Almost Time!

The Leisure Services Department announces its slate of summer camp programs for 2022. The Department offers the most diverse selection of award winning summer camps in Northeast Georgia including day camps highlighting art, nature education, sports, and theatre. Opportunities are available for children from ages 6-17

Camp listings are available at www.accgov.com/myrec. Online registration begins Saturday, March 19 at 9:00 a.m. for Athens-Clarke County residents. Non-residents may register beginning Monday, March 21 at noon. Online registration will take place at www.accgov.com/myrec

Scholarships are available for qualifying ACC residents. Parents who wish to apply for a scholarship must do so in person at a Leisure Services Department facility office. Applicants must apply for a scholarship at least five business days prior to registering for a program or camp. Applicants must have a valid email address. More information, including required documentation, is available at www.accgov.com/scholarship.

For more information, please call 706-613-CAMP.

Step Back in Time

Sandy Creek Nature Center invites you to the Log House Open House on Saturday, March 12 from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Join us as we open the doors to the Log House and explore life in earlier times.

This program is for ages 3 and older (children must be accompanied by an adult). The fee is $3 per person. Online registration is underway.

For more information, please call Sandy Creek Nature Center, 706-613-3615

Super Sham-Rocks!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day at Memorial Park!

Participants will go on a treasure hunt, decorate pots to fill with new found gold, and make a nature craft! This activity is open to children up to 6 years of age.

This program is planned for Thursday, March 17 from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. The fee is $3 for ACC residents and $4.50 for non residents. Parents/chaperones are admitted free of charge and must accompany children. Online registration is underway.

For more information, please call 706-613-3580.

Classic City Majorettes

Come and twirl with the best! The Classic City Majorettes offer instruction in dance-twirling, strutting, marching technique and more!

Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in community performances around the community.

This program is for girls and is held at Bishop Park located at 705 Sunset Drive. The spring session takes place Tuesdays, March 15 through May 17. Programs are available for ages 5-17. The fee is $65 per person for Athens-Clarke County residents and $97.50 per person for non-county residents. Batons and uniforms are extra and will be ordered at the first class.

Online r egistration is underway.

For more information, please call 706-613-3589.

Hey Parents! Need a Break?

Parents Night Out at Lay Park offers a safe, fun environment for children to spend an evening while parents enjoy a little time to themselves. Children will be offered unique activities and themes to keep kids engaged and active.

This special program is scheduled for Friday, March 18 from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. at Lay Park The fee is $10 for ACC residents and $15 for non-residents. Online registration is underway.

For more information, please call 706-613-3596.

Spring or Summer Picnic?
Plan Ahead!

Thinking about having a spring or summer picnic? Now is the time to reserve your picnic shelter or pavilion.

The Department offers large and small picnic shelters and pavilions for rent at several parks.

Individuals are able to request a rental online and staff will contact you to finalize your event details.

Summer Jobs

The Leisure Services Department is now hiring for 120 summer positions. Applications are currently being accepted for summer positions with camps and aquatics.

Pay begins at $15 an hour. Mid-summer bonuses, dependent on position, range from $200 - $400.

Applicants may apply online at www.accgov.com/jobs.

For more information, please call 706-613-3090.

Limited Tickets Available

Athens Creative Theatre (ACT) presents The Sugar Bean Sisters, March 24 through 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Quinn Hall at Memorial Park.

In this Southern Gothic comedy of romance, murder and alien abduction, the Nettle sisters are determined to escape spinsterhood—one by going to Salt Lake and finding a good Mormon husband and the other by hopping on the spaceship when the “space people” return. Faye and Willie Mae are returning home to their swamp dwelling in Sugar Bean, Florida, after a disastrous day trip to Disney World. Having witnessed the landing of an alien space craft some 25 years ago in her daddy’s sugarcane field, Faye prepares for the return of her celestial visitors on this night, the very anniversary of that fateful day.

Tickets are currently on sale and will be available through the Morton Theatre Box office (ticket outlet only) or by calling 706-613-3771. Tickets will be available on the nights of the performances at Quinn Hall from 6:30 -7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and seating is limited.

For more information, please call 706-613-3770.

ACCGov Leisure Services Online Registration

The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department offers a diverse selection of activities highlighting the arts, environmental science, recreation, sports,
and holiday events for adults and children.

All registration takes place online at www.accgov.com/myrec .

ACCGov Leisure Services Scholarships

The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department offers scholarship to qualifying Athens-Clarke County children.

Scholarships allow participants to pay less than the program fee.

For more information, including required documentation,
please visit www.accgov.com/scholarships

Georgia Recreation and Park Association

Agency of the Year

Populations: 80,000 - 150,000

2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2021

The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department

205 Old Commerce Road, Athens, GA 30607

www.accgov.com/leisure

706-613-3800