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March is here! The first day of spring is March 20th, so warmer weather can't be far now! Enjoy activities this month with Parks and Rec that are fun, new, and get you moving! Whether you're looking for something for just yourself or your whole family, you can be sure to find the perfect thing here!
As winter weather can be unpredictable, please check our
website
for all of the up-to-date information regarding all of our programs. In the event of any changes to programs (including snow dates), our website will have the current class make-up and cancellation information! If you're not sure, you can always call our office or email us at the information below.
WOW (What's On in Woodbury) is continuing to bring you events, offered completely FREE of charge! For updates about all things WOW, please visit WOW's website, wowbury.org. If you would like to receive the WOW newsletter, please email wow@woodburyct.org.
Thank you for your continued support in keeping Woodbury a clean, happy and beautiful place to live and play! If you have questions regarding this newsletter, please feel free to call 203-263-3113 or email jmiller@woodburyct.org.
Sincerely,
Woodbury Parks & Recreation
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Community Listings:
We love to include information about as many community 'happenings' as we can, but space is limited in this newsletter.
For a complete listing of what is happening in Woodbury please visit the town's
calendar
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Ready to help transform Hollow Park? Now, when you sign up for programs you'll be asked if you'd like to donate $5 to the Playground Fund. Simply enter the code found on the program's page for which you are registering
at checkout. Questions? Let us know!
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Free Movie Friday
Friday, March 31
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WOW Tokens
Looking to buy a WOW token or for more information about them? Click
here! Tokens can be purchased at the Library, Senior Center, and Parks and Recreation during regular business hours.
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Pilates Mat
Tuesdays, Starting March 14
9:00 - 10:00 AM, Old Town Hall
Wednesdays, Starting March 15
6:15 - 7:15 PM, Old Town Hall
Pilates Mat is a pilates based fitness class with a focus on strengthening and lengthening key muscles of the pelvis, ribcage, shoulder girdle, spine, back and abdominals. Its benefits include a healthier back, stronger pelvic floor, increased bone density, greater postural awareness, better breathing, a stronger core and greater flexibility.
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Boot Camp
Wednesdays, Starting March 15
7:15 - 8:15 AM
Old Town Hall
Boot Camp is a challenging circuit style mix of cardio and functional training timed drills for a total body workout. The focus is on muscle and core strength, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility.
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Yoga Prana Flow
Mondays, 6:15 PM, starting March 20
Thursdays, 9:15 AM, starting March 16
Old Town Hall
Prana Flow Yoga® moves through active breath guided flowing asana sequences with a focus on postural and energetic alignment and nature imagery. The sequences integrate standing, balancing, back bending, forward bending, twisting and joint opening (shoulder, hip, spine) asanas while strengthening, limbering, releasing tension, and centering body and mind. Please bring your own yoga mat.
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Nutrition and Weights
Mondays, Starting March 20
7:15 AM -- Rec House
7:30 PM --
Senior Center
Nutrition and Weights is a total body conditioning with weights class and a nutrition class for weight management.
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Girls Volleyball for Beginners
Thursdays, starting March 16
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Woodbury Middle School Gym
Girls, here is your chance to make a difference in your volleyball career. Middle school girls with little to no experience will train with Coach Sandy, learning individual and team skills to prepare you for high school tryouts. Coach Sandy is a CT high school certified coach, high school assistant coach and Captain of Team CT volleyball team.
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Children's Ballet Classes
Main Street Ballet
Times and Dates Vary
Choose your age group, choose your time, and come join in the fun. The younger ones will enjoy an innovative and wondrous dance adventure using story, music, dance, and props to stimulate their imaginations, build coordination, and learn the fundamentals of ballet technique. Exercises work toward increasing attention span and developing the dancer's imaginative talents.
As they get a little older the dancers will still use their imaginations and bring the magical world to life through dance and music, all based in the world of ballet.
Then older still they will be introduced to the building blocks of ballet technique in a fun and playful way. Using imagery, rhyme, song, and imagination your dancer will develop coordination, strength, and a solid foundation for moving correctly and safely.
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My Grown Up and Me
Tuesdays, starting March 14
9:30 - 10:15 AM
Rec. House
Come paint, shimmy, paste, and squish your way through a variety of creative projects with The Clever Crayon! Moms, Dads and caregivers will meet new friends and create lasting memories while making hand-print animals and crepe paper collage, exploring sensory materials, reading, singing and so much more! Watch your child build fine motor and social skills in a safe, imaginative and fun filled environment. We can't wait to see you there!
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Yoga Art
Tuesdays, starting March 14
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Rec. House
In this artistically-active class, children will enjoy creating a unique and seasonal art project followed by theme related yoga movement, music and games. The perfect way to break up the day!
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Free Movie Friday
Friday, March 31
6:30 PM
Woodbury Senior Center
Bring a blanket, a pillow, wear your pjs, and come enjoy Moana!
Inexplicably drawn to the ocean, Moana convinces the mighty demigod Maui to join her mission, and he reluctantly helps her become a wayfinder like her ancestors who sailed before her. Together, they voyage across the open ocean on an action-packed adventure, encountering enormous monsters and impossible odds, and along the way, Moana fulfills her quest and discovers the one thing she's always sought: her own identity.
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MES Comedy Night
Saturday, April 1
6:30 - 10:00 PM
Old Town Hall
More information about the MES PTO can be found
here.
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The Path to Addiction
Wednesday, March 22
6:30 - 8:30 PM
Nonnewaug High School
Advocates for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) and Region 14 Schools have partnered for a four part parent workshop series. This is the third lecture. Join Dr. Barbara Nosal, the clinical director of Newport Academy for this fascinating and important talk.
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Ambulance Association Offers Class
Saturday, March 18
9 AM
Woodbury Ambulance Headquarters
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Bee Keeping 101
Saturday, March 25
9 AM - 12 PM
Rec. House
Have you always wanted to keep honeybees but not known how to get started? Mike Rice of Mike's Beehives LLC will be instructing the class. He will go over the beginning steps of honeybee keeping which include: An explanation of each hive part, installing bees into the hive, feeding your bees, the life cycle of a bee, how to register your bees with the state of Connecticut and why they should be registered, the different roles of each bee, some of the typical problems you might encounter in honeybee keeping and harvesting honey. Mike will bring all the equipment needed to cover all aspects of bee keeping!
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Adult Volleyball Clinic
Thursdays, Starting March 23
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Woodbury Middle School Gym
Adults, here is your chance to take your skills and knowledge of the sport of volleyball to the next level with a 6 session co-ed clinic with coach Fred Raymond. Male and female players over the age of 16 with a minimum of 2 years experience in an organized league setting (older adults) , AAU, Juniors, or VARSITY high school will get the opportunity to train with Coach Fred. All aspects of the game from serving, hitting, blocking, passing, as well as defensive and offensive tactics will be covered over the six 1-1/2 hour sessions.
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Zumba
Mondays, Starting March 27
7:30 - 8:30 PM
Old Town Hall
Are you ready to party yourself into shape? That's exactly what the Zumba® program is all about. It's an exhilarating, effective, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party™ that's moving millions of people toward joy and health. Zumba® FITNESS is a Fusion of Latin and International music and dance themes. The routines are simple and feature intermittent and resistance training that are combined to tone and sculpt your body while burning fat with a combo of slow and fast rhythms. Come join us in this FEEL HAPPY Workout! No experience necessary. You'll burn hundreds of calories and not even know it! Burn Up to 1,000 CALORIES in 1-HOUR!!!!
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Boys and Girls Lacrosse
March - June
Informational Meeting: Wednesday, March 8th
Girls: 6 PM
Boys: 7 PM
Nonnewaug High School
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Horse Riding
Saturdays, starting March 4
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Daffodil Hill Farm (138 Minortown Road)
A safe place to learn horsemanship and riding at all levels, or to improve your current riding skills. The classes are rain or shine, there is an indoor riding area. Please wear long pants and shoes or boots with a heel. If you have questions please call Jessica Thomas at 203-217-2302.
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Chorus
Wednesdays, starting March 15
1:35 - 2:45 PM
Woodbury Middle School
Cho-rus: noun: chorus; a large, organized group of singers, especially one that performs together! Join us, the Woodbury Park and Rec Department's Chorus, as we meet every Wednesday (early dismissal day!), starting in January, right after school. Children can walk to chorus class right as the bell rings and spend an hour singing their favorite songs! We'll be learning to sing everything from iPod to movie to musical theater favorites! Students will learn melody and harmony parts, both a capella and with instrumental accompaniment, rehears, possibly sing solos, and finally perform for family and friends!
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After School Lego
Mondays, Starting March 20
3:15 - 4:30 PM
Mitchell Elementary School
Stay after school for a fun time building with friends. Lego club is a creative way to end the day, who doesn't love to play with Legos?!
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Science and Art!
Tuesdays, starting March 21
3:15 - 4:30 PM
Mitchell Elementary School
This class will combine the wonderful world of science with the creative world of art! We will do a variety of experiments and turn them into works of art! Projects include erupting volcanoes with baking soda and vinegar, magnetic slime, milk art and more! Children with enjoy exploring various reactions, textures, and color mixing while socializing and learning with friends old and new!
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Gettin' Jiggy: Irish Step Dancing
Saturday, March 11
3:00 PM
Woodbury Public Library
Get your feet wet with this fun intro to Irish Step Dancing for children. Sisters Catie and Hali Thorne of the Throne Academy provide superior Irish Dance instruction to build confidence and enrich the lives of our students.
This FREE program is a teaser of more to come later this spring!
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CTAW Presents: Dancing at Lughnasa
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Weekend 1: March 10, 11, 12
Weekend 2: March 17, 18, 19
Woodbury Old Town Hall
To purchase tickets, please click here!
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Summer Camp Employment Opportunities
Deadline: Friday, March 17, 11:59 PM
Are you looking for fun, summer employment or want to work in the community? Applications for summer camp counselors and counselors-in-training are being accepted now. All applications for summer camp employment must be completed by 11:59 PM on March 17, 2017. Please return the application to the Rec House at 7 Mountain Road, or by mail to 281 Main Street South. Thank you!
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