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

Registrations are still being accepted this week for the Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Department’s April 28-June 23 session of arts, crafts and special interest classes and workshops.

The deadline to register for the June 30-Aug. 25 session is June 24.

Classes for children as young as 4 include pottery, tennis and martial arts. Classes for adults ages 16 and older include art, jewelry, pottery, tennis, fitness, self-defense, preparing for death, 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.

Classes are held at six locations: A-Long’s Kung Fu Academy, 150 S. Camino Seco #12; Virgil Ellis Rifle and Pistol Range, Ajo Regional Park, Ajo; Flowing Wells Community Center, 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road; Northwest Art Center, 7770 N. Shannon Road; Omni Tucson National, 2727 W. Club Drive; and SE Regional Park Shooting Range, 11296 S. Harrison Road.

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

Pima County is seeking proposals from qualified individuals who want to be instructors in the Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Department’s special interest art and leisure classes.

Solicitation #67917 can be obtained in person from the Pima County Procurement Department on the third floor of the Pima County Administration Building, 130 W. Congress, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; or online at www.pima.gov/procure/ifbrfp.htm.

Proposals are due by 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16.

Conferences to answer questions and clarify requirements are scheduled for:

• 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25
  Pima County Procurement Department
  130 W. Congress St., Third floor

• 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2
  Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Department
  3500 W. River Road

Attendance is optional, but highly recommended and encouraged.

Proposals for all types of classes and age groups will be considered.  Classes offered in the past have included art, pottery, music, tennis and martial arts for children as young as 6 and art, pottery, country dance, photography, tennis, fitness, first aid and CPR, gardening, and firearms instruction and safety for adults ages 16 and older.

Pima County offers six sessions of classes a year.  Individuals submitting proposals will be considered for sessions beginning with Session I, which starts Jan. 7, 2013.

Pima County will accept proposals for classes at the following County facilities or at an instructor’s designated facility.  Some County facilities have equipment available such as pottery wheels, kilns and torches at no charge to the instructor.  To inspect a facility or equipment before submission of a proposal, contact Program Manager Carolyn L. Lenz at 877-6156.

• Pima County Art Center at the NW YMCA, 7770 N. Shannon Road.
• Ellie Towne Flowing Wells Community Center, 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road.
• Ajo Recreation Center, E.S. Bud Walker Park, 2905 Fifth St., Ajo.
• Children’s Memorial Park, 4851 N. 15^th Place (for dog obedience classes).

Pima County takes 20 percent of the session fee per student for utilities and maintenance costs.

For more information, please contact Grant Bourguet at 520-419-1481 or Grant.Bourguet@pima.gov or visit http://www.pima.gov/nrpr/classes/index.htm.

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.