By Tara Fischer

Staff Writer

The Ocean Pines Association’s Recreation and Parks Department is preparing to host Easter and spring events as the weather finally starts to warm up.

Ocean Pines is once again hosting its annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny to put kids and families into the holiday spirit.

The occasion is set for Saturday, April 12, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Ocean Pines Community Center. Children three and under can enter for free. The cost for ages four to 10 is $6. Entrance for kids 11 and older is $10.

The menu for the springtime event includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, assorted pastries, fruit, orange juice, milk, and coffee.

A little later into the season, on Sunday, May 18, the Ocean Pines rec and parks group is offering neighborhood residents the chance to travel to Camden Yard in Baltimore for an Orioles versus Washington Nationals baseball game. The bus trip is $120 per person.

According to the event’s advertisement, the ticket includes a “spectacular display of major league baseball at the Camden Yards.” Seats are located in the picnic perch, section 286.

 “All-inclusive picnic perch food is included in the trip price,” the ad reads. “It is all you can eat from when the gates open to the middle of the 7th inning.”

The trip’s pickup time is 8:30 a.m. at the Ocean Pines Community Center. The game begins at 1:35 p.m. An adult must accompany anyone under the age of 18. Additionally, alcohol and glass containers are prohibited on the bus. Tickets can be obtained by calling rec and parks at 410-641-7052.

OPA hosted a budget town hall earlier this year, during which Debbie Donahue, the community’s recreation and parks director, maintained that her department is looking to host more events this spring and summer. One endeavor is to incorporate more bus trips.

“We have a lot of different programs that we are adding this year,” Donahue said. “We have gone back to bus trips again. That was kind of taken aside since [the pandemic].”

The community will also host Back in Action physical therapy seminars beginning this month and extending into the summer.

Dr. Sandra Kappes will attend the free information sessions, which are held from 11 a.m. to noon. The April 24 session will feature joint disorders, a May 22 seminar will highlight age-related pain, a June 26 session will discuss core strengthening, and a September 11 session will deal with fall prevention.

Those interested in attending the PT seminars can register by calling 410-641-7052.

For more OPA rec and parks events and classes, visit https://www.oceanpines.org/web/pages/recreation-parks.