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Independence Community Park

7500 Independence Boulevard
225-928-7860 Recreation Center
225-923-2792 Tennis Center
96.02 acres

This park is located east of Government Street at Lobdell Avenue, south of Florida Boulevard and north of Goodwood Boulevard. It is one of BREC's most popular and busiest parks, because of the number of facilities available. The park has a recreation center, a tennis center, a shuffleboard area for senior citizens, soccer fields, ball diamonds, a model airplane field, a handicapped playground area, the Botanic Gardens and Garden Center, picnic facilities and a children's forest. It is also the site of BREC's annual Holiday in the Park.

The perimeter of the park is lined with hundreds of American flags. Bows provided by Billy Herroman's Florist are occasionally placed on the flag poles.

The newest addition to the park, the Independence Park Theatre & Cultural Center, was officially opened on February 13, 2001. 


ADULT LEISURE FALL & WINTER PROGRAMS - Room 126

Class	Date	Time	Ages	Cost	Description
Ballroom Dance	Thurs.	10-11:30 a.m.	Adults	FREE	Learn various dance steps for social dancing
Table Tennis	Mon., Wed., Thurs.	12:30-3 p.m. (Mon. & Thurs) 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (Wed)	Adults	FREE	Two or four players play table tennis until scored to 11 or by 2 points.
Exercise: Room 118	Mon., Tues., Thurs.	5:15-6:30 p.m. (Mon) 9:15-10:30 a.m. (Tues & Thurs)	50+	FREE	Exercise program for senior citizens and individuals with limited physical motion.
Low-Impact Exercise: Room 126	Mon., Wed., Fri.	8-9:30 a.m.	50+	FREE	Exercise program for senior citizens and individuals with limited physical motion.

FALL & WINTER CLASS SCHEDULE

Class	Date	Time	Description	Ages
Bonsai Courses	Wed. (Begins Sept. 15)	Apprecation: 6-7 p.m. Caring: 7-8 p.m.	Learn the basic history of the Bonsai and how to appreciate and care for it.	12+
Dance	Mon. -Thurs.	4-9 p.m.	Learn a series of modern dance, ballet, jazz, hip hop and/or tap techniques. Routines focus on technical skills and dance ability in one-hour segments per age group.	3-19
Dance Robics	Mon. & Wed.	5:30 - 6:30 p.m.	Enhance cardiovascular development, muscular tone and strength conditioning by combining select dance movements with aerobics.	Adults
Martial Arts	Mon.-Fri.	5-8:30 p.m.	Gain life skills and exercise the mind, body and spirit through karate and martial arts movements.	6+

Walking Trail Information
Theatre Information
Tennis Information
BREC Special Events
Botanic Gardens

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