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FURNITURE PAINTING FINISHING TOUCHES – TRANSFERS, TOPCOATS AND MORE

One 2½-hour class. Sometimes it’s the little details that make a furniture rehab pop! In this workshop we’ll cover using transfers, decoupage, stenciling topcoats and waxes to make your furniture projects uniquely yours. Leave with a hand-made project to show off in your home. Furniture Painting 101 is recommended before taking this class. Techniques Covered: Applying transfers and decoupage, stenciling, choosing topcoats, using waxes. Additional $20 material fee due to instructor. Ages 16+

HOMESCHOOLING ART DAYS AGES 6-10

Four 1½-hour classes. Join us for our Homeschooling Art Days! This class will focus on art concepts, theories, and methods. Additional $15 material fee due to instructor. Ages 6-10

HOMESCHOOLING ART DAYS AGES 11-15

Four 1½-hour classes. Join us for our Homeschooling Art Days! This class will focus on art concepts, theories, and methods. Additional $15 material fee due to instructor. Ages 11-15

Board of Adjustment Public Hearing

Resource Protection Area Technical Advisory Committee Public Hearing - CANCELLED

License Inspection and Review Board Virtual Public Hearing

Executive Committee

Community Services Committee

Finance Committee

Council Meeting

Yoga

Learn the basic of breathing and pose. Bring your mind and spirit into harmony. relax your body and ease your tension. Bring a padded a mat, empty stomach, towel and water. Adults

Tai Chi at Garfield Park Rec Center

Tai Chi is a weekly class that combines soft flowing movements with proper breathing techniques. Continued practice can relieve stress, increase strength and flexibility, energize the body, and even lower blood pressure. Adults

Pickelball at Garfield Park

Join fellow players and increase your physical dexterity with this new and fun sport that combines many elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong. Reservations are required. Please call (302) 598-6123 or mail hdholeman@gmail.com Reserve your time. No Drop-ins are allowed.

Chicago Style Steppin' Dancing at the Garfield Park Rec Center

Step into this style of Chicago’s African American dance, formerly referred to as BOP, with your instructor Belinda McGuire-Davis. Chicago-Style Steppin' Dancing is a smooth calm dance of striding, gliding, dipping, and dabbing to music by popular African American big bands. 2-hour classes, $12 drop-in fee, FREE to 55+ Lifestyle Members.

AIKIDO

A powerful martial arts form that increases body awareness, energy flow and ease of movement. for information or to register, call (302) 368-7081 or visit diamondstateaikido.com. Ages 16-Adults

Line Dancing at Glasgow Park

Learn basic line dances, then show off your skills in the last half of the class. 1 ½ -hour class, $9 drop-in fee per class, FREE 55+ members. Adults

Tai Chi at Glasgow Park

Tai Chi is a weekly class that combines soft flowing movements with proper breathing techniques. Continued practice can relieve stress, increase strength and flexibility, energize the body, and even lower blood pressure. Adults

Line Dancing at Glasgow Park

Learn basic line dances, then show off your skills in the last half of the class. 1 ½ -hour class, $9 drop-in fee per class, FREE 55+ members. Adults

Line Dancing at Glasgow Park

Learn basic line dances, then show off your skills in the last half of the class. 1 ½ -hour class, $9 drop-in fee per class, FREE 55+ members. Adults

Tai Chi at Glasgow Park

Tai Chi is a weekly class that combines soft flowing movements with proper breathing techniques. Continued practice can relieve stress, increase strength and flexibility, energize the body, and even lower blood pressure. Adults

Yogalates at Hockessin Rec Center

A combination of Yoga postures and Pilates core strengthening exercises, postural awareness, and stabilization. Benefits include better flexibility, muscular strength, and relaxation.

BARRE SCULPT

An exciting workout to add to your weekly routine. This class combines dynamic ballet-inspired movements for non-dancers, and strengthening exercises using light hand weights. It is a low impact form of exercise, so it is gentle on your joints and suitable for all levels of fitness. A floor mat is not needed for this class. All you'll need to bring is a set of free weights between 2 and 5 pounds. Adults

Line Dancing - Movin' & Groovin' to the Oldies

As we begin to age, a healthy body can help preserve our independence and longevity. This class will offer a little bit of something for everyone. Increase your flexibility and strength, work on your balance to prevent falls, and a bit of cardio all at the individuals own pace. Low impact fun movement/exercise class with free style as well as pattern movements. Benefits can include improved energy and endurance, improved memory and boost your mood. All of this done to music you will recognize! All ages welcome but is geared toward our active adult population

Beginner Line Dancing

As we begin to age, a healthy body can help preserve our independence and longevity. This class will offer a little bit of something for everyone. Increase your flexibility and strength, work on your balance to prevent falls, and a bit of cardio all at the individuals own pace. Low impact fun movement/exercise class with free style as well as pattern movements. Benefits can include improved energy and endurance, improved memory and boost your mood. All of this done to music you will recognize! All ages welcome but is geared toward our active adult population

Improver/Intermediate Line Dancing

This improver/intermediate class is the step up from basic beginner using the foundation learned in the basic class with new steps and rhythms. Registration required. Call 302-239-8861 or email kathleen.kozur@newcastlede.gov to register. Adults

BARRE SCULPT

An exciting workout to add to your weekly routine. This class combines dynamic ballet-inspired movements for non-dancers, and strengthening exercises using light hand weights. It is a low impact form of exercise, so it is gentle on your joints and suitable for all levels of fitness. A floor mat is not needed for this class. All you'll need to bring is a set of free weights between 2 and 5 pounds. Adults

Rockwood's Historic Structures Walking Tour

Take a rare walk back in time to learn how the existing and lost structures of Rockwood completed a working estate of food production, animal husbandry, household utilities, transportation, and other 19th-century challenges. Your guide will be dressed in vintage clothing and will use vintage photographs to provide you with the history of Rockwood as you walk from structure to structure. Tour is approximately 90 minutes in length and covers approximately 1 mile to include surfaces of grass, gravel, and paved areas. Ages 14+. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended. Use “Art-Reach2022” and “RPPS2022” coupon codes at check out to unlock membership discount – must provide proof of membership at the beginning of the tour.

Rockwood Guided Meditation

Meditation is a thoughtless awareness involving a calm body and quiet mind. There are many approaches to meditation. In these sessions, we will explore some of the many ways to facilitate meditation. Instructor: Maryann Quinn.

Yappy Hour at Rockwood Park

In partnership with the Wilmington Brew Works, Rockwood and its friend’s group, the Rockwood Park Preservation Society (RPPS), will host a monthly happy hour gathering for lovers of dogs, beers, and live music. Dogs have always been present in Rockwood and have made some of the estate’s most memorable inhabitants. The whole park is open and the events will include scavenger hunts for kids and families, descriptions of Rockwood’s “best friends” as well as hand-made dog toy workshops. Cash bar-bring a snack! All sales support Rockwood’s ongoing preservation efforts.

Story Time and Craft at Rockwood

Each month, Rockwood partners with Syncretic Press to foster reading and charge imaginations through BOOK WALKS AND TRAIL TALES program, putting books in nature. On the last Saturday of the month, museum staff and volunteers read this featured book or another popular title and follow it up with a craft that families can take home and work on together. Kids 5+.

Guided Meditation at Rockwood Park

Meditation is a thoughtless awareness involving a calm body and quiet mind. There are many approaches to meditation. In these sessions, we will explore some of the many ways to facilitate meditation.

Flow Yoga

During the summer season, Rockwood’s Flow Yoga with instructor Maryann Quinn will start take place outdoors.

Flow Yoga

During the summer season, Rockwood’s Flow Yoga with instructor Maryann Quinn will start take place outdoors.

Story Time & Craft - For Kids 5+

Each month, Rockwood partners with Syncretic Press to foster reading and charge imaginations through the BOOK WALKS & TRAIL TALES program, putting books in nature (for more information, see our tours section).

Zumba® at the Whitehall Rec Center

Zumba Fitness is a program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. It incorporates interval training alternating fast and slow rhythms to help improve cardiovascular fitness. Zumba Toning uses lightweight toning sticks to enhance rhythm and tone all their target zones, including arms, abs and thighs. It combines body sculpting exercises and high energy cardio work to create a calorie-torching, strength-training fitness party. $6 drop in fee per class . Adults

Zumba® at the Whitehall Rec Center

Zumba Fitness is a program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. It incorporates interval training alternating fast and slow rhythms to help improve cardiovascular fitness. Zumba Toning uses lightweight toning sticks to enhance rhythm and tone all their target zones, including arms, abs and thighs. It combines body sculpting exercises and high energy cardio work to create a calorie-torching, strength-training fitness party. $6 drop in fee per class . Adults

Movers and Shakers at the Whitehall Rec Center

Movers & Shakers, is a music & movement class that is fun, lively and educational too! It is an opportunity for children and their caregiver to be introduced to songs & lyrics, rhythms & rhymes, & other fun games & activities too. We will sing, dance, explore colorful, musical instruments of all kinds, reach for bubbles & scarves soaring through the air, and much more!! Class is designed for children ages 10mo - 5yrs of age and a caregiver Must register online in advance

Zumba® at the Whitehall Rec Center

Zumba Fitness is a program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. It incorporates interval training alternating fast and slow rhythms to help improve cardiovascular fitness. Zumba Toning uses lightweight toning sticks to enhance rhythm and tone all their target zones, including arms, abs and thighs. It combines body sculpting exercises and high energy cardio work to create a calorie-torching, strength-training fitness party. $6 drop in fee per class . Adults

Zumba® at the Whitehall Rec Center

Zumba Fitness is a program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. It incorporates interval training alternating fast and slow rhythms to help improve cardiovascular fitness. Zumba Toning uses lightweight toning sticks to enhance rhythm and tone all their target zones, including arms, abs and thighs. It combines body sculpting exercises and high energy cardio work to create a calorie-torching, strength-training fitness party. $6 drop in fee per class . Adults

Zumba® at the Whitehall Rec Center

Zumba Fitness is a program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. It incorporates interval training alternating fast and slow rhythms to help improve cardiovascular fitness. Zumba Toning uses lightweight toning sticks to enhance rhythm and tone all their target zones, including arms, abs and thighs. It combines body sculpting exercises and high energy cardio work to create a calorie-torching, strength-training fitness party. $6 drop in fee per class . Adults