YMCA notes [December 31, 2009]  Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop-up Greeting Cards is our January art class. Just in time for Valentine's Day, this class will explore the world of making greeting cards come alive as they POP out at you when opened. Several techniques will be explored and then applied to a few final cards. This program will be on Jan. 29 for kids in first to sixth grade.

For information on Lincoln Area YMCA programs and events, visit the downtown office, 604 Broadway St., Suite 1; call 735-3915; or visit www.lincolnymca.org.  The YMCA Activity Center is at the former Odd Fellows gymnasium on Wyatt Avenue.

Is your 3- to 5-year-old preschool child full of lots of energy? Bring them to the YMCA on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11 to 11:45 p.m. for Preschool P.E. This is a physical education class where children will participate in calisthenics, relays and various "gym games," all while learning character development. This is an ongoing program that meets January through May. Register today to begin after the winter break.

Hoop It Up is the name of the game. What game? Pickup basketball meets every Thursday night from 7 to 8:30. This program is for adults, 18 years and older, with a cost of $2 for Y members and $4 for nonmembers. New teams are formed each week.

Experience the Winter Olympics the YMCA way. Join us Friday, Jan.15, from 7 to 9 p.m. for our version with a Winter Games Party. Participants will experience various winter Olympic games, relays, arts and crafts, pizza and drinks, and so much more. This program is for kids in first to fifth grade and costs $10 for Y members and $13 for nonmembers. Stop in now to sign up.

The tasty Christmas treats are a thing of the past. Join YMCA Dance Fitness, sure to be a blast! Let's not forget Punch/Kick Fitness. Come on and try it! It's such great class! Dance Fitness meets on Tuesdays at 6:30; Punch/Kick Fitness is the same but on Thursdays. Sign up now. Don't miss the fun!

[Text from file received from Lincoln Area YMCA]