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Each and every Sunday all season long we have a social ice dance session at the World Ice Arena in Queens, NYC. The session attracts a wide range of people who are already comfortable on the ice. This last Sunday we had one first time ice dancer and another skater who had ice danced in the Olympics three times! How's that for a wide range of skill levels?

All ice dancers and want to be ice dancers are welcome and coaching is avalible with advance notice. The session happens every week with no Sundays missed for holidays. It always runs from 5-6:20 pm and costs $20.00.

The ice rink at Bear Mountain State Park is an outdoor rink in a very beautiful location. It's about an hours drive up the Hudson Valley and the leaves should still be close to full color that week so, if we hit good weather, we should see some great Fall foliage while we are skating away the day. The sessions time that day are 10 pm, 12 pm, 2 pm, and 4 pm. The admission fee is $4.00 per session and the skate rental fee is also $4.00. There also is a $7.00 per car parking fee there. A bus that costs $26.50 round trip from the PA Bus Terminal is available if anyone is interested in the details.

The second of many Saturday night Meetups this season at the City Ice Pavillion in Queens, NYC. All skill levels welcome. The session is one of their regular general public session will run from 7-9:50pm and cost $4.00 admission (which is half price from the regular admission fee) and $6.00 additional if you need to rent ice skates. Directions at <cityicepavilion.com> The rink has been tricky to find in the past but they tell me that some new signs should make it easier than it has been. The rink is two blocks South from the 33rd and Rawson stop on the #7 subway in the same building that the Sleepy's mattress store is in but you enter the rink on the other side of the block (ie. one block East from Van Dam St.)

The first of many Saturday night Meetups this season at the City Ice Pavillion in Queens, NYC. All skill levels welcome. The session is one of their regular general public session will run from 7-9:50pm and cost $4.00 admission (which is half price from the regular admission fee) and $6.00 additional if you need to rent ice skates. Directions at <cityicepavilion.com> The rink has been tricky to find in the past but they tell me that some new signs should make it easier than it has been. The rink is two blocks South from the 33rd and Rawson stop on the #7 subway in the same building that the Sleepy's mattress store is in but you enter the rink on the other side of the block (ie. one block East from Van Dam St.)

Gene

September/October is an awkward time because Chelsea Piers is done with their summer promotion, and I don't want to pay $20 to ice skate in NYC. But with the outdoor rinks being closed until early November at the earliest, the the boycotters can mix things up and hopefully have a joint event with Yvonne's roller skating/ rollerblading group instead. I've spoken with her and the plan is to meet up in Central Park, probably by the bandshell where you always see all the other rollerbladers. I am not a rollerblader and although (in theory) this should be an easy transition from ice skating, I still am ready to fall on my ass and/or die laughing of my clumsiness. But should be fun! More details coming soon...