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Instructor Spotlight: Spencer Mackoff and Marshall Mackoff

June 23, 2025 No Comments

A love for tennis was sparked early on for brothers Spencer and Marshall Mackoff. First introduced to the sport in public parks as young children by their mother, they began playing more seriously at UBC tennis camps. Eventually becoming coaches themselves, they founded Summer Smash Tennis together in 2012 – and haven’t looked back. Operating year-round today, Summer Smash Tennis teaches some 2,000 students annually through community centres, schools and First Nations. Spencer, drawing from his varsity

Summer Program Highlights

June 17, 2025 No Comments

Check out new programs, from the one-on-one For the Love of Literacy (three-five year olds) and Westcoast Pickleball Academy (nine-12 year olds) to Pet Loss Art Therapy Group (19-64 year olds). And save your spot in returning classes like Let’s Boost Reading (six-seven year olds), Colour Your Ideas (seven-11 year olds) and Yoga to Unwind and Reset (18-plus years). Visit the Summer 2025 Guide to peruse all programs.

Next Opera Zone: Sunday, July 6

June 17, 2025 No Comments

Enjoy an afternoon of arias and songs by Gerard Satamian and other accomplished opera singers at the next Opera Zone. Catch this all-ages event on Sunday, July 6, 2025, 2-4 p.m., in the Seniors Multipurpose Room. A $20 annual registration fee is required to attend Opera Zone performances to the year or pay $6 to drop in. Register by phone (604-257-8100) or in person at the Kerrisdale Community Centre front desk.

Canada Day Celebration

June 10, 2025 No Comments

See you at the centre on Tuesday, July 1, to celebrate the country’s national holiday! From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., there will be carnival games, arts and crafts, raffle prizes, a scavenger hunt, pottery painting (separate registration required), live music and other performances. BBQ items available for purchase while supplies last. Event is free; registration required.

Summer Registration Opens!

June 7, 2025 No Comments

It’s time to sign up for summer! Choose from new and returning programs, plus specialty camps and events. How to register:

Instructor Spotlight: Jan Cooper

June 3, 2025 2 Comments

Don’t tell Jan Cooper that you can’t sing. “Singing is within all of us. Some people are natural and others need to be trained. If you can speak, you can sing,” says Cooper, a vocal coach with 40 years’ experience. Introducing his vocal training programs to the Kerrisdale Community Centre this year, Cooper brings a variety of musical and theatrical experience to the classroom. He got his break during the production of Godspell at the

Update: Save Our Park Board Coalition

June 3, 2025 No Comments

The City of Vancouver is pausing its operational planning on the transition to take over the Vancouver Park Board. Find the response from the Save Our Park Board Coalition here. Additional links:• City of Vancouver all-staff letter• CBC Radio host Gloria Macarenko interviews Vancouver Park Board chair Laura Christensen

June Monarch Newsletter & Menu

May 28, 2025 No Comments

June kicks off summer with a big book sale, ukulele jam and ensemble, carpet bowling intro and much more – read all about it in this month’s Monarch Newsletter! Back on the menu are favourites like sole with white sauce, Salisbury steak and shepherd’s pie!

Pool Closure Notice

May 23, 2025 No Comments

The Kerrisdale Pool will be closed for extensive maintenance work from June 30, 2025, through to fall. (Reopening date TBA.) Thank you for your patience during these important improvements.

Summer 2025 Guide Has Arrived

May 22, 2025 No Comments

Our Summer 2025 Guide is now available online and at the centre! NOTE: No summer mailout due to potential Canada Post strike. Summer registration dates:• Online and in-person registration Opens Saturday, June 7, at 9 a.m.• Phone registration Opens Monday, June 9, at 9 a.m. (604-257-8100).

Archive

Instructor Spotlight: Spencer Mackoff and Marshall Mackoff

Summer Program Highlights

Next Opera Zone: Sunday, July 6

Canada Day Celebration

Summer Registration Opens!

Instructor Spotlight: Jan Cooper

Update: Save Our Park Board Coalition

June Monarch Newsletter & Menu

Pool Closure Notice

Summer 2025 Guide Has Arrived

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