 Mayfair Pool opens Memorial Day weekend helping kick off summer with twice-daily public swim sessions each weekend day (and Memorial Day) at 1:00 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. through June 16. Swim lessons and water aerobics begin following the holiday weekend. Sign-ups for these programs are ongoing using the eCatalog.
Aquatics programs begin their full summer operation the weekend of June 22, with Mayfair and McCormick Pools open for recreational swimming seven days a week through Monday, September 2.
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 The Lakewood community's extremely popular summer concert series runs for seven Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. from June 20 to August 8 (excluding July 4). The concerts feature a changing variety of music styles. All provide residents a relaxing evening of family fun in the grove at Del Valle Park at the intersection of Woodruff Avenue and Arbor Road. Keep abreast of concert news at www.lakewoodcity.org/concerts.
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 Signups for Lakewood Youth Sports baseball, T-ball and softball teams will take place at all Lakewood parks between May 18 and 25. T-ball teams are for boys and girls ages 6-7 and baseball and softball teams are for boys and girls between the ages of 8-17.
There are no team fees for Lakewood residents and proof of residency is required. The non-resident registration fee is $20. Birth certificates are required. For more information call 562-866-9771, extension 2408.
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 In recognition of Lakewood's high quality playgrounds, parks and recreation services, the city has won a prestigious 2012 "Playful City USA" designation. The recognition is provided by KaBoom!, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit group that promotes children’s recreation and the creation of more places for children to play. Lakewood also received the Playful City USA designation in 2010 and 2011.
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 It's easy to request one of Lakewood’s park facilities or picnic shelters for a family picnic, birthday party, or community event. Spacious activity rooms are inexpensive and open-air shelters are free to Lakewood residents. Both can greatly enhance your event.
Rooms and facilities must be reserved at city hall. Picnic shelter reservations must be arranged at park offices. Click for illustrated brochure
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 What do you love about Lakewood’s Parks and Programs? That’s what we asked the Recreation and Community Services Department’s staff. We handed them a video camera and waited for the results. Check out the slices of life they captured at the parks and community centers this summer.
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 Volunteer coaching is a tradition dating back to the Lakewood of 1957. Volunteers were instrumental in making early Lakewood's parks programs a reality.
These volunteers are still the backbone of the Lakewood Youth Sports (LYS) program. For youth sports players, participation is a chance to experience fun competition and learn new skills in a supportive, safe environment.
This is the second in a series of profiles of Lakewood volunteers.
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 Bloomfield Park’s update Teen Resource Center was completed in mid-2008. The facility’s makeover turned a circa 1950s craft room into a convenient 500 square foot study and social center for a growing number of teen participants. The supervised center combines a work area of five computer workstations with a comfortable reading area, game tables and room for special events.
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 Want to grow your own vegetables but have no room in your yard? Consider leasing a plot in the Lakewood Community Gardens, located on Candlewood St. between Palo Verde Ave. and Woodruff Ave. Plots are currently available for Lakewood residents only on a first-come, first-served basis. The City of Lakewood provides water, general maintenance and you do the rest. Plot sizes are 10' x 15' and the fee is $10 per year (Jan. - Dec.). You can start the process at Lakewood City Hall or by calling the Recreation and Community Services Department at (562) 866-9771 ext. 2408.
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 Lakewood residents (age 50+) have a discounted fitness opportunity available to them with the opening of the new “Nifty after Fifty” fitness center at Lakewood’s Burns Community Center. Nifty after Fifty is a full-service, state-of the art fitness center for individuals age 50+. The unique facility is on the second floor of the Burns Community Center. It offers a variety of programs and services including: fitness and strength training program using state-of-the art equipment; spa services; fitness classes; social programs and physical therapy.
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 A spectacular history of the Lakewood Youth Hall of Fame is on display at the McDonald’s restaurant at 4848 Woodruff Avenue at Del Amo Boulevard. The Hall of Fame Gallery has been housed at the restaurant since 1982 thanks to the generosity of Ron Piazza, operator of the McDonald’s restaurants in Lakewood and one of the founders of the Hall of Fame.
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 Residents will soon see a combination of colorful playing field signs, street banners, and team t-shirts celebrating Lakewood's designation as "Sportstown USA." Sports Illustrated and the National Recreation and Park Association bestowed the honor on the city last summer.
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