Spring and Summer 2019 Program Guide
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THE BENEFITS ARE ENDLESS 6SULQJDQG6XPPHU3URJUDP*XLGH Special Events Special Events, continued 20th Annual Flashlight Egg Hunt Spring Ecology Walk Just for students in grades 3-5! The hunt will be held on the Explore the diverse forest, field, wetland and stream grounds of Town Hall at 8pm sharp and will last habitats of Williams Park with Jim Arrigoni, conservation approximately 20 minutes. All participants must bring their biologist from the Connecticut Audubon Society. Natural own flashlight. Bags will be provided for collecting. Call the history of birds and other wildlife and trees and other plants Parks & Rec office to register. Cost is $1.00 per child. will be pointed out on this gentle 1.5-mile walk. Bring Pay on the evening of the hunt in the Town Hall Lobby. binoculars if you have them, and a sense of adventure. The Day: Friday Time: 8:00pm group will meet in the parking lot before heading out for the Date: 4/12 Fee: $1.00 walk. For more information on the Connecticut Audubon Place: Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Rd. Society, please visit https://www.ctaudubon.org/ Day: Saturday Fee: FREE 22nd Annual Egg Hunt Date: 6/22 Time: 9:00-11:00am Join the Parks & Recreation Department on the grounds of Place: Williams Park, 183 Whisconier Rd. Brookfield, CT Town Hall on Saturday, April 13th. Additional features include jellybean counting contest & a special appearance Family Fishing Class by a famous bunny. Bags will be provided for egg ,I\RX¶YHHYHUZDQWHGWRWU\WKHVSRUWRIILVKing or to collecting. Call the Parks & Rec office to register. Cost is introduce your child to the sport without investing in $1.00 per child paid on the day of the hunt in the Town Hall. equipment, this is a perfect opportunity. The State of Age Divisions: Date: 4/13 (Rain date 4/14) Connecticut D.E.E.P. Fisheries Division offers this program Under 3 at 12pm 3-4 year olds at 12:15pm open to ages 8 through adults. This program features a 5-6 year olds at 12:30pm 7-8 year olds at 12:45pm classroom presentation by a state-certified volunteer Day: Saturday Fee: $1.00 instructor on topics including: Where to fish, finding and how Place: Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Rd. to use bait, rules and regulations, water safety, ecology and the environment. After the presentation, practice the skills Singing & Signing Time with Ms. Janine taught by fishing at the Town Park Beach. All equipment is Singer/Signer/Songwriter/Guitarist, Janine LaMendola ³0V provided. Registration is required & is limited to 40 people. -DQLQH´ ZLOOEHSOD\LQJFKLOGUHQ¶VPXVLFZLWKVLJQODQJXDJH Day: Monday Date: 6/17 fun at Kids Kingdom this spring and summeU<RX¶UH Time: 5:30pm - Dark Fee: Free guaranteed to learn several signs, dance and have fun at Place: Lakeside Community Room at the Town Beach the same time! All ages are welcome. In case of bad weather the program will be held in Town Hall in Room 133. ARC Babysitter's Training Day: Wednesday Time: 4:15 ± 5:00pm American Red Cross Babysitter's Training gives 11-15 year Dates: 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22 Fee: Free olds the skills and confidence they need to become great Place: Kids Kingdom Playground, 100 Pocono Road babysitters. This 6-hour class covers training in care giving, decision making, safety and first aid skills, and preventing 0RWKHU·V)DWKHU·V Day Craft Workshops and responding to emergencies. Red Cross Babysitter :H¶OOKHOS\RXUFKLOGcreate a special gift for mom and dad. Certification will be awarded upon successful completion. Children ages 3 ± kindergarten participate with Please bring a lunch and drink and a pen or pencil. parent/caregiver; Grades 1-4 is a drop off program in the Day: Saturday Time: 9:00 ± 3:00pm town hall meeting room. Date: 5/11 Instructor: Peggy Boyle 0RWKHU¶V'D\Saturday, May 4th Fee: $10.00 Place: Town Hall Room 133 Fee: $65.00 )DWKHU¶V'D\Saturday, June 8th Fee: $10.00 Time: Age 3 - K: 10:00 ± 11:00am ´'ULYH,Qµ0RYLH6HULHV Grades 1-4: 11:00 ± 12:00pm 1RZRQ)ULGD\QLJKW«FRPHIRUWKHFRQFHUWVWD\IRUWKH PRYLH:H¶UHJRLQJWREHUHOLYLQJDOORIWKe excitement of the Danbury Drive In right here in Brookfield at the sixteenth Discount Tickets for Lake Compounce annual drive in movie series. Bring your friends and family, Get your discounted Lake Compounce Amusement Park along with blankets, chairs, and snacks. The show starts at ticket! Tickets are available for purchase May 31 through dusk at Town Hall, and will be shown on a 10 x 10 foot August 23 and can be used for daily admission through video screen. Seating will be on the lawn in front of the September 2019. Price is $29.50 for either adult or junior bandstand. This event is free! A flyer detailing the movies tickets. General Admission at the gate is $51.69 for adults will be available in June through the schools & our website. and junioUDGPLVVLRQ XQGHU´ LV9. Tickets may be Sponsored by the Brookfield Democrats. purchased at our office, 162 Whisconier Rd. in Brookfield. Day: Friday Time: Starts at dusk Dates: 7/12, 8/2, 8/23 Fee: Free Looking for Summer Camps and Programs? Swim lessons, Brookfield Muskrats, Town Detailed listings can be found starting on page Beach information, passes, and facility rental 14 of this brochure. information can be found starting on page 20. ________________________________________________________________________________________ 3DUNV 5HFUHDWLRQ«7KH%HQHILWVDUH(QGOHVV-7310 www.brookfieldct.gov/rec Get Out of Town Adult Education, continued NYC & American Watercolor Society Eat Right for the Spring Season A daytrip to NYC! This bus will depart Brookfield Town Hall Join Christopher Maslowski, L.Ac. of SOPHIA Natural at 9:00am and head into NYC. A group will be going into Health Center as he explains Chinese Dietary Therapy, the city to eat and visit the American Watercolor Society taking into account the energetic properties of foods that Annual Art Show. Join them or do as you please. Drop off can transform your health. Find out how to nourish and and pick up will be at 47 5th Ave. Your fee includes motor rebuild your body during the warmer months with seasonally coach transportation and driver gratuity. Depart NYC appropriate foods. Food tastings & recipes are provided. approximately 3pm. Day: Saturday Time: 12:00 ± 1:00pm Day: Tuesday Date: 4/16 Dates: 4/27 (1 wk) Fee: $5.00 Fee: $36.00 Time: 9:00am Place:Sophia Natural Health Center, 31 Old Rt. 7 Brookfield One World Trade & 9/11 Memorial Integrative Approach to A daytrip to visit lower Manhattan to see how NYC has been Cardiovascular Disease transformed since Sept. 2001. The group will visit One Dr. Kenneth Hoffman, DACM Medical Director of SOPHIA World Observatory in the sky pod elevator which zooms to Natural Health Center will be presenting a lecture on nd the 102 floor in under 60 seconds. The group will then get preventing cardiovascular disease. It involves looking at th to experience the Main Observatory on the 100 floor, a present conventional testing options and the strengths and 360-degree view of the city. You will have time on your own weaknesses. I also introduce novel testing that detects early to stroll through the Brookfield Place Mall and grab lunch on risk factors that can be influenced positively through diet your own. Afterwards, visit the 9/11 Memorial Reflecting and lifestyle activities. Included are heart healthy foods and Pools and included admission to the 9/11 Memorial activities. During the workshop, we will be doing non- Museum, built to explore the events of 9/11 and document invasive heart health screenings for all participants. the impact and significance of that day. Day: Saturday Time: 12:00 ± 1:15pm Day: Saturday Date: 5/11/19 Dates: 5/11 (1 wk) Fee: $5.00 Fee: $122.00pp Time: 7:30am ± 7:30pm Place:Sophia Natural Health Center, 31 Old Rt. 7 Brookfield CT Lighthouse Cruise Cut Your Cable TV Bill Get out on the water and gain a new perspective on the Intrigued by the thought of going cable-less, but not quite history of Southern New England and Long Island! Aboard sure where to begin? "Cord cutting" is a growing trend due DFRPIRUWDEOHFOLPDWHFRQWUROOHGKLJKVSHHGYHVVHO\RX¶OO to the high cost of cable. This program will cover the see and learn about 9 lighthouses from New London to WHUPLQRORJ\DQGWHFKQRORJ\\RX¶OOQHHGWRNQRZDERXWDQG Long Island. This trip also includes excellent views of other discuss the fundamentals of cutting cable & "streaming" TV.