Adult Leisure

Adult Leisure

The BREC Adult Leisure Department includes centers across the parish offering a variety of leisure activities for the adults of East Baton Rouge Parish and surrounding parishes for adults 55 and up. This department facilitates programming geared to help adults continue to lead a healthy lifestyle. Every center offers a variety of activities including crafts, sewing, ceramics, card playing, games, quilting, exercise classes and painting. Facilities also offer more physical activities such as pickle ball, volleyball, badminton and chair aerobics. Social events such as tours, tea dances and luncheons.BREC offers diverse programs widely distributed throughout East Baton Rouge Parish. All centers have supervisors who implement programs, including a variety of exercise classes, community events, arts and crafts, sports, hospitality, learning topics, tours and holiday parties.

Adult Sewing male adult showing pottery class of adults holding up workout balls during workout class adult male playing pickleball
 

2024 Fall Weekly Programming Schedule

Alsen Park

Walking with Joy Monday 10-11:30 a.m.
Sharp as a Needle Tuesday 10 a.m.-noon
Commit to be Fit Wednesday 10-11:30 a.m.
Loyal to the Soil Thursday 10-11:30 a.m.

Anna T. Jordan Community Park

Loyal to the Soil Wednesday 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Howell Community Park - Coming soon!

Commit to be Fit TBD TBD
Sharp as a Needle TBD TBD
Steps in Motion TBD TBD

Independence Community Park

Busy Bodies Monday + Wednesday + Friday 8:30-9:30 a.m.
Table Tennis Monday + Thursday noon-3 p.m.
Table Tennis Wednesday 10 a.m.-noon

Jackson Community Park

Commit to be Fit Wednesday 1-2:30 p.m.
Golden Hours Dance Thursday 1-3 p.m.

Milton J. Womack Park

Tea Dance Tuesday noon-3 p.m.

North Sherwood Forest Community Park 

Commit to be Fit Monday-Friday 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Steps in Motion Monday-Friday 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Sharp Road Park

Classic Ceramics Open Studio Tuesday + Thursday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Warmth of the Earth Pottery Monday + Wednesday + Friday 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Webb Park

Sharp as a Needle Monday + Thursday 10 a.m.-noon
Painting with a Purpose Tuesday 10-11:30 a.m.

Interested in joining any of the programs above? Email Pam Turner at pturner@brec.org or call the associated facility. 

 

Upcoming Events

Choose one of the categories below to see upcoming events or check out the calendar below to see all Adults & Seniors events.