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ACTIVE SANTA MONICA!
Santa Monicans
are fortunate to have excellent weather
year-round and an abundance of fitness and
recreation opportunities. Active
Santa Monica will highlight ways to
incorporate
active living and healthy lifestyle choices
into your daily routine.
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Pétanque Arrives in
Santa Monica at Palisades
Park
Pétanque Courts have been added to
Palisades Park, just south of the
Senior
Center (1450 Ocean Ave). The courts are
open for drop-in use by all daily, 8 am - 10 pm.
What's Pétanque? Similar to bocce and
horseshoes, Pétanque is a relaxing
lawn game that requires no special skills and can
be played by all ages. Stop by and check it out!
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THE COMMUNITY GARDENS NEW FACEBOOK PAGE!
Santa Monica's Community Gardens provide an
opportunity for people to exercise, practice
sustainability, grow organic fruits, flowers
and vegetables, and meet neighbors with like
interests.
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City of Santa Monica and Santa Monica-Malibu
Unified
School District Partner to Open More Doors to Fitness
Sharing a strong commitment to meet the
community’s recreational needs and pursuant
to the Santa Monica High School Master
Facilities Use Agreement, the City and the
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
have partnered to make the new synthetic
turf football/soccer field and other
recreational facilities at Santa Monica High
School (SAMOHI) available for City programs
and community use during specified
non-school hours.
The new synthetic turf field is available
only by permit as are the Drake Pool and
Natatorium, dance studio, wrestling room,
and south gymnasium. The track, outdoor
basketball courts and tennis courts will be
available for both drop-in and permitted
use.
The
City manages use of the field, track and
tennis courts and the District manages
the
remaining facilities.
MORE INFO:
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FIELD: visit the
"field"
page or call the City's
Community Recreation
Permit Office at
310-458-8300, ext. 1.
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TRACK: visit the
"track"
page or call
the City's Community
Recreation Permit
Office at 310-458-8300,
ext. 1.
OUTDOOR TENNIS COURTS: visit the
"tennis" page
or call the City's Tennis Reservation
Office at
310-394-6011.
Outdoor basketball courts, Swimming
pool, dance studio,
wrestling room, &
gymnasium: contact the School District Facilities Office
at
facilitypermits@smmusd.org or
call 310-395-3204, ext. 71586.
MEMORIAL PARK FITNESS ROOM NOW OPEN
YEAR-ROUND!
Looking for an easy-going gym experience
with top-notch equipment? Head to the
Memorial Park Fitness Room
@ 1401 Olympic
Blvd.!
Open Monday – Friday, noon to 9 pm, and
on weekends noon to 7 pm.
Daily entry is $3 for residents or $4
for non-residents.
Four-week passes are available at just
$24 for residents or $32 for
non-residents.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS for community classes
Are you interested in teaching a class
with the City of Santa Monica? Do you
have a new and exciting class or
activity you want to share with the
community? If so, please fill out the
2011/2012 Community Classes RFP and
submit it to our office. The info can be
accessed via the link below or you can
call our Community Classes office for
more information at 310.458.2239.
Click here for an application