Programs

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T'ai Chi Step One in the Gardens

Ease stress, improve health, and increase vitality. Join Marie Lew in warm-ups, breathing exercises, instruction of selected movements and narrated practice of a classic Chen T'ai Chi form. Register online or call 330.740.7116 ext230. Walk-ins welcome. $12/class
Wednesday, Jan. 3-Dec. 18, Noon -1 pm
Fellows Riverside Gardens: Radius Program Classroom

Yoga in the Gardens

Elevate your yoga practice and discover a healthier you with Marina. All levels are welcome to join. Don't forget to bring your mat and a small blanket for ultimate comfort during the session. Invest in yourself for just $15 per class. Let's find balance together! To secure your spot, register and pay online or call 330.740.7116 ext. 230. Walk-ins are also welcome! NO CLASSES ON JULY 4TH, OCTOBER 22nd 24th & NOVEMBER 28.
Tuesday, Thursday, Jan. 9-Dec. 19, 9:30-11 am
Fellows Riverside Gardens: Radius Program Classroom

A Brush With Nature

Mill Creek MetroParks is delighted to welcome The Mahoning Valley Watercolor Society to the Weller Gallery. The exhibit will feature 31 local artists who create with watercolor. The MVWS was founded in 1982 by eleven area artists with a goal to encourage local watercolor painters. The Society provides watercolorists with a place to share work, to learn more about watercolor techniques, and to receive information regarding watercolor-related events in the community. The MVWS artist group includes beginners, as well as professional artists, who teach and show their work internationally.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Jan. 26-Mar. 31, 10 am-5 pm
Fellows Riverside Gardens: Weller Gallery

Yoga Basics Course

Release physical and mental tensions while gradually improving strength & flexibility. Gentle but thorough classes guided by experienced instructor Karres Cvetkovich. register online or call 330.740.7116 ext230. $96-8 week course.
Sunday, Mar. 10-Apr. 28, 9:15-10:30 am
Fellows Riverside Gardens: Radius Program Classroom

T'ai Chi Basics for Beginners Course

Learn this classic art of energy balancing while developing coordination, flexibility and leg strength. Designed for beginners, this course includes warm-ups, breathing exercises and the first steps of a classic T'ai Chi form. Learn to flow through your day feeling centered and attuned!Register online or call 330.740.7116 ext230. course $120
Thursday, Mar. 14-May 16, Noon -1 pm
Fellows Riverside Gardens: Radius Program Classroom

Park Wanderings

Park founder Volney Rogers described himself as a wanderer as he explored what would become Mill Creek Park. Join Educator Miss Lynn for our own wanderings as we visit a different Park location each month. This month let's wander about Fellows Riverside Gardens to look for early blooming flowers. Dress for the weather. Easy 0.5-mile walk. Register/pay by 3/27, online or call 330.740.7107 x 129. No walk-ins. No pets. $5
Friday, March 29, 9-10 am
Fellows Riverside Gardens: Outdoor Concourse

MetroMutts Memberships

Join our 12 month MetroMutts program where we will have an organized hike or activity each month. Every member will receive a drawstring bag, water bottle, dog bowl, dog waste bag holder, and window sticker. Family membership includes immediate family and up to 3 dogs for $40.00. Additional dog or person is $5.00. Individual membership includes one dog and one person for $30.00. Call Wick Recreation Area 330.740.7114 with any questions.
Sunday, March 31, Noon-Midnight
Various Park Locations

A Walk Through the Park

Mill Creek MetroParks presents A Walk Through the Park showcasing works from local artist Thomas Sewickley. The exhibit will feature works of Mill Creek MetroParks in a single, passing moment in time by using soft pastels on sandpaper using a heavy color palette to add energy and to manipulate temperature and contrast. Sewickley chooses sandpaper as his canvas as it allows multiple layers of pigment to be laid down creating a more painterly surface. This free exhibit will be displayed April 6, 2024 through July 7, 2024, within the Weller Gallery inside the Davis Center at Fellows Riverside Gardens, during normal operating hours of Tuesdays - Sundays, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., closed Mondays. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Thomas Sewickley is a lifelong area resident, raised on the North side of Youngstown. Sewickley attended St. Edwards School and Ursuline High School later going on to attend Youngstown State University to earn his Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree along with a Master of Arts (MA) in Curriculum and Instruction from Kent State University. Sewickley is currently the Digital Art Technologies (Computer Animation, 2D and 3D Design, Photoshop) teacher at Warren G. Harding High School and has been employed at the district for 28 years. He is married and has two adult children.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Apr. 6-Jul. 7, 10 am-5 pm
Fellows Riverside Gardens: Weller Gallery

Ready, Set, GROW--Family Gardening Journey

Have you ever wanted to have your own garden, but didn't have any idea how to start? Join park educators for Ready, Set, Grow--a Family Gardening Journey where you will learn the basics for growing your very own first garden. Ready, Set, Grow is a hands-on family gardening program. Each family will have their own 3X10 foot raised garden bed to plant, tend, and harvest from all summer long at the MetroParks Farm (7574 Columbiana-Canfield Road). The program runs from April-September (22 weeks) and includes lessons on basic gardening skills, hands-in-the-dirt time at your own garden, and other activities related to gardening. Program begins on April 6th, 2024, from 2:00-4:00pm at the Ford Nature Center (840 Old Furnace Drive), where you will be introduced to gardening by planting your own seeds. Subsequent classes will meet at the MetroParks Farm roughly twice a month on Saturdays from 2:00-4:00pm. Register one member from your family group by April 5th. All materials (garden bed, plants, tools, etc.) will be provided. $125 for program and materials. Registration required.
Saturday, April 6, 2-4 pm
Mill Creek Park: FNC Education Classroom A
Mill Creek Park: FNC Education Classroom B

Frog Walk

Join park educators as we learn about and search for frogs at Vickers Nature Preserve! Hike will be approx. 1.5 miles; please wear closed-toe shoes and be prepared to get muddy. Meet at Vickers Pavilion 9260 Akron-Canfield Rd. (Rt. 224). Registration required; please register/pay by 4/4 online or call 330.740.7107 ext. 129. No walk-ins. No pets. $3
Saturday, April 6, 5:30-7 pm
Vickers Nature Preserve: Vickers Pavilion
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