Around town for Friday, Oct. 2

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.

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, 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.

First Friday Art Walk, 4:30-7:30 p.m., various locations downtown. See this week’s Arts section for details.

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

Crisis in the Middle East: An Armenian Christian’s persepctive, 7 p.m., Northern Light United Church. Reverend Kass Kassouni will speak. Event sponsored by Juneau People for Peace and Justice.

Evening at Egan: “Ethnographic Film and the North: A History in Three Acts,” 7 p.m., Egan Library. With filmmaker Leonard Kamerling. Details: http://www.uas.alaska.edu/eganlecture/.

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.

Ballroom Dance, 7 p.m, JACC. The Thunder Mountain Big Band will be playing for an hour from 8-9 p.m., followed by a mix of dj’d ballroom and latin tunes. DJ tunes begin at 7 p.m., lesson (instructor pending) at 7:15 p.m.. Details: Tim Adair 789-4690.

Sit in With the Band, 9:30 p.m., Rendezvous.

Todd Grebe CD Release Show, 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, Alaskan Hotel & Bar. Part of the Todd Grebe & Cold Country CD release tour 2015. 21+ event. Details: www.toddgrebe.com or 586-1000

 

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