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
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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