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Tuesday, August 15, 2017 - 9:15am

Lecture Series for August 2017

The Park City Museum is proud to present Mr. Steve Reggentin’s presentation called Lincoln and Sherman’s March to the Sea on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 from 5-6PM in the conference room of the Park City Museum.  Mr. Reggentin is a member of the Arizona Civil War Club and a part-time resident of Park City.  His program will discuss Lincoln’s approval of Sherman’s march through Georgia and the destruction that followed.  You are invited to attend and discuss this approach to the event that shortened the American Civil War.

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After School / Weekend programs in and around the Salt Lake City area for Fall 2017

Dear KidsOutAndAbout readers:

Back-to-School means Back-to-After-School! This is KidsOutAndAbout's special annual newsletter on extracurricular programs for the 2017-2018 year! This resource is guaranteed to give you ideas for programs you never even knew existed! YOU'LL WANT TO SAVE THIS NEWSLETTER, so keep it in a handy place where you can refer to it often as you're considering options for your kids' enrichment. (If you get this at work, you might want to forward it to your home address.)

We have descriptions from several programs that have chosen to be featured in this resource; they are for every age and interest, from babies through teens. Get some great ideas for after-school and weekend stuff your kids can do! Our Master List of Extracurricular Classes is a portal to hundreds of organizations that offer classes in our area. We have subject links for programs in sports, health & fitness, gymnastics, martial arts, performing arts, music, dance, visual arts, brainy stuff, special needs, preschool, and more

Happy back-to-school!

—Debra Ross, Publisher, KidsOutAndAbout.com

As You Wish

As You Wish is a great place to flex your creative muscle and have some fun. We provide paints, brushes, expert assistance, and anything else you need to let your inner artist out!

Our Home School Socials are designed to help you add a little art to your home school day!  We have designed simple projects with easy step-by-step instruction focusing on basic painting techniques! Take a break and let us do the teaching!

Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake

After 50 years of individually serving youth in the Salt Lake Valley, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake and Boys & Girls Clubs of South Valley combined our organizations on July 1, 2015. We now serve over 8,000 youth at 12 locations in Salt Lake and Tooele.  Our Clubs are affordable for all kids and provide youth with caring adult mentors and life-enhancing programs. Success, hope, and opportunity are within reach of every young person who enters our Club doors.

CenterPoint Legacy Theatre

CenterPoint Legacy Theatre is the premiere live performance theater in Davis County, committed to bringing high-quality, family-friendly, theatrical productions to the local community. CenterPoint Theatre also provides outlets for children, youth, and volunteerism through our many programs available to the community such as CenterPoint Academy (children’s acting academy), Friend to Friend (special needs program), Fairytale Festival, and Bravo program. CenterPoint Legacy Theate is located in Centerville, UT and you can find out more about us online at www.CPTUtah.org

Discovery Gateway Children's Museum

Whether your child loves painting, dancing, stories, or scientific exploration, our programming offers fun and educational classes that range from literacy- and culturally-based activities, to science, to visual and performing arts. Discovery Gateway’s daily classes and weekly workshops are free with admission to the Museum, and every DG program is based on research, evaluation, and testing.

Flying Tiger Self Defense

We are a private school giving you individualized attention and training. We specialize in self-defense courses for women and bully skills for kids. Our adult classes will provide a great mental and physical workout with low-impact to your body. You will learn Martial arts skills from karate and jiu-jitsu. Students of all ages, skills levels, and abilities find our classes beneficial. Visit us online for more information.

Hale Centre Theatre WVC

The Hale Centre Theatre provides innovative, professional family theatre and theatre education that involves and elevates our community. Offering Acting classes for ages 5 and up, Voice and Movement classes for musical theatre, and a wide range of shows all year long. For more information on classes, shows, and tickets visit us online.

IJ & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center

Our Enrichment Classes offer your child another opportunity after the school day to explore a wide range of activities and find their passion. Each weekday will focus on a different theme, and the theme will evolve over the course of the school year. Mondays will focus on Art, Tuesdays on Life Skills, Wednesdays will feature our Study Hall, and Thursdays will focus on Music and Audio/Visual subjects. Class sizes will be kept intentionally small to ensure students get the most out of each session. Visit our website for more information.

Imagination Place

As a music and movement center and store, we are passionately committed to providing adults and children affordable and playful music, movement, and artistic experiences of a high quality-- including the tools necessary to do so. Our mission is to educate, strengthen, and help create healthy relationships between families and communities through the use of the performing and visual arts. Visit our website for more information.

Melody Music Studios

Music lessons in-home and studio matched just for you! Melody Music Studios was founded in 1989 (that's right...1989!), and hire professional music instructors that are trained, versatile in what they offer, and love to teach! References and full background checks are conducted. 

We offer all instruments, levels, and styles, and traditional or by ear lessons, tailoring the lessons to the student's interests and goals, taught in a positive and fun way. We offer a one business day grace period to cancel after the trial lesson. If you're not happy with the lesson, it's FREE!

My Gym Children's Fitness Center of Layton

My Gym Children's Fitness Center offers non-competitive classes, summer and winter camps, open play, preschool, and birthday parties. Classes include sports skills, cardio, and pre-gymnastics. Classes/camps are geared for infants through age 13. Click here for more information on our classes and schedules.

SafeSplash Swim School

SafeSplash Swim School specializes in teaching swimming to children from 6 months old to adults. We are dedicated to developing your child into a confident and happy lifelong swimmer. Our classes are offered year round, 7 days a week. There are no sessions, so classes run continuously on a month-to-month basis, allowing your child to attend for as long as they like! Classes are scheduled at a variety of times and days so you can choose the best time for you. And you have the option to swim multiple days per week! Three locations around Salt Lake City! Visit our website for more details.

Salt Lake Arts Academy

At Salt Lake Arts Academy we envision all students excelling throughout the middle school years, with confidence, passion, and engagement. We prepare students to become confident and creative builders of their future, equipped throughout the arts and academics to take responsibility for shaping our community. Visit us online for more information.

SLC Strength & Conditioning

As Utah’s first strength and conditioning facility, we set the bar high when it comes to the type of training we provide and the coaches that facilitate it. Located in the heart of Millcreek, SLC Strength & Conditioning provides services in Personal Training, Group Training, Small Group Training, Open Gym, and much more! 

It’s our expertise and knowledge of the human body and muscular development that allows us to tailor training and programs for all ages and abilities, ranging from novice to expert, which makes our youth programs a fun, high energy, and safe place for your student athlete to learn the essentials and basics of physical fitness. Visit us online for more information on our programs and class schedules. 

Want to get the whole family involved? Ask us about family discounts and rates.

The Lindon Aquatics Center

The Lindon Aquatics Center is fun for everyone! With a zero entry Pirate Pool for the little ones, lap pool, lazy river, FlowRider, two waterfalls, and more, there is something for everyone. The Lindon Aquatics Center offers group swimming lessons, private lessons, and adaptive swim class.

Visit our website for full details and to register.

The Little Gym of Cottonwood Heights

Come join us to make new friends, try new things, and build self-confidence in a super fun, supportive environment. The Little Gym offers non-competitive gymnastics, sports skills, karate, and dance classes, as well as summer camps. Classes/camps are geared for kids ages four months to 12 years old.

Uplift Families

Uplift Families exists to connect parents to programs, resources and information – both from Uplift Families and partner organizations – that help them acquire the skills necessary to raise loving, responsible children.

Uplift Families believes that strong parent-child relationships are the key to providing children with the tools necessary to make safe and healthy choices in their lives, keeping them free of drugs, alcohol, violence, crime, and pornography. The Uplift Families program will include Web-based resources, social media experiences, educational materials, and periodic conferences on the family.

Utah Youth Soccer

Utah Youth Soccer is the leader in promoting, developing, and governing youth soccer in Utah; providing quality educational and developmental opportunities for all members. Utah Youth Soccer aspires to be THE premier youth sports organization in Utah.

Click here to view all of our programs