Around Town
Today
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: 463-6175.
Storytime, 11 a.m., downtown library. Details: 586-5303.
"Good Grief Walk" at Perseverance Trail sponsored by Hospice and Home Care of Juneau, noon-1 p.m., meet at Hospice and Home Care of Juneau office, 419 Sixth St. Details: Mary, 463-6134.
Contract Bridge, 1-3 p.m., Valley Senior Center. Details: 463-6175.
Polaris House Arts and Drawing class, 3:30-5 p.m., 1705 Anka St., on the Gastineau Human Services campus. Free. Details: 780-6775.
Executive/Planning Committee meeting, 5:15 p.m., Administrative Boardroom.
Gastineau Humane Society Board of Directors meeting, 6 p.m., 7705 Glacier Highway. Details: 789-0260.
"Starting Your Own Business" by the Juneau Small Business Development Center, 6-9 p.m., Juneau Empire third-floor conference room. Details: 463-3789.
Alpha Course Introduction & Dinner, 6 p.m., Chapel by the Lake. Features video presentation "Christianity: Boring, Untrue and Irrelevant?" Free. Reserve a seat by Sept. 9 Details: 789-7592.
Water Walking, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Augustus Brown Swimming Pool. Low-impact water exercise class. Details: 586-5325.
"Family to Family," a class for families of people with mental illness provided by Polaris House/NAMI Juneau, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 170 Anka St. Details: Sky, 780-6775.
AWANA Club, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Glacier Valley Baptist Church. Details: Deanna 789-2521.
Thursday, Sept. 11
Trail of Time guided hikes, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily. Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. Details: 789-6635.
Craft 'N Gab, 10 a.m. every Thursday, Valley Senior Center. Details: Judy, 789-6918.
Storytime, 11 a.m., Douglas library. Details: 586-5303.
Baby-Parent Time, noon-1:30 p.m., Bartlett Regional Hospital administration building classroom. For parents and their infants up to 1 year old.
JDHS Parent Group Meeting, noon, upstairs library in the high school. Details: Gaye Willis 789-7634.
Pinochle Games, 1 p.m. every Thursday, Valley Senior Center. Details: 463-6175.
Juneau Garden Club, "Growing Beautiful Lilies" by Marilyn Helle,1 p.m., Valley Senior Center. Everyone welcome. Details: 586-1548.
Polaris House Crochet and Needlework class, 2-4 p.m., 1705 Anka St., on the Gastineau Human Services campus. Free. Details: 780-6775.
Kids Bead Circle, 4-6 p.m., Spirit Beads, 217 Fifth St. Details: 463-3220.
Youth Activity Board (YAB) meeting, 5-7 p.m., CBJ, Conference room #224. Details: 586-5226.
Adult Bead Circle, 7-9 p.m., Fireweed Place, 415 Willoughby. Details: 463-3220.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 7 p.m., 8445 Duran St. TOPS is a nonprofit weight loss support group. Details: Susan, 790-3422.
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 586-3028 or e-mailed to the newsroom clerk at nrclerk@juneauempire.com. Deadline is noon two days prior to the event.