The recreation department's Dance Company will offer several adult classes during the summer months. The following classes will be offered:
Adult Stretch and Tone, Tuesdays at 9:15 a.m.
Jazz, Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
Adult Stretch and Tone, Thursdays at 9:15 a.m.
All classes will run one hour. All sessions will begin the week of July 11. Each six-week class will cost $48. To register, visit the recreation office in village hall.
The Garden City Recreation Department is pleased to announce its summer calendar of concerts at the gazebo on Stewart Avenue. This year's performances will include:
July 6, Lil Cliff and the Cliff Hangers
July 13, Anthony Terranova and the Little Big Band
July 20, Six Gun
July 27, Vincent Roccaro Sings Bobby Darin
Aug. 3, The Village Music Makers
Aug. 10, The Chaperones
Aug. 17, Frankie Lymon's Legendary Teenagers
Bring a lawn chair and enjoy. Concert time is 7:15 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the concerts will be moved indoors to St. Paul's Cluett Hall on Stewart Avenue.
St. Paul's Field House will be open for men's basketball on Wednesdays beginning July 5 from 7-10 p.m. The format is strictly pickup and is open to any village resident aged 18 or over. This program will run until Aug. 19.
The recreation department's adult volleyball program changes venues in the summer and moves to Community Park. If you are a village adult resident who enjoys volleyball, come and join in the fun on Thursday evenings from 7-10 p.m. beginning July 6.
The Garden City Recreation Department is pleased to offer a summer session of its very popular yoga classes, which are directed by Connie McKnight. These classes will be offered weekly beginning the week of July 10 according to the following schedule:
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Adult Yoga
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Mondays
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10 to 11 a.m.
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Senior Recreation Center
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Yoga Over 50
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Mondays
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11 to noon
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Senior Recreation Center
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Yoga Over 50
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Wednesday
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9 to 10 a.m.
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St. Paul's Cluett Hall
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Adult Yoga
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Thursdays
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10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
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Senior Recreation Center
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Any Garden City resident may register for these classes. Each session will run for five weeks at a cost of $25 (one class per week). Residents may register for more than one class per week if they like. To register, visit the recreation office in village hall.
The recreation department, in conjunction with the New York State Recreation and Parks Society, is offering discounted tickets to various amusement parks in the tri-state area. These tickets are good for the summer 2006 season. Here is a list of what is available:
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Park
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Price "at the door"
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Our Price
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Dorney Park
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$36.95
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$28.50
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Hershey Park
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$41.95
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$33.95
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Sesame Place
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$41.91
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$34.35
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Great Adventure
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$55.99
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$28.50
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Mountain Creek Water Park
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$27.99
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$19
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Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis and must be paid for in cash. To purchase any of these tickets, visit the recreation office in village hall.
The recreation department will conduct a preschool camp for girls and boys 3 1/2 - 5 years old who reside in Garden City. Children who attend this camp must be 3 1/2 years by the start of the session. This camp will be held at the St. Paul's Cluett Hall from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The cost of each session will be $75. Arts and crafts, music, nature and stories will fill the one and a half-hour class. The sessions are as follows:
Session I, July 10-14
Session II, July 17-21
Session III, July 24-28
Session IV, July 31-Aug. 4
Session V, Aug. 7-11
A copy of the child's birth certificate must accompany the registration. Please make selections carefully as fees are not returnable. Register by mail. The recreation department cannot be held responsible for delays in the mail. To register, pick up an application at the recreation office in village hall. One can also make their own by listing their child's name, address, phone number, birth date and the sessions or classes for which they are registering. Mail all information with full payment to the Garden City Recreation Department at 351 Stewart Avenue. Please make all checks payable to the "Inc. Village of Garden City."
The baseball camp for 6- to 8-year-olds is now closed. There are still openings available in the baseball camp for 9- to 11-year-olds. Visit the recreation office for an application. Call 465-4075.