Around Town for Jan. 22

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

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

Organ concert, noon, State Office Building. T.J. Duffy 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.

“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.

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

LUNAFEST Film Festival, 6–9 p.m., Centennial Hall Convention Center. Short films by, about and for women. Silent and dessert auctions. Fundraiser for the Juneau Pro-Choice Coalition celebrating women. Tickets available through board members, Hearthside Books and www.lunafest.org. Details: www.juneauchoice.com.

Fireside Lecture, 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. Lecture given by Wayne Jensen on the history and renovation of Alaska’s State Capitol.

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

Sound+Motion series: Troy Quinn, 7 p.m., UAS Egan Lecture Hall. Troy Quinn will speak on the craft of conducting and its role in music.

Live Music: Alex K., 10 p.m., McGivney’s Sports Bar & Grill.

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