The public is invited to see works in jewelry, clay, painting and drawing created by instructors and students in the Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Department’s special interest classes at an artists’ reception in January.

The artists and their works will be at the Department’s Northwest Art Center, 7770 N. Shannon Road, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25.

The event is free.

For more information, call pottery class instructor Jada Ahern at 520-870-0823.

The Art Center is one of six locations where the Department’s arts, crafts and special interest classes and workshops are held.  The deadline to register for the next session of classes – Jan. 6-Feb. 23 – is Dec. 30.

Class descriptions, schedules, fees and registration forms are available online at http://www.pima.gov/nrpr/classes/index.htm or in the Pima County Special Interest Classes booklets available at Pima County Public Library branches.

Registrations are only accepted by mail – no faxed, phoned-in or walk-in registrations are accepted.  Classes are filled on a first-received, first-registered basis.

For more class information, email LeisureClasses@pima.gov or call 520-877-6090.

Want to learn how to make jewelry, take digital photos, play tennis or use a gun safely?

The deadline to register for the Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Department’s next session of arts, crafts and special interest classes and workshops is Dec. 26.

Classes for children as young as 6 include art, pottery, music, tennis and martial arts.  Classes for adults ages 16 and older include art, pottery, country dance, tennis, fitness, first aid and CPR, gardening, and firearms instruction and safety.

Class descriptions, schedules, fees and registration forms are available online at http://www.pima.gov/nrpr/classes/index.htm or in the Pima County Special Interest Classes booklets available at Pima County Public Library branches.

Registrations are only accepted by mail – no faxed, phoned-in or walk-in registrations are accepted.  Classes are filled on a first-received, first-registered basis.

The first session of classes in 2012 runs from Jan. 1 to Feb. 18.

The second session runs from Feb. 26 to April 21.  The registration deadline for the second session is Feb. 20.

Classes are held at six locations: East Tucson Baptist Church, 9100 E. Speedway Blvd.; Flowing Wells Community Center, 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road; Northwest Art Center, 7770 N. Shannon Road; Omni Tucson National, 2727 W. Club Drive (tennis); SE Regional Park Shooting Range, 11296 S. Harrison Road (firearms); and Saguaro Christian Church, 8302 E. Broadway Blvd.

For more class information, email LeisureClasses@pima.gov or call 520-877-6090.