During November, South Suburban Parks and Recreation will celebrate Great Skate Month with FREE skating classes at both ice arena facilities, South Suburban Ice Arena, 6580 S. Vine St., and Family Sports Center, 6901 S. Peoria St. A free skating class will be offered Saturday afternoons, November 22 and 29 at 1:30 pm at South Suburban Ice Arena and every Saturday in November, at 2:30 pm at Family Sports Center. Purchase a public skating admission for the 1 pm session, rent skates as needed and receive free instruction from an experienced coach. South Suburban will also sponsor a hockey puck shoot to win a free turkey at both ice arena facilities on Saturday afternoon, November 22.

For more information about Great Skate Month, Learn to Skate classes, Learn to Play Hockey or private lessons, call Gerry Lane at 303-798-7881 or visit www.sspr.org.