2019 Spring Brochure PDHP_Spring_2019_WEB Final | Page 14

March Mon Mar 4 | Parents Day Out | Ages 5-10 Deer Creek Racquet Club Parents need a break too! Kids have a great time swinging into action as they learn the art of playing tennis, racquetball, wallyball and ping-pong, while mom or dad takes the day off. *Members who bring a non-member friend get 50% off. 2001583-A M 9am-2:30pm $62/day* Mon Mar 4 | Body Fat Analysis | Free Recreation Center of Highland Park FREE screenings provided by NorthShore University HealthSystem. See page 54 for details. 4:30-6:30pm FREE Wed Mar 6 | Women’s Health Screening | Free Recreation Center of Highland Park FREE screenings provided by NorthShore University HealthSystem. See page 54 for details. 10-Noon FREE Fri Mar 8 | Spring Skating Exhibition Centennial Ice Arena FREE to watch! Featuring skaters enrolled in our Learn-to-Skate and Freeskate programs at Centennial Ice Arena. Skaters who wish to skate must fill out a form with their coach and pay at front desk. 4-7pm $15 to participate Sat Mar 9 | Self-Defense Training | Ages 8-Adult West Ridge Center The Braveway Self-Defense System is not a martial art, and no previous self-defense training is required. The techniques are easy to learn, extremely effective, and work regardless of your size, strength, speed or skill. Includes lecture, demonstration, hands-on instruction, scenario-based training, defense against armed and unarmed attackers: • single and multiple attackers • standing, sitting, and ground techniques • rape prevention Instructor: The Braveway. Min/Max: 8/20. For more information, call 847.831.3810. 2557300-A 10am-Noon $31/37 Sun Mar 10 | Maple Syrup Harvest | Ages 6- Adult Sunset Woods Park Listen to a folklore of how maple sap was discovered, tap a tree and enjoy a pancake with maple syrup after. Additional pancakes available for purchase. Cash only. See page 46 for details. 2245152-A 10-11am $12 2245152-B 11:30am-12:30pm $12 14 Park District of Highland Park • 847.831.3810 • pdhp.org Tue Mar 12 & 19 | Ceramic Flower Workshop | Grades 1-5 West Ridge Center Create a ceramic flower lawn ornament that will be the first to bloom in the spring and stay fresh and colorful all summer long! The first day you build your flower with clay and the second day you glaze the flower. Come to the workshop with a few sketches or photographs of a flower you’d like to create. Completed flowers are approximately 1 foot tall and are ready for pickup on Apr 9. Instructor: Chris Plummer. Min/Max is 7/10. For more information call, 847.831.3810. 2205201-A Tue Mar 12 4-5:30pm $45/50 Tue Mar 19 4-5pm Thu Mar 14 | Blood Pressure & Glucose Screening | Free Recreation Center of Highland Park FREE screenings provided by NorthShore University HealthSystem. See page 54 for details. 4:30-6:30pm FREE Thu Mar 21 | Mushrooms of Northern Illinois: A Photographic Journey Through the Seasons | Adults Heller Nature Center Learn about wild mushrooms of Northern Illinois; more specifically those of Lake, Cook, DuPage, Dekalb, Lee and Ogle counties as they appear throughout the seasons. See page 46 for details. 2245168-A 7-8pm $10