The Recreation Department’s Winter Program Series, sponsored in part by a generous donation of $1000 from Garden City Rams Girls’ Lacrosse, continues with the following family show:

Sunday, February 5 Plaza Theatrical Production’s performance of“Pinocchio”

The show begins at 1 pm. The cost to attend will be $3, payable at the door. Preregistration is required by calling the Recreation Office at 465-4075.

Garden City Recreation would gain like to thank Gary O’Connor, Henry Beihoff, and the members of the GC Rams Girls’ Lacrosse program for their generous contribution to our winter family series.

JOIN US FOR THE WINTER SESSION OF MAD SCIENCE

The Recreation Department will again offer an after school science program for Grades K-5 run by Mad Science of Long Island. These hands on workshops offer topics such as “Bugs” and “Mad Science Machines” in a fun and educational way! Make and take its will be included in the sessions. This 6 week program will begin the week of January 23rd according to the following schedule:

Grades 3-5: Tuesdays or Wednesdays at 4 pm

All classes are one hour in length and will be held in St. Paul’s Senior Center, next door to the Recreation Office, at 108 Rockaway Ave. The cost of this 6 week session is $103. All checks should be made payable to Mad Science of LI. To register, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue or download an application from our website at www.gardencityrecreation.org.

ZUMBA GOLD FOR THE ACTIVE SENIOR

Dance director Felicia Lovaglio will again conduct Zumba Gold classes, sessions geared for Active Seniors or beginners over the age of 50. The newest way to exercise gives you a great workout while moving to fun music!

Classes will be held in St. Paul’s Cluett Hall on Tuesdays at 9:15 am, beginning Tuesday, January 24. The 45 minute class, led by Felicia Lovaglio, runs for 15 weeks at a cost of $60. For further information or to register, please visit Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. or download an application off our website at www.gardencityrecreation.org.

PEE-WEE ALL SPORTS SAMPLER

The Garden City Recreation Department is proud to announce it will offer a morning session of our 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 seven week program, which will begin the week of February 7, has been designed to provide an opportunity to try a wide variety of sports with basic instruction.

This program will run for one hour and will be an instructional, incorporating new skills and free play in a non-competitive atmosphere. A different sport will be offered each week.

Classes will be held on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoons at 12:30 or 1:45 p.m. in the St Paul’s Field House. The cost of this program will be $87.50.

To register for this program, please visit the Garden City Recreation Dept. at 108 Rockaway Avenue. For additional information please contact the Recreation Office at 465-4075.

FAMILY FUN TIME ON SUNDAYS

On Sunday afternoons beginning January 8, 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 2:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. each Sunday until March 11.

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.

FAMILY MOVIE DAY

On Sunday, January 22, the Recreation Department will show the movie “Cars 2” in St. Paul’s Cluett Hall at 1 pm. This movie, running 106 minutes, is rated G. Admission is free and snacks will be served at a nominal charge. Come join us!

SIXTH GRADE REC NIGHT ON JANUARY 27

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 27

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.

REGISTRATION FOR WINTER ZUMBA BEGINS

Zumba is the newest adult activity we offer! If you enjoy exercise that keeps you moving while enjoying great music, these classes are for you. The following classes for adults will be offered by the Recreation Department:

Zumba	Tuesdays		at		8	pm	12	weeks	$108
Zumba		Thursdays		at		9:15 am	12	weeks	$108
Zumba		Saturdays		at		9:15 am	12	weeks	$108

All classes are lead by Felicia Lovaglio, Director of our Dance Conservatory and adjunct professor at Adelphi. Each class is one hour long and will be held in Cluett Hall. All classes will begin the week of February 7. To register for any of these classes, fill out the form below and return to the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue with a check made payable to the “Inc. Village of Garden City”.

ADULT ART CLASSES AT CLUETT HALL

Beginning February 17, he 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. Our classes will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each Friday in Cluett Hall at St. Paul's. The cost of the 10 week program will be $110 (Supplies are bought on your own- a supply list will be handed out at the first class).

This 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 our Pastel Class, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave.

ADULT TENNIS LESSON INTEREST FORM NOW AVAILABLE

Registration for the winter session of our Adult Tennis Lessons has now started. Classes will begin in January and are played at the Community Park Tennis Center. Our ten week, one hour class will cost $249.

Our Recreation Department offers lessons for adults in all ability levels. In order to create sessions geared to the needs of our residents, we are asking any adult who is a resident in the Inc. Village of Garden City and is interested in our tennis lessons to fill out an interest form by visiting either our office at 108 Rockaway Ave. or downloading an application at www.gardencityrecreation.org. Please follow the directions listed.

-Choose the days and times you are available to play

-Self rate your tennis ability

-Either drop off or mail your application with a check for $249 made payable to the Inc. Village of Garden City to the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. by 12/30. Payment must accompany the form.

Classes will then be made by grouping people of similar abilities according to the dates they are available. Your check will not be cashed until you are entered in a class.

Ultimate Workout for Experienced Tennis Players - We also offer a tennis workout program that drills experienced tennis players. This 1 1/2 hour class is available on Saturday mornings at 10 am at a cost of $249. To register, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave.

ADULT YOGA REGISTRATION 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 will begin in mid January. Any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City is invited to join these relaxing classes. The session will run for 14 weeks at a cost of $91.

The course schedule is as follows:

Mondays at 7:30 p.m. beginning 1/23 to be held in St. Paul’s Senior Center

Wednesdays at10:15 a.m. beginning 1/11 to be held in St. Paul’s Cluett Hall

To register, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave. or download and mail an application from our website at www.gardencityrecration.org.

GARDEN CITY RECREATION DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY TENNIS CENTER

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS Winter 2012

Our winter session of youth tennis instruction begins the week of January 23 and last for 10 weeks. We have limited openings available in all levels for ages 4 - 16. Please visit our office at 108 Rockaway Ave. for updates or to register.

SATURDAY MEN’S BASKETBALL

The Recreation Department’s Saturday Men’s Baskeball program will begin on Saturday, December 3 in the Middle School South Gym. This free program is open to Adult residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. Games are strictly “pickup” and game time is 8:30 to 11:30 am. The program is monitored by the Recreation Department’s staff. For further information, please call the Recreation Office at 465-4075.