Village Sports
junior round robin open house

The Garden City recreation Department's Tennis Staff will offer an Open House of our Junior Round Robin Tennis Program on Sunday, March 4 th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Community Park's Tennis Facility.

The Recreation Department's Round Robin Tennis Program is a Junior League Intraclub Program for children ages 9-18. This progarm offers competitive match play formatted to fit each child's playing level.

The league is organized by age and playing ability. Interested children MUST be able to serve for the baseline, sustain a slow paced rally, keep score unassisted and have an understanding of the rules of tennis.

This program will be minimally supervised during match play. The matches will be set up by our teaching staff. All matches will be held on Sundays between 2 and 4 p.m. The league will begin on Sunday, March 11th.

If you choose to participate in this league, the cost of the 8 week program will be $130.

preschool arts and crafts beginning

The Recreation Department will begin its third sessions of Preschool Arts and Crafts the week of March 7 th. this six week program is held at St. Paul's Cluett Hall and is open to children ages 3 1/2 to 5 years old who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City.

Children interested in this program may register for either Wednesday or Thursday sessions. The 45 minute class begins at 12:15 p.m. the cost of each six week session is $30.

The child registering MUST be 3 1/2 by March 7 th in order to register for a session. To register, please visit the Recreation Office in Village Hall.

coliseum tickets no longer available

It is with regret that the Recreation Department informs our residents that, due to a change in Nassau Coliseum's policies, our office will no longer be able to obtain tickets on consignment and will not be receiving tickets to any performances in the future. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause our residents.

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, 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.

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.

adult swim at adelphi

The Recreation Department's adult swim program will begin on Monday, October 16 th 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 16 th, 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.