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July 2021
Swansboro Parks & Recreation
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All activities take place at the Recreation Center (830 Main St Ext) in Swansboro, unless otherwise noted. The Recreation Center’s hours are: Mon-Fri, 9am-7pm, Sat, 8am-12pm, closed Sunday. Call (910) 326-2600 for more info. Be sure to visit our website at swansboro.recdesk.com to register for events.
Adult Programs
Onslow Senior Services Nutrition Site: Mon-Fri, 9am-12pm (Return date TBD) (Subject to Recreation Center Opening)
Fitness Programs Pound Fitness Class. Saturdays, 9-10am: Come get fit with Ripstix! Start your new year's off right and join us at the Swansboro Recreation Center for our 5-week Pound fitness class with OFFICIAL POUND Instructor Karen Daly. Pound is a fun, total body workout that fuses the best strength training, Pilates, and cardio moves through drumming exercise. This program is appropriate for all fitness levels, age 13+, men and women, $6 per individual session.
Special Events and Information Seaside Book Buzz – Monthly Virtual Book Club. Join us for an exciting year of reading! This year’s mixture of classics and contemporary fiction is sure to pique your interest. Membership is free through the Swansboro Parks and Recreation Department. Because the book club is virtual, you can join from anywhere. Discussions are held monthly on Zoom. Meetings are scheduled at 6PM ET. Open Play Pickleball Season. This is a casual, co-ed season perfect for any age or ability. The league will meet Monday, Thursday and Saturday mornings from 8 to 11am and Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 3-5pm. Cost is $15 for resident and $20 for non-resident for the entire season, or drop-in fee of $3 for any one session. July 2: Fireworks – at dark. Join us downtown Swansboro for our holiday fireworks show. Streets in the downtown area will be closed starting at 5pm. July 7 & 21: Kids Half Day Adventure Camp w/Pogie’s. 8am-12pm. Kids ... enjoy a half-day of guided shark tooth and shell searching, crabbing and fishing with Pogie’s Fishing Center. A snack will be provided. Drop off and check in will be at Pogie’s Fishing center in downtown Swansboro starting at 8am. Pickup will be at 12pm. This program is limited in space due to the number of seats in the boat. Registration is $50 per individual. July 11 & 29: Kids Fishing Day w/Pogie’s. 8am-12pm. Pogie’s Fishing Center will provide the bait and gear for this fun fishing day open to kids 7-12 years old. Meet at Pogie’s before heading out to throw some lines at Bicentennial Park. We ask that this program is drop off due to space constraints so please send your angler with water, snacks, sunscreen, appropriate shoes/clothing and anything else they might need and we will provide the rest! Registration is $40 for this 4-hour fishing day. TBD: Fellowship Night. 6:30-7:30pm. This program welcomes adults of all abilities to come together for a fun evening with a rotating theme or activity scheduled every month. This program is geared towards adults with special needs and will be held once a month as an after dinner/evening group. We extend this invitation to anyone who is in their senior year of high school and above. For more information, call 910-326-2600 or come by the Swansboro Recreation Center. Registration is FREE. July 16: Summertime Paint & Sip. 5:30-7:30pm. Calling all adult painters and wine aficionados! Bring your own wine/beer to sip on while we create a spring themed canvas painting using acrylic paints. This program is for adults only (21+) and all supplies for the class will be provided. We will also have some sweet snacks available during this program.
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Be on the lookout for more July programs! Like us on Facebook: Town of Swansboro Follow us on Instagram: @swansboro_recre8 Register for programs at: swansboro.recdesk.com
252.726.6661 www.ginnygordons.com ISLAND REVIEW • July 2021
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