Phone - (516) 465-4075
Phone - (516) 465-4075
The Senior Center will be closed until further notice due to renovations. Please use this page as a reference for the programs and activities we offer at the Senior Center as well as updates on when the Center will reopen.
For further information please contact the Recreation Office at 516-465-4075
Our spring session of our “Zumba Gold” fitness will be held in on Thursday afternoons at 2:15 pm at The Senior Center. Each 45 minute class, teaching the basics of “Zumba” exercise, is led by Felicia Lovaglio, our certified “Zumba” exercise instructor. This class is geared for seniors or the beginner adult. The ten week session will begin Thursday, March 16. The price for the session is $60.
To register this class, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Ave.
Please join Andrea Albergo for Chi Kung, which is considered a beautiful, peaceful path for body, mind and spirit. Andrea will show how to create a peaceful body by combining movement, breathing and meditation. This class is geared for seniors or the beginner adult. This eight week session will begin Thursday, March 16 and will be held at 1:30 pm in St. Paul’s Cottages, 108 Rockaway Avenue. The price for the session is $ 50.
To register this class, please visit the Recreation Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.
Garden City Recreation and Parks will take a trip to Elmont Library’s Theatre on Thursday, May 25 to see Plaza Theatrical Productions’ performance of “Mamma Mia. The recreation bus will leave from the parking lot across the street from the senior center at 1 pm to arrive at the library for a 2 pm show. This trip is open to any senior who is a resident of the Village of Garden City.
Tickets can be reserved by visiting the Recreation and Parks Administrative Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue. The cost is $40, checks only made payable to “Plaza Theatrical Productions”.
Our Senior Center is back to a “regular” schedule with many classes to tone, strengthen, and stretch your bodies. These classes are open to Garden City residents ages 60 or older. Here are the classes we offer:
Monday:
10:00 Exercise with Felicia in Cluett Hall
12:00 Retired Men’s Club in the North Cottage
2:00 Knitting & Crochet Club in the North Cottage (cancelled next week 3/13)
2:15 Chair Yoga with Samantha in Cottage #110
Tuesday:
2:30 Chair Dancing with Felicia in Cottage #110
Wednesday:
9:45 Exercise with Felicia in Cluett Hall (30 minute class)
11:15 Senior Dance Performance Group with Felicia in Cluett Hall*
12:00 Lunch Group in North Cottage
3:00 Chess Club in North Cottage
Thursday:
11:15 Yoga with Samantha in Cottage #110
12:00 Retired Men’s Club in the North Cottage
1:30 Chi Kung with Andrea in Cottage #110*
3:15 Zumba Gold with Andrea in Cluett Hall*
Friday:
12:30 Resistance Bands with Samantha in Cottage #110
1:00 Aerobics with Samantha in Cottage #110
Noon Senior Women’s Bridge
For further information please contact the Senior Center at
516-385-8006.
Come join us for Senior Exercise with Felicia at the Garden City Senior Center!
Classes will take place on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 am. Any Garden City resident ages 60 or older is invited to attend these free classes. Classes last approximately 60 Minutes and can be done sitting if needed. For further information please call the Senior Center at 516-385-8006.
Several Seniors have expressed interest in forming a chess group that would meet one day a week at the Senior Center. The group will meet on Wednesdays at 3pm for a hour long session. If this would be of interest to you, please call the Senior Center at 385-8006 to let them know.
Start your day with low impact exercise! Joy Cody has set a program with our senior and beginner population in mind!
Classes will take place on your choice on Thursdays at 9 am at the Senior Center. The one hour class will run for 12 weeks at a cost of $72. This program is open to any resident of the Inc. Village of Garden City.
Classes begin the week of September 20. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.
Recreation and Parks will offer Canasta lessons for seniors on Wednesdays from 1 to 3 pm beginning Wednesday, 1/18 at the Senior Center. These classes will be taught by one of our seniors, Palma Mega.
Lessons are free and registration is necessary. January session is full, but please call Senior Center to be added to the waitlist. Please come and learn the game and stay to play!
Here are Garden City Recreation and Parks’ trips and special events for seniors who are residents of the Inc. Village of Garden City. If you would like to register for any of our trips or events, please call the Senior Center at 516-385-8006.
More events coming soon!
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