We equitably enrich community well-being by providing quality parks, trails, facilities, programs and services, and through the stewardship of natural spaces.
April–August 2022 Program Guide Table of Contents
General Information......................................1–3 Inclusive Recreation..........................................3 Facilities.......................................................4–16 Cascades Golf Course........................................6 Rentals..............................................4–10, 13–16 Switchyard Park.............................................8–9 Community Gardening.....................................5 Bryan Park and Mills Pools.......................10–11 Twin Lakes Recreation Center..... 12–13, 30–32 Griffy Lake Nature Preserve.............................7 Facilities, Trails, and Parks with map.......14–15 Shelter House and Ballfield Rentals...............16 Summer Camps..........................................23–25 Community Events....................................17–22 Preschool/Youth..............................................26 Nature and the Outdoors..........................27–29 Adults.........................................................30–34 Sponsorship/Parks Partners...........................35 Registration.....................................................36 Bloomington Parks and Recreation Staff..................inside back cover
Index
Pop-Up Programming..............................22 Rekindle the Ancient Fire.........................28 RenewActive...............................................31 Roving Naturalist.......................................27 Run Club......................................................32 Silver&Fit.....................................................31 SilverSneakers............................................31 Slip ‘n Foam................................................22 Special Olympics Indiana— Monroe County.......................................33 Spring Equinox Fire Celebration and Craft...................................................27 Strawberry Shortcake Festival Concert......................................18 Summer Basketball Camp........................23 Summer Camps................................... 23–25 Summer Solstice Celebration..................21 SUP Beginner Yoga...................................29 SUP for Parents and Kids..........................29 SUP Learn to Paddle..................................29 SUP Solstice Paddle and Meditation.....29 SUP Over 50................................................29 SUP Yoga.....................................................29 Swimming Lessons....................................11 Switchyard Park Concert Series..............19 Switchyard Park Fitness Classes.............34 Tennis and Pickleball Courts in City Parks...................................... 26, 33 Touch A Truck............................................20 Turf Time for Toddlers..............................26 Urban Foraging..........................................28 Wellness on Water Series.........................29 Women in Nature Gaining Skills (W.I.N.G.S.).....................................27 Yoga Stretch...............................................32 Youth Baseball...........................................26 Youth Sailing Camp..................................23 Youth Tennis Lessons...............................26 ZUMBA.........................................................33 ZUMBA Gold...............................................33
Front cover: The 2021 Olympic-themed Bryan Park Kids Triathlon saw dozens of competitors racing for the finish! Photo by Sarah Owen.
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50+ Expo.....................................................20 A Fair of the Arts........................................17 Active&Fit....................................................31 Adult (50+) FREE Programs.....................30 Adult Field Day..........................................21 Adult Sailing...............................................33 Adult Tennis Lessons................................34 Animal Tracking Basics and Beyond......29 Backyard Beach Party...............................26 Banneker Block Party.................................. 5 Bee A Good Neighbor...............................28 Beginning Yoga.........................................32 Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market......................................17 The Bloomington Trail Outdoor Escape Adventure..................................21 Bloomington Trivia Championship Series.............................20 Boot Camp..................................................32 Canoe Find It?.............................................27 Community Gardening............................... 5
Composting Basics....................................28 Couples League........................................... 6 DIY Seed Bombs.........................................27 Drool in the Pool........................................22 Duck, Dodge, and Throw Dodgeball Tournament.........................22 Earth Week Creek Cleanup......................27 Edible, Medicinal, Poisonous, and Useful Plants....................................28 Excel Tae Kwon Do....................................33 Fall Adult Softball Leagues......................34 First Tee of Bloomington.........................23 Fitness Assessments.................................30 FitnessCoach..............................................31 Fossil Frenzy...............................................28 Fourth of July Parade................................21 Friends & Family Sails...............................33 Full Moon Night Hike................................28 Fungal Fun..................................................28 Get Outdoors Day......................................28 Group Exercise Classes...................... 32–33 H.I.I.T............................................................32 Hatha Yoga.................................................32 Junior Golf Clinic.......................................... 6 Junior Lifeguard Training........................10 Junk in the Trunk.......................................22 Kid City Summer Camps.................... 24–25 Mad Paws....................................................18 Marigolds for Mom....................................18 Movies in the Parks...................................20 Natural Rope and Plant Cordage............28 Nature Sounds...........................................17 Navigation: The Art of Finding Yourself.....................................28 Night Paddle...............................................27 One Pass......................................................31 Outdoor Art & Nature Crafts....................29 Peoples Park Concert Series....................19 Performing Arts Series....................... 18–19 PGA Junior League...................................... 6 Pickleball........................................13, 26, 33
General Information
Welcome to City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation!
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