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Wednesdays: 9:15 AM
Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (326 Technology Center Way)

Fridays: 9:15 AM
Rock Hill Galleria (2301 Dave Lyle Blvd.)

Come walk with us! No fee to participate!  Interested in our other weekly recreation activities? Please click the "Daily Programs" tab at the top of the newsletter.

Wednesday, January 14 at 6:30 PM
Winthrop Men's Basketball vs. High Point
Winthrop Coliseum - 1162 Eden Ter.
Cost: $15

Come cheer on the local Winthrop Eagles as they take on High Point at the Winthrop Coliseum!

Thursday, January 15 at 1:30 PM
Jackass Cafe - 153 E. White Street

Colder days calls for warm drinks! Join us for an afternoon pick me up and a chance to meet new friends during our afternoon coffee social at Jackass Cafe! Contact Jon Shea at 803-325-2634 with questions.

Tuesday, January 20 at 9:30 AM
Another Broken Egg - 502 Cherry Rd. 

Start your day off right with a breakfast with the OWLS! Join our group at Another Broken Egg. Please contact Jon Shea at 803-325-2634 or jonathan.shea@cityofrockhill.com to RSVP.

The Spring semester will begin Monday, February 2 and will once again include three 4-week sessions: February 2-27; March 9-April 2; April 13-May 7.  Catalogs will be available in early January!

The Open House is Tuesday, January 20, and registration will open Thursday, January 22. More at cityofrockhill.com/lifelonglearning.

Friday, January 23

Regal Manchester Cinemas - 1935 Cinema Dr.
Showtime around 1 PM

A film adaptation of Helen Macdonald's memoir, starring Claire Foy as a grieving writer who finds solace and a path to healing by training a goshawk named Mabel, a bird that belonged to her recently deceased father, a renowned photojournalist and falconer

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Monday, January 26 at 5 PM
Hobo's Rock Hill - 520 Cherry Rd.

Don’t want to cook dinner? Join us this month for our Night OWLS program at Hobo's Rock Hill! Please contact Jon Shea at 803-325-2634 or jonathan.shea@cityofrockhill.com to RSVP.

City of Rock Hill offices, recreation centers and some park facilities will be closed or will close early on these dates. Complete list at  cityofrockhill.com/parkstatus. 

New Years
Thursday, January 1

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 19

We're excited about the calendar of trips offered for 2025-2026.  You'll find the calendar in this newsletter along with descriptions of several upcoming trips.  We also want to make you aware of a new fee that will impact some participants.

Participants Residing in Rock Hill City Limits:  No fee changes. Fees listed for each trip are in effect as listed.

Participants Residing Outside Rock Hill City Limits:  For individuals living outside the city limits there is now a $75 annual fee (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026) to participate in DAY TRIPS. Overnight trips are NOT affected. This one-time fee covers access to any day trip offered through Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism separate from Lifelong Learning. You are still responsible for the cost of the trip.

Showing Proof of Residency:  To participate in City of Rock Hill Parks, Recreation and Tourism programs, proof of residency must be provided at the time of registration for the program or before. These documents will be accepted as proof of residency:

• Lease/rental agreement, electric bill or water bill.

The residency that is submitted must be a current bill within the last 60 days from the date submitted. All proof of residency may either be brought in paper form to any PRT facility or can be uploaded and emailed to prtadmin@cityofrockhill.com. Please be sure to note the participant’s name and registered program if emailing documentation.

Background: The York County Council recently voted to eliminate the equalized recreation fee to the City of Rock Hill. This fee had been in place for nearly 20 years and allowed individuals living outside the City to pay the same rate as those living inside the City. With the County Council’s decision to no longer provide this funding, Rock Hill had to find a way to recover nearly $480,000 that was originally provided by the County for recreation. Therefore, fee structures have changed for most PRT programs.

Information Meeting: Jan. 8, 2026

Who's on board for a Portugal and Duoro River Cruise, April 21 - May 1, 2027? Learn more at a presentation by a Mayflower Tours representative who will give a presentation at 2 PM on Thurs, Jan. 8 at McGirt Auditorium.  The presentation will follow the 1 PM OWLS meeting.  Trip Information (PDF)