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Revised Pickleball Hours!

We have revised our indoor pickleball hours. Beginning April 2nd, our pickleball schedule will be as follows:

Tuesday through Friday- 9:30am to noon
Thursdays- 3 to 5:30pm
Fridays- 5-8:30pm - as per people's request

As the weather gets nicer, Sunday mornings will be discontinued. Please feel free to use our free pickleball courts at Edgemere and Hemlock parks for Sunday play.

This spring, courts will be added to Tullamore and Nassau Haven parks. An announcement will be made when the courts are completed.

2023 Garden City Recreation Spring Children’s and Adult Tennis Lessons

Kids:

The Garden City Department of Recreation and Parks is pleased to announce the start of registration, beginning on Monday, March 20th, for its spring children’s tennis program! Our Spring Tennis classes are offered to Garden City residents’ ages 4 through 15 years old at the Community Park Tennis Facility.

To register: You may walk in to the Recreation Office (108 Rockaway Ave), mail in your registration form, or register online on our website at www.gcreconline.gardencityny.net. You need a password to register online. If you do not have a password please go to the Recreation office to receive one.

Make checks payable to: Inc Village of Garden City

Adults:

Registration for the Spring Adult tennis lessons is underway.

Lessons in all ability levels are offered, so in order to create sessions geared to the tennis levels of those participating, we are asking any adult interested in the adult lessons to fill out the interest form and return it to the Recreation Department office, by April 3rd. The office is located at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

GET A JUMP ON THE SUMMER!

US Sports and Garden City Recreation have again joined up to run our very popular summer sports programs at Community Park and St. Paul’s. Weekly summer programs include soccer, multisport, flag football, field hockey, lacrosse, and golf. They also offer Parent and Me classes as well as 3 to 5 year old squirt programs!

These programs are open to Village residents ages 2 to 11 years. To see what is offered and to register, please visit US Sports website at www.usasportgroup.com and look for Garden City.

MEN’S SPRING SOFTBALL LEAGUE

SIGN UPS FOR THE 2023 MEN’S SPRING SOFTBALL LEAGUE BEGIN ON MONDAY, MARCH 13TH.

REGISTRATION FORMS AND INFORMATION CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE RECREATION WEBSITE: gardencityrecreation.org.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT STEVE ESPEY AT sespey@gardencityny.net

RECREATION AND PARKS ANNUAL EGG HUNT IS BACK!

Garden City’s Department of Recreation and Parks is once again sponsoring the annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8 on St. Paul’s fields. This year three hunts will be held beginning at 10:00 AM with three age divisions:

Preschool to Kindergarten,
Grades 1 and 2, and
Grades 3 to 5.

Special eggs will be stuffed and hidden for all divisions. Each hunt will also feature a grand prize (an Easter basket filled with goodies) which will go to the youngster who finds the egg marked “#1 Lucky Egg”.

For further information about the Hunt, please call the Recreation Dept. at 465-4075.

Family Show Sunday!

Join Garden City Recreation and Parks for the production of "The Cat in the Hat" on Sunday, April 2nd at 1pm in St. Paul's Cluett Hall. Plaza Theatrical Productions will delight us with their rendition of this wonderful show. Admission is $5, and reservations are necessary by calling the Recreation and Parks Office at 516-465-4075.

LACROSSE CLINIC SPONSORED BY NY RIPTIDE AND GC REC!

Join us this Spring for a 6-week Lacrosse Clinic sponsored by the New York Riptide and Pioneer Sports in partnership with Garden City Recreation and Parks. This special program introduces girls and boys, Kindergarten through 5th Grade, to the game of lacrosse in a non-competitive, instructional clinic.

This clinic will be held on Wednesdays on St. Paul’s Fields from April 5 through May 17 according to the following schedule:

Grades K-2 5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m

Grades 3-5 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

The cost of this program will be $175 which includes the clinic, 2 tickets to the Riptide home opener at the Nassau Coliseum and a Riptide swag bag. Space is limited. Register online for this program at https://GFSports.formstack.com/forms/gcclinic.

No registrations will be taken at the Recreation Office.

Imagine Arts Academy After School Program

Recreation and Parks has joined with Mad Science to offer the following after school program in Art in the cottages at St. Paul’s. This program is open to Garden City residents in grades K to 5.

Crayola® Wild World! is a program where the wonder and beauty of the animal kingdom will inspire the participants creativity through the world of art. They will experiment with different techniques and use Crayola® art materials to express their ideas. They design a unique, artist inspired creation in each class.

This six week class will be held from 4 to 5 pm on Mondays beginning Monday, March 27. The fee for this six week program will be $170, checks only made payable to LI Steam Group. To register, please visit the Recreation and Parks Office at 108 Rockaway Avenue.

JOIN US FOR US SPORTS “SQUIRTS” PROGRAMS THIS SPRING!

Garden City Recreation and Parks has teamed with US Sports to again offer our seasonal “Squirts” sports programs for Village residents ages 2 to 5 years olds on Saturdays and Sundays at St. Paul’s.

Weekly “Parent and Me” classes at ages 2 and 3 include Soccer and Multisport. If your child is ready to work without a parent, various sports are also offered for the 3 to 5 year old child.

Please visit www.usasportgroup.comor www.pulsecamps.com to see the classes offered in Garden City and to register. Classes will begin the week of April 22 and run for eight weeks.

“Chess Wizards” Is Coming Back as an After School Program!

Garden City Recreation and Parks has again partnered with the very popular “Chess Wizards” to offer after school programs for Garden City children in grades 1 to 5 who want to learn the game of chess! Chess Wizards is a fun way to have kids experience the excitement of chess.

Kids will play in mini tournaments, have interactive lessons with chess pros and play cool chess variants like bug house. It is proven that chess enhances cognitive development in children, improves both verbal and mathematical skills, and increases all levels of academic performance! Playing chess stimulates the mind and helps children strengthen skills such as focusing, visualizing goals, abstract thinking, and forming concrete opinions.

This eight week class will be held from 4 to 5 pm on Tuesdays beginning Tuesday, April 4th and will cost $193. Instructors (who are called "Wizards") provide all the materials necessary for your child to participate in the class. Come join the fun!!!

Due to popular demand the 4pm class is full but Chess Wizards has created another class from 5 to 6 pm starting Tuesday, April 4th.

To register for this class, please visit Chess Wizards’ website at www.chesswizards.com.

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