Around Town
Today
City offices closed today in observance of Alaska Day.
Juneau and Douglas public libraries closed today. Mendenhall Valley library open 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Alaska Day open house at the Capitol, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., free tours, refreshments, educational materials. Tours leave every half hour.
Asthma and Allergy Support Group of Juneau meeting, 6 p.m., Bartlett Regional Hospital's administration building, 2nd floor Board Room. Details: Cathy, 789-7936 or Judy, 789-0317.
Alsop for Adults, with Peter Alsop, 7 p.m., University of Alaska Southeast student activities center. Tickets: UAS and Hearthside Books.
Friday, Oct. 19
"The Art of Being Human," NAEYC-SEA early childhood mini-conference for parents, teachers, caregivers and social service staff, 8 a.m., Chapel by the Lake. Runs through Saturday. Details: 789-1235.
Alaska InvestNet seminar: "Matching Product and Market," 8:30 a.m.-noon, Cedar Room, Goldbelt Hotel. Details and registration: alaskainvestnet.org.
Library story hour, 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley library.
Theatre organ concert, noon, State Office Building atrium.
Juneau Neighbors (neighborhood associations representatives group) meeting, noon, Assembly Chambers.
Capital City Emergency Planning Committee, noon, downtown library.
Low Vision Support Group, 1 p.m., Juneau Senior Center. Details: 586-4920.
University of Alaska Fairbanks Juneau Center School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences seminar: "Devolping a Subsistence Program for Pacific Halibut," 3:30 p.m., Anderson Building, Room 221.
Evening at Egan lecture: "Harbor Seal Population Declines in Glacier Bay National Park," 7 p.m., Egan Library, UAS campus. Details: 465-6530.
"Wild Waves and Quiet Places ... Kayaking Southeast Alaska," a slide presentation by Scott Foster to benefit the Juneau Raptor Center, 7 p.m., Centennial Hall. Details: 586-8393.
Jake Kreilick will present a report on America's 10 most endangered forests, 7 p.m., Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School. Details: Sierra Club office, 463-1244.
Saturday, Oct. 20
Juneau Alpine Club: Nugget Trail run. Details: Kathy, 789-7058.
Basic drawing with color class for students in grades 3-8, 10 a.m.-noon, Alaska State Museum. Registration: 465-4901.
U.S. Forest Service Kids Day program begins today: "Where Did the Trees Get That Color?" 11 a.m., Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. Details: 789-6640.
Family Bead Circle, 4-5:30 p.m., Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Details: 586-3572.
Juneau Singles Mexican dinner, 6 p.m., El Sombrero, 157 S. Franklin Street. Details: 789-0252.
NAEYC family concert with Peter Alsop, 7p.m., JDHS Auditorium. Tickets: Hearthside.
UAS Student Activities presents the guitar-oboe duo Tingstad and Rumbel, 8:30 p.m., Chapel by the Lake. Tickets: UAS and Hearthside.
Sunday, Oct. 21
Juneau Alpine Club glacier walk. Details: Tim, 789-9919.
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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 noon two days prior to the event.