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Valley Toastmasters meeting, 6:10 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.

Barbara Hurd, nature writer and poet, craft talk from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the UAS Lake Room.

Stitch 'N Knit, 12:45 p.m. every Tuesday, Juneau Senior Center. Details: 463-6175.

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.

Stephen Dunn, Pulitzer Prize winning poet, craft talk from 3-4 p.m. in the UAS Lake Room, reading from 7-8:30 p.m. at the UAS Egan Library.

Juneau People for Peace and Justice, 5:15-6:15 p.m., Northern Light Church. Open to the public. Details: Amy, 586-4409.

Parks and Recreation advisory committee, 6 p.m., Assembly chambers. Details: 586-5226.

Puppy Kindergarten, 6-7 p.m., Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School Commons. Sponsored by Capital Kennel Club of Juneau. Details: 789-4232.

Planetarium show on the sun, 7-7:30 p.m., Marie Drake Planetarium. Program for four and five year olds. Details: 586-3034.

"Alaska's Future" speech, 7-8 p.m., UAS campus, Glacier View Room. Speech by Lieutenant Governor Loren Leman. Sponsored by UAS Republicans.

Juneau chess club meeting, 7-9 p.m., downtown library. Details: Brian, 790-1934.

Wednesday, April 6

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, 11-11:30 a.m., Downtown library. Details: 586-5249.

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

Bird walk, noon, Rainbow Foods lobby. Sponsored by Juneau Audubon Society. Details: 586-7559.

Overeaters Anonymous meeting, noon, Holy Trinity Church. Details: 789-8884.

Joint conference meeting, 12:15 p.m., Bartlett Regional Hospital boardroom.

AFS student symposium, 1-4 p.m., Hendrickson Building, Room 113. Details: Katie, 456-6328.

Contract Bridge, 1-4 p.m., Valley Senior Center. Details: 463-6175.

Polaris House, 1-4 p.m. art projects, 7-10 p.m. popcorn and a movie, 1705 Anka St. No. 1, next to the Gastineau Human Services campus. Details: 780-6775.

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.

Head injury group, 3:30-5 p.m., Juneau Job Center. Sponsored by Juneau Job Center and Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Details: Margie, 465-3199.

Men's Health Forum, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Centennial Hall, Ballroom one. Keynote speaker is Dr. Mark Moyad. Free and open to public. Details: 796-CARE.

Collaboration Juneau, Inc. stakeholder meeting, 5-8:30 p.m., Centennial Hall. Details: 586-3451.

Free Suppers, 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday, Church of Christ annex behind the church building at the corner of Mendenhall Loop Road and Trinity Drive. Details and/or free transportation: 789-9339 or 463-2517.

Free Early Pregnancy Education, 6 p.m., Juneau Family Birth Center. Details: Johanna, 586-1203.

Basic Dog Obedience, 6-7:30 p.m., Riverbend Elementary School Commons. Sponsored by Capital Kennel Club of Juneau. Details: 789-0694.

Narcotics Anonymous Step it Up Step Study, 6-7:30 p.m., Rainforest Activity Center behind Bartlett Regional Hospital, 3240 Hospital Drive. Children welcome.

"Creating a Business Plan," 6-9 p.m., Juneau Empire Building, third floor. Sponsored by Juneau Small Business Development Center. Details: Karen, 463-3789.

Mendenhall Flying Lions meeting, 6:30 p.m., Moose Lodge. Guests welcome. Details: 364-3113.

Tongass Alaska Girl Scouts' adult monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m., Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School library. Details: 789-1004.

Water Walking, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Augustus Brown Swimming Pool. Low-impact water exercise class. Details: 586-5325.

Watchable wildlife workshop, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Douglas library. Workshop on reading wildlife signs. Sponsored by Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Details: 465-5157.

Alaska Photographic Arts Association meeting, 6:30-9 p.m., downtown library. Details: 463-3426.

Ecumenical memorial service, 7 p.m., St. Paul's Catholic Church. Service for Pope John Paul II.

Planetarium show on the sun, 7-8 p.m., Marie Drake Planetarium. Program for families and adults. Details: 586-3034.

Thursday, April 7

Juneau Gastineau Rotary Club weekly meeting, 7 a.m., The Prospector Hotel. Details: 789-4354.

Craft 'N Gab, 10 a.m., Valley Senior Center. Details: Judy, 789-6918.

Storytime, 11-11:30 a.m., Douglas library. Details: 364-2378.

"Nonprofit Financial Reporting: What Every Board Member Needs to Ask," 11-1 p.m., KTOO. Sponsored by The Foraker Group. Details: 743-1200.

Retired Public Employees of Alaska Southeast Chapter meeting, 11:30 a.m., Prospector Hotel.

Baby-Parent Time, noon-1:30 p.m., Bartlett Regional Hospital administration building classroom. For parents and their infants up to 1 year old.

• Around Town is a listing of local nonprofit events. To be included, notices 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.