Hobbies/classes
• Dixon Recreation and Community Services: For classes for youths, teens and adults; special events, activities and sports, and afterschool programs. Park facility usage and rentals and more. Call 678-7441. City swimming pool and aquatics program, call 678-7441.
• Vacaville Recreation and Community Services features activities, sports, aquatics, gymnastics, afterschool programs and much more. Call Three Oaks Community Center at 449-6122, Ulatis Community Center at 449-6214, and the McBride Center at 469-6660.
• Fairfield Recreation and Community Services: For park reservations, call 428-7428. To register for classes for adults and children, visit City Hall at the Mall or call 428-7714; for information on community centers, call 428-7435.
• Vallejo Recreation and Community Services, 395 Amador St.: For information on renting one of the many community centers, classes for children and adults, pool hours, etc., call 648-4600.
• Benicia Parks and Community Services, 250 East L St.: For information on classes, programs, youth activity and reservations of parks, etc., call 746-4285.
• Dixon Senior Center, 201 S. Fifth St.: Classes from dancing, bingo, exercising, crafts and more can be found at the center. For information on classes call 678-7022.
• McBride Senior Center, 91 Town Square Place: A variety of classes, including dance, exercise, ceramics, cards, etc., can be found at McBride. Call 469-6666.
• Fairfield Senior Center, 1200 Civic Center Drive: Numerous classes, exercising, ballroom dancing, socializing, and more. It is also located near a beautiful outdoor park, major shopping and numerous city government and downtown services. Call 428-7421.
• Suisun Senior Center, 318 Merganser Drive: A daily lunch program, craft and exercise classes, cards, bingo and more. For information on activities, call 421-7203.
• Florence Douglas Senior Center, 333 Amador St.: Club and group activities, dance, exercise and much more. Call 643-1044 or visit www.vallejoseniorcenter.com.
• Benicia Senior Citizens Center, 187 East L St.: Classes and much more can be had at the Center by calling 745-1202.
• Rio Vista Senior Center, 25 Main St.: For information on classes and activities going on, call 374-3349.
• Nugget Market, 130 Browns Valley Pkwy.: Shallots Cooking School: 469-6800, offers a variety of cooking classes. You can find out what classes are coming up and what events are going on by visiting www.nuggetmarket.com.
• Lowes Hardware, 1751 E. Monte Vista Ave.: 455-4400. "How To" classes begin at 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. every Saturday. Classes are posted in a catalog on the front of each store or you can call the store nearest you.
• Michael's, 1051 Helen Power Drive: 446-1991. Classes, demonstrations, "Kid's Club" and more can be found at Michael's Arts and Crafts Store. A calendar of classes can be picked up at the store nearest you.
• Vacaville Adult School and Community Education, 100 McClellan St., provides quality education and enrichment opportunities. For costs and locations, call 453-6018. To register you can walk in or you can register online at www.adultedreg.com/ vacaville/ or for online classes, visit www.coursesonline.com.
• Fairfield-Suisun Adult School, 1100 Civic Center Drive: 421-4155. To find out more information on classes or to register online you can go to www.fsadultschool.com.
• Vallejo Adult School, 1140 Capitol St.: For registration or information on transition and prevention programs, call 556-8680.
• Master Gardeners: Got gardening questions, plants, insect problems? Call the Master Gardener hotline for Solano County at 784-1322. The hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can also email questions to mgsolano@ucdavis.edu. The Master Gardeners are available to answer home gardening questions during the hours of 8 a.m. and noon at the Vacaville Farmers' Market, downtown Vacaville; or 4 and 8 p.m., Thursdays in Fairfield; and 4 and 8 p.m., Thursdays in Benicia.
• Solano Community College, 4000 Suisun Valley Road, Suisun: To find out information on resources and classes at the college, call 864-7000 or visit www.solano.edu.
