The Fort Lee community has access to a
number of leisure activities and facilities both on and
offpost.
On-post opportunities range from fine
dining to sports facilities and special interest organizations such as The Fort
Lee Theatre Company at Fort Lee. Most of these activities either fall
under the post's MWR directorate or are affiliated with it in some
manner.
The Lee Club provides a country
club atmosphere. Entertainment opportunities for a week include
Tuesday Night Special from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. and a Sunday Brunch from 11 a.m. - 2
p.m. The Club is closed on Monday. For a relaxing evening
visit Nothin' Fancy Bar and Grill in the basement Tuesday - Friday beginning at
4 p.m. They feature free finger food on Thursday and Friday, pool
tables and dartboards. Karaoke Night is on Thursday and Friday
features both a DJ and Karaoke. This is a place for class parties,
end-of-course parties or any get-together. The Lee Club caters to a
variety of functions from parties to weddings to military balls. For
more information call 734-7541 or 734-7547.
The
Regimental Club offers a variety of entertainment and events throughout
the year. The club features a lunch buffet (Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.) with monthly theme lunch
specials. Catering services are available for military and social
functions, wedding receptions, parties, farewells, luncheons, retirements and
other events. The Regimental Club also oversees the Regimental Nest
where parties to include weddings and wedding receptions, may be
catered. The lounge is open Monday, 4:30 p.m. until midnight and
Wednesday thru Saturday, 4:30 p.m. until 2 a.m. (closed Sunday). The
club is closed for normal operations on Tuesday. Bingo is a big draw
at the Regimental Club on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 6:45 p.m.
The Regimental Rest & Recreation
Center features alittle everything for Fort Lee Community. The R & R
contains our Bistro Express that offer specialty coffees and breakfast, the
Cyber Cafe, Kid Zone and the All-Star Balloon Blossoms & Baskets by Bonnie
(Gift Shop), pool tables, video games and much more!!! Come relax with
us. Hours of operation Tue - Thu: 6:30a.m. -
10p.m., Fri: 6:30a.m. - Midnight, Sat: Noon -
Midnight, Sun &
Holidays: Noon - 8p.m.,Monday:
CLOSED
Auto Crafts has an 18-stall auto repair facility where authorized MWR
patrons can perform minor repairs to vehicles. This self-help
facility offers bay space and vehicle lifts with a trained instructor on hand to
provide assistance. Patrons who utilize the facility have access to
tools for most auto repairs. Short and long term vehicle storage is
also available through the auto crafts facility. The hours of
operation are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 1-8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday,
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Custom Frame Shop/Picture
Perfect framing facility is the perfect place to have all prints,
needlepoint pieces, puzzles and certificates matted and framed. The
staff offers professional service for those who prefer to have the work done for
them. Customers who prefer to do it themselves can take classes to
learn the basics of picture framing. The current hours of operation
are Monday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday & Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Thursday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Friday 1 p.m. - 5
p.m.
The MWR Rental Center rents bikes,
camping equipment, cookers, coolers, dunk booths, canopies, volleyball and many
other items that help create successful outings. To help with summer
yard work, residents can rent lawnmowers and weed-eaters. The Rental
Center also oversees an outdoor archery range, picnic areas and a shelter,
skeet/trap ranges, a Log Cabin for meetings and parties, pistol range, horseshoe
and softball fields and Batting Cages. In addition, the center also
has a mobile Rock-Climbing Wall available for units and other special
events. Hours of operation Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10
a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat 8 a.m. - 12 noon; closed on Tuesday, Sunday and
Holidays.
Fort Lee Sports has a
diversified program that provides various levels of play and competition with
something for nearly everyone. The intramural program offers
cross-country, flag football, basketball, 5k runs, volleyball, track and field,
swimming, softball and racquetball. The Sports Office offers a
variety of fitness classes including aerobics, water aerobics, karate and
circuit weight training.
The Batting
Cages features five lanes of slow and fast-pitch softball, and medium- and
fast-pitch baseball. Hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 5-8 p.m.
and Saturday and Sunday, noon - 6
p.m.
Williams
Stadium offers a seating capacity for more than 5,000 and contains a
quarter-mile oval track. Nowak Field has a seating capacity of approximately
1,500 people and is used for both softball and flag
football.
MacLaughlin Fitness Center
offers spacious men's and women's locker rooms with saunas and a gymnasium for
basketball, volleyball and other indoor physical conditioning
activities. Five racquetball/handball courts with a mezzanine
viewing area and high and low ceiling, exercise rooms for aerobics, workouts and
weightlifting are also available for use. Hours of operation are
Monday - Friday, 5:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. and 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and
Holidays, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. The facility is closed Thanksgiving and
Christmas.
Clark Fitness Center offers
spacious men's and women's locker rooms with saunas and a gymnasium for
basketball, volleyball and other indoor sports. Four
racquetball/handball courts are available as well as an exercise room that hosts
a variety of aerobic classes. The facility also has two weight rooms
with modern weight equipment. Hours of operation are Monday - Friday,
5:15 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. The center is closed Saturdays, Sundays and
Holidays.
Golden Tans at Fort Lee has two
locations. One is inside the MacLaughlin Fitness Center. Hour of
operation are Mon - Fri: 5:30 - 9:30 a.m. & 11a.m. - 9:30p.m., Sat, Sun
& Holidays (except Thanksgiving
and Christmas), 8a.m. -
6p.m.
Golden Tan #2 is located
beside the Fort Lee Bowling Center with two beds. Hours of operation
are Mon, Wed & Thu:7a.m. - 5p.m., Thu &
Fri:7a.m.-8p.m. Sat & Sun:11a.m. - 6p.m.
The Battle Drive Pool behind The Lee Club on Battle
Drive is open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day
weekend.
The Fort Lee Bowling Center is a
smoke-free facility; with a Pro-Shop offering 24 lanes of AMF BOSS
automatic scoring, Pro-Shop, video games and Snack
Bar. The Snack Bar offers a variety of menu items which include
beer/wine. The Bowling Center hosts children's birthday parties and
group outings. Glow-N-Motion is offered Fridays and Saturdays, 7 p.m.
- midnight. Fall/winter leagues begin in September and spring/summer
leagues in May. The hours of operation are Sunday - Thursday, 11 a.m.
- 10 p.m. and Friday - Saturday, 11 a.m. -
midnight.
The Cardinal Golf Club has a
Pro Shop, Snack Bar, Driving Range, putting green and lockers. Golf
lessons are also available from a golf professional for a nominal
fee. The Cardinal Golf Course uses TELETRAC, the automated Tee Time
Reservation System. The first tee time is 7:30 a.m. The
course is open to active duty military, retired military and DoD civilians,
federal government employees, family members their guests and
veterans. The course is open daylight to dusk,
seven-days-a-week. The Pro Shop and Driving Range are open from 7
a.m. until dusk and the Snack Bar from 7 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Monday - Friday and
6:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and
Holidays.
Hunting and fishing opportunities
abound throughout the region. On post, hunting is tracked through the
Outdoor Recreation Center. The center issues permits for both shotgun
and bow hunts and can explain the requirements for hunting on
post. In addition to federal and state hunting and fishing
regulations, hunters on Fort Lee must also abide by additional military
regulations. Also, rifles are prohibited on Fort Lee for safety
reason.
Fort Lee Playhouse operates live
theater and has become one of the most active performing groups in the area,
offering three program styles to meet the various entertainment and cultural
desires.
The main stage season produces Broadway
musicals, comedies and dramas. Evening and matinee performances are
open to the community. Season Tickets are offered at the beginning of
the main stage season guaranteeing great seating for a year of fine
entertainment. Special shows are performed for our student
Soldiers.
KidKapers is Fort Lee's version of
children's theater. Each show features live theater presentations
with music to delight both young and old alike. Tickets are sold at
the box office just prior to the show and are only
$4.
Participation is the essential
ingredient in the Lee Playhouse operation. Military, family members,
DoD civilians and their spouses and those in the surrounding communities are
invited to participate. No stage experience is necessary and all are
welcome to audition, perform, work in the technical, back stage capacity or help
with audience management.
For more information
on participating at the Lee Playhouse, performance dates, and/or season tickets,
please call (804) 734-7182/6629.