Around Town
Today
Historic Resources Advisory Committee meeting, 5 p.m., Juneau-Douglas City Museum.
Youth Activites Board meeting, 5 p.m., City Hall Room 224.
Assembly Finance Committee meeting, 5 p.m., Assembly Chambers.
Basketball Score Keepers Meeting, 5-6:30 p.m., downtown library.
Class to prepare for U.S. citizenship test, every Wednesday, 5:30-7 p.m., St. Vincent de Paul Society. Details: SERRC Adult Education Center, 586-5718.
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) informational meeting, 5:30-6:30, Mendenhall Valley Library conference room. Volunteers needed to speak up for abused and neglected children in the courts. Details: 465-2268.
Just for Dads, a three-week pre-natal course for expectant fathers, meets Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. starting tonight at Bartlett Beginnings Family Birth Center. Details: 586-8424.
Juneau Docks and Harbors Department public meeting on a north ferry dock wharf widening proposal, 7 p.m., Assembly Chambers. Details: Tim, 586-0874.
Shopping Wisely in Juneau Series: Shopping for services for home, vehicles, medical, travel and entertainment," 7 p.m., Cooperative Extension Service Office, 3032 Vintage Park, Room 104. Details: 586-3694.
UAS Climbing club, 7 p.m., Student Activities Center.
Quilting 101, 7-9 p.m., Rain Tree Quilting, 9131 Glacier Highway. Cost is $15.75. Details: 789-7900.
West Mendenhall Valley Neighborhood Association Meeting, 7 p.m. Mendenhall River School Library. Discuss the proposed heliport in Montana Creek valley. Details: 789-5550.
CCEPC Training, 7-9 p.m., City Hall Room 224.
Juneau Philatelic Society meeting, 7 p.m., Juneau Senior Center. Details: Virginia, 364-3118.
Marie Drake Planetarium Show about the Aurora Australis, for families, 7-8 p.m. Details: 586-3034.
Thursday, Nov. 8
Juneau Commission on Aging, 9:30 a.m., Assembly Chambers.
Flu shots, 10 a.m.-noon, Juneau Senior Center.
Library Story Hour, 11 a.m., Douglas Library.
Litter Free, Inc. meeting, noon, downtown library. Lunch provided. Details: www.litterfree.org, or Laurie, 790-4768.
Baby-Parent Time, noon-1:30 p.m., Classroom, Barlett Regional Hospital administration building. Registration not required. Details: 586-8424.
JDHS Parent Group meeting, 12:05 p.m., JDHS Library. Guest speaker Barb Conant will talk about the services of the Career Center. Details: Lisa, 789-9116.
Flu Shot Clinic, 1-5 p.m., Fred Meyer. Details: Janet, 789-6533.
Juneau Garden Club meeting, 1-3 p.m., Douglas Library. Program: "Insects in our Trees." Details: Sue, 789-0892.
Juneau Community Charter School Open House, 4:30-6 p.m., 4th and Harris Streets. Details: Cristina, 586-2656.
Juneau International Relations Advisory Committee meeting, 5 p.m., Downtown Library.
Ordway Manager's Meeting, 5 p.m., Assembly Chambers.
Harbors Operations Committee with Public Hearing on Vendor Regulations, 5 p.m., City Hall Room 224.
Childbirth Preparation Class, 6:15-8:35 p.m., Classroom, Bartlett Regional Hospital Administration Building. Details: 586-8424.
Asthma and Allergy Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Bartlett Regional Hospital Board Room. Charles Jackson M.D. will speak on "avoidance, medications and immunotherapy in the treatment of asthma." Details: Cathy, 789-7936, or Judy, 789-0317.
Raincountry Flyfishers monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Floyd Dryden Library. New members are welcome. Details: Roger, 465-4311.
CCEPC Training, 7-9 p.m., Assembly Chambers.
United Southeast Alaska Gillnetters (USAG) fall and annual meeting, 7-9 p.m. tonight and 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Harding's Old Sourdough Lodge, Wrangell. Details: USAG Office, 586-5860.
Capital Kennel Club meeting, 7-8:30 p.m., downtown library conference room, presentation on Rally Obedience, a fun new dog sport. Board meeting, 6:30-7 p.m. Details: Heather, 586-2838 or info@ckcoj.org.
Juneau Audubon Society monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m., Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School library. Bob Armstrong will present a program on digital photography.
Thursday Night Contra Dance, 7:30 p.m., Capital School gym. Details: 463-3214.
The Merry Wives of Windsor, presented by Theatre in the Rough. Today-Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Tickets at Hearthside.
Friday, Nov. 9
Library Story Hour, 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley Library.
Northwest Coast Formline Design workshop, for grades 6-8, 1-3 p.m., Alaska State Museum. Registration required. Details: 465-2901.
Gastineau Channel Senior Centers Advisory Council, 1 p.m., Juneau Senior Center. Details: Ellen, 586-6231.
Grand Opening: Rock Dump Indoor Climbing Gym, 2-10 p.m., 1310 Eastaugh Way (out Thane Road at the Rock Dump by Alaska Litho). Details: 321-3264.
ORCA Autumn Auction, 6-8 p.m., The Silverbow. Hors d'oeuvres, doorprizes, entertainment and auction. Details: 586-0104.
Weekend Marriage Retreat begins tonight, 7 p.m., Shrine of St. Therese. Cost is $150, scholarship assistance is available. Details: 780-6112.
Evening at Egan lecture on brown bears at Pack Creek, given by Dr. Robert Fagen, 7 p.m., UAS Egan Library. Free.
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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.