The Athens-Clarke County
Leisure Services Department's E-Newsletter
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Toddler Programs for FallThe Leisure Services Department has a variety of toddler programs planned for the fall. Online registration is underway!
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Calling All Seniors!"Get Fit" is back this fall! Get ready to sweat during this six-week series where every session will include a warm up, 20-30 minutes of heart pumping low-impact fun, and a cool down.
"Get Fit" is for ages 55 years and older and takes place Tuesdays, September 2 - October 7 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. at Lay Park.
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An Athens Tradition: Classic City MajorettesCome twirl with the best! Classic City Majorettes offers instruction in dance-twirling, strutting, marching technique, and more! Our majorette program is the hit of the town! Students will learn the basic skills and fundamentals of baton twirling including basic twirls, beginner tricks, bodywork, and more!
Classes available for students ages 5 and older and are held at Bishop Park under the covered tennis courts. Program begins Tuesday, September 9. The fee is $65 for ACC residents and $97.50 for non-residents. Batons and uniforms are extra. Online registration is underway.
For more information, please call 706-613-3589.
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Embrace the Arts this Fall!
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Get Moving!The Department continues registration for fall sports and other activities that will get you active and keep you moving!
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Free Afterschool ProgramsThe Leisure Services Department offers free afterschool programs at its community centers. Heard Park located at 400 McKinley Drive, Howard Park at 293 Henderson Ext, and Lay Park located at 297 Hoyt St. all offer free afterschool programs daily from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Lay Park's program is underway. Heard and Howard Park afterschool programs begin on September 9.Participants receive one on one homework help during the school week from University of Georgia volunteers. Additional activities include recreational activities, computer access, and arts and crafts. Check with your child’s school to see if bus transportation to the center is available. Parents are responsible for picking up their child each day. For more information, please call 706-613-3800.
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Holiday Hours All Leisure Services parks will operate under regular hours on Monday, September 1. Sandy Creek Park will be open, as well
The Walker Park Splash Pad will be open from 1:00-5:30 p.m. Admission is $1 per person. Other aquatic facilities are closed for the season
All other department facilities (Sandy Creek Nature Center, Lyndon House Arts Center, all community centers) will be closed on Monday, September 1 and will reopen Tuesday, September 2 with regular hours of operation.
For more information, please call 706-613-3800. .
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"Peach Fuzz" at Lyndon House Arts CenterVictoria Dugger's work explores identity, disability, and Southern heritage through a reimagined Southern Gothic lens. As a disabled Black woman, she navigates themes of isolation, desire, and visibility, blending vulnerability, beauty, and the grotesque. Her figures--exaggerated, anthropomorphic stand-ins for her own body--are adorned with pearls, frosting, and glitter, merging opulence with decay. Her current exhibition "Peach Fuzz" is on display at the Lyndon House Arts Center through August 30.
Drawing from Southern domestic iconography, Dugger's work plays with body horror, humor, and excess, challenging ideas of beauty, deformity, and survival. She reflects on the complexities of girlhood and femininity, reclaiming space for bodies often overlooked or misunderstood.
Victoria will give an artist talk alongside her limited-edition print release on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.
All exhibitions at Lyndon House Arts Center are free of charge and open to the public. Exhibitions are on view during regular gallery hours Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The Lyndon House Arts Center is closed on Saturdays when there is a University of Georgia home football game.
For more information, please call 706-613-3623.
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East Campus Connector Bridge Temporarily Closed for RepairsThe Department announces the temporary closure of the East Campus Connector Bridge. The work is expected to take 6-8 weeks to complete this needed maintenance. The Greenway will still be open from Oak/Oconee Street to the North Oconee River and along the river north to south. The East Campus Connector Bridge is a 235-foot bridge spanning the Oconee River and connects the Greenway Trail System and the University of Georgia campus.For more information, call 706-613-3620.
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ACCGov Leisure Services Online RegistrationThe 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 .
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ACCGov Leisure Services ScholarshipsThe Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department offers scholarship to qualifying Athens-Clarke County children.
Scholarships allow participants to pay less than the program fee.
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Georgia Recreation and Park AssociationAgency of the Year
Populations: 80,000 - 150,000 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
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The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department 205 Old Commerce Road, Athens, GA 30607 706-613-3800 |
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