Planning a Staycation? Register for Your Favorite Spring Park Program Today! Programs Begin April 3

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Ready, set, go register! One easy way to learn how to hit a ball out of the ballpark is by registering for the free Chicago Cubs Baseball Rookie League. If dunking is more your style, join one of the Chicago Park District's many basketball programs. Let’s not forget the chefs in the family. ‘Fun with Food’ and ‘Fitness and Nutrition' classes make preparing healthy meals at home a breeze. Take the plunge and learn to swim or amp up your workout routine. There is truly something for everyone to try this spring at a nearby park.

Save your spot today! Most classes begin the week of April 3.

Highlights

Get paid and have fun! The Chicago Park District is hiring recreational leaders to help support staff in supervising recreation activities, leading small groups in drills and agility exercises, and guiding campers during arts, crafts, music, and day camp activities. Fin out more here!

Congrats to one of our very own! Meet Tommy Shimoda. He is the 24 year old Special Olympics skater who is heading to Austria to compete in the 2017 World Games. Join us at Mt. Greenwood Park on March 11 at 5 pm for a send off celebration and rally.

Skip to the front of the line and register for summer camp before everyone else. You can win the opportunity to register in advance of open enrollment for all Chicago Park District Summer 2017 program offerings by entering the Early Access Registration Sweepstakes here.

Everyone is invited on Friday, March 17 to witness the annual dying of the Garfield Park Conservatory's pond! Honoring the St.Patrick's Day tradition of dying the Chicago River green, staff will use remote-controlled toy boats to help stir the environmentally friendly dye.

Get Involved

Looking for volunteer docents interested in being trained to give interpretive tours of the Lincoln Park Conservatory and Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool. The deadline to register is March 31, 2017.

Love to swim? Looking for a fun summer job? If you answered yes to both of these questions, consider becoming a Chicago Park District lifeguard. Find out more & apply here.

Have you tested your park knowledge yet? It is just one of the easy ways to get rewarded for participating daily on the Park Points website. Start by redeeming the code provided below here to get 100 Park Points.

Code: FITNESS

Artists, beat-makers, song writers and authors you are invited to the Chicago Park District's 1st Friday’s #MakeAndShake events! Arts XIII is putting together this series of drop-in, FREE events, for youth ages 12-14. Plan on joining us April 7 and May 5 for an evening of art making, storytelling, community building, dinner and more at Clarendon Park, Piotrowski Park or Tuley Park, from 5 pm to 7 pm!

Featured Discount:

$10 Discount on 2017 Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle 8K on Sunday, April 2! Use the coupon code SHUFFLEcpd to receive the discount at checkout. Open to first 100 registrants. Offer expires March 17 at 12 pm.

Experience Your Park

Discover Bronzeville's historic nightlife, talented musicians and entertainment venues in the visual and musical exhibit titled “Unsung Bronzeville: Pioneers of Black Music" at the Arts & Recreation Center at Ellis Park. The opening reception is on March 8 at 5 pm and the showcase will be on display thru March 31.

Get your maple syrup straight from the source during the Maple Syrup Festival at North Park Village Nature Center on March 25 & 26 from 10 am to 3 pm. Families can enjoy strolling the trails and a sample of the fresh and warm 100% natural syrup made right in front of them.

See Merrimac Park, Shabbona Park, Portage Park and Loyola Park kid racers put their wooden model cars to the test during the Downhill Derby at Merrimac Park on March 24 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. These cars were all designed and built as part of the parks' woodshop classes.

Score a goal and test out your passing skills on Vittum Park's new soccer field. Join us for the grand opening celebration on March 11 at 11 am. Kids of all ages can register for our Spring soccer programs here.

Chicago Park District

4830 S. Western Avenue

Chicago, IL 60609

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