The large Shrewsbury City Center complex houses a community recreation center, offices for the city's Parks and Recreation Department and Shrewsbury's City Hall. The recreation center includes a gym and weight room, basketball courts, a game room with pool and ping-pong tables. Yearly membership costs are heavily discounted for residents and seniors.
Heman Park Community Center is available for rental by both residents and non-residents. According to the City's website, the facility includes two meeting halls that can be converted into one large room, has a fully functional kitchen, and is accessible for all individuals.
Handicap accessible feature - building is one level.
It is available for rental seven days per week; rental hours are from 7:00 am until 1:00 am. Prices vary according to residency status and discounted prices are available for non-profit organizations.
For information or reservations • contact Leslie Eutz, (314) 505-8617
The Center of Clayton offers visitors numerous opportunities for recreation, including four gyms, an indoor track, more than 20,000 square feet of aquatic space, a climbing wall, meeting rooms and more.
Clayton High School shares the facility, so the visitor base is an eclectic mix of students and members. The site also features Coffee Corner, a Subway restaurant and a nursery service. An extensive directory of additional services is available on the Center's Web site.
The national nonprofit OASIS has a regional office at the facility. The group provides programming opportunities for people who are 50 and older.
Sunset Hills Community Center is located on South Lindbergh Boulevard and offers residents a wide range of services and amenities. The location offers numerous fitness programs and equipment, including 20 pieces of cardio equipment, such as treadmills, bikes, ellipticals, striders, and two sections of free weights ranging from light weights and kettle bells to heavy weight dumbbells. The center offers personal training, group fitness and specialized programs and also has a gymnasium available for rental for basketball, volleyball, tennis and soccer. The center also has meeting rooms available for rental, check the main site for rate details.
Located at the corner of Adams and Taylor, the Kirkwood Family YMCA is a Christian athletic organization. It offersfitness classes, swimming classes, workout facilities and sports programs. Its sports programs challenge teams from the YMCA locations in adjacent communities in fun-filled, respectful sports play.
This park could be considered the jewel in the crown of Sunset Hills' parks. There are two miles of paved trails. A lake is surrounded by benches and trees with a wooden footbridge crossing at one end. There is the community swimming pool (open Memorial Day through Labor Day) and pool house for private party rentals. A nine-hole disc (or Frisbee) golf course winds through the park's 28 acres of foliage. Playgrounds, picnic shelters, basketball courts, volleyball court and tennis courts round out the range of options. The full-service Community (and fitness) Center sits on the Lindbergh Boulevard side of the park. The pool entrance is along West Watson Road. This is the headquarters for all sorts of sports leagues and activities.
Built in 1966, the Kirkwood Community Center is a centerpiece for local residents' indoor recreational activities. The center features a skating rink, two gymnasiums, a 400-seat theater and several meeting rooms. A renovation in 1992 expanded the facility with a new gym and more meeting rooms and offices, and gave it a modern touch. The center regularly provides rental space for meetings, parties, dances and bridal and baby showers. In the midst of Kirkwood Park and the Aquatic Center, the Kirkwood Community Center acts as an anchor for many families in the area.
The Jewish Community Center operates several facilities in the St. Louis area. The cornerstone of this facility, located across from Pattonville's Willow Brook Elementary on the outskirts of Creve Coeur, is the Staenberg Family Complex. Here, members have access to state-of-the-art athletic equipment and recreational venues. The Community Center has facilities available for a variety of private rentals and often hosts events drawing visitors from around the city, state and region.
The Affton White-Rodgers Community Center has something for everyone, and then some. A gymnasium is available for walking, basketball, and volleyball. Pick-up games and leagues are organized regularly. The center also has a fitness room and holds dances and dance classes in a variety of styles, including tap dancing for adults and small children.
The Regional Art Commission (RAC) is a cultural catalyst in the St. Louis area, providing financial, technical, promotional and other support for arts organizations. RAC aims to promote and encourage art and cultural institutions in St. Louis City and County and to contribute to the economic development of the area. RAC's mission is to create an environment that nurtures artists as well as arts and cultural organizations. The organization also rents out space in the building for parties, meetings, studios and art exhibits.
