Around town for Tuesday, Sept. 29

Parks and Recreation Wednesday hike, 9:30 a.m., call for location. Details: 586-0428.

Day of quilting, sewing and good fellowship, 10 a.m., Resurrection Lutheran Church. Quilts donated to Lutheran World Relief. Details: 586-2380.

Applied Math II Problem Solving, 11 a.m., The Learning Connection.

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

“Write For Your Life” group, 10-11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley Library. Share a journal, memoir, a letter or poetry. Details: Dixie, 789-2068.

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

Shriners’ weekly luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Moose Lodge.

Glacier Valley Rotary Club meeting, noon, Juneau International Airport, Alaska Room.

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.

Overeaters Anonymous meeting, noon-1 p.m., Valentine Building, 119 Seward St., suite 1, Unity Center. Details: 463-1224.

Juneau Amateur Radio Club, noon-1 p.m., Safeway Deli. All welcome. Details: 789-3431.

Capital Toastmasters of Juneau, 12:05-12:55 p.m., Alaska Office Building, room 115. A safe, fun environment to learn public speaking skills. Details: Joyce, 321-3820.

Writing Skills class, 2:30 p.m., The Learning Connection, 210 Ferry Way.

Duplicate bridge, 1-4 p.m., Juneau Senior Center. Details: 463-6174.

Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor. Free nutrition services for income-eligible women who are pregnant, breast-feeding or just had a baby, and for infants and children up to age 5. Details: 463-4099.

Contract bridge, 1-4 p.m., Juneau Senior Center. Details: 463-6175.

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.

Al-Anon Family Group Douglas Serenity Seekers meeting, 5:15-6:30 p.m., Douglas Community United Methodist Church, 1106 Third St., Douglas. Details: Marsha, 364-2472.

Nicotine Anonymous meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Assembly Building, suite 106.

Open trap shooting, 6-9 p.m., Juneau Trap Club, 1 Mile Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Trap Club is open to members and public trap shooting year-round. Loaner shotguns are available. Details: 789-9844.

Children’s Creative Play, 6-7:30 p.m., AWARE. Group activities include: music, games, movies, ice skating, visiting the library, planetarium, climbing wall. Free. Details: 586-6623 or www.awareak.org.

Women’s Art Support Group, 6-7:30 p.m., AWARE. Call ahead if you will need childcare. Free. Details: 586-6623 or www.awareak.org.

Juneau Duplicate Bridge Club game, 6:30 p.m., Fireweed Place. Details: 586-1015.

Women only NA meeting, 7 p.m. Rainforest Activity Center. Details: 586-1161.

Martha REdbone music performance, 7 p.m., Juneau-Douglas High School. Tickets for sale at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center, hearthside Books and ww.jahc.org.

“Back to Basics” Al-Anon family group, 7-8 p.m., St. Vincent Community Hall. Details: Marie, 789-3272.

Back to Basics Al-Anon Family Group, 7-8 p.m., Smith Hall Activity Room, 8619 Teal St. Details: Marsha, 364-2472.

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

Karaoke Night, 9 p.m., Rendezvous.

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