Spring/Summer 2017 RECREATION & PARKS ActivityGuide Register online! www.santarosarec.com Para informacion en Español, vea pagina 91 Splash Around! Community Events Spring and Summer Check out the for Everyone! Day Camps! interactive Spray Fun family events Lots of options for Ground! every month! every kid! pg. 89 pg. 2-3 pg. 25, 28, 31-46 SCAN to access online registration Use our handy index to find exactly what you’re looking for! pg. 104 FAMILY FUN • EXPERIENCE IT EPICENTER • 3215 COFFEY LANE • SANTA ROSA • VISITEPICENTER.COM WELCOME TABLE OF CONTENTS Art Exhibits 4-7 CONTACT US Boating & Sailing 40, 47-48 Questions about Registration 543-3737 Community Events 2-3 Class & Activity Questions [email protected] Department Information 89-92 TDD For Hearing & Speech Impaired Differently Abled Adult Programs 88 (Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm) 543-3289 Howarth Park 8 Community Centers Bennett Valley Senior Center Luther Burbank Home & Gardens 9 (Open Mon-Fri, 9am-2pm) 545-8608 Plan a Birthday Party 90 Finley Community Center Parks, Facilities & Rentals 1, 89, 92 (Open Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm; Sat 9-11am) 543-3737 Picnic Reservations 92 Person Senior Wing Santa Rose Rural Cemetery 10 (Open Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm) 543-3745 Summer Work Experience for Teens 13-14 Steele Lane Community Center (Open Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm) 543-3282 Volunteer 11 Pools Active Adults (50+) Programs 66-74 Finley Aquatic Center Classes 69-73 (Open Mon-Fri, 6am-8pm; Sat, 9am-1pm; Drop-In Programs 66-68 Sun, 10am-1pm) 543-3760 Senior Center Information 66-68 Ridgway Swim Center (Open Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm; Sat/Sun, 9am-1pm) 543-3421 Special Events 74 Sports Adult (18+) Programs 49-65 Play Santa Rosa Sports Message Hotline 543-4317 Arts & Crafts 49 Softball & Youth Sports Field Condition Business & Computers 50 (Updated Mon-Fri at 3pm) 543-3474 Dance 51-52 Rentals Health & Fitness 53-59 Facility Rental Information Message Line (Available 24 hours) 543-3733 Special Interest 61-63 Rent Finley Community Center [email protected] Sports 64-65 Rent Person Senior Wing [email protected] Aquatics 75-87 Rent Steele Lane Community Center [email protected] Rent Bennett Valley Senior Center [email protected] Facility Information 75 Rent Deturk Round Barn [email protected] Public Swim Hours 75-76 Rent Church of One Tree [email protected] Safety Training 79 Group picnics in-person reservations at Finley Comm. Center Swim Lessons 82-87 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm) 543-3753 Waterpolo 79 Youth Programs 15-46 On the Cover Dance 15-17 Five-year-old Kingston Nevarez splashs around in the interactive spray Drama 18 ground located at Prince Gateway Park, 171 Santa Rosa Avenue. This feature Fitness & Sports 19-24 is a seasonal amenity that operates April-October. For more information Horsemanship 25 visit page 89. Special Interest 26-27 Tot classes 28-29 Tot Camps 28 Spring Camps 31 Summer Camps 32-46 Registration Information 93-94 Stay Connected! Registration/Refunds 93 “Like” us on Facebook and follow us on Instragram! Registration Form 94 Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter at www.santarosarec.com. Index 104 Spring/Summer 2017 1 COMMUNITY EVENTS February April February 25 April 22 Kids Fishing in the City History Walking Tours at the Rural Cemetery Come to Lake Ralphine for a morning of family fishing. Thirty- Experience the history and learn the stories of the people of Sonoma minute “Learn to Fish” clinics will be offered which will cover all County and California during an 80 minute docent-led walk through the basics. Loaner rods provided. Children should be 5 years and this pioneer cemetery. Note that there are uneven surfaces and slopes. older and must be accompanied by adults. Fishing licenses are Tours leave every 20 minutes from 10-11am. Meet at the Franklin Gate. required for adults 16 years and older. Licenses are not required Admission is free; donations appreciated. to assist your child. Sign up near the Lake Ralphine Boat House. This event is sponsored in part by the California Dept. of Fish April 22 and Wildlife and the Santa Rosa Firefighters Association. 9-11am, On Stage at Courthouse Square Lake Ralphine, Howarth Park, 630 Summerfield Road. This is a free On Stage at Courthouse Square is an outdoor showcase of Santa event! Rosa’s performing arts scene at the Earth Day Festival in Courthouse Square. Don’t’ miss this opportunity to enjoy FREE live performances February 26 by some of the area’s most talented performing arts groups while Kids Fishing Derby enjoying the many activities of the Earth Day Festival. Don’t miss our annual Fishing Derby at Lake Ralphine in Howarth Visit srcity.org/arts for a schedule of performances. Park. Prizes will be awarded for biggest catch for multiple age groups. Youth, 15 and younger, can register near the Boathouse April 25 on the day of the Santa Rosa History Tour - Hometown Parks, History and Landscape event. Children must Rosie the Trolley will take you on a fascinating two-hour tour with be accompanied by a Santa Rosa’s most charismatic historian, Bill Montgomery. Bill will share parent or guardian. No the captivating history of our local treasures from the early 1800s boat fishing for contest to the great earthquake. Participants will take a few short walks to participants. Must bring get a better view of historical sites. Board Rosie the Trolley from the your own equipment. main parking lot at Howarth Park, near the snack bar. A water bottle This event is sponsored is recommended. Tickets are sold in advance. $20/person; register at in part by the Santa Rosa santarosarec.com and use barcode #83442. Min 10 Max 25 Firefighters Association. 7:30-10:30am; $3 per April 26 participant. Recreation & Parks Volunteer Appreciation Night This event celebrates the contributions our Recreation & Parks volunteers have made throughout the past year in making our parks and programs better! 6pm, De Turk Round Barn. March Visit www.srcity.org/parksvolunteer for more information. March 11 Arbor Day Tree Planting Party May Join us to recognize Arbor Day and Luther Burbank’s Birthday! Help May 6 us plant several trees in the park 2017 Senior Expo and then stick around to enjoy Explore 80+ interesting and informational exhibitors. Not just for a little birthday cake! This family seniors, bring the whole family! event will go on rain or shine. • Discover travel opportunities Dress in weather and gardening • Learn about benefit opportunities appropriate clothing. Event is from • Search-out recreation and fitness programs 9am-12pm; Julliard Park. • Take advantage of free health screenings Visit srcity.org/arborday for more • Visit educational seminars details. 9am to 12pm, Person Senior Wing (2060 West College Ave.), FREE March 12 May 14 St. Patrick’s Day 5K Mother’s Day Plant Sale and Chosen Spot Expo Join us for the sixth annual St. Patrick’s Day 5K in a new location Bring the family to Luther Burbank Home & Gardens for a this year at Finley Community Park (2060 West College Avenue)! memorable Mother’s Day. Explore the gardens, take a mini-tour of Proceeds benefit Santa Rosa Recreation & Parks Scholarship Fund. the home and enjoy hands-on projects with the kids. Admission is Get details and register online at www.srcity.org/spdrun. $3, children under 12 are free. Visit lutherburbank.org for more info. 2 Spring/Summer 2017 Register at santarosarec.com COMMUNITY EVENTS May 23 Santa Rosa History Tour - The West End: Live at Juilliard Concerts It’s Italian Heritage & the Railroads The popular Sunday concert series returns Rosie the Trolley will take you on a fascinating two hour tour with with FREE outdoor performances in Juilliard Santa Rosa’s most charismatic historian, Bill Montgomery. Bill will Park. Extend the weekend and come to share the captivating history of our local treasures from the early enjoy a picnic dinner filled with music, food 1800’s to the great earthquake. Participants will take a few short and fun! A different band performs each walks to get a better view of historical sites. Board Rosie the Trolley week through August 13. Juilliard Park, 227 from the main parking lot at the Howarth Park, near the snack bar. A Santa Rosa Avenue. For band information personal water bottle is recommended. Tickets are sold in advance. go to srcity.org/liveatjuilliard. Min 10 Max 25 Dates: $20/person; register at santarosarec.com and use barcode #83443 June 25 July 9 July 23 August 6 May 29 July 2 July 16 July 30 August 13 Memorial Day at the Rural Cemetery Honor the day with activities, guests and refreshments. This July 22 year will include special recognition of the 150th anniversary of Stones and Images Tour the California branch of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Have you ever wondered about the origins and meanings of all the veterans’ organization. Located at the Franklin Ave entrance to the different shaped stones, carvings and symbols in older cemeteries? Join Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery. Free admission. our docent-led tour at the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery and be amazed at the variety and history. Tours leave every 20 minutes from 10-11am. Meet at the Franklin Gate. Admission is free, donations appreciated. June July 23 June 24 Live at Juilliard Concert History Walking Tours at the Rural Cemetery For band information go to srcity.org/liveatjuilliard. Experience the history and learn the stories of the people of Sonoma County and California during an 80 minute docent-led July 28 walk through this pioneer cemetery. Note that there are uneven Parks Make Life Better!® Bash surfaces and slopes.