Columbia Heights Recreation

12/10/2024

Following the tour of the City, stop by Murzyn Hall (530 Mill St) for holiday festivities from 6-8 pm. We'll have free cocoa, cider, cookies, crafts, games, photo opportunities, and more! Thank you to Magnifi Financial for sponsoring the cookies and cocoa event at Murzyn Hall!

We'll also have a collection bin for SACA Food Shelf's toy drive at Murzyn Hall.

The Columbia Heights Holiday City Tour & Cookies and Cocoa Event is Tue, Dec 17!

The Columbia Heights Fire Department will drive around town in a festive fire truck with special guests from 5-6:45 pm.

SACA Food Shelf and Magnifi Financial will collect toy donations for SACA along the route and at Murzyn Hall. If you have a toy to donate to SACA, please meet us along the route at one of the following locations:

• Prestemon Park Parking Lot
• Kordiak Park Parking Lot
• Sullivan Lake Park Parking Lot
• Murzyn Hall

In addition to the tour, participate in all the holiday festivities at Murzyn Hall (530 Mill St.) from 6-8 pm: free cocoa, cider, cookies, crafts, games, photo opportunities, and more! Thank you to Magnifi Financial for sponsoring the cookies and cocoa event at Murzyn Hall!

12/09/2024

3rd and 5th grade boys' basketball teammates needed! Register today, at columbiaheightsmn.recdesk.com or call 763-706-3730.
Practices 1-2 evenings a week. Games start in January, varying on Saturdays or Sundays.

12/05/2024

Come support youth theater! See the CHHS Theater performance on December 5 & 6 at 7pm and December 7 & 8 at 2pm. 🎭

12/03/2024

Looking for some family fun? Youth Trips? Sports? Columbia Heights Rec brings the fun and enrichment!

☃️Holiday Toy Theater: 3rd grade and up, parents welcome to join child if desired for family-friendly event. Celebrate the joyous holiday season as you learn how to make a mini puppet show out of just paper, cardboard, glue, and your creative mind. Build a show based on holiday stories we know and love, or create your own! Thursday, December 19 from 5-8pm. $12, supplies included. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/HolidayTH

❄️Youth Snow Tubing at Wild Mountain - Monday, Dec 30. 4th-9th grade. $28. We provide the ticket, transportation, and staff supervision. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/WMTubingyouth

⚽️Soccer - Drop-in family indoor Futsal: Saturdays through Mar 22 (closed 12/28, 1/25, 2/15) from 9:30am-11:30am. Geared towards Futsal play for 3rd grade and up with parents supervising. An adult must stay with child that is attending. This allows for families to come play indoor soccer together too! $2 per child. Adults free. Hylander Center 1400 49th Ave NE, door #42

⚽️Soccer Skills Class - Must register. 1st-3rd Grade. Coaches will teach dribbling, passing, ball-handling, teamwork, rules of the game, and more. Saturdays, Jan 4-Mar 22 (Closed Jan 25, Feb 15). 11:30am-1pm at the Hylander Center, door #42. $40. Register here.

✨More offerings: Dance, virtual classes, cards & board games for youth and adults, theatre improv, musical theatre dance, ice skating, girls softball 8-10 years, martial arts, yoga, total body conditioning, adult aerobic dance, and Active Agers 50+ activities.

🔍View the Recreation Brochure here: https://tinyurl.com/CHNewsletterRec

🏀Boys' Basketball League is looking for players for 3rd grade and 5th grade. Register at columbiaheightsmn.recdesk.com or call 763-706-3730.

11/22/2024

Bring on the Winter Newsletter 2024-2025!! It is filled with Recreation program offerings, Columbia Heights Public Library program offerings, information for property owners, city announcements, election results, and more!

Recreation info: https://tinyurl.com/CHNewsletterRec
City/Library info: https://tinyurl.com/CHNewslettercity

11/21/2024

We're seeking a part-time Ice Skating Instructor to lead youth ice skating classes on Saturdays.

This seasonal position is open until filled, with priority given to applications received by December 2, 2024.

Wage: $16.00 - $20.42 Hourly

https://bit.ly/3ZfZCCs

11/15/2024

Join in on the fun and register your address!

🎉The North Suburban Holiday Light Map is back for 2024! We're creating a Holiday Light Map to showcase the most dazzling displays in our community. If you're the mastermind behind a festive wonderland of lights, sign up to have your property on the map, you may even win a prize! Deadline to sign up to be listed on the map is December 1. The map will be available starting December 4.
https://www.cityofroseville.com/3508/Holiday-Light-Map

11/15/2024

Looking for boys' basketball!? CH Rec has got it! Only a week and a half to join a team in the Northern Twin Cities Basketball League. There are teams for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade! If a grade level is full, register on the waitlist; there is potential to form more teams with a full waitlist. $60 for the season, uniform included.
2nd grade: https://tinyurl.com/CHbball2
3rd grade: https://tinyurl.com/CHbball3
4th grade: https://tinyurl.com/CHbball4
5th grade: https://tinyurl.com/CHbball5
6th grade: https://tinyurl.com/CHbball6

Únete a la liga de baloncesto masculino de las Northern Twin Cities. Esta liga es para 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 grados. Registrarse abiertas hasta el 26 de noviembre.

10/29/2024

Another great Truck or Treat!

We hope you had as much fun as we did!

10/25/2024

Hope to see you at Truck or Treat tomorrow, Oct 26, from 1-4 pm at Huset Park East (3965 Jefferson St NE)!

See the Puppet Wagon: "Waffle the Witch's Wild and Wacky Halloween Bash." Shows at 1:30 and 3:00pm

Don't forget to bring a pair of used ice skates for our ice skate drive!

10/22/2024

This fall, we're hosting an ice skate drive!

These ice skates will be used for winter programming and at SnowBLAST. Your donation will help break down the barriers for those who can't afford or don't already own ice skates.

You can bring new or used ice skates to Murzyn Hall (530 Mill St) M-F 8 am-4:30 pm or to Truck or Treat on Sat, Oct 26, from 1-4 pm at Huset Park (3965 Jefferson St NE).

10/07/2024

Youth classes, sports and trips are underway for Fall at Rec!! Soccer League has 6 Heights teams and players are working hard and having fun. Theater Improv and Beginning Acting kids are building skills with theater games and activities. Our Horseback riding trip was a blast!

Looking to join the fun? We still have youth trips coming up and dance classes starting soon!

Valleyfair Amusement Park
Saturday, October 19th for 4th-9th grade. Drop off at Murzyn Hall at 10:45am, return at 6:30pm. $33
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/VFCH24

Dehn's Pumpkin Patch & a Movie
4th-8th grade. Oct 17, 9 am-4:30 pm.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/DehnsCH

Nickelodeon Universe
4th-9th grade. Nov 5, 9 am-5 pm.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/NUCH24

TNT Movie/Game Night at Muryzn Hall
6th-9th grade. Nov 15, 6-9 pm.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/TNTnightCH
Relive the fun of summer during the fall with video games, board games, group games, crafts, and a movie on the projector. Bring pillows, blankets, and comfy clothes! Snacks/drinks provided.

Dance: Creative Movement. $48
3-4 years old: Mondays, Oct 14-Dec 9 (No Nov 11) 3:30-4:15pm. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/CM1Fall24
5-7 years old: Mondays, Oct 14-Dec 9 (No Nov 11) 4:30-5:15pm. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/CM2Fall24

Disney Dance: 6-9 years old. $48
Tuesdays, Oct 15-Dec 10, 4-5pm.
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/DDanceCH24

Musical Theatre Dance. $36
8-13 years old - Tuesdays, Oct 15-Nov 19 from 5:15-6:45pm. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/MTdanceCH

10/07/2024

🚨 We're one week away from our Open House! 🚨

Stop by and see us at the Columbia Heights Public Safety Building (825 41st Ave NE) between 11 am-2 pm on Sat, Oct 12. Kids will have the chance to spray a real fire hose, jump in the bounce house, meet their Columbia Heights firefighters, watch fire safety demonstrations, explore the fire trucks, and more! We hope to see you there!

10/04/2024

Get Dancin' with Rec! Creative Movement: Ballet & Jazz, Musical Theatre Dance, and Disney Dance, Ages 3-13. Register now 💃
https://columbiaheightsmn.recdesk.com or call 763-706-3730

10/04/2024

Join the Northern Twin Cities Boys' Basketball League! Teams for 2nd-6th grade. Registrations are open now. Your child will play in a recreational basketball league where the focus is on teamwork, skill-building, and fun. They play against SLP, Blaine, Fridley, DaVinci, C**n Rapids, Anoka, etc. varying between Saturdays and Sundays Jan-March. Practices are twice a week on weeknights. $60, uniforms included.
Register at http://columbiaheightsmn.recdesk.com

*Congrats to the 4th grade team champions, pictured below!

09/19/2024

MEA is just one month away! Need plans? We have two great options for your students!

🎃 Thu, Oct 17: Dehn’s Pumpkin Patch & AMC Movie 🎃
Grades 4-8
9 am-4:30 pm; pick-up and drop-off from Murzyn Hall; $22
Enjoy a day of fall activities at Dehn’s Pumpkin Patch in Dayton, MN. After the pumpkin patch festivities, we will go to an AMC Theater for a kid-friendly movie.
More info and registration: https://columbiaheightsmn.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=1076

🎢Sat, Oct 19: Valleyfair Trip 🎢
Grades 4-9
10:45 am-6:30 pm; pick-up and drop-off from Murzyn Hall; $33
Experience the thrills and excitement of riding the rollercoasters and rides at Valleyfair during the fall season over MEA!
More info and registration: https://columbiaheightsmn.recdesk.com/Community/Program/Detail?programId=1068