Around Town
Today
Valley Toastmasters meeting, 6:15 a.m. every Tuesday, Henry's Restaurant. Public invited. Details: Jim, 789-3074.
Sewing circle, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Valley Senior Center. Details: Betty, 789-7236.
Rotary Club of Juneau meeting, noon every Tuesday, Baranof Hotel.
Juneau Small Business Development Center class, noon-1 p.m., downtown library. Details: Karen, 463-3789.
Stitch 'N Knit, 12:45 p.m. every Tuesday, Juneau Senior Center. Details: Ellen, 463-6175.
Airport Board Finance Committee meeting, 2 p.m., Glacier Fire Station training room. Details: Patty, 789-7821.
Boys & Girls Club of Juneau, 2:30-7 p.m. every Tuesday (noon-7 p.m. on days school is closed or dismissal is earlier), 8825 Mallard St. (behind the Nugget Mall). Sports Challenge 5-6 p.m.; Career Launch 4-5 p.m.; Power Hour 3-5 p.m.; and Open Lab 5-6 p.m. Details: 790-4534, 790-4535.
Juneau People for Peace and Justice, 5:15-6:15 p.m., Northern Light Church. Open to the public. Details: Amy, 586-4409.
High school course selection process, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Juneau-Douglas High School auditorium. For any students new to JDHS, privately schooled and home-schooled. Details: Kathy, 523-1550.
Childbirth education class, 6-8 p.m., Juneau Family Birth Center. Featuring the Bradley technique. Leader is Kaye Kanne. Free class. Details: 586-1203.
Personal space organizing class, 6:15-7:30 p.m., valley library. Details: Carol, 586-2453.
Juneau-Douglas Fish and Game Advisory Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m., Alaska Department of Fish and Game commissioner's conference room. Details: Kathy, 586-6652.
English as a Second Language class, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Juneau Adult Education Center, 210 Ferry Way. Sponsored by SERRC. Details: Rosa, 586-5718.
Menopause seminar and book signing, 7 p.m., Hearthside Books, Nugget Mall. Details: Katrina, 789-2605.
Planetarium show on comets, 7-7:30 p.m., Marie Drake Planetarium. For ages 4-5. Details: 586-3034.
Juneau Chess Club, 7-9 p.m., downtown library. Details: Brian, 790-1934.
Wednesday, March 8
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.
Ceramics class, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Juneau Senior Center. Details: 463-6175.
Adult Children of Alcoholic or Dysfunctional Families and Codependents Anonymous meeting, noon-1 p.m. every Wednesday, Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St.
"Women Say No to War" peace rally, noon-1 p.m., sidewalk across from the state Capitol. All genders welcome.
Overeaters Anonymous meeting, noon, Holy Trinity Church. Details: 789-8884.
Juneau Coalition for Youth monthly meeting, noon-1 p.m., Juneau-Douglas High School room 214. Details: Mara, 523-9170.
Contract bridge, 1-4 p.m., Valley Senior Center. Details: Ellen, 463-6175.
Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association Board of Directors meeting, 1:30 p.m., NSRAA conference room, 1308 Sawmill Creek Road.
Boys & Girls Club of Juneau, 2:30-7 p.m. every Wednesday (noon-7 p.m. on days school is closed or dismissal is earlier), 8825 Mallard St. (behind the Nugget Mall). Power Hour 3-5 p.m.; SMART Kids 4-5 p.m.; Digital Arts 5-6 p.m.; and Arts & Crafts 2:30-5 p.m. Details: 790-4534, 790-4535.
Bartlett Regional Hospital Planning/Executive Committee meeting, 5:15 p.m., Administration Board Room. Details: Toni, 796-8438.
Documentary film, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., Nickelodeon Theater. Details: Irene, 209-2999.
Early pregnancy education, 6 p.m., Juneau Family Birth Center. Free class. Details: Johanna, 586-1203.
European Union environmental policy presentation by Ole Tougaard, 6 p.m., Assembly Chambers. Details: 321-3402.
Narcotics Anonymous Step it Up Step Study, 6-7:30 p.m., Rainforest Activity Center behind Bartlett Regional Hospital, 3240 Hospital Drive. Children welcome.
Suicide loss support group, 6-7:30 p.m., call for location. Sponsored by Hospice and Home Care. Details: Jean, 463-6134.
Water walking, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Augustus Brown Swimming Pool. Low-impact water exercise class. Details: 586-5325.
Airport Board meeting, 7 p.m., Juneau International Airport Aurora Room. Details: 789-7821.
"This Striking Ornament of Nature: The Native Belle in the Colonial Scene" presentation, 7 p.m., University of Alaska Southeast Egan Lecture Hall. Details: Robin, 796-6443.
Planetarium show on comets, 7-8 p.m., Marie Drake Planetarium. For families and adults. Details: 586-3034.
Writer's workshop, 7-9 p.m., downtown library. Writers should bring copies of pieces for feedback. Details: Kristan, 789-9489.
Thursday, March 9
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m. every Thursday, The Prospector Hotel.
Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association board of directors meeting, 9 a.m., NSRAA conference room, 1308 Sawmill Creek Road.
Storytime with Hawaiian storyteller Alton Chung, 11 a.m., Douglas library.
Baby-parent time, noon-1:30 p.m., Bartlett Regional Hospital administration building classroom. For parents and their infants up to 1 year old.
Pinochle games, 1 p.m. every Thursday, Juneau Senior Center. Details: Ellen, 463-6175.
Boys & Girls Club of Juneau, 2:30-7 p.m. every Thursday (noon-7 p.m. on days school is closed or dismissal is earlier), 8825 Mallard St. (behind the Nugget Mall). Skill Tech 5-6 p.m.; Sports Challenge 5-6 p.m.; Power Hour 3-5 p.m.; and Computer Lab Orientation 3:30-4:30 p.m. Details: 790-4534, 790-4535.
Veterans for Peace Chapter No. 100 monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m., Northern Light United Church. Details: John, 586-4409.
Eaglecrest Board of Directors meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Hall conference room No. 224. Details: Kirk, 586-0246.
Hypnobirthing class, 6-8 p.m., Juneau Family Birth Center. Free Class. Taught by Liz Vazquez. Details: 586-1203.
Juneau Raptor Center monthly board meeting, 6:30 p.m., downtown library small conference room. Details: Pat, 364-3389.
• Around Town is a listing of local nonprofit events. To be included, notices should be dropped off at 3100 Channel Drive. They can also be faxed to 586-9097 or e-mailed to the newsroom clerk at nrclerk@juneauempire.com. Deadline is noon two days prior to the event.