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Guide WINTER 2018 REGISTRATION BEGINS NOVEMBER 8 WWW.MONMOUTHCOUNTYPARKS.COM family? cool event for the entire Looking for a · THOMPSON PARK, LINCROFT SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 12:00-4:00 PM Don’t miss our annual WinterFest celebration to experience all things winter your Monmouth County parks have to offer. • CROSS-COUNTRY SKI CLINICS • WAGON RIDES • LIVING HISTORY FARM DISPLAYS • ARTS & CRAFTS • HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES • WINTER SPORTS VENDORS • ICE SCULPTURES • AND SO MUCH MORE! ABOUT INFORMATION FOR MORE 18-19. , SEE PAGES WINTER FEST TABLE OF CONTENTS Park System Spotlight 2-3 Adults 31-59 Active Adults 55+........................31 Park Events 4 Arts & Crafts. .........................32-40 Culinary Arts .........................40-42 New Programs 5 Education & Enrichment . .43-45 Health & Wellness ....................45-46 Families 6-8 Horticulture ..........................47-48 Arts & Crafts..............................6 Nature ...............................48-50 Family Fun ...............................6 Outdoor Adventures..................50-53 Nature .................................7-8 Performing Arts ......................53-54 Sports & Fitness ......................54-59 Parent & Child 8-17 Arts & Crafts........................... 8-10 Equestrian 60 Culinary Arts .........................10-11 Education & Enrichment . .11-12 Historic Sites 61-62 Nature ..................................13 Longstreet Farm.........................61 Outdoor Adventures.....................14 Walnford ................................62 Play Groups ..........................14-16 Sports & Fitness .........................17 Therapeutic Recreation 63-64 WinterFest 18-19 Trips 64-65 Kids & Teens 20-29 Program Location Index 66-71 Arts & Crafts..........................20-22 Culinary Arts .........................22-23 Park Locations 72-73 Education & Enrichment . .23-24 Nature ..................................25 Registration Information 74-75 Performing Arts ......................25-27 Sports & Fitness ......................27-29 Park Partners 76 Winter Heats Up in the Parks 30 To register for programs, call 732-842-4000, ext. 1, Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM-4:30 PM. For information about your Monmouth County parks, call 732-842-4000, ext. 4312. Icon Key Discover the beauty of winter in New Program Online Registration Unavailable your Monmouth County parks. Look for this icon to nd programs happening this winter that will be a Find us on Social Media: perfect opportunity to enjoy what the winter season has to oer. REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 8:00 AM ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8. SEE PAGE 74 FOR FULL DETAILS. 1 PARK SYSTEM SPOTLIGHT PARK Holmdel Park 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel • 732-946-9562 One of the Monmouth County Park System’s most and the ice in the pond is more than ve inches thick, popular locations for active recreation and nature it’s time to lace up those ice skates. When conditions are appreciation, Holmdel Park is a 566-acre park located safe for both activities, signs will be posted and the park in the hills of beautiful Holmdel. Acquired by the Park will be open from 8:00 AM-7:00 PM Sunday through System in 1962, the park features a historic living Thursday, and from 8:00 AM-9:00 PM Friday through history farm, arboretum, picnic areas, tennis courts, Saturday. Updates will always be posted to the Park playgrounds, trails, and a pond used for shing in the System’s website. warm weather months and ice skating in the winter months. Fun in the Park There are a variety of activities everyone can enjoy Winter Activities throughout the year at Holmdel Park. Step back into If you’re looking for a park for winter fun, Holmdel 1890s farm life at Historic Longstreet Farm. View a wide Park is where it’s at. When there is snow on the ground variety of trees and shrubs native to Monmouth County and conditions are safe, the sledding hill is a popular in the arboretum. Enjoy two playgrounds, one in the attraction for locals. And when the weather stays cold Forest Edge section and another in the Hilltop section; both featuring separate areas for younger and older children. Cast from the shore for trout, largemouth bass, catsh and pansh (shing license required for those ages 16-69). Play a round of tennis on one of four tennis courts available on a rst come, rst served basis. Or enjoy 10 miles of trails ranging from easy to moderate. Historic Longstreet Farm Located toward the front of the park, Historic Longstreet Farm is the perfect way to learn about farm life as it was in Monmouth County in the late 19th century. This authentic living history farm is complete with buildings and artifacts, working animals and crops, and a superb interpretive sta donned in period dress oering a glimpse into how a farm was maintained in the 1890s. For the safety of both visitors and our animals, please do not touch or feed the animals. 2 QUESTIONS? TO REGISTER: 732-842-4000, EXT. 1 • GENERAL PARK INFORMATION: 732-842-4000, EXT. 4312 PARK SYSTEM SPOTLIGHT PARK Historic Longstreet Farm is open daily, year round from Trails 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Participants may enter at their leisure, There are a variety of trails that wind through the free of charge (no pets allowed). A variety of drop-in rolling hills of Holmdel Park. Four easy rated trails programs throughout the year; this winter’s oerings are perfect for short family walks. Hikers (and some include Cookstove Demonstrations, The Sounds of walkers and runners) may prefer the more moderate Christmas, Visit with Santa and more. For more details, trails that are sure to oer a good workout with some see page 61. grades/obstructions. And tness enthusiasts will love the tness trail, a 0.8 mile trail that features a variety of David C. Shaw Arboretum exercise stations along the way. Winter weather may be coming, but when the warm weather returns the arboretum is a perfect place More Information? to take in all the colors of spring. This horticultural Looking for additional details about Holmdel Park? display is devoted to the culture and study of many Check us out online at www.MonmouthCountyParks.com kinds of trees, shrubs and other woody plants that or call our information sta at 732-842-4000, ext. 4312. grow in Monmouth County. Comprised of 22 acres, the arboretum contains hundreds of species, cultivars and varieties of ornamental trees and shrubs. Picnic Areas Looking for the perfect place to host your family reunion or get together? Holmdel Park features two 30’ by 50’ picnic shelters that hold a maximum of 125 people. The shelters feature a group grill and are available to reserve. For pricing and reservations, call 732-842-4000, ext. 1, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM-4:30 PM. Fitness Trail REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 8:00 AM ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8. SEE PAGE 74 FOR FULL DETAILS. 3 WINTER HAPPENINGS These upcoming programs & events offer plenty of fun to be had in your Monmouth County parks this winter season. DECEMBER 2017 FEBRUARY 2018 Wednesday, January 10 Friday, December 1 Thursday, February 1 Nature Story Time (p. 13) Wondrous Winter Walks (p. 48) The Casual Birder (p. 28) Thursday, January 11 Saturday, December 2 Sunday, February 4 Lunch with a Master Gardener (p. 47) A One Horse Open Sleigh Open Ceramics (p. 32) Sele (p. 62) Friday, January 12 Cookstove Demo (p. 61) Thursday, February 8 Wondrous Winter Walks (p. 48) UPCOMING EVENTS Winter Beach Walk (p. 8) Lunch with a Master Gardener (p. 47) Saturday, January 13 Sunday, December 3 Friday, February 9 Cabin Fever? (p. 62) A One Horse Open Sleigh Wondrous Winter Walks (p. 48) Cookstove Demo (p. 61) Sele (p. 62) Saturday, February 10 Open Ceramics (p. 32) Sunday, January 14 The Sounds of Christmas (p. 61) Cookstove Demo (p. 61) Cabin Fever? (p. 62) Handmade and Heartfelt (p. 62) Saturday, December 9 Monday, January 15 Roving Naturalist (p. 49) Roving Naturalist (p. 49) School’s Out Drop-In (p. 27) Seashore Scientist Drop-In (p. 7) Seashore Scientist Drop-In (p. 7) Wednesday, January 17 Sunday, February 11 Thursday, December 14 Nature Story Time (p. 13) Handmade and Heartfelt (p. 62) The Casual Birder (p. 28) Thursday, January 18 Monday, February 12 Friday, December 15 The Casual Birder (p. 28) Winter Beach Walk (p. 8) Wondrous Winter Walks (p. 48) Sunday, January 21 Monday, February 19 Saturday, December 16 Seashore Open House (p. 7) School’s Out Drop-In (p. 27) Christmas Sing-A-Long (p. 61) Cookstove Demo (p. 61) Wednesday, January 24 Thursday, February 22 Visit with Santa (p. 61) Nature Story Time (p. 13) Local Nature Lecture (p. 49) Lunch with a Master Gardener (p. 47) Sunday, December 17 Thursday, January 25 The Casual Birder (p. 28) Visit with Santa (p. 61) Local Nature Lecture (p. 49) Lunch with a Master Gardener (p. 47) Friday, February 23 Friday, December 29 Wondrous Winter Walks (p. 48) Wondrous Winter Walks (p. 48) Friday, January 26 Wondrous Winter Walks (p. 48) Saturday, February 24 Saturday, December 30 Cabin Fever? (p. 62) Cookstove Demo (p. 61) Saturday, January 27 Cookstove Demo (p. 61) Cookstove Demo (p. 61) Lantern-Lit Night Hike (p. 8) JANUARY 2018 Roving Naturalist (p. 49) Sunday, February 25 January 6-31 WinterFest (p. 18-19) Cabin Fever? (p. 62) Deep Cut Photo Exhibit (p. 39) Sunday, January 28 Saturday, January 6 Paper Dolls (p. 62) MARCH 2018 Roving Naturalist (p. 49) Sunday, March 4 Wednesday, January 31 E. Murray Todd Half Marathon Nature Story Time (p. 13) Sunday, January 7 (p. 59) Open Ceramics (p. 32) 4 QUESTIONS? TO REGISTER: 732-842-4000, EXT. 1 • GENERAL PARK INFORMATION: 732-842-4000, EXT. 4312 NEW PROGRAMS IN YOUR PARKS NEW PROGRAMS IN YOUR NEW PROGRAMS! Looking for something new to try? These brand new programs are being offered in your Monmouth County parks this winter. A New Approach to Vitamins (p. 45) Intro to Texas Hold’em Tournament Play (p. 44) Animals Get Ready, Winter is Coming (p.