City of Alexandria, VA
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Winter 2010 Class Registration
Registration for recreation classes and activities opens Monday, December 14 for City residents, and Monday, December 21 for nonresidents at 9 a.m. The Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities offers multiple ways to register.
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Recreation Program Guide
The Winter 2010 Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities' Program Guide is available for download, and printed copies are available at City recreation centers, libraries, City Hall and historic properties. Download the Winter 2010 Program Guide here, or Request a Free Subscription to receive future issues in the mail.
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Alexandria Soft Playroom at the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center
Designed for children five years of age and younger, the Soft Playroom is lined with cushioned walls and flooring, movable soft blocks and other structures children can move and build, a ball pit, and a separate section for toddlers providing for a safe, bright and inspiring play space for young children to romp and climb indoors.
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Jerome “Buddie” Ford Nature Center
At the Nature Center, you can see live animals up close, participate in family activities, host a birthday party and learn about the cultural and natural history of Dora Kelley Nature Park, a 50-acre wildlife sanctuary with a mile-long nature trail that meanders along streams, wooded hills, and freshwater marshland. The Naturalists on staff are here to help you and your family explore and enjoy Alexandria’s wild side!
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Early Morning Fitness at Charles Houston
Start your day at the Charles Houston Recreation Center with a brisk workout in the center’s fitness room and gymnasium, or relax in the game room and computer lab. Single and multi-visit admission passes available for purchase.
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Ad Hoc Fort Ward Park and Museum Area Stakeholder Advisory Group
The City of Alexandria's Ad Hoc Fort Ward Park and Museum Area Stakeholder Advisory Group will advise City staff on Fort Ward Park and Museum use and management. The ten members of the group were appointed by the City Manager in October 2009 based on their commitment to a balanced, multi-use park and historic site in the City, and are representative of the diversity of interests and uses of the park and museum site.
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Charles Houston Recreation Center Room Naming Dedication Ceremony
The City of Alexandria will host a dedication ceremony at 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 27 at the Charles Houston Recreation Center. The Center's gymnasium will be named after Coach Louis Johnson and Mr. Morris Seibert, two individuals who made outstanding contributions to the youth of Alexandria, and the swimming pool will be named the Memorial Pool in honor of the nine African American youth who drowned in the Potomac River recognizing that before integration African American youths were not permitted to swim in the Alexandria Municipal Pool.
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Message from the Mayor
Alexandria is a caring community which promotes healthy life-styles and physical fitness for individuals, families and our youth. I am pleased to announce the opening of the Alexandria Soft Playroom at the Chinquapin Park Recreation Center.... continued
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