

Men's Over 40 Basketball

Tuesday7:30 - 10 pmMen's Over 30 Basketball

Wednesday7:30 - 10 pmMen's Open Basketball

Men's Over 40 Basketball

Thursday7:30 - 10 pmAdult Volleyball

8:30 - 10 pmAdult Soccer

These programs are open to residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City who have graduated high school. All programs listed are free of charge and strictly "pick up". A picture ID is required to sign in to any program. For further information, please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.

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.

men's basketball cancelled at middle school this week

The Recreation Department's Mens' Basketball program in the Middle School is cancelled for this Saturday, January 27th due to the set up for the Middle School's midterm tests. The Program will resume on Saturday, February 3 at 9 a.m.