As summer cools down and the leaves start to fall, the Ocean Pines Association is gearing up to host autumnal events, classes, and sports leagues.
Vendors are pictured at a past Ocean Pines Fall Flea Market.
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By Tara Fischer, Staff Writer
As summer cools down and the leaves start to fall, the Ocean Pines Association is gearing up to host autumnal events, classes, and sports leagues.
The Ocean Pines Fall Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. OPA’s Recreation and Parks online page notes that the event will kick off, rain or shine, at White Horse Park and the community center.
“The indoor/ outdoor flea market welcomes vendors selling gently used clothing, household items toys, jewelry, collectibles and more,” the website says.
It is free to enter the market for shoppers. Vendor space can be rented and will include an eight-foot table and two chairs. To reserve an area or obtain additional information, individuals can call the recreation and parks department at 410-641-7052.
A Family Fun Night Bingo event is set for Friday, Sept. 27 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is $2 a person and attendees will have the chance to win prizes. Ice cream will be for sale.
Ocean Pines is offering residents, young and older, the chance to enter sports leagues and classes this fall.
Cornhole is among the scheduled athletic events. The games will be held on Thursdays, beginning Nov. 7 and concluding on Jan. 9 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. It costs $50 a person to join and there is a maximum of 16 teams or 32 people. Individuals are also eligible to sign up.
Participants should expect to play at minimum three games a week.
Young skateboarders will have the opportunity to learn from professional Matt Dove. There will be two sessions, the first on Mondays and Tuesdays in September, and the second on Mondays and Tuesdays in October. The classes, which will go from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., are open to boys and girls aged eight to 16.
The cost is $145 a month for OPA residents and $155 for non-residents. Participants are required to bring a skateboard, a helmet, and knee pads. To register, call the recreation and parks department at 410-641-7052.
The community is offering line dancing lessons with Lois Ingram on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. from Sept. 24 to Dec. 3. The classes are for individuals 18 and older and will cost Ocean Pines residents $60 and non-residents $75.
For parents looking to get their children involved in sports, OPA is offering a kid’s instructional tee-ball clinic that will focus on softball and baseball skills. The program, which will be held Tuesday nights from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Manklin Meadows Field, is open to boys and girls from four to six years old and will begin Sept. 10.
Community residents are required to pay $40, while non-residents will be charged $50.
A Pee Wee fall soccer league will also be offered by the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department. Four- to five-year-olds will play Tuesdays starting Sept. 10 and six- to eight-year-olds will play Thursdays starting Sept. 12. The events are expected to start at 6 p.m. and go to 6:45 p.m.
In preparation for Halloween, the fourth annual Ocean Pines Haunted House is scheduled for Friday, October 25 and Saturday, October 26 at the community center near White Horse Park.
The event is $8 a person and will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and conclude around 9:30 p.m. each night. Organizers are looking for volunteers and actors.
To register for the upcoming programs or obtain more information, individuals can visit the Ocean Pines Recreation and Parks Department website or call 410-641-7052.