Ice arena celebrates season with activities, extended hours

5:30 p.m., Dec. 13, 2003--Just in time for the holidays, the University of Delaware Ice Arena has scheduled activities certain to please both kids and houseguests.

Beginning Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 2, (with the exception of Thursday, Dec. 25) UD’s Fred Rust Ice Arena will have special public skating sessions during the following hours:

1-3 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 24
1-3 p.m. and 8-10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 26-Tuesday, Dec. 30
1-3 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 31
1-4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 1
1-3 p.m. and 8-10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 2

Special activities also are planned during the holiday break, including an appearance by WSTW’s Tookie Tookie Bird from 1-3 p.m., Monday, Dec. 29; free passes to the Sunday, Jan. 11 women’s basketball game vs. Old Dominion to the first 500 skaters at the 1-3 p.m. session Tuesday, Dec. 30; and sand art activities from 1-4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 1.

A $1-off skate-rental voucher, good from Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 2, also is being offered to visitors and is good for up to four pairs of skates.

Besides the regular public skating sessions, which are offered every week from 8-10 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, and from 1-3 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, the ice arena also offers skating lessons and hockey instruction classes.

Regular admission to public sessions is $5; skate rentals are $3. Parental supervision is required for children 12 and under. For more information or to receive a program guide on special promotions, skating lessons or in-house hockey leagues, call 831-2868 or visit [http://www.udel.edu/icearena/].

Article by Becca Hutchinson

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