The Garden City Recreation Department is sponsoring a Middle School Rec. Night for Sixth Graders on the following dates at St. Paul’s Field House: Friday, January 29th

These parties will be chaperoned by the Recreation staff and will run from 7:00 to 9:00 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 PASTEL CLASS

The Garden City Recreation Department is offering an adult art class. This ten week program will teach the beginner as well as the advanced student the art of painting portraits and landscapes/still-life in pastel from photographs.

The first lesson will include a portrait and landscape demonstration. At that time, a supply list will be provided.

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

Arleen Rueth Urban, the instructor for this program, is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America and a winner of numerous awards. Her portraits hang in many Garden City homes, as well as throughout the United States. A portrait of Elvis Presley permanently hangs in Graceland, and Barbara Walters is among her celebrity commissioned subjects.

This class is open to adult residents who reside in the Inc. Village of Garden City. The class will run from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each Friday beginning February 19 at St. Paul(s Cluett Hall. The cost of this ten week program will be $105. To register for this program, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. For further information, please call 465-4075.

PEEWEE SPORTS SAMPLER

The Garden City Recreation Department is proud to announce it will once again offer our very poplar Pee-Wee All Sports Sampler program this winter for children ages 4 & 5 who are Residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. This six week program will begin the week of February 8th, has been designed to provide an opportunity to try a wide variety of sports with basic instruction.

It will be held in the St Paul’s Field House according to the following schedule:

Tuesdays @ 2:00 p.m. (beginning February 9th)

Thursdays @ 2:00 p.m. (beginning February 11th)

Fridays @ 2:00 p.m. (beginning February 12th)

This program which will run for 55 minutes, and will be an instructional, incorporating new skills and free play in a non-competitive atmosphere. A different sport will be offered each week. Please note: your child must be 4 years old by the start of the session in order to participate. The cost of this program will be $48. To register, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

REGISTRATION FOR

ADULT YOGA

IN CLUETT HALL BEGINS

Connie McKnight, our certified yoga instructor, has designed adult yoga classes with all ages in mind. Each class is one hour long. All classes are held in Cluett Hall at St. Paul’s and will begin the week of January 25. Any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City is invited to join these relaxing classes.

The course schedule is as follows:

Mondays at 7:30 p.m. beginning 1/25 15 classes for $75

Wednesdays at10:15 a.m. beginning 1/27 15 classes for $75

To register for either of these classes, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

SATURDAY MEN'S BASKETBALL

FOR RESIDENTS

Saturday morning Men's basketball begins again on Saturday, January 9 th and run until February 13 in the Middle School south gym. Our program runs from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Please bring your license as residency will be checked.

FAMILY FUN TIME

ON SUNDAYS

On Sunday afternoons beginning January 10, 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 an 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 family time only. 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.