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Happy 4th of July Weekend! Check out our latest eNews with upcoming events, parks and recreation updates, important meetings, activities for everyone, and much more! https://conta.cc/3dGARHh

Get those dancing shoes ready! You still have time to sign up for New In-person Classes with Academy of American Ballet. Dance classes available for EVERYON...E- Tots, Youth and Teens/Adults. Location: 2555 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City Perfect opportunity for beginners to get started and learn from talented instructors! Classes starting Next Week include: Ballet Jazz Hip Hop and more! Register Now: https://bit.ly/RWCDanceClasses

Check out our latest and greatest eNews! This issue includes a Vaccination event tomorrow at Red Morton Park for ages 12+, Redwood City's Events Series, updates on our Veterans Memorial Senior Center construction project and the Racial Equity Mural project, new job opportunities, upcoming camps, and MORE! We're bringing back the fun in 2021! https://conta.cc/2U22ALC

Mini Golf Mania Summer Camps with Third Quarter Sports start this Monday at Sandpiper Field! Mini-Golfers Age 4-9 June 21-25 from 9am-12:30pm ... Kids will enjoy learning proper technique/skill and playing on new miniature golf courses daily! With added challenges and games throughout camp. All children will have their own equipment. Register: https://bit.ly/ThirdQuarterSportsRWC

Welcome Third Quarter Sports to Redwood City! Sign up your kids for their Brand New Carnival Fitness Summer Camp. Camps available M-F from 9:00-12:30pm. ... Camps available at Red Morton Park & Sandpiper Field Enjoy Fitness, Carnival style! Children will improve hand-eye, whole body coordination and stretch all while having fun in a "carnival" atmosphere. Camp activities include: Potato and 3-legged races Hot potato Parachute Tug-o-war Hula hooping and much more! Register: http://bit.ly/ThirdQuarterSportsRWC See more

OUR FINAL POP-UP CHALK PLAY DAY IS THIS FRIDAY, MAY 28! Follow the Rainbow to Marlin Park, 500 Cringle Drive Our creative chalk art team has so enjoyed popping up at different parks around the city this month, creating interactive places for you to play as well as inspiring your kids to add their own flair!... The park will be ready for you in the morning so you can enjoy our drawings all day long! A free 3-piece chalk kit will be available from 3-4 pm at each park to take and create on-the-spot, and at home! Don't forget to tag us in your photos #RWCpopupplay!

Camp Spotlight: Summer Nature Camps with Peninsula Forest and Beach School Camps start June 14! Half and Full Day Camps available! Ages 3-10! Garrett Park... in Redwood City Nature Summer Camp emphasizes unstructured, child-led creative play that is 100% outdoors. Nature Mentors guide your children through a day of experiential-based learning including games, nature wandering, climbing hills, fairy garden construction & more! Click PLAY and Learn more! Register: http://bit.ly/RWCNatureCamps

Thank you to everyone who entered our 1st Virtual Pet Parade during National Pet Week! Let's Pawty! Redwood City truly has some of the best pets! Our Youth ...Advisory Board selected a winner from each category that will receive a $25 gift card for a local pet supply store. A hard decision, there were so many great pets! Congrats To: Dashing Dogs: Bobo Creative Cats: Blue Spectacular Species: Macaroni We hope you enjoy all the pawsitive pet pics in our Virtual Pet Parade. Enjoy the Pawrade!

Join the PAWTY! We’re looking for ALL the pawsitive pet pics for our Online Virtual Pet Parade on May 8, 2021! (Free Entry) To Enter, send us a photo of... your furbulous pet in whatever costume they can humanely handle. Deadline to enter Monday, May 3, 2021 at 5pm. Plus! Our Youth Advisory Board will be selecting a few category winners and dishing out some $25 gift cards to local Pet Supply Stores! Enter and view more info here: www.redwoodcity.org/pawty

We're bringing back the fun in 2021! View our Summer Activity Guide online, now! REGISTRATION DATES... Resident registration - Thursday, April 29 at 10:00 a.m. Non-Resident registration - Thursday, May 13 at 10:00 a.m. Thank you for your patience! Let's do this! https://www.redwoodcity.org/activityguide

Huge THANK YOU to our 5K Your Way participants who shared their victories with us! Truly awesome to see so many of you scoot, run, bike, or wheel across Redwood City! #5Kyourwayrwc

Space still Available! Join Skyhawks Sports Academy at Marlin Park in Redwood Shores for a new session of Soccer and Basktball classes. Classes run on Sundays from 4/18-6/6.... Skyhawks Basketball (Age 4-11) Time: 12:00-12:45PM Learn the fundamentals of basketball that will improve coordination and gross motor skills for all young athletes. Skyhawks Soccer (4-7yr) Time: 1:00-1:45PM Engage in fun individual soccer drills to improve your fine motor skills and progress in your knowledge of soccer. Classes are held in a fun and safe environment following the latest health and safety protocols. Register Now: http://bit.ly/SkyhawksMarlinPark

Lots of fun and exciting classes for our Spring session get started next week. You still have time to sign-up and join us! New classes include: Tiny Tykes So...ccer with Challenger Sports Bring out your future soccer stars (age 5-6) to Red Morton Park! Class starts on Thursday, April 8 from 10:00-10:50am Register: https://bit.ly/TinyTykesRWC Mobile Gymnastics Classes! Ages: Little Tumbler: 3-5yr Rising Tumbler: 6-9yr Rising and Junior Tumbler: 6-12yr M/W/F Class options available. Register: http://bit.ly/MobileGymnasticsApril Come Zumba with Melody Mai at Red Morton Park! Exciting and exhilarating dance fitness class for Adults! Starts April 7 from 11:00-11:45am Register: http://bit.ly/RWCZumbaInThePark

Congratulations to all of the winners of our very first Holly Jolly Holiday Home Decorating Contest! We'd also like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all of our contestants! Redwood City is glowing bright with holiday cheer! We want to give a special shout-out to our Redwood City prize donors who generously supplied us with gifts cards and gift baskets: Dehoff's Key Markets... Harry's Hofbrau Redwood City Prima Deli Milagros Latin Kitchen Colombo's Woodside Deli Check out our video below! We can't wait until next year! Also, our Holly Jolly Map has been updated with the winners! If you decide to take a tour around town, please be courteous and neighborly. If you are out for a walk, please wear a mask and keep your distance from others, and if you are driving, please be respectful of neighborhood streets, and please stay in your car while viewing holiday displays. www.redwoodcity.org/hollyjollyhome

Winter 2021 Activity Guide | Are Parks Open? | SamTrans Ride Now | Horrible Sweater Winners | We're Hiring | Holiday Map & More!

The Online Winter 2021 Activity Magazine is Here! January through March 2021 Resident Registration is now open! Online Only... This issue includes great community information and resources, a feature article on Magical Bridge Playground, and classes and activities for all ages! Just like the Fall Season, this is a living document that we will update as the world changes or if new classes are added. Happy reading! https://issuu.com/prcs/docs/winter_2021_jan-march

Baby Sign Language Online Workshop on Saturday, December 12 from 1:30pm-3:00pm. Happy Baby Signs Sign Language gives babies the opportunity to communicate l...ong before they can verbalize their wants and needs. Fun activities and songs will show you how easy it can be to integrate more than 30 basic signs into your everyday routine and jump-start your child's verbal skills. Register: https://bit.ly/RWCBabySignDec

Reminder! Wednesday, December 16 is our second Zoom Day! And it's FREE! We have another full schedule. Tune in for one session or stay for the entire day! T...omorrow's sessions include: 9:00am - Welcome to Zoom Day 9:15am - Learn ClearCaptions At No Cost 10:00am - Master Gardeners: Rose Pruning 11:00am - Email Security Class LUNCH BREAK 1:00pm - Learn About Stanford/VA Alzheimer’s Center Services 2:00pm - Kidney Health with UC Berkeley 3:00pm - Get Prepared for Legacy Planning 4:00pm - Kick-off Book Club with Robert Pyle 5:00pm - Christmas Performance by Say Smile This program is designed for older adults and is in partnership with Travonde. JOIN US! It's FREE!!! Click here to register! www.redwoodcity.org/zoomday

Important Magical Bridge Update | Holiday Contests | Motor Movies are Back | Activities and More!

BAH HUMBUG! WANTED! Holiday Sweater Owners! You guys are doing a Ho-Ho-Horrible job entering this contest! ... C'Mon Redwood City! We have prizes to give away! Our friends at Vesta and Canyon Inn have graciously given us gift cards to hand out! We want to represent on National Ugly Sweater Day. Yes, that's a real thing! DEADLINE IS TOMORROW AT 5PM!!! SPREAD THE WORD! www.redwoodcity.org/UglySweater

BLING IT ON! Holiday fanatics, it’s that time of year, time for holly jolly cheer! So put on your over-the-top holiday sweater and get ready to decorate for our first annual Holly Jolly Home Decorating Contest! Deck your walls, rooftops, and doors with the brightest of lights and show us your Holiday Spirit, whatever you celebrate! We even have a category for the most decked out front door, so more can join in the fun!... Entries will be judged on the following categories: Brightest On The Block Holiday Spirit Deck Your Door And we'll give a little extra honorable mention to one more entry, Judges' Choice! Prizes include $25 & $50 gift cards from some of your favorite local Redwood City businesses, and not to be undersold, the most coveted award, the Holly Jolly Winner Yard Signs (bragging rights included). DEADLINE TO ENTER: Friday, December 18 at 5pm Entry is FREE! Let's get glowing! www.redwoodcityy.org/hollyjollyhome

We Have Magical News!!! (And a lot more to share!)

Get those dancing shoes ready! You still have time to sign up for Live Online Classes with Academy of American Ballet! Dance classes available for Tots, Youth... and Adults. Perfect oppurtunity for beginners to get started and learn from talented instructors... from the comfort of your home. Classes begin this Friday and Saturday. Classes Include: Ballet Jazz Pilates Mat and more! Register: http://bit.ly/RWCAADClasses

Magical Bridge Update | Holiday Contest Deadlines | RWC Zoom Day | Events & More!

October 23 eNews- Contest & Event Deadlines! | Zoppe Circus Extended | Halloween | Teen Success Project | Art Kiosk | Activities & Much More!

There’s no place like home for the Holidays! Our Home for the Holidays box has everything you need to celebrate the joy of the season with your family. Your box will include a gingerbread house making kit, cookie mix, and hot cocoa along with a few other crafts & surprises! So, get warm and cozy, turn on some music, and enjoy the holiday spirit of the box with your family! Box pick-up will be on Tuesday, December 15 between 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm in the Red Morton Parking ...Lot! Make sure to bring the kids! Our holiday helpers will be there to get you into the holiday spirit! www.redwoodcity.org/holidaybox

October 16 eNews- Playgrounds are Open | Halloween Events | Teen Success Project | Parks Update | Survival School | Activities & Much More!

Voice-Overs...NOW is Your TIME! October 19, 2020 6:00pm-8:00pm... In what could be the most enlightening ONLINE class you’ve ever taken, Such A Voice instructor and professional voice coach will show you how you can actually begin using your speaking voice for commercials, films, videos, and more. You learn about a unique, outside the box way to break into this creative, fulfilling, and potentially lucrative industry. Voice-overs can be managed on your own terms, on your own turf, in your own time, and with minimal overhead! Whether you choose to pursue voice-overs part-time or full-time, this could be the game changer you’ve been looking for. Register: http://bit.ly/RWCFallVoiceOverClass

REMINDER! Don't miss this year's unique virtual Camp-In! Sign up by Friday for a Camper Kit! Pick-ups on Saturday. See below! Saturday, October 24th, from 6:30pm-9:00pm- ONLINE* Redwood City Parks & Arts Foundation may not be able to offer the annual Outdoor Family Camp out this year, so they have created a fun, all-new virtual campout! This is a LIVE virtual campout event, featuring interactive games and activities on a 2D campground where you get to design your... own avatar, play hide-and-seek, participate in a virtual scavenger hunt, a costume parade, and much more! There are multiple packages to register for. Dress up in your Halloween costume and join us! REGISTER NOW! https://rwcpaf.square.site/family-camp-in-campout-home... *Register by 10/16 to make sure you get the Camper Kit that's available for pick up on 10/17. Register no later than 10/23 to join the LIVE Campout event!

PLAYGROUNDS WILL BE REOPENING ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13! We have been working hard since the California Department of Public Health released its playground reopening guidelines. We’re printing signage, installing hand-washing stations, stocking supplies, removing fencing, opening restrooms, and getting our protocols tuned-up. While playgrounds will look the same, things are going to be different. While we know you are anxious, we appreciate your patience as we implement the... final steps necessary in order to re-open. For the health and safety of our children and our community, we are depending on you to follow the rules set forth by the CDPH. We do not have the ability to monitor all of our playgrounds for compliance and we cannot possibly disinfect each playground daily or in-between use. We are doing our best to present the rules, provide some sanitation and open restrooms, and are disinfecting playgrounds at least once a week, but keeping these playgrounds open is ultimately up to you. Lastly, it’s important to remember that while guidelines are in place, sharing high-touch equipment still poses a risk to contracting COVID-19. Please pay close attention to all posted health and safety guidelines, respect the capacity for each playground and amenity, and limit your use to 30 minutes if others are waiting. For more info and updates regarding our playgrounds, visit www.redwoodcity.org/playgrounds

The opening night of the Zoppé Italian Family Circus is Thursday, Oct.1st! New thrilling acts, some familiar friendly faces, and a whole new drive-in experience for the ages! 178 years and seven generations of the Zoppé Family uphold the love and fun of their uniquely intimate show. The Zoppé Circus has survived previous pandemics and even world wars THE SHOW MUST GO ON!... www.redwoodcity.org/zoppe

We’re not ready yet. The California Department of Public Health recently released guidance providing direction on usage of outdoor playgrounds to support a safe environment for children and families. We understand you are eager to visit our playgrounds, but we need some time to prepare for this important undertaking. Based on the updated State health guidance, we’ll need to determine the number of people allowed at one time for each of our playgrounds, develop appropriat...e signage, designate waiting areas by each playground, mark spaces within playgrounds for distancing, establish equipment cleaning procedures, provide hygiene areas, and take other measures. Please visit the CDPH website (link below) to start familiarizing yourself with the requirements that all visitors must comply with. We are now in the process of developing our reopening plan for playgrounds in Redwood City. Thank you for your patience over the next couple of weeks as we put a plan in place that best serves the health and safety of our community. http://bit.ly/CDPHPlayground

Sept. 25 eNews- Cooling Centers | Playground Update | Outdoor Basketball | Zoppe Circus | Blood Drive | Movies Update | Activities & Much More!

Sign-up Today! Get the kids active and moving with Generation Pound, a fitness program where kids use drumsticks to work out and ROCK out to music! Learn mo...re here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_6tbrK1Pqg New Virtual session on Zoom with Instructor Melody Mai starts Thursday 9/24! Register: http://bit.ly/RWCGenerationPound

Virtual Dance Classes on Zoom with Instructor Zumba with Melody Mai starts Next Week! Zumba Kids (Age 5-8) Get the kids moving and dancing with Zumba Kids! E...very class is like a dance party with kid-friendly routines to music kids love! New session with Meldy Mai starts Tuesday 9/22! Generation Pound (Age 7-12) Get the kids active and moving with Generation Pound, a fitness program where kids use drumsticks to work out and ROCK out to music! New session with Melody Mai starts Thursday 9/24! Register: http://bit.ly/RWCFallDanceWithMelodyMai

Outdoor Basketball Skills Training with Legarza Sports starting Saturday, September 19! Sandpiper Elementary Sessions available for PreK to 8th Grade... Legarza Sports skill development program is focused on learning the skills necessary to be successful in the sport. Effective curriculum that allows for social distancing, equipment will cleaned and disinfected prior to each use, temperature checks will be conducted daily for all staff and participants, and there will be ample amount of hand sanitizer available upon arrival. Register: http://bit.ly/RWCLegarzaBasketball

Get those aprons ready! Youth Culinary Virtual Classes start next week! Chef Steve will guide you in a step by step format with a live cooking ses...sion. Whether you are a beginner or a kitchen champ you will enjoy these group culinary sessions. Get ready to make a meal that will impress your family and get you ready to be a star chef! Register: bit.ly/RWCFallYouthCulinary

It's Hello Fresh Meets Junior Chef Stars! Parents! We have an exciting new program for aspiring chefs (and their families!) Our friends at Junior Chef S...tars have created an opportunity for your child to create a meal for 4, once a week for your household! Each week, pick up your very own chef box filled with delicious ingredients and instructions to make a meal for up to 4 people! There is no hassle of signing into another zoom meeting, your aspiring chef can cook for the family once a week on their own time! Additional digital content and activities will be available to your chef to help expand on their cooking from home experience. Sign up for multiple sessions, each session has different foods and recipes. Pick-ups will be on Wednesdays from 4:00-4:30pm in front of Red Morton Community Center. Please register by Wednesday 9/16 for session 1. http://bit.ly/jrchefbox