Around Town

GED orientation class, 9 a.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way. GED orientation is designed to improve the success rate of those taking the tests. Details: www.serrc.org/tlc.

Organ concert, noon, State Office Building. J. Allan MacKinnon to play a variety of music.

Senior Lunch, noon, Juneau Senior Center. Details: 463-6175.

Adult Children of Alcoholic or Dysfunctional Families and Codependents Anonymous meeting, noon-1 p.m., Northern Light United Church, 400 11th St.

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First Friday Art Walk, 4:30-7:30 p.m., various locations downtown. See this week’s Arts section for details.

Opening reception for New Works by David Woodie, 4:30-7 p.m., Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Juneau artist David Woodie combines dream images, landscape and figures in unique compositions to form narrative paintings that speak to his life as a commercial fisherman, logger and artist.

“Dopeless Hope-fiends” NA meeting, 5-6 p.m. Rainforest Activity Center.

SEAS Spring party, 5 p.m., Sandy Beach shelter #1. outhEast Alaska Sailing will be holding their annual spring party to celebrate and coordinate the upcoming season. All are welcome. Come meet the local sailing community and see what they’re about. The barbecue will be at Sandy Beach shelter #1 (parking lot). Bring something to grill or share.

Magic the Gathering Friday Night Draft, 6 p.m., Juneau Gamers Coop.

Traveler Trio at Rockwell, 6 p.m., Rockwell Ballroom. Live jazz with Doug Bridges on tenor sax, Jim Noel on piano and Adrian Minne on bass.

SEAGLA Friday Social, 6-8 p.m., Imperial. LGBTQ community and friends are invited to gather, relax and decompress from the work week.

Cinco de Mayo celebration fundraiser, 6:30 p.m., Hangar Ballroom. This is a fundraiser for the Juneau Co-op Preschool. Tickets are $35 per person and $60 per couple. They may be purchased at Rainbow Foods, Coppa, Sequence and the Taqueria.

Tlingit and Haida Indians of the City and Borough of Juneau bingo, 7 p.m., 3235 Hospital Drive. Details: 463-5680 or 463-5690.

Sit in With the Band, 9:30 p.m., Rendezvous.

 

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