City of Beverly Hills Community Services - Spring 2022

A NOTE FROM OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR Dear Beverly Hills Community, Thank you for the opportunity to best serve you and this amazing community. In my role as Director, I oversee the Community Services Administrative Support, Arts & Culture, Recreation & Parks, Library & Human Services. We would not have been able to provide such exceptional community services this past year without our dedicated City staff team and the ongoing support of our community. Despite all the challenges that this last year has presented to all of us, it has taught us all a deep appreciation and gratitude for what a special place Beverly Hills is. And what a community of kindness, love & compassion looks like during a crisis like this ongoing global pandemic. As we move out of our hybrid programming mode and back to onsite program delivery at our Community Service facilities, we hope to work together with you, our community, to keep everyone healthy, entertained & active this spring (and summer). We were, and are, in this together! And we are here to help build a thriving community of support, caring and creativity! Here are some highlights of the exciting programs & events coming your way this Spring 2022: • To kick us off, Library Storytime returns in the Civic Center Plaza on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 11:00 am! • Spring Onsite Preschool & Adventure Camp: Preschool & After School childcare programs continue onsite with LA County safety protocols to ensure the safety for both children and staff. • We’ve got engaging Spring Arts & Recreation offerings - classes and programs for all ages from tots to seniors including Bounce outdoor gym classes for youth of all ages, Pilates and Zumba classes for adults, and Move, Grove & Stretch, and Brain Fitness for Seniors. • New Arts & Culture Workshops for Spring: Free arts, culture and leisure specialty workshops this spring featuring a variety of activities including Financial Education, Cooking and Photography! Visit www.beverlyhills.org/bhrec for more information. • We also offer an array of exciting, creative & engaging summer camps that you as a Community Services program participant have an opportunity to enroll early and at a discount at the Community Services Summer Camp Showcase on Sunday, March 13th 9am-1pm at the Beverly Hills Farmers’ Market. You must register on this day to receive this special discount! Please join us for all the fun! We are sure you’ll find the showcase entertaining, engaging and informative! • New onsite (and online) offerings of some of our most popular specialty Spring Break Camps Got Game and Camp Beverly Hills, and sensational summer camps including in-person Catskills West, Destination Science, Bizzy Girls, Professor Egghead and other popular camps in sports, fitness, science, language and more! • Upcoming Greystone Events: We look forward to welcoming a special site-specific dance performance at Greystone - Janet Roston’s Gatsby Redux by Mixed eMotion Theatrix on Wedsnesday, April 27 to Friday, April 29, a Community Services arts commission. Join for the most unique outdoor theatrical experience of the season! • Beverly Hills Spring Art Show: Join us Saturday & Sunday, May 21-22, 10am-5pm at Beverly Gardens Park for an array of incredible artworks from a diverse selection of juried artists from across Southern California and points beyond. • Jump into summer with reading club fun! Summer Reading Club begins May 23, 2022. This year’s theme is Read Beyond the Beaten Path, with more info available at www.bhpl.org. Along with our talented Community Services team, I wanted to thank you for your continued patronage. We look forward to serving your programming needs and hope to develop and deliver innovative new community programs. As our collaborative partners, we’d love to hear your feedback on our current offerings, and your ideas for any new programs & events you’d like to see in the near future! Lastly, I still look forward to meeting many of you in person, and hope you’ll be able to come visit me now that our Community Service facilities have reopened to the public. I look forward to getting a chance to play, make art, recreate and rediscover Beverly Hills in- person together! All my best, Jenny Rogers, Director Community Services Department SPRING GREETINGS