 The Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, 220 S. Gilbert St., will be closed to the public from Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, to Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, for building maintenance including renovation of the main staircase, gym floor sanding/painting, painting of the wading pool and other preventative pool maintenance. Recreation Division programs and activities will be relocated during this time. Participants will be contacted directly by program supervisors regarding rescheduled or relocated events. To accommodate overflow programming from the other pool, the Mercer Park Aquatic Center pool use schedule will vary slightly. View the schedule at www.icgov.org/pools.
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 Registration for winter/spring activities will open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13 both online and in-person. Note: Due to building renovations, the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center will be closed to the public Dec. 11- Jan. 7, so in-person registration will only be available at the Mercer Park Aquatic Center during that time.
The Winter/Spring Recreation Activity Guide is available online and in hard copy at several Iowa City locations:
- Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center, 220 South Gilbert Street
- Mercer Aquatic Center/Scanlon Gymnasium, 2701 Bradford Drive
- Iowa City Public Library, 123 South Linn Street
- Iowa City City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street.
View the 2018 Winter/Spring Activity Guide here:
www.icgov.org/activityguide
Registration opens at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13. Visit our activity registration page to sign up:
www.icgov.org/activityregistration
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 New this fall, the Non-competitive Swim program is designed to introduce participants to swimming in a team environment while improving endurance, technique and overall swimming skill.
Swim team coaches will teach stroke refinement and stamina in a fun, motivating and challenging environment. Swimmers will work toward personal goals while learning about teamwork. Swimmers can register for mock meets or focus on skills. Program graduates will be ready to join the Iowa City Eels, where they can grow their swimming skills in a competitive environment, if they wish.
For more information, contact Matthew Eckhardt at matthew-eckhardt@iowa-city.org.
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Iowa City Parks and Recreation staff will
unveil a new mural at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center at 5 p.m. on
Wednesday, Jan. 10, in conjunction with the monthly Parks and Recreation
Commission meeting. The mural is sponsored by the Iowa City Public Art program
and based around the principles of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and
Math (STEAM). The mural, "Exploring Iowa’s Renewable Energy," uses
visual, sound, and tactile elements to provide visitors with an interactive
experience that spotlights Iowa’s Green Energy potential. Visitors activate
light, sound, and wind in a graphically displayed Iowa landscape. Turning a hand crank moves a windmill, covering the solar panel affects the building lights, and
touching the river activates light and sound. The mural was created by a team of faculty members from the
University of Iowa who represent a broad range of disciplines including
Computer Science, Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, Emerging Technologies
and Sculpture, Photography, Art and Art History, and Digital Media in Performance.
The UI team includes Kyle Rector, Stephen Baek, Daniel Fine, Dana Keeton,
Daniel Miller, Yifan Du, Colleen Reynolds, and Jon Winet.
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