After School Program. (Monday-Friday, 2:30-6:00pm; grades K-7^th; $40 per week): Rec and Parks hosts a daily after school program for kids enrolled in Baltimore City Schools. Rec and Parks staff lead Homework Time, administer free dinner, and take  kids on weekly field trips. Open enrollment.

Lady Knights Basketball (Tuesdays/Thursdays, 5:00-6:30pm; girls ages 8-13 yrs; $20 per year). Coach Steven Brooks leads the Lady Knights’ practices and games, which are played throughout the city. The Lady Knights play in the Rec Center gym. Open Enrollment.

Boys Basketball ( Boys ages 8-12. $5 rec fee + registration. Team “Knights”: Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays, 4:00-6:00pm. Team “Vision”: Mondays/Fridays, 6:00-8:30pm). Coach Therman Womack leads “Team Vision” and Coach Shawn Richardson leads the “Knights”. Both teams practice in the gym. Open enrollment.

Karate (English) (Mondays/Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00pm; Ages 9 –adult; $40 per month). Sensei Mark Ayers works with boys, girls, men, and women as they work their way up through the many levels of karate. Karate is in the Rec Center side rooms. Open Enrollment.

Karate (Spanish) (Mondays/Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm; Ages 7-15; $40 per month). Sensei Jaime Cabrera instructs boys and girls of all levels in Spanish. Karate is in the Rec Center side rooms. Open Enrollement.

Adult Volleyball (Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30; 10/6-12/29; $40 per season). The Volleybohs play organized pick-up every Wednesday evening from October to April in the Rec Center Gym. Sign-ups occur prior to the October start.

Bilingual Yoga (Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00; 9/15-12/8. $5 per class. Ages 12-adult). Instructor Elisa Urtiaga instructs this beginner to intermediate class in English and Spanish in the side room. All levels  and drop-ins welcome.

Zumba (Mondays, 6:00-7:00; 7/9-?. $5 per class. Ages 12-adult). Instructor Malindi Lankatilleke teaches this high energy workout class, which blends Latin and African rhythms. Classes are in the side room. All levels and drop-ins welcome.

Bilingual Knitting Group (Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm. FREE. All ages). Friends of Patterson Park volunteer, Nancy Newman, teaches knitting and spinning to all levels, ages, and cultures! The class also serves as an English/Spanish language exchange. Classes are held in the side room. Drop-ins welcome.

Bienestar Heart Healthy Cooking. FREE Beginning in January. (Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm. Adult). Friends of Patterson Park has partnered with Johns Hopkins Students in the Bienestar group who will be leading an eight week heart health and cooking class in Spanish in the Rec Center kitchen. Class starts January 17^th and runs through March 7^th.