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Due to popular demand, the Garden City Recreation Department will again offer an adult pastel class taught by Arleen Ruth Urban. This class is open to adult residents of Garden City. The class will run from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Fridays beginning Sept. 8. The classes will be held at Cluett Hall at St. Paul's. The cost of the 10-week program will be $105. This 10-week 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 his/her own pace and level of expertise. Arleen Ruth Urban is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America. A winner of numerous awards, her commissioned portraits hang in many Garden City homes. To register, visit the recreation office in village hall. The Garden City Recreation Department offers adult tennis lessons in 10-week sessions. The lessons are open to all adults who live in Garden City and are offered at various times during the day and on the weekends. If interested in lessons for the upcoming fall season, which begins the week of Sept. 25, visit the recreation office in village hall to fill out an interest form no later than Sept. 19. Classes will be put together according to ability and day desired on a first come, first serve basis. You will be contacted by the tennis pro, Carrie Strum, to confirm your class. The cost of the 10-week, one-hour program will be $199. Payment must accompany the interest form. Make checks payable to "Inc. Village of Garden City." The recreation department is also offering an Adult Ultimate Tennis Workout. This one-and-a-half hour workout is for the experienced tennis player who wants to hone his/her skills. It is held on Saturdays from 10-11:30 a.m. This program will be offered in 10-week sessions with a start date of Sept. 30. The cost of the session is $200. To register for this program, visit the recreation office in village hall. The recreation department is pleased to announce the start of registration for the indoor tennis program for children, which is held at the Community Park tennis facility. Registration begins immediately by mail only. Walk-ins will be accepted beginning Sept. 13. Mail the registration slip and registration fee to the recreation department at 351 Stewart Avenue. Please make selections carefully as fee are not returnable. To register by mail only, pick up an application at the recreation office in village hall. Applications will also be distributed in the schools during the first week. You can also make your own by listing your child's name, address, phone number, birth date, grade he/she will be entering in September and the session and classes for which he/she is registering for. Mail all information with full payment to the Garden City Recreation Department at 351-Stewart Avenue. Make checks payable to the "Inc. Village of Garden City." Session I Begins Week of September 17 Session II Begins Week of January 3
A junior tennis drill program will be offered at the Garden City High School, Monday evenings at 5 p.m. This program is for village residents only ages 12-18. The program is geared to prepare players for the upcoming fall tennis season at the varsity and junior varsity level. The cost of this program will be $5 per session and is to be paid on site. John O'Donnell will run the program with assistance from Ryan Joyce. It will be held on the following remaining Monday - Aug. 28. If interested, leave your name and telephone number at the Recreation Department at 465-4076 and you will be contacted for confirmation. The recreation department is proud to once again offer a roller hockey program this fall for residents of Garden City. The fall program includes a league for ages 7-14, a "learn and play" session for ages 5-6 and an over 35 adult hockey pick up game program. Applications are available for all programs at village hall and registration is ongoing. Please see information below regarding specific programs: Learn & Play Program Eight-week program for ages 5-6. Session 1 is Sundays from noon to 1 p.m. or Session 2 is Sundays from 1:30-2:30 p.m. The start date is Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Garden City Community Park roller hockey rinks for $60. Be advised that there are only 25 spots available in each session. Roller Hockey League All games are played on Fridays according to the following schedule: • Mites Division, Ages 7-8, Games at 4 p.m. Space is very limited. • Junior Division, Ages 9-10, Games at 5:45 p.m. • Intermediate Division, Ages 11-14, Games at 7:30 p.m. League play begins Friday, Sept. 8 at Garden City Community Park roller hockey rinks. The season includes seven weeks of regular season match-ups, an All-Star game and one round of playoffs, the Garden City Recreation championship game and the end of the season awards celebration. Price is $60. Required equipment includes a helmet with cage, gloves, shin pads, elbow pads, a hockey stick, roller blades and a cup. Please be advised that there are only 44 spots available in each division. To register for either of these programs, visit the recreation office in village hall. The recreation department is also proud to offer an Over 35 Adult Hockey Pick Up Game Program this fall for residents of the village. All games are played on Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. at Garden City Community Park roller hockey rinks. This six-week program begins Sunday, Sept. 24. The cost to join the program is $25. To register, visit the recreation office at village hall. Feel free to email Andrew at gcrechockey@aol.com with any questions. 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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