Garden City Recreation Summer Gazebo Concerts

The recreation department will sponsor a series of concerts at the Garden City Gazebo on the following dates:

Thursday, June 30	Buddy Merriam and Back Roads
Thursday, July 7	Shangri La
Thursday, July 14	"Time Was"
Thursday, July 21	Gary Reynolds Orchestra
Thursday, July 28	Paula Atherton and Interplay
Thursday, Aug. 4	Village Musicmakers
Thursday, Aug. 11	The Clusters
Thursday, Aug. 18	Linda Ipenema and the Dixie Cats

All concerts begin at 7:15 p.m. In the event of rain, the concert will be moved indoors to Cluett Hall at St. Paul's. The recreation department will be conducting a preschool camp for girls and boys 3.5-5 years old who reside in the village. Children who attend this camp must be 3.5 years by the start of the session they choose. This camp will be held at Cluett Hall at St. Paul's from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The cost of each one-week session is $75. Arts and crafts, music, nature and stories will fill the one and one half-hour class. The sessions are as follow:

Session I		July 11-15
Session II		July 18-22
Session III		July 25-29
Session IV		Aug. 1-5
Session V		Aug. 8-15

Children must be 3.5 years old by the start of the class. A copy of the child's birth certificate must accompany the registration. To register by mail - walk-in registrations are also now accepted - pick up an application at the recreation office in village hall or at St. Paul's. Residents can also make their own by listing their child's name, address, phone number, birth date, grade he/she will be entering in September and the camp he/she is registering for. Mail all information with payment to the recreation department at 351 Stewart Avenue. Please make checks payable to the Inc. Village of Garden City. The recreation department cannot be held responsible for delays in the mail. The recreation department will offer a summer field hockey camp for girls entering Grades 4-7 in September. This camp will be held the week of July 18 from 10 a.m. to noon at Garden City Community Park's soccer field. The camp, directed by Pat Kennedy, former field hockey coach at C.W. Post, will teach the skills and techniques needed for the sport as well as the rules of the game. The cost of this camp will be $60. For further information or to register for this camp, visit the recreation office in village hall. The recreation department's summer sports camps are rapidly approaching capacity. The following camps still have limited availability:

Basketball camp entering Grades 3-6		Week of June 27
Lacrosse camp entering Grades 3-6		Week of July 11
Baseball camp for Ages 6-8		Week of July 25
Baseball camp for Ages 9-12		Weeks of July 18, 25
Soccer camp for Ages 6-12		Weeks of Aug. 1, 8

Visit the recreation office in village hall for further information or to register your children.

The following weeks are still open for the recreation department's tennis camp at the Community park's tennis facility:

For children who are 7-8 years old (class time 2:30-4:30 p.m.)

Weeks of Aug. 1 and 15

For children who are 9-11 years old (class time noon to 2 p.m.)

Weeks of June 27, July 5, 11 and 25 and Aug. 1, 8 and 15

For children aged 12 years and up (class time 9:30-11:30 a.m.)

Weeks of June 27, July 18 and 25

The cost of each week of camp is $75. To register for any week of camp, visit the recreation office in village hall.

The Garden City Recreation Department will conduct evening tennis lessons for adults who reside in the village. The lessons will be held at the Garden City Community Park tennis facility and will run in three- and four-week sessions. There will be a maximum of four players on a court. The dates, times and fee will be as follows:

	Meets	Time	Fee
Session 1
June 6-30	M, T, W or Th	7-8 p.m., 8-9 p.m.	$80
Session 2
July 5-Aug. 1	M, T, W or Th	7-8 p.m., 8-9 p.m.	$80
Session 3
Aug. 2-29	M, T, W or Th	7-8 p.m., 8-9 p.m.	$80

Weekend times are available upon request. The department will also offer the popular Ultimate Workout Program for adults Tuesday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. on the following dates:

Session 1 (remaining) meeting dates are June 21, 28 and July 5

Session 2 meeting dates are July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 2, 9

The cost of each session of Ultimate Workout is $100. Applications for these programs can be picked up at the recreation department or at the Tennis Hut at Community Park.

Application packages are now available for the recreation department's summer softball league for men. Rosters will be accepted from teams meeting the following eligibility requirements: all players on the team are high school graduates or older; teams comprised of current residents of the Incorporated Village of Garden City; and/or players must have resided in the village during their high school years; and/or players working as employees for the village.

The fee for this league will be $500, which covers umpire fees, balls and trophies. Applications will not be accepted without a completed roster package. This includes a signed consent form, a completed roster, a copy of each player's current driver's license and a check to cover the league fee.

Roster packages are available for pick up at village hall. The deadline for submitting completed applications is Wednesday, June 22. League play will begin, beginning by division, Tuesday, June 28.

Application packages are now available for the recreation department's summer softball league for women. Rosters will be accepted from teams meeting the following eligibility requirements: all players on the team are high school graduates or older; teams comprised of current residents of the Incorporated Village of Garden City; and/or players must have resided in the village during their high school years; and/or players working as employees for the village.

The fee for this league will be $500, which covers umpire fees, balls and trophies. Applications will not be accepted without a completed roster package. This includes a signed consent form, a completed roster, a copy of each player's current driver's license and a check to cover the league fee.

Roster packages are available for pick up at village hall. The deadline for submitting completed applications is Wednesday, June 22. League play will begin, beginning by division, Tuesday, June 28.