Recreation Program Update - July

Upcoming Programs, Registration Deadlines, and New Releases:
 
Pickleball Leagues – last league of the season starts this month!
Our first league of the season started on April 30 and will run through July 2! Ramsey Parks and Recreation is partnering with Minnesota Pickleball to offer structured ladder leagues where players compete individually, rotate partners each session, and move up or down based on performance, with results posted weekly. Leagues will take place at the Central Park courts.

• Sessions
  • Wednesday Evening Late Season
    • July 16 - September 17, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

• Cost: $65/person
• Registration: Pre-registration is required, space is limited.

   
Two Rivers Art Fair
Save the date for the Two Rivers Art Fair for its second year at The Draw! We’ll have over 100 artist booths, food trucks, demonstrations, art classes and activities, live entertainment and more!

• Date: Saturday, July 19, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Cost: Free to attend
• Registration: Artist booths are officially full!
• Volunteer: We can’t run this event without the help of our wonderful volunteers! Two and three hour shifts are available here.

 
Intro to Pickleball – one session left this year!
Learn the basics of pickleball with certified instructor Gwen Radel from Nitty Gritty Pickleball! This fun, two-hour beginner class covers rules, scoring, terminology, fundamentals, and court positioning—paddles and balls provided. These classes fill fast! Please only register for one Intro to Pickleball session, all classes cover the same materials. Classes take place at the Central Park courts.

• Dates:
  • Day      Date                Time   

                       Su.       July 27            1 – 3 p.m.

• Cost: $15/person
• Registration: Pre-registration is required, space is limited.
• Ages: 10+

 
Science Camps
LEDs, Circuits, and Conductivity Camp
Dive into the world of electricity and art with hands-on projects—build light-up fireflies, copper-tape anglerfish, glow salt circuits, and your own squiggle bot!

• Dates: July 28–31, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. at Central Park
• Cost: $155 per camper
• Ages: 4 to 12

Foam, Slime, and Potions Camp
Mix up color-changing elixirs, bouncy balls, and homemade fizzing “Pop Rocks” in this bubbling exploration of chemistry and creativity!

• Dates: July 28–31, 12:30–3:30 p.m. at Central Park
• Cost: $155 per camper
• Ages: 4 to 12

Full-Day STEM Adventure
Register for both camps for a seamless full-day experience (9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.) with a supervised lunch and play break at no additional cost—just bring a nut-free lunch from home!
 
Party in the Park
Party in the Park is back with giant waterslides! We’ll also have food trucks, yard games, and a popup Time2Play with Northgate Church. Later in the evening, head on over to the amphitheater to listen to enjoy Minnesota’s ultimate Beatles tribute band – Hard Days Night!

• Dates: Thursday, July 31, noon – 7 p.m. in the ballfields at The Draw
  • Food Trucks are open until 5 p.m.
  • Concert runs from 6:30 – 8 p.m.
  • Time2Play will be there from noon – 2 p.m.

• Cost: FREE
• Note: There is a misprint in the Ramsey Resident, July 31 is the correct date of this event.

 
Soccer Clinic
Whether you’re just starting out or looking to sharpen your game, our four?session Soccer Skills Clinic with i9 Sports delivers coaching in dribbling, passing, shooting, defending, tactics, and game?play drills. This is a great way to test out if your kiddo is interested in starting a soccer league, build upon skills, or learn new ones!

• Dates: Mondays & Wednesdays, August 18 - 27 at Central Park
  • Age                       Time

                       3 to 4                    5 – 6 p.m.
                       5 to 6                    6:15 – 7:15 p.m.
                       7 to 9                    7:30 – 8:30 p.m.

• Cost: $85/kid, includes t-shirt

 
 
Recurring Summer Programs:
  
Concert Series
The outdoor concerts are a family-friendly event series accompanied by supplemental programs such as Art in the Park and conclude with the Trott Brook Benefit Bash. 

• Dates: Thursdays, June 12 -- August 21, 6:30 – 8 p.m. at The Draw
  • There IS still a concert on July 3! Join us this week for Church of Cash!

• Cost: Free to attend

• View the full lineup online here

 
Art in the Park
Art in the Park with the Rumriver Art Center takes place Thursdays in conjunction with the Concert Series. This year’s theme is Art Around the World!

• Dates: Thursdays, June 12 -- August 14, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at The Draw
  • No session on July 3

• Cost: $5/person
• Registration: Pre-registration is required. Register online with the Rumriver Art Center here.
• Ages: 5 to 15

 
Time2Play
Play is fundamental to a child’s healthy development and community gives children a feeling of belonging and safety. Time2Play with Northgate Church combines the two by providing a weekly destination for fun! Bring your kids and their friends and join us for games, sports, crafts and snacks.

• Dates: Tuesdays, June 17 – August 19 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. at the ballfields at The Draw
• Cost: Free to attend
• Registration: Pre-registration is encouraged if you would like to receive event reminders or notifications of any weather related changes.
• Although this event is partnered with a church, this is not a religious activity or “church event.” Northgate Church wishes to provide services to the community with kids and families in mind, regardless of belief.

 
Wednesday Evening Yoga
Weekly Yoga is back! After a long pause we are excited to bring back Wednesday evening yoga at Central Park.

• Dates: Wednesdays, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Central Park

• Cost: $5/session
• Registration: Pre-register prior to arrival at the class. Walk-ins taken on a first come first serve basis.  

 
 
 
 
Coming up Next & In the Works
Planning for our 2025 programs and events is in full swing! We’ve locked in dates for some popular returning events and a few exciting new ones:

• Next Month – In August we have Intro to Archery classes, Moana 2 playing for Movies in the Park, Science Camp, and Soccer Clinics, and more to look forward to! Our Parks and Recreation Field Trip to Jam Hops in June was such a success that we’re working on expanding our partnership with Jam Hops!
• Volunteer opportunities – want to get involved with the community? Let us know! We’re looking for volunteers to assist at a variety of our events.
• Happy Days – Registration for Happy Days events and sponsors have started to open. For more information, visit our Happy Days website here.
• Expanding communications – At events, we often hear that people are just discovering everything we offer. We’d love to reach people where they are to share our programs and events. Right now, we have been utilizing EventBrite, Nextdoor, Facebook, this E-Newsletter, our Website, Ramsey Resident, and submitting events to local papers and other online event boards. If you have other places you receive information and think would be a great place for us to spread the word, please let me know!
• Got an idea you think Ramsey would love? Let us know!

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