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December 2025
Post Date:11/26/2025 12:02 PM

 Monthly News & Updates

 Dec 2025      

Registration WINTER 2026

 

Winter registration is almost here!

Login to your account and jot down course ID numbers, Winter Registration opens 12/3 @ 12:00 PM. You can register in person, online, or over the phone with our Customer Service team. >> Prepare for Registration

 

 

Shop local artwork at Handcrafted Holiday Sale at Shadelands Art Center!

Saturday–Sunday, 12/6–12/7⁠

 

Over 50 student artists and teaching artists will be selling their work. This year's sale includes two room of handcrafted gifts, plus a special shopping area for kids to shop for their grown-ups!

 

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Handcrafted Holiday Social
     

 

Holiday Letters are back! November 13–December 17

Surprise your child or grandchild with a personalized letter and official “Nice List” certificate from a beloved holiday figure. Choose from: ⁠Santa Claus, Mitzvah Moose from “The Mensch on the Bench”, and Elf on the Shelf. Drop off your letters at Center for Community Arts (111 North Wiget Lane) ⁠or Civic Park Community Center (1375 Civic Drive). >> Register Here

 


 

 Adult Classes

Start the new year with wellness or a new hobby. For more adult ceramics, cooking, music, and art classes, be sure to check online!

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Strength and Flow Yoga

Thursdays, 1/8–2/26
9:00 AM–9:50 AM

Perfect for all levels, this practice blends mindful movement, breath-work, and meditation to enhance flexibility, reduce stress, and promote balance. 

     Register  

 

 

 

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Sound Bath Meditation

Tuesdays, 1/13–2/3
2:15 PM–3:15 PM

Experience a soothing sound bath designed to promote deep relaxation and balance for the body and mind.

    Register 

 

 

  More Adult Classes

 


 

Youth Classes + Camps

Camps for December Holiday break:

To see all Fall–Winter camp offerings, visit here.

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Computer programming Camps for ages 8–14!

Multiple camp sessions offered.

 

    Register  

 

Ninja Camp    

Multi-sport camps.
Growfit for ages 4–12 & Ninja Camp for ages 6–12!

Multiple camp sessions offered. 

    Register   

For youth ceramics, sports, music, and art classes, be sure to check online!
Youth Classes

 


 

 Intergenerational

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Music Together

Location: Civic Park Community Center
Several times and day options starting 1/13!

Fun for parents/adult caregivers and babies/toddlers/preschoolers together to foster a love of music and early music skills. Our family classes feature songs, movement and group activities.

     Register  

For more intergenerational yoga and music classes, be sure to check online!
Multi-Age and Family 

 


 

Your Donation Opens Doors

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This holiday season, please consider donating to our scholarship program, which makes classes and camps possible for low-income community members. Your contributions power arts and recreation possibilities! >> Donate Today

 


 

Fall–Winter Sports

 Water Exercise classes are back at Clarke Pool!

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

Shallow Water: 8:15–9:00 AM. A low-impact environment that supports movement and balance while still offering the benefits of light weight-bearing exercise.

Deep Water: 9:15–10:00 AM. Uses float belts for increased buoyancy and reduced joint stress, with a focus on core engagement and stability.

   

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Learn More

       

Meet the Instructor!

Lacey O’Brien brings a lifelong passion for aquatics and water fitness to our Water Exercise program. Raised in a competitive swimming environment — where the benefits of water exercise were a frequent topic at the dinner table — Lacey values the power of water resistance to improve endurance, stability, and overall health.

 


 

Specialized Recreation

These events are designed for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

 

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A Christmas Carol–Lesher Center for the Arts

Saturday, 12/13
1:45 PM– 5:15 PM

Register Here

Get into the holiday spirit and join SpecRec at the Lesher Center for a magical performance with music, dance and laughter. Meet at the Civic Park Community Center and walk over to the Lesher Center for the Arts.

   

Low-Sensory Ice Skating

Tuesday, 1/6⁠
6:00 PM–8:00 PM⁠
Register Here

The rink will be closed to the public during this time and reserved for individuals with disabilities and their family members. Participants can expect softened lighting, minimized sounds, and sensory tools available for use as needed.⁠ ⁠

       

 

More SpecRec Events

 


 

Upcoming Arts Events

 A Christmas Carol

 

This holiday season, Center REP has assembled an award-winning team of artists for an all-new production of the treasured holiday classic, A Christmas Carol.

In this heartfelt and exceedingly lively new adaptation, a young Tim Cratchit makes a wish on a candle, invoking a series of ghostly visitors to the bedside of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. With a “humbug!” on his breath, the curmudgeon is whisked away on a journey of awakening. Don’t miss the Bay Area’s grandest telling of Dickens’ classic in this not-to-be-missed premiere production–order tickets today.

On view through December 14, Observations of a Still Life explores the enduring relevance of the still life.

The artists in this exhibition deftly navigate our chaotic environment, transforming ordinary items into objects of curiosity and, at times, obsession. >> Learn More

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