Registration has begun for classes in conversational Spanish and Italian, offered weekly for Lowcountry residents through the University of South Carolina Beaufort's continuing-education program.

Basic and advanced-basic classes in both languages and an intermediate Spanish class will be held on USCB's Bluffton campus.

A basic Spanish class will be in the college's storefront classroom at Pineland Station Mall on Hilton Head Island.

All classes are two hours long and run for 10 weeks. Cost: $175. Classes begin the week of Jan. 21, and space is limited. Schedules can be found at www.uscb.edu/continuinged.

Details or to register: Call Marilyn Arseneau at 843-208-8237.