Around Town
Today
NAMI monthly meeting, 5-7 p.m., Juneau Public Health Center, 3412 Glacier Highway (Twin Lakes area). Laura Rorem will lead a discussion and comment period on FAS. Details: 789-2986.
Introduction to Excel 2000 Part 1, 5-7 p.m., Juneau Adult Education Center, 210 Ferry Way. Details: 586-5718.
Teamsters Local 959 membership meeting, 5:30 p.m., 306 Willoughby.
Juneau Chess Club meeting, 6-7:30 p.m., Mendenhall Valley library. Sets provided, rules and lessons taught. Details: Brian, 790-1934.
Mendenhall Watershed Partnership meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School Library. The Mendenhall Glacier's impact on valley run-off. Details: Cheryl, 586-6853.
CBJ Point Lena National Marine Facilities Service Site public meeting, 7 p.m., Chapel by the Lake, Smith Hall. Details: 586-3141.
Breast Cancer Support Group, 7 p.m., DIPAC Hatchery. Details: Tula, 789-3826.
Gastineau Philatelic Society, 7 p.m., Juneau Senior Center, 895 W. 12th St. Preparations for PANEX 41 show and sale. Details: Ted, 586-6785.
Home Opportunity Program education session, 7-8 p.m., Gruening Park activity room, 1800 Northwood St. Details: 463-1276.
Alzheimer's Disease Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m., Offices of the Red Cross, 3200 Hospital Drive, 2nd Floor. Details: Glen, 586-6044.
Flytying Class, 7-9 p.m., Floyd Dryden Middle School. Learn how to tie the flies that catch fish in the Juneau area. Details, Tony, 463-1717.
Wednesday, April 18
Household Recycling, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Capital Disposal, Tonsgard Court in Lemon Creek. For glass, aluminum, tin, cardboard and newspaper. Details: 586-5274.
Fund Raising Training, 9-10:30 a.m., Egan Library, room 210, University of Alaska Southeast. By the National Society of Fund Raising Executives. Details, Lynne, 465-6416.
Storytime, 11-11:30 a.m., Juneau Library. Details: 586-5249.
Juneau-Douglas High School Student Recognition, noon, JDHS Library. Students will receive certificates and letters of commendation from Juneau's legislators. Details: Dale, 463-1900.
Web Page Design for Mac, 1-4 p.m., Juneau Adult Education Center. 2 day workshop on basic web page creation and site maintenance. Space is limited. Details: 586-5718.
Juneau Chess Club meeting, 4-9 p.m., Downtown Public Library. Youth classes, 4-6 p.m., Adults, 5:30-9 p.m. Sets provided and rules taught. Details: Brian, 790-1934.
Introduction to Word 2000 Part 8, 5-7 p.m., Juneau Adult Education Center, 210 Ferry Way. Details: 586-5718.
American Association of Retired Persons, 6 p.m. Potluck, 7 p.m. meeting, 12th Street and Egan Drive. John Sherwood will give a free talk on how to get Medicaid coverage for personal care attendants. Details: Joe, 463-2624.
Marketing on a Shoestring, 6-9 p.m., Juneau Empire Building, 3rd floor conference room. Tips and techniques for business owners to effectively focus their time and money on their target audience. Cost: $15. Must pre-register. Details: SBDC, 463-3789.
Juneau Douglas Dance Team Show, 7 p.m., JDHS gymnasium. Nationally acclaimed JDHS dance team will perform their routines for the public. $10 prior to event, $12 at the door. Details: Judy, 789-5920.
Juneau Tree Committee meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School Library. Officials will be elected to the committee. Adoption of mission and goals of the committee to determine projects. Details: Christopher, 586-1070; Dan, 796-2326; Terry, 364-2828.
Thursday, April 19
Storytime, 11-11:30 a.m., Douglas Library. Details: 364-2378.
Web Page Design for Mac, 1-4 p.m., Juneau Adult Education Center. 2-day workshop on basic Web page creation and site maintenance. Space is limited. Details: 586-57
Kids Beading Circle, 4-6 p.m., Spirit Beads. Deatils: 463-3200.
Introduction to Word 2000 Part 2, 5-7 p.m., Juneau Adult Education Center, 210 Ferry Way. Details: 586-5718.
Housing First Inc. meeting, 6 p.m., Northern Light Church. Public is invited. Details: 463-1276.
Juneau Douglas Dance Team Show, 7 p.m., JDHS gymnasium. Nationally acclaimed JDHS Dance team will perform their routines for the public. $10 prior to event, $12 at the door. Details: Judy, 789-5920.
Around Town is a listing of local nonprofit events. To be included, notices should be dropped off at 3100 Channel Drive. Or they can be faxed to 586-3028 or e-mailed to the newsroom clerk at nrclerk@juneauempire.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. the previous day for Tuesday-Friday papers, and noon Friday for Sunday's and Monday's edition.