Education is the key to safety and respect.
That is especially true with firearms.
Taught by a firearm instructor from the Woodstock Police Department, SKILLS - Gun Safety is a basic class designed to cover the importance of gun safety with particular attention to the four cardinal rules of gun safety. Also to be discussed will be the safe ways to store a firearm in the home and the avenues to obtain training on shooting and carrying.
When: November 7, 2024 at 6:30pm
Where: WGLSC Multi- Purpose Meeting Room, 223 Arnold Mill Road
Fee: $10
Whether you're crushing fitness goals, looking for a running community or race training, this group is for you. We will start with 5-10 minutes of running drills with instructor Brian Skouras then put some miles in!
Participants will be grouped by individual running pace and will run a scenic 3-5 mile route through downtown Woodstock. Stick around post-run for free coffee. We'll engage in conversation, discover run insights, discuss upcoming events, and you'll leave energized for the day ahead!
Headlight, chest light, or vest light is recommended.
When: Every Wednesday at 6am
Where: Noonday Creek Trailhead, 11 Elm Street
Cost: FREE with registration
Pickleball is a sport that can be played by anyone, regardless of age or sports background. Simply put, it's fun! Think of ping-pong with a larger paddle and a wiffleball on small tennis court and you are most of the way there. Want to learn? Discovering Pickleball is a 1.5 hour class devoted to getting you ready play Pickleball, and you will by the end of the session! This introduction to the sport is taught at the Dupree Park Pickleball Counts. Equipment is provided.
It's Not All Turkeys and Pumpkin Pie!
Giving Thanks ROCKS! is a fall offering of the ROCKS! series where folks gather together to paint river rocks and distribute them throughout the city. In anticipation of Thanksgiving Day, let's celebrate with hand-painted, messages about all of the things we are thankful for with art on rocks! So come on down, paint and then grab some lunch in downtown Woodstock. Afterward, hide your rocks for others to find and enjoy! Giving Thanks ROCKS! is free, but registration is required as supplies are limited.
When: Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 11am
Where: WGLSC Activity Center Expansion, 223 Arnold Mill Road
Cost: FREE with registration
Want to be creative in your community? Join us for Chalk in the Walk - Fall on Monday, November 25, 2024 at 11am at the Gazebo at the Park at City Center.
Chalk in the Walk - Fall is a November offering of the Chalk in the Walk Series where folks gather together at and creatively draw with chalk in the sidewalk blocks. Chalk is provided. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the day. Let's have some fun!
Chalk in the Walk is free, but you must register all who plan to attend (even the little ones!) as sidewalk space is limited.
When: Monday, November 25, 2024 at 11am
Where: Gazebo at the Park at City Center, 101 Arnold Mill Road
Cost: Free with registration
STEP RIGHT UP AND GET YOUR TICKETS TO THE CHICKEN NOODLE GAMES!
Chicken Noodle Games? Yep. We are going to play games with rubber chickens and pool noodles. Why you ask? For fun, exercise, out-of-the-box thinking and teamwork...that's why! Come join in the fun!
All supplies provided.
When: Monday, November 25, 2024 at 1pm
Where: Dupree Park Pavilion #1
Cost: $5
Join us for School Break Fun Day at the Northside Hospital-Cherokee Amphitheater on Tuesday, November 26 from 10am - 2pm.
We're breaking out all of the games we can get our hands on...spikeball, cornhole, disc golf, trackball, trick shots, hula hoops...you name it. We'll have crafts and yoga on the Big Stage and fitness classes on the green. Our co-host ChrisAlly Events & Party Rentals is bringing inflatables, rides and we will have music cranking!
School Break Fun Day is free, but if you register early, you get a sticker and who doesn't want a sticker?
When: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 from 10am - 2pm
Where: Northside Hospital-Cherokee Amphitheater, 103 Arnold Mill Road
Cost: Free with registration
Woodstock Parks & Recreation has a pipeline to the Big Guy at the North Pole! If your children (or you...) would like to send a letter to Santa Claus, just drop it in the Santa Mail box in the Gazebo at the Park at City Center. Word has it that you may get a letter back, so be sure to include your return address!
The Santa Mail box will be available from November 29 - December 13.
Park at City Center
101 Arnold Mill Road
Woodstock, GA 30188