Around Town
Today
Sound off on the important issues at
Alaska Committee meeting, 7 a.m., Southeast Conference, 612 Willoughby Ave. Details: Tricia, 463-3488.
Wednesday ski or snowshoe to Dredge Lake area, 9:30 a.m., Mendenhall River Bridge parking lot, on Back Look Road. Easy tour. Bring food and water. Not dogs or firearms. Details: 586-5226.
Day of quilting, sewing and good fellowship, 10 a.m. every Wednesday, Resurrection Lutheran Church. Quilts donated to Lutheran World Relief. Details: 586-2380.
Low-impact exercise, 10 a.m., Juneau Senior Center and Valley Senior Center. Details: Ellen, 463-6175.
"Write For Your Life" group, 10-11 a.m. every Wednesday, Mendenhall Valley library. Share a journal, memoir, a letter or poetry. Details: Dixie, 789-2068.
Senior ceramics, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. every Wednesday, Juneau Senior Center. Details: Betty, 463-6176.
Storytime, 11 a.m., downtown library. Details: 586-5267.
Native Issues Forum, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall. Featuring speakers Sen. Kim Elton and Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg. Details: Myrna, 463-7105.
Glacier Valley Rotary Club meeting, noon every Wednesday, Juneau International Airport Aurora Room.
Adult Children of Alcoholic or Dysfunctional Families and Codependents Anonymous meeting, noon-1 p.m. every Wednesday, Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St.
Overeaters Anonymous meeting, noon-1 p.m., Valentine Building, 119 Seward St., Suite 1, Unity Center. Details: 789-8884.
Contract bridge, 1-4 p.m., Valley Senior Center. Details: Ellen, 463-6175.
Southeast Alaska Native Women's Conference planning meeting, 1:30 p.m., Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall. Sponsored by the Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 2.
Boys & Girls Club of Juneau, 2:30-7 p.m. every Wednesday, 8825 Mallard St., behind the Nugget Mall. Open noon-7 p.m. on days school is closed or dismissed earlier. Arts and crafts 2:30-5 p.m.; power hour 3-5 p.m.; open lab 3-4 p.m.; smart kids 4-5 p.m.; guest speakers 4-5 p.m. on alternate weeks; digital arts 5-6 p.m. details: 790-4534, 790-4535.
"Introduction to Microsoft Word 2007" class, 5-7 p.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718.
Al-Anon Douglas Serenity Seekers, 5:15-6:30 p.m. every Wednesday, Douglas United Methodist Church. Details: Vicky, 364-2437.
Mendenhall Flying Lions meeting, 6 p.m., Jovany's. Details: 321-0524.
Suicide Loss Support Group meeting, 6 p.m., Juneau Public Health Center. Details: Ron, 790-4371.
"Parenting Your Three- to Six-year-old" class, 6-8 p.m., Juneau Family Birth Center. Free class. Taught by Sharlyn Berning. Details: 586-1203.
Juneau Duplicate Bridge Club game, 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday, Fireweed Place. Details: 586-1015.
Water walking, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Augustus Brown Swimming Pool. Low-impact water exercise class. Details: 586-5325.
Freedom from Smoking Group clinic, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Bartlett Regional Hospital Robert F. Valliant Center classrooms. Cost is $75 for eight sessions. Details: 796-8422.
"Plays Out Loud" meeting, 7:30 p.m., Valentine's Coffee House. Details: 586-2787.
Rotaract meeting, 7:30-9 p.m., Juneau Economic Development Council Building. A social club for young people age 18 to 30. Meetings usually involved planning events and volunteer opportunities. Details: Melissa, 364-5201.
Thursday, Jan. 17
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m. every Thursday, The Prospector Hotel.
Parent and tot open skate and lesson, 9:45-10:45 a.m., Treadwell Arena. $4 adults, $3 youth, $2 skate rental. Details: 586-0410 or www.juneau.org/parksrec/icerink.
"Breath and Stretch" yoga exercise group, 10-11 a.m. every Thursday, Juneau Senior Center. Details: Ellen, 463-6175.
Storytime, 11 a.m., Douglas library. Details: 586-5267.
Airport Board meeting, 11 a.m., Juneau International Airport, Aurora Room. To meet with the city's Washington, D.C. lobbyist. Details: 789-7821.
Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon, noon, Hangar Ballroom. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Details: 463-3488.
Baby-parent time, noon-1:30 p.m., Bartlett Regional Hospital Robert F. Valliant Center classroom. For parents and their infants up to 1 year old. Free. Details: Debi, 796-8975.
Pinochle games, 1 p.m. every Thursday, Juneau Senior Center. Details: Ellen, 463-6175.
Beginning English class, 2-3 p.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718.
Boys & Girls Club of Juneau, 2:30-7 p.m. every Thursday, 8825 Mallard St., behind the Nugget Mall. Open noon-7 p.m. on days school is closed or dismissed earlier. Power hour 3-5 p.m.; open lab 3-4 p.m.; skill tech/open lab 5-7 p.m.; sports challenge 5-6 p.m. Details: 790-4534, 790-4535.
Intermediate-level English class, 5-6:30 p.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718.
Task Force Exploring Activities Money meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., Juneau-Douglas High School library. Details: 523-1702.
"Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2007" class, 5-7 p.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. Free. Details: 586-5718.
Al-Anon Family Group Douglas Serenity Seekers meeting, 5:15-6:30 p.m., Douglas Community United Methodist Church. Details: Vicky, 364-2437.
Focus on Fitness education program's "Heart Rate Monitoring During Exercise" presentation by Jaime Bursel, 6 p.m., Silverbow Backroom. And evening of information and discussion. Free. Details: Nicki, 957-0381.
St. Brendan's Galley hot meal, 6 p.m. every Thursday, St. Brendan's Episcopal Church, 4207 Mendenhall Loop Road. Details: 789-5152.
Family law self-help clinic, 6-8 p.m., Centennial Hall. Designed to help individuals with legal issues resulting from divorce, custody, child support and other family-law concerns. Free. Sponsored by Alaska Legal Services. Details; Leona, 586-3425.
Digital scrapbooking class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., The Creating Place. Details: 780-5437.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly meeting, 7-8 p.m., Shepherd of the Valley Church. Details: 780-6294.
Narcotics Anonymous "We Do Recover" group, 8-9 p.m., Rainforest Recovery Center behind Bartlett Regional Hospital, 3240 Hospital Drive. Details: 790-4567.
Friday, Jan. 18
Low-impact exercise, 10 a.m., Juneau Senior Center and Valley Senior Center. Details: Ellen, 463-6175.
"The Root of Healing" class, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Alaska Holistic Family Medicine, 119 Seward St. Learn balancing for each chakra and all organs of the body for precise and over all self-healing of mind, body and spirit. $225 by Dec. 1, $240 by Dec. 15, $270 after Dec. 15. Details: Maureen, 523-9355 or 723-9351.
Storytime, 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley library. Details: 586-5267.
Organ concert with J. Allan MacKinnon, noon, State Office Building.
Adult Children of Alcoholic or Dysfunctional Families and Codependents Anonymous meeting, noon-1 p.m. every Friday, Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St.
Low Vision Support Group, 1 p.m., SAIL Office. Details: 586-4920.
• Around Town is a listing of local nonprofit events. To be included, notices should be e-mailed to the newsroom clerk at nrclerk@juneauempire.com. They also can be dropped off at 3100 Channel Drive or faxed to 586-3028. The deadline is noon two days prior to the event.