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Party's Over And Programs Begin At Community Center
Still basking in the afterglow of the festive opening on April 10 of Manhattan Youth’s Downtown Community Center, executive director Bob Townley is looking ahead. He calls the newly completed center a “beautiful building but really just a blank canvas.” And while much of the center’s programming has yet to be worked out—and funded—the picture is taking form. Starting this month, the center is open every Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for tours, and for registration for its first programs, most running from June to August. All are free except for “Young Families.” “Young Families”: Monday through Friday, year-round except July and August, parents and caregivers can bring their under-5-year-olds here for parent and child swims and simple play. Cost is $100 a month. K-3rd grade: Four hour program of swimming, art and games on Friday evenings and Saturday days. (A parent is required to be in the center during that time.) Fourth and 5th grade: Swimming, art, and games for older elementary-age children. Parents can drop off the kids or stay at the center.
Seniors: One-and-a-half and two-hour open swims and water aerobics, plus what the center is calling “Café Society”—board games, music and “hanging out.” Similar offerings and more are expected to be offered in the fall, along with a variety of adult classes, including art and fitness. Though much planning lies ahead, Townley said the hardest part is over. “If we can build it, surely we can program it,” he said. “That’s the easy part.” For more information, go to www.manhattanyouth.org
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