Submit calendar items and photos by Wednesday for Friday’s Weekend section. Please include your phone number. E-mail features@muskogeephoenix.com, fax 684-2865 or mail to Features, P.O. Box 1968, Muskogee 74402. For information, phone Features Editor Leilani Roberts Ott, 684-2908.



SUMMER DANCE CLASSES, tap, ballet and acrobatics, hip-hop, teen swing/Latin, adult dance and ballroom, Cockle’s Dance Studio, 407 N. York St. Cost: $30 per hour class. Information: 683-4653.

PRINCESS CHARM SCHOOL, modeling, etiquette and fashion workshop, hosted by interested parties. Program is open to girls ages 8 to 16. Information: E-mail lisa@princesscharmschool.com, 869-8485 or www.princesscharmschool.com.

FREE CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH COURSES for beginners are being offered at Christian Chapel, 4043 Chandler Road. Classes are 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays or 5:30 to 7 p.m. Mondays. Classes taught by a college Spanish instructor every for 12 weeks. Tuition is free; however, students are responsible for purchasing their book. Information: 441-6646 or 680-2290.

WATER AEROBICS, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, Fort Gibson Pool, 500 S. Ross, Fort Gibson. Cost: $3, drop-in fee, or if you pay for a two- or three-evening session in full, it will be at a reduced price. Information: Fort Gibson Community Education office, 478-4034.

YOGA STRETCH AND STRENGTHEN, 5:30 p.m. Monday, Grace Episcopal Church. Cost: $25. Information: Martha Stoodley, 683-2373.

MUSKOGEE DUI AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES, 2011 W. Okmulgee Ave., offers state certified DUI schools and assessments. The 24-hour schools are held 5:30 to 7:30 Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Ten-hour DUI schools start the second Thursday of every month. Hours: 5:30 to 9:15 p.m. Thursdays and Friday; 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Assessments are given 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment. Information: 686-8188 or e-mail musk.dui@sbcglobal.net.

BELLY DANCE CLASSES, 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Muskogee Swim and Fitness Center. It is free for members, but non-members can pay $5 at the desk. Instructor: Eve Whitney-Newton.

CHEROKEE WEDDING BASKET CLASS by Sandra Pallie, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 11 and 18, UUCT, corner of Delaware and College, Tahlequah, presented by the Cherokee Basket Weaver’s Association. Price: $25 each class for a total of $50, all supplies are included in class fee, a value of $20. Bring your favorite dish for potluck. Class size is limited. Information and registration: 456-7787 or 822-2286 or www.cherokeebasketweaversassociation.org.

CHARACTER BUSINESS SEMINAR, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 21, Professional Development Center, 208 W. Broadway. Learn how to implement a character initiative in your business. Sponsor: Character Council of Muskogee. Cost: $95, includes materials and lunch. Information or to register,: 351-9046 or e-mail edchoate@suddenlink.net.

INTERMEDIATE GENEALOGY WORKSHOP, 9 a.m. Oct. 3, Muskogee Public Library. Information: 682-6657.