# Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Villa Parke Community Center

> Art class · Pasadena. The City of Pasadena's recreation department. Its low-cost Before and After School Adventures program runs at Pasadena Unified elementary schools and Victory Park Center; it also runs youth sports and teen programs.
- Ages: 6–12
- Price: From $28/term
- Sign-up: Registration open
- Address: 363 E. Villa St., Pasadena, CA 91101
- Website: https://www.cityofpasadena.net/parks-and-rec/
- Phone: (626) 744-6500
- Email: parksandrec@cityofpasadena.net
- On Summerground: https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-villa-parke-community-center
- Pasadena Parks, Recreation and Community Services’s other locations: [Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-pasadena.md), [Don Benito Elementary School, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-don-benito-elementary-school.md), [Field Elementary School, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-field.md), [Hamilton Elementary School, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-hamilton-elementary-school.md), [Honorable John J. Kennedy Pool, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-honorable-john-j-kennedy-pool.md), [Jackson Dual Language Magnet Academy, Altadena](https://summerground.com/altadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-jackson-dual-language-magnet-academy.md), [La Pintoresca Teen Education Center, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-la-pintoresca-teen-education-center.md), [Longfellow Elementary School, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-longfellow.md), [Madison Elementary School, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-madison.md), [McKinley School, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-mckinley-school.md), [Norma Coombs Elementary School, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-norma-coombs-elementary-school.md), [Robinson Park Recreation Center, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-robinson-park-recreation-center.md), [San Rafael Elementary School, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-san-rafael-elementary-school.md), [Victory Park Center, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-victory-park.md), [Villa Parke Park, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-villa-parke-park.md), [Webster Elementary School, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-webster-elementary-school.md), [Willard Elementary School, Pasadena](https://summerground.com/pasadena/pasadena-parks-recreation-and-community-services-willard-elementary-school.md)

## Ceramics

Ages 6–12 · $50/term

Learn essential techniques such as pinching, coiling, slab building, and glazing in our Adult Ceramics program. Our Youth Ceramics class is all about having fun while exploring the boundless artistic possibilities of clay. This class is led by an Armory Center for the Arts Instructor. For more information, please contact staff at (626) 744-6530

- Saturdays, 10–11:30am
- Fall 2026: Nov 7 – Dec 12, 2026

- Resident fee shown; non-residents pay $50 more.
- Sign up: https://pasadena.civicrec.com/CA/pasadena-ca/catalog

## Piano

Ages 7–12 · $28–$34/term

Our classes introduce students to essential music theory and the basics of reading sheet music. Through guided exercises and song practice, students develop key skills such as fingering, rhythm, timing, tempo, and dynamics. Classes are taught by experienced instructors from the SAPPA Music Program.

- Mondays & Thursdays, 4–5pm
- Mondays & Thursdays, 5:30–6:30pm
- Fall 2026: Nov 2 – Dec 10, 2026

- Resident fee shown; non-residents pay more.
- Sign up: https://pasadena.civicrec.com/CA/pasadena-ca/catalog

Details from https://pasadena.civicrec.com/CA/pasadena-ca/catalog, checked October 7, 2026. Confirm prices and dates with the provider before signing up.