Summer Recreation Offerings Ramp Up

Sailing, swimming, games and crafts, tennis, basketball, volleyball, dodgeball, and roller hockey — the East Hampton Town Recreation Department has put together a hefty list of summer offerings at the Youth Park on Abraham’s Path in East Hampton, the Sportime Arena across the street, and local beaches.

For kids (and parents) needing a longer stretch of activities, there are games and crafts at the Springs recreation building on Old Stone Highway and the Montauk School Mondays through Fridays until Aug. 19. Morning sessions run from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and afternoon sessions are from 12:30 to 4. Kids can take part in one or both. A half-day costs $100 per week per child, $150 for two children, and $200 for three. The program is for kids in kindergarten through age 12. Sign-up is at the Parks and Recreation Department behind Town Hall.

The second round of the town’s free swimming instruction for kids 4 and up will run from Monday through July 22 at Maidstone Park Beach in Springs. Registration is at 10 a.m. the first day of instruction. Children have been asked to bring goggles and water shoes. Swimming instruction will be offered from July 25 to Aug. 5 at East Lake Beach in Montauk and from Aug. 8 through 19 at Albert’s Landing Beach in Amagansett.

Sailing classes at Fresh Pond in Amagansett for children 12 and up and adults will run from Monday through July 21, with morning sessions from 9 to noon and afternoon sessions from 12:30 to 3:30 for all levels. The cost is $225 per person. The program will also be given from July 25 through Aug. 4 and from Aug. 8 through 18. Registration is at the Parks and Recreation Department.

At the Youth Park, clinics began last week and will continue through Aug. 18, but latecomers can still join up as long as space is available. Evening tennis clinics will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 7 for kindergartners; Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 7 for second and third graders; Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 8 for fourth and fifth graders, and Mondays and Thursdays at the same hours for sixth graders and up.

Evening basketball clinics are held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5 to 6 for kindergartners; Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 6 for second and third graders; Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 8 for fourth and fifth graders, and Tuesdays and Thursdays at the same time for sixth graders and up.

The cost is $45 per child per clinic or $60 for both basketball and tennis. Registration is at the Recreation Department or the Montauk Playhouse Community Center.

At the Sportime Arena, clinics get under way on Monday. Offerings include volleyball for ages 11 to 15 on Mondays from 6 to 7 p.m., roller hockey for ages 6 to 12 on Tuesdays from 6 to 7 p.m., and dodgeball for ages 8 to 13 on Fridays from 5 to 6 p.m. The cost is $125 per six-week clinic, and registration is at Sportime at 320 Abraham’s Path.