They have had a group of volunteers cancel, and need around 40 people to help out in the inflatables area on Saturday, September 12th. You can volunteer to cover a block of time, or all help out all day if you are so willing. This is your opportunity to give something back to your community!

To lend a hand, call Niki Crowe, Special Events Coordinator for the City of Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department at 931-645-7476 or 931-320-6880.

The Summer Youth Program is a six week day-camp type program that is offered each summer to youth ages 6-16. Gyms at various locations are staffed with directors and assistants who assist in playtime activities and to provide free, instructional classes such as dance and karate.

Parents can register their children for dance and karate classes onsite on the first day of Summer Youth Program.  Dance classes are taught by skilled dancers and provide youth with a firm understanding of the fundamentals of dance.  Karate is instructed by trained individuals and presented to the kids in a fun, yet disciplined, manner.  Youth are sure to have fun and enjoy these instructional classes that are offered free of charge.

School gymnasiums are modified to a “community center” setting with daily table games, tournaments, arts and crafts and special activities.  Parents will be able to register their children on site the first day of attendance.  Parents’ permission for children to participate is required at the location you choose.

This year’s Summer Youth Program gymnasium sites are Burt-Cobb Community Center and Crow Community Center (Kleeman Community Center has reached its maximum capacity) as well as Barksdale, Burt, Glenellen, Hazelwood, Liberty, Minglewood, and Byrns Darden Elementary Schools.  The Housing Authority at Summit Heights is also providing a site for this year’s Summer Youth Program.  Housing Authority will also open its Caldwell Lane facility which will be open from 10a.m. to 2p.m. on weekdays.

The Summer Youth Program participates in the USDA Summer Lunch Program, so each child attending the program will be offered a nutritious lunch daily free of charge.

Youth enrolled in the Summer Youth Program can participate in free swim days that are offered each Friday during the program.   Each site has a designated a pool where children can swim free for two hours each Friday morning.  Details for free swimming will be available at each site.  There is no charge for this activity, but free swim does require parent’s permission.  Transportation to the pool is provided from the gym sites.

Summer Youth Program sites are open 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday. All sites will be closed July 3 in observance of Independence Day.  Lunch will not be served this day, as well.

This year’s Summer Youth Program closing event will be held at Burt Cobb Community Center on July 17 from 6-8p.m.   The evening event will be a “Family Night Out” with an assortment of games and activities planned for every member of the family.

In addition to the fun gym activities and swimming, the Parks and Recreation Department offers golf and tennis lessons.  Golf and tennis lessons are free.  Registration will continue this week at the Parks and Recreation Office.  Openings are filling up quickly!  There are still spaces available for ages 11-16.

Parents can also pre-register their children for this summer’s Roxy Regional Theatre’s acting workshop at the Parks and Recreation office this week.  Youth will learn the fundamentals of acting and participate in a theatre performance on July 16 at the Roxy Regional Theatre.  This class is for youth ages 10-16 and requires a $30 participation fee for the six week class.  Spaces are limited, so hurry in to register.

Registration for the Community Centers began Monday, June 1.  All other gym sites will begin registration on June 8, the first day of the program.  For more information about the Summer Youth Program, please call the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department at 645-7476 or visit www.cityofclarksville.com/parksandrec. 

Clarksville Parks and Recreation plans to hold the event at the new Heritage Park Bark Park at a later date.  The new date will be announced as soon as it is determined.

The Fairgrounds Park Bark Park will close May 4 to make way for construction of the marina and redeveloped Fairgrounds Park.   A new Bark Park will open at Heritage Park in summer 2009.

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Children playing at the "Where Imagination Flows" playground

The “Where Imagination Flows” Community Built Playground at the Clarksville Fairgrounds will be closed to the public for repairs until Thursday morning, January 15th, weather permitting.

For more information on this closing, please contact the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department at 931-645-7476.

The Community Centers will be back on their winter hour schedules starting Tuesday, January 6th.  All classes and regular programming will also resume their regular time slots starting Tuesday.  If you forgot what our winter hours are and what classes are being offered, go to www.cityofclarksville.com/parksandrec and click on the fall and winter Recreation Guide for complete details on each individual community center. You can also pick up a hard copy of the Recreation Guide at our main office at 104 Public Square.
Youth Hula classes will start back Monday starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Crow Community Center at 211 Richview Road.  This class is for ages 6 to 10 and new registrations are welcomed.   The beginner’s Adult Hula class will follow at 5:00 p.m. and go until 5:45 p.m. The advance classes start at 6:00 p.m.  All Hula classes are free with an annual $5.00 center ID card.

The Crow Center’s Youth Indoor Soccer will begin on January 10th. The cost is $25 for eight weeks with the purchase of a $5.00 center ID card.

Youth Indoor Soccer times will include ages 4 starting at 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; ages 5 to 6 from 10:45 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.; ages 7 through 9 to meet at 11:45 p.m. until 12:45 p.m.; and ages 10 through 12 will meet from 12:45 p.m. until 1:45 p.m.  For more information on the Youth Indoor Soccer program, call the Crow Center at 931-647-3071.

The after school full court Youth Basketball for ages 12-16 will be on Mondays from 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Burt-Cobb Community Center at 1011 Franklin Street.  The staff will assist in the games and officiating.  Students will be placed on teams each week.  This is an excellent time for youths to get back into shape and in the groove for staying active.

The Kids on Crafts after school group will meet from 3:00 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6th and Thursday, January 8th at the Kleeman Community Center at 166 Cunningham Lane to get ready for the art show on Saturday, January 17th.

Art enthusiasts can mark your calendars for January 17th at the Burt-Cobb Community Center for the first annual Kids on Crafts Winter Art Show.  This will be a great opportunity to see what our after school youths have created during the past season.  The public viewing will start at 12 noon with award announcements starting at 12:30 p.m. Any student who participated in the fall Kids on Crafts after school program is invited to bring their family members and show off their creative work.  The event is free and refreshments will be served.

The Winter Gym program at Byrns-Darden Elementary School will be back open from the holidays starting Tuesday, January 6th for the rest of the winter season.   The gym will be open on Monday’s, Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. each evening. You must be 13 years or older to use the facility however children under 13 years are welcome with adult supervision. Those interested in participating in open basketball should use the entrance on Peacher’s Mill Road to access the gym each night.