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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.

Storytime, 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley Library. Details: 586-5267.

Organ concert, noon, State Office Building. J. Allan MacKinnon.

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.

Science Friday, 1-3 p.m., Mendenhall Valley Public Library. Learn about our feathered friends with the Juneau Raptor Center. At 3:30 p.m., free screening of A Birder’s Guide to Everything.

Meditative Good Friday walk, 2 p.m., Shrine of St. Therese.

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

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.

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

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

Intro to Black Bear Hunting Class, 6-9 p.m., ADF&G Indoor Shooting Complex.To sign up, go to www.alaskansafield.adfg.alaska.gov.

Tlingit and Haida Indians of the City and Borough of Juneau bingo, 7 p.m., 3235 Hospital Drive.

The Artist with Ernestine Hayes, 7-8:30 p.m., @360 North in the KTOO Building. Multimedia exploration of Hayes writing and her influences. Free.

Sound+Motion: Woosh Kinaadeiyi Poetry Slam, 7-9 p.m., UAS Egan Lecture Hall. This friendly competition is open to poets and performers of all ages and all abilities. Sign up to compete at 6:30 p.m. Slam starts at 7 p.m.

Lillie Lemon, 9-10:30 p.m., University of Alaska Southeast Recreation Center. This concert event is free and open to all UAS students, faculty, staff, as well as the Juneau community.

Live music: Alex K. and the Unmentionables, 10 p.m., McGivney’s Sports Bar & Grill.

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