Upper Arlington sets March opening, previews programming and memberships for Bob Crane Community Center

Upper Arlington city staff announced timelines and programming details this week for the new Bob Crane Community Center, saying memberships will go on sale March 10, tours will be offered March 25–29, preview days will run April 1–3 and the facility’s formal grand opening is scheduled for a ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. April 6 with full operations beginning April 7.

The community center will accept online and in-person membership purchases starting March 10; staff said front-desk sales also will be available at the municipal services center March 10–14. Parks and Recreation personnel will relocate to the community center beginning March 17 to begin operations and staffing. On-site tours will run March 25–29; preview days for targeted groups (older adults, families, middle- and high-school students, adults/corporate groups) are set April 1–3. The grand opening celebration is April 6, and regular hours start at 5:30 a.m. April 7, with the center open 5:30 a.m.–10 p.m. Monday–Friday and 8 a.m.–8 p.m. on weekends.

The center’s opening will be phased to let staff train and to allow residents to preview the facility before membership is required. “During these times, people can utilize the facilities. They can walk the building on their own. There’ll be staff available on each floor to help,” said TJ Putnam,…