Around Town
Today
Gift of Life Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., University of Alaska Southeast. Details and appointment scheduling: 465-6528.
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.
"Is a Reverse Mortgage Right for Me?" AARP Consumer Protection Seminar, noon-1:30 p.m., Centennial Hall Ballroom No. 1.
Juneau AARP Chapter meeting, 1 p.m., Juneau Senior Center.
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.
Collaboration Juneau, Inc.: Third Stakeholder Meeting to address Juneau tourism, 4 p.m., Centennial Hall.
AWARE Board meeting, 5:30 p.m., downtown library. Details: 586-6623.
"Nutrition for Pregnancy," sponsored by the Juneau Family Birth Center, 6-9 p.m., 3225 Hospital Drive, Suite 106. Details: 586-1203.
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.
"How in the World Can I Have Diabetes?" with Denise Heiman, 7 p.m., Bartlett Regional Hospital Administration Building Classroom No. 204. The first in a series of Health Talks presented by Bartlett Regional Hospital, Premera Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alaska, and the University of Alaska. Details: 796-8488.
Juneau Macintosh Users Group meeting, 7-9 p.m., UAS Egan Classroom No. 220. Details: 790-4826.
Thursday, Nov. 20
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club weekly meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel. Details: 789-4354.
Gift of Life Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Alaska Electric Light & Power, 5601 Tonsgard Court. Details and appointment scheduling: Martha, 463-6340.
Storytime, 11 a.m., Douglas library. Details: 586-5303.
Juneau Women's Council meeting, noon, City Hall Conference Room No. 224. Details: 586-5278.
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, Valley Senior Center. Details: 463-6175.
Craft 'N Gab, 1 p.m. every Thursday, Valley Senior Center. Details: Judy, 789-6918.
Polaris House Crochet and Needlework class, 2-4 p.m., 1705 Anka St., on the Gastineau Human Services campus. Free. Details: 780-6775.
Kucinich for President Campaign meeting, 5-7 p.m., downtown library conference room. Details: 586-2410.
Glacier Valley Alaska Native Sisterhood No. 70 meeting, 7 p.m., Tlingit & Haida Housing Authority Conference Room. Details: 465-4086.
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.
Ravenstail Weavers, 7-9 p.m., Salvation Army Church basement, 439 W. Willoughby Ave. Bring your project and come weave. Details: 586-2491.
"The Business of Caring," sponsored by NAEYC-SEA, 7-9 p.m., second floor of Juneau Empire. For people considering opening a childcare business in their home, or for newly approved or licensed Family Child Care Providers. Details: Sheila, 789-1235.
• Around Town is a listing of local nonprofit events. otices 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.