DIRECTORY - WINTER/SPRING 2012 Bridge Lessons........................................50
* Ceramics - Basket ..................................55 * Ceramics - Decorative Lamp................55 * Ceramics - Storage Box .........................55 * Cold Connections Bracelet ...................55 College Funding - The College Admissions and Funding Process....52
College Planning - How to Prepare for the College Experience...............52 Couch Potato Fridays ............................53
* Culinary - A Special Winter Meal.........56 * Culinary - Cooking with Flavored Olive Oils and Balsamic Vinegars ...57
* Culinary - Cooking with Points Plus ...56 * Culinary - Fish Dishes Your Family Will Love...............................56
* Culinary - Mexican Fiesta .....................56 * Culinary - Raw Food Revolution..........54 * Culinary - Slow Cooker Meals..............56 * Culinary - Techniques Series.................56 * Culinary - The Perfect St. Patrick’s Day Dinner........................................56
* Culinary - Vegetarian Cuisine...............56 * Department of Social Security Administration Workshop...............50
Extended Travel......................................58 Garden Plots...........................................54
* Gardening - Edible Garden Delight .....54 * Gardening - Grow Your Own - Vegetables for the Beginner .............54
* Gardening - Landscaping Tips for All Seasons.........................................54
* Gardening - Starting Flower and Vegetable Seeds Indoors...................54
* Girlfriends Game Night ........................53 Glass Fusing - Jewelry Pendants ...........55
* Glass Fusing - Koi Pond Glass Art........55 * Glass Fusing - Mosaic Cross, Gecko or Butterfly ............................55
* Glass Fusing - Swarovski Beaded Pendant & Matching Earrings.........55
* How to Avoid Falling for a Jerk............50 Instructional Ice Fishing........................52
* Is Converting My IRA to a Roth IRA Right for Me? ...................50
* Learn to Sell on eBay the Right Way....52 Line Dancing for Beginners ..................50
* Mastering the Art of Productivity with Technology ...............................51
Mini Golf Breakfast League - Putt-ing and Pastry...........................53
* Old Fashioned Estate and Financial Planning............................50 Painting - 123.........................................55
Painting - Acrylic & Oil.........................55 Pets - Basic Dog Obedience ..................52 Photography - Digital for Beginners....51 Photography - How to Get the Best Results from Your dSLR Camera.....51
Photography - How to Shop for and Get the Most Out of dSLR Camera Lenses ...................51
Photography - Taking Better Pictures ...51 Popcorn Matinee....................................53
* Resin Pendant.........................................55 Safety - Adult CPR & AED Training....53 Safety - First Aid.....................................53 Safety - Infant & Child CRP & AED Training....................................53
Self Hypnosis - A Trimmer Healthier You ....................................54
Self Hypnosis - Motivation for Success ..54 Self Hypnosis - Release Stress/Reach a Goal.................................................54
* Speed Reading Workshop .....................51 Stepping Out Walking Club..................53
* Trips - Chocolate Exhibition at the Field Museum.........................58
* Trips - Disney on Ice - Dare to Dream..58 * Trips - Historic East Troy Electric Rail Luncheon.....................58
Trips - House on the Rock....................58 Trips - Rivers Casino*............................58
Adult Sports and Leagues 59 - 61
Baseball League - Adult .........................60 Basketball................................................61 Basketball - High School .......................61 Basketball Leagues - Men’s Summer ....60 Downers Grove Bicycle Club................82 Horseshoe Club......................................82 Flag Football League - High School .....61 Karate......................................................43 Sand Volleyball League - Summer Beach Bums.......................59
Soccer......................................................61 Softball Leagues - Men’s & Women’s....59 Taekwondo .............................................42
* Volleyball League - Women’s 40+ Indoor........................60
Volleyball ................................................61 Special Events
62 - 63
* American Girl Doll Overnight..............62 Aquafina MLB Pitch, Hit and Run Competition..............................63 Bunny Hop & Egg Hunt........................62
Dates and times of programs are subject to change.
resident registration Classes fill quickly!
don’t miss Sign up early!
DEADLINE to be included in the lottery is Tuesday, December 13 at noon
REGISTER online at
www.dgparks.org. See page 83 for registration details.
Celebrate the Week of the Young Child ......................................63
Flashlight Egg Hunt ...............................63 Kids Outdoor Flea Market ....................63 P.I.G. Championship of the World - Big Pig................................................62
Passport to Safety...................................63 Road Rally...............................................62 School’s Out Day....................................63
* Snowman Scavenger Hunt....................62 Spring Break Escape ..............................77
Teen Activities 64 - 65
ACT Practice Tests .................................64 CITRA: Teen Advisory Council ............65
* Fantasy/Science Fiction Writing...........65 * Krush Skake Park...................................64 Live! At Lincoln Center - Teen Concert!..65
* Music History Seminars ........................64 Overnight Teen Ski/ Snowboarding Trip...........................64
Paint Ball Trip! .......................................64 Snow Tubing - School’s Out! ................64
* Speed Reading for ACT/SAT Prep........65 McCollum Park Miniature Golf Downers Grove Golf Club
65 66 - 68
Camp - Indoor Jr. Golf..........................67 Cross Country Skiing ............................68 Golf Clubhouse Rentals.........................66 Golf Lessons - Group ............................68 Golf Lessons - Parent/Child..................68 Golf Lessons - Private............................68 Golf Lessons - Semi-Private..................68 Intramural Golf Program......................68 League - Junior Golf ..............................67 League - Women’s Scramble .................67 Rates and Information ..........................66 Tournament - 14th Annual Bob Nelson Junior Golf Amateur ...67
Tournament - 36th Annual Pine Hollow .....................................68
Women’s Only Golf School...................67 Natural Areas
69 - 72 Arctic Adventures...................................71
* Beaks & Peeps.........................................72 Big Bug, Little Bug .................................72 Boy Scout Saturdays ..............................71
* Cool Family Adventure .........................70 Coyote Club............................................71 Goodnight Twilight Hikes.....................70
Green Family Famers.............................70 Hours and Information.........................69
* Leap Frogs...............................................71 Lessons from a Worm Wrangler...........72 Nature Neighbors .................................71 Nature Tales............................................72 Snowshoe................................................70 Snowy Tracks & Trails ...........................72 Spring Break Camp................................71
* Stream Stomping ...................................71 Teambuilding Workshops .....................69
* The Scoop on Poop ...............................71 Timber Tykes..........................................72 Volunteer Opportunities .......................69 Wild Day Off ..........................................70 Worm Bin Basics....................................70
* Afternoon off from School Make and Take - Scrapbook............75 American Girl Doll Game Day.............75
Downers Grove Park District Museum
73 - 75
* American Girl Doll Overnight..............75 American Girl Doll Tea Party ...............74 Civil War Encampment.........................75 Civil War Veteran Cemetery Tour ........75
* Day off from School Make and Take - Time Capsule.........................74
Exhibits ...................................................73 Family Victorian Valentine Creations....74 Historians of the Future Club...............73 History Camp on the Road - Spring Break......................................74
Make a Civil War Photograph for Families........................................74
May is National Historic Preservation Month!.........................75
Spring Gardening...................................75 Tea Time .................................................75
Active Adult Center
Spring Break Programs Parks/For Your Information SEASPAR
Community Partners
Registration Information Registration Form
HRecreation Reward Points l
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78 - 81 82 82 83 84
Earn rewards points by participating in one of our featured recreation programs. It’s simple! When you register for one of our featured programs, you will automatically earn rewards points which can be redeemed for discounts off future recreation program fees and services. Participation in the program is free and you are automatically enrolled when you register and complete one of our featured programs.
This Season’s Featured Programs Include: Premier Group Exercise (pgs. 12-13) Preschool Gymnastics (pgs. 17-18) Fundamental Sports (pg. 36) Big Pig (pg. 62) Schools Out Day of Play (pg. 63) Spring Break Escape (pg. 77)
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