NEWTON RAILERS SOCCER TRYOUTS Come join the Newton Railers Soccer Club as we prepare for the 26-27 season! June 9, 11 & 15 6:00 PM 12th/Boyd Fields (west of Newton High School parking lots) Please bring: Ball Water Cleats & shin guards

Teens (10-18) are invited to NPL's Anime & Manga Club on Saturday, June 20th at 10AM. Read and discuss the manga, Dinosaur Sanctuary! "A richly detailed manga about a rookie zookeeper learning how to care for dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes, sure to delight dinosaur lovers!"

3rd through 12th grade students Great prizes Free sign up at www.jrrailerbasketball.com

The Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra presents its annual chamber concert, “Summer Winds,” Sunday, June 7 at 3:00 p.m. in the Hesston Mennonite Church. Winds and brass take the stage as a flute quartet, woodwind trio, wind sextet, and brass quintet, play works by Barber, Mozart, Weber and Castérède. Tickets: Adults $15-20, Students $7, available at Faith and Life Bookstore, online at www.nmkso.org and at the door day of the concert.

Weights (50 minutes) (Ages 12 and up): Weights class is designed to teach participants proper and safe lifting techniques and weight room safety/etiquette. Participants can expect to lift weights appropriate for their age, learn about a variety of equipment and proper use, and engage in workouts. Weight classes maintain a 1:8 ratio with a single instructor supervising and instructing less than 8 participants at a time. Due to the smaller class sizes participants get one-on-one attention and learn how to function in a weight room setting safely for their age.

Energize and Refresh. Camp is designed with cheerleaders in mind. Bring your team to the next level by training with our experienced staff. Camp consists of motion and chant work, tumbling, stunt development and group communication, conditioning drills, spirit/crowd involvement, and team bonding exercises. This is a suitable option for teams or individuals wishing to gain more cheer experience. Participants will be divided by grade level and taught age-appropriate skills. This is a 4-hour camp and participants should be able to handle the camp duration. Suitable for ages 2nd grade and up. All instructors are USA Cheer certified, experienced, and First Aid/CPR certified and trained

Refine. Strengthen. Elevate. Camp specifically focuses on gymnastics and tumbling development. Let your budding gymnast work towards their goals in a fun, energetic, and skill building environment. Camp includes a 20-minute dynamic warm-up complete with tumbling and shaping drills, 45-minute tumbling training, 15-minute snack break, 45-minute event training (bars, beam, or vault), 30-minute conditioning and fundamentals, a 15-minute group challenge, and a 15-minute cool down and confidence reflection session. Enrolled gymnasts will be divided by skill level. Ages 5 and up can enroll. All Instructors are USAG Certified, experienced, and CPR/First Aid certified and trained

Teens (ages 10-18) are encouraged to sign up for Newton Public Library's Summer Reading challenge. Log your minutes and earn prizes! The goal? Read 800 minutes between June 1st - July 25th. But guess what... you get a prize for every 100 minutes you read. There's also a pizza party for teens who read 800 minutes and a bunch of bigger prizes you could win. Attending teen events gets you extra opportunities to win the BIG prizes. Please be sure to check out all of our fun events planned for teens this summer at NPL! :)

Teens (ages 14-18) are invited to join NPL's Influencers! Teens will earn volunteer hours while helping plan events, discuss books, and enjoying snacks. Sing up today for our next meeting on May 21st.

What do we have going on for teens at the library in May? A cozy HS study hall with therapy dogs, 3D printing workshop, early release movie showing, Manga & Anime club, Teen Influencer meeting, and more!

Bethel Basketball will be hosting a girls and boys basketball camp for grades 2-8. The camp will focus on fundamentals for basketball players from beginners to advanced! It will be a fun environment that will give your kids a great experience in basketball while having fun with their friends, college players, and coaches. It is a fun uplifting environment that will have your kids begging to come back again next year!

Head over to Military Park on Saturday, May 30th for a free concert featuring Big Fat Fun out of Wichita. They are an amazing covering band that puts on an exceptional show. They play a wide range of music, sure to please the crowd. Carlos' Kitchen & China Inn will be there providing food and Harvey County Now will be serving up drinks. We can't wait to see you for a great evening on the Library Lawn. See the full Choose Newton Concert Series at Choose-Newton.com/Concerts

Summer horse camps for kids ages 7 to 17. Come enjoy a day with horses. Learn the basics in horses.

You are invited to come to a night of music and fun celebrating the arts! The Fine Arts Booster Club is hosting our first Concert in the Park event on Saturday May 30 from 7-9pm. We will be featuring local artists with the hopes to inspire our youth to continue to keep the arts in their future whether as a full time career or as a part time activity. Local artists include high school junior Nic Bergman, South Breeze principal Joey Menninga, Engineering teacher and wrestling coach John Werner, and the Flannelbacks who have connections to Newton and teach in Goessel. Tickets are available for pre-sale at $6.00 at this website: Concert in the Park. We will also have a variety of school and community groups selling food to enjoy during the concert. Gates open at 6:15pm and the concert will start at 7pm. We hope you will join us in a musical evening!

Uncle Carl's Camp is summer camp classes. Themes of the classes are exploring the prairie, print making, and sewing.

Let's Get Creative! Join instructor Beth Burns for a week of artistic fun! Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, and more! June 9-12 - Grades 1-4 July 7-10 - Grades 5-8 1-3 PM $65 per student, all supplies included. Register by June 2*/July 1* online or by calling or coming by the gallery. *No refunds after registration deadline unless class size minimum is not met. PLEASE NOTE: Most artwork created will be kept at the gallery to be displayed at the July Third Thursday downtown Newton “Art Walk” on Thursday, July 16 and can be taken home after the event.