Around Town
Today
Valley Toastmasters meeting, 6:15 a.m. every Tuesday, Henry's Restaurant. Public invited. Details: Jim, 789-3074.
Sewing circle, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Valley Senior Center. Details: Betty, 789-7236.
Quilting circle, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Tuesday, Valley Senior Center. Sponsored by the Quilting Resource Center. Details: Betty, 789-7236.
Rotary Club of Juneau meeting, noon every Tuesday, Baranof Hotel.
Stitch 'N Knit, 12:45 p.m. every Tuesday, Juneau Senior Center. Details: 463-6175.
Free immigration consultation, 1:30-5:30 p.m., St. Vincent de Paul. Sponsored by Alaska Inmmigration Justice Project. Details: Stan, 789-5535.
Boys & Girls Club of Juneau, 2:30-7 p.m. every Tuesday (noon-7 p.m. on days school is closed or dismissal is earlier), 8825 Mallard St. (behind the Nugget Mall). Sports Challenge 5-6 p.m.; Career Launch 4-5 p.m.; Power Hour 3-5 p.m.; and Open Lab 5-6 p.m. Details: 790-4534, 790-4535.
Juneau People for Peace and Justice, 5:15-6:15 p.m., Northern Light Church. Open to the public. Details: Amy, 586-4409.
"Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" documentary viewing, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., Gold Town Nickelodeon. Sponsored by Sierra Club. Details: 209-2999.
Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting, 6 p.m., Assembly Chambers. Details: 586-5226.
Family Night at KTOO, 5:30-7 p.m., KTOO, 360 Egan Drive. Details: Susan, 586-1670.
Childbirth class, 6-8 p.m., Juneau Family Birth Center. Leader is Johanna Koranda. Free class. Details: Stephanie, 586-1203.
Native women's cancer support group, 7 p.m., small brown house next to Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall. Details: 789-9818.
Gastineau Channel Little League membership meeting, 7 p.m., Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School library.
Juneau Alpine Club monthly meeting, 7 p.m., valley library meeting room.
Planetarium show on equinoxes, solstices and jelly beans, 7-7:30 p.m., Marie Drake Planetarium. Program for young audience, 4-5 years. Free. Details: 586-3034.
Family caregiver support group meeting, 7-8 p.m., Bridge Adult Day Center. Details: Julie, 463-6177.
Juneau Chess Club meeting, 7-9 p.m., downtown library. Details: Brian, 790-1934.
Wednesday, Dec. 7
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.
New parent group, 10-11:30 a.m., Juneau Family Birth Center. Details: Stephanie, 586-1203.
Free immigration consultation, 10 a.m.-noon and 3-5:30 p.m., St. Vincent de Paul. Sponsored by Alaska Immigration Justice Project. Details: Stan, 789-5535.
Storytime, 11 a.m., every Wednesday, downtown library. Details: Carol, 586-0434.
Rally for peace in Iraq, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., in front of Federal Building. Sponsored by Juneau People for Peace and Justice. Details: 789-9229.
Adult Children of Alcoholic or Dysfunctional Families and Codependents Anonymous meeting, noon-1 p.m. every Wednesday, Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St.
Overeaters Anonymous meeting, noon, Holy Trinity Church. Details: 789-8884.
School district facilities committee meeting, noon, district office conference room. Details: 463-1750.
Contract bridge, 1-4 p.m., Valley Senior Center. Details: 463-6175.
Boys & Girls Club of Juneau, 2:30-7 p.m. every Wednesday (noon-7 p.m. on days school is closed or dismissal is earlier), 8825 Mallard St. (behind the Nugget Mall). Power Hour 3-5 p.m.; SMART Kids 4-5 p.m.; Digital Arts 5-6 p.m.; and Arts & Crafts 2:30-5 p.m. Details: 790-4534, 790-4535.
Juneau Head Injury Group meeting, 3:30-5 p.m., Juneau Job Center. Details: 465-3199.
"Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" documentary viewing, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., Gold Town Nickelodeon. Sponsored by Sierra Club. Details: 209-2999.
Early pregnancy education, 6 p.m., Juneau Family Birth Center. Free class. Details: Johanna, 586-1203.
Narcotics Anonymous Step it Up Step Study, 6-7:30 p.m., Rainforest Activity Center behind Bartlett Regional Hospital, 3240 Hospital Drive. Children welcome.
Family Workshop Series: "Kids Who Get Mad," 6-7:30 p.m., valley library. Topic is anger management for children and adolescents.
Mendenhall Flying Lions meeting, 6:30 p.m., Moose Lodge. Guests welcome. Details: 364-3113.
Juneau Ski Club Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Dzantik'i' Heeni Middle School, room C209. Details: Tom, 789-1436.
Water walking, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Augustus Brown Swimming Pool. Low-impact water exercise class. Details: 586-5325.
Planetarium show on equinoxes, solstices and jelly beans, 7-8 p.m., Marie Drake Planetarium. Program for families and adults. Free. Details: 586-3034.
Thursday, Dec. 8
Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club meeting, 7 a.m. every Thursday, The Prospector Hotel.
Storytime, 11 a.m., Douglas library. Details: Carol, 586-0434.
Baby-parent time, noon-1:30 p.m., Bartlett Regional Hospital administration building classroom. For parents and their infants up to 1 year old.
"Good Grief" talk, noon-1 p.m., Hospice and Home Care Office, between Fifth and Sixth streets on Harris. Weekly talk to support each other through the grieving process. Details: Jean, 463-6134.
Biological sciences seminar: "Marine Phytoplankton Ecology in Coastal Regions," by Lisa Eisner, 12:10-1:10 p.m., University of Alaska Southeast Egan Building, room 221. Bring a lunch.
Pinochle games, 1 p.m. every Thursday, Juneau Senior Center. Details: 463-6175.
Craft 'N Gab, 1 p.m., Valley Senior Center. Details: Judy, 789-6918.
Boys & Girls Club of Juneau, 2:30-7 p.m. every Thursday (noon- 7 p.m. on days school is closed or dismissal is earlier), 8825 Mallard St. (behind the Nugget Mall). Skill Tech 5-6 p.m.; Sports Challenge 5-6 p.m.; Power Hour 3-5 p.m.; and Computer Lab Orientation 3:30-4:30 p.m. Details: 790-4534, 790-4535.
Veterans for Peace Chapter No. 100 monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m., Northern Light United Church. Details: John, 586-4409.
Overeaters Anonymous meeting, 7-8 p.m., St. Paul's Parish Hall. Details: 789-8884.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly meeting, 7-8 p.m., Shepherd of the Valley Church. Details: 780-6294.