RECREATION & CULTURAL AFFAIRS DIVISION SUMMER VERANO CHELSEA 2021 enjoy our parks! A Guide to Arts, Sports, Cultural Activities Una guía para actividades culturales en las artes, los and Community Schools Programs deportes y programas en las Escuelas Comunitarias Registration begins Tuesday, La matrícula comienza el martes May 4 at 4 pm 4 de mayo a las 4 pm recreation.chelseama.gov recreation.chelseama.gov Recreation & Cultural Affairs Division Bea Cravatta, Director Omar Miranda, Manager Ve ronica Sosa-Dunetz, Communications Specialist HELLO CHELSEA! Laura Rodriguez, Program Assistant Alberto Valle, Program Assistant Ka teryn Hernandez Menjivar, The Chelsea Recreation and Cultural Affairs Division is pleased to bring you Technology Assistant our Summer 2021 Program Guide! Security Staff Chelsea Public Schools The Recreation Division is working on plans for an exciting and safe summer season of free classes offered in-person or via livestream as we Chelsea Community Schools remain mindful of the challenges presented by COVID-19. We recognize Advisory Board* that some requirements and practices due to COVID may change and we Kevin Sandoval, Chair are committed to the implementation of all mandated safety precautions Alice Murillo, Co-chair Vanesa Mendoza-Mercado, Recorder throughout the summer. We appreciate the flexibility and understanding of Christopher Marroquin the Chelsea community as we continue to provide recreation activities and Mohamed Qasim park services. Please continue to monitor our website and social media for *Meets 2nd Tues/mo 5:30pm, Williams Building updates. Throughout the summer, we may make changes to offerings and add activities and events on behalf of the community. Chelsea Cultural Council* Marlene Jennings, Chair Chelsea is truly a great place to live! We are grateful to our City Manager, Dakeya Christmas, Co-chair City Council, Boards and Commissions as well as our talented staff, Juliana Borgiani Geiger, Treasurer instructors, and volunteers for their hard work and dedication to our Carolina Anzola Danielle Kim residents and community. Katherine Cabral *Meets 4th Tues/mo 6:30pm, Williams Building Thank you all for your continued support! Chelsea Youth Commission* Bea Cravatta Carla Garcia, Chair Salma Jabri, Co-chair Director, Chelsea Recreation & Cultural Affairs Britney Alcazar, Treasurer Branden Garcia, Secretary Emily Menjivar, Public Relations Dear Residents: *Meets 1st & 3rd Tues/mo 6pm, Williams Building After a very challenging year, the City is excited to reopen our parks and restore recreation activities, although with certain health precautions still in place. Chelsea’s 40 parks and playgrounds provide wonderful venues INCLUSIVE SERVICES we welcome persons of for the members of our community to get some exercise, spend time all abilities to participate in our programs. We with friends, and enjoy nature. Along with no-cost virtual programs, the make every effort to accommodate each family with inclusive programming. To ensure timely Recreation Division is offering a variety of in-person classes, many taking accommodation and to create an enjoyable place in our spectacular parks for Summer 2021. We invite you to explore environment for you, please be sure to submit our offerings and take advantage of these opportunities to grow individually your request for special accommodations when or make new friends. you register. We hope you have a wonderful summer! SERVICIOS INCLUSIVOS damos la bienvenida a personas de todas las capacidades para que participen en nuestros programas. Hacemos Tom Ambrosino todo lo posible para acomodar a cada familia con una programación inclusiva. Para garantizar un Chelsea City Manager alojamiento oportuno y crear un entorno agradable para usted, asegúrese de enviar su solicitud de adaptaciones especiales cuando se registre. Main Office [email protected] Connect 500 Broadway, Rm 100 recreation.chelseama.gov Chelsea, MA 02150 @chelsearecreation 617 466 4070 With Us! chelsearecreation_ma Chelsea Recreation & Cultural Affairs Division The City of Chelsea Recreation & Cultural Affairs Division provides year-round recreation, education, and cultural opportunities throughout the City’s In-Person & Livestream Classes public facilities, athletic fields, playgrounds, and For the benefit of all Chelsea residents, we various other venues to promote positive, enriching are offering mostly FREE programs during the activities that are accessible for all members of the summer season for those who register. Join an Chelsea community. The Division issues permits engaging class at one of our many beautiful for the use of parks, athletic fields, and other public parks, partner facilities, or from the comfort of your own home and receive quality instruction spaces, supports youth and adult leagues, oversees from our talented teachers. It is our intention youth and adult programs held at local public schools to give you an excellent class in-person or facilities including scheduling and managing the livestream. use of those facilities by local organizations outside of the school day. It seeks to build collaborative Clases Presenciales y relationships with City departments, the community, and with partnering organizations and pursues, En Línea En Vivo secures, and manages external funding for Para el beneficio de los residentes de Chelsea, programming. In addition, the Division provides staff estamos ofreciendo actividades EN LÍNEA to the local Cultural Council, Advisory Board, and the GRATIS durante la temporada de primavera . Participa en Youth Commission. para aquellos que se registren nuestras clases desde la comodidad de tu hogar y recibe la a misma calidad de instrucción de nuestros talentosos profesores. Nuestra intención es ofrecer una excelente clase que coincida con la experiencia en persona. Contents / Indice In-Person Classes Contact Information Fitness 3 Información de contacto Arts 6 CHELSEA CITY HALL Enrichment 8 500 Broadway, Rm. 100 Movie Nights 9 Chelsea, MA 02150 Livestream Classes Phone: 617 466-4070 Fitness 11 Fax: 617 466-4099 Arts 11 Email: [email protected] Website: recreation.chelseama.gov Enrichment 12 ESOL 13 Sport Leagues 15 Get Away 16 Cover photos: More Activities 17 Island End Park by Matt Frank and Registration Info 18 John Ruiz Park Parks Information 19 by Ed Wonsek. Instructors, Organizations, & Staff 22 More Programs 24 recreation.chelseama.gov 1 In-pe rson Registration begins Tuesday, May 4 at 4pm La matrícula comienza el martes 4 de mayo a las 4pm 3 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER I 3 formas fáciles de matrícularse [email protected] I 617 466-5233 Monday-Friday, 4-8:30pm register.communitypass.net/Chelsea INDOOR & OUTDOOR PROGRAMAS EN LA ESCUELA PROGRAMS Y AL AIRE LIBRE This summer our enrichment, arts, and fitness Este verano, nuestros instructores de enriquecimiento, instructors are conducting in-person classes at the artes y acondicionamiento físico impartirán clases en Williams Building, 180 Walnut Street, that comply persona en el edificio Williams, 180 Walnut Street, with COVID-19 safety standards. Those held cumpliendo con los estándares de seguridad COVID-19. outdoors are sure to keep participants engaged Los que se llevan a cabo al aire libre seguramente while they enjoy sunshine and socializing. Those mantendrán a los participantes comprometidos held indoors will maintain small group sizes and mientras disfrutan del sol y socializan. Los que se social distancing rules. Outdoor classes will be realicen en interiores mantendrán grupos pequeños y held virtually if there is inclement weather. reglas de distanciamiento social. Las clases al aire libre se llevarán a cabo virtualmente si hay mal tiempo. HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS PROTOCOLOS DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD Health assessment Participants and instructors will be asked to check Valoración de Salud themselves for COVID-19 symptoms before each Se pedirá a los participantes e instructores que se class and to stay home if they feel unwell. examinen ellos mismos para detectar síntomas de COVID-19 antes de cada clase y que se queden en Face coverings casa si se sienten mal. Following recent CDC guidance 4/27/21, participants and instructors will not be required Revestimientos faciales Siguiendo las recomendaciones de CDC to wear face coverings during outdoors activities actualizadas el 27/4/21, no se requerirá que los as long as physical distancing is possible. CDC- participantes e instructores usen cubiertas faciales recommended face coverings will be required durante las actividades al aire libre siempre que to be worn by those who participate in indoor sea posible el distanciamiento físico. Aquellos que activities. participen en actividades bajo techo deberán usar Sanitized materials or equipment cubiertas faciales recomendadas por CDC. Materials or equipment intended to be used by one person for the duration of the class will be issued Materiales o equipos desinfectados Los materiales o equipos destinados a ser utilizados on an individual basis. Everything gets cleaned por una persona durante la clase se entregarán de and disinfected after each class, or will be regularly forma individual. Todo se limpia y desinfecta después sanitized throughout, depending on its use. de cada clase, o se desinfectará regularmente en todo momento, dependiendo de su uso. 2 SUMMER VERANO 2021 In-Person Capture the Flag FITNESS Wednesdays 7-7:30pm July 21-August 25 Ages 6-10 A fast paced game in which two or more teams each have a flag. The goal is to capture the other team's flag, NEW Skateboarding