Around town for Friday, Sept. 25

Senior ceramics, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Senior Center. Details: Diane, 463-6176.

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

NOAA Lab Tours, 1 p.m., Ted Stevens’ Marine Research Institute. Free tours to learn how fish stock and habitat of the North Pacific Ocean are assessed. Designed for those 16 years of age and older. Details: Ralph, 789-6050.

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

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

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

“The Tragedy of Othello” by William Shakespeare, directed by Tom Robenolt, 7:30 p.m., Perseverance Theatre. Starring Jamil Mangan as Othello, Kat Wodtke as Desdemona and Brandon Demery as Iago. Tickets sold at Hearthside Books, the JACC and ptalaska.org. Details: http://www.ptalaska.org/

Femme Fatale Locals Night, 8:30 p.m., Rendezvous. Event raises money for Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association by donation at the door. 21+.

Matt Barnes music performance, 10 p.m., McGivney’s Sports Bar and Grill.

 

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