Calendar of events

Thursday

AA: Edgewood Group, closed Big Book study, 7 p.m. St. Luke'sEpiscopal Church, Somerset Drive. Call 343-3198.

AA: Open meeting, 8 to 9 p.m., St. John's Episcopal Churchauditorium, 1105 Quarrier St. Call 342-4315.

AA: Open discussion, 8 p.m. at Southway Group Room, 2nd floor,Haddad Building, 4825 MacCorkle Ave. SW.

ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: 5:30 to 7 p.m., first-floorconference room, cancer center of Thomas Memorial Hospital. Forinformation, 345-1388.

AIDS SUPPORT: AIDS Support Group, 6:30 p.m., For more information,call Covenant House Inc., 344-0530.

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP: for friends and families of alcoholics, 7p.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal, 819 Somerset Drive.

BRIDGE: Shepherd Center of Charleston, bridge for seniors, 12:30to 4 p.m. at Riverview Terrace, $2 per player. For information, 346-6954.

CANCER SUPPORT:Prostate cancer support group, 2 to 3 p.m. at St.Timothy Lutheran Church in South Charleston.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Educational/behavioral change program forabusers, orientation from 2 to 4 p.m., with program from 5 to 7 p.m.,third-floor community room of YWCA, 1114 Quarrier St. Call 340-3570for information.

MEDITATION GROUP: Charleston Meditation Group, free meditationsessions, noon, John Ray Room, Kanawha County Library. Beginnerswelcome, instruction provided, 30-minute silent meditation followedby brief discussion. Bring cushion, or chairs available. Forinformation, Thad Settle, 766-8424.

MENTAL HEALTH GROUP: Recovery Inc., self-help for mental health,7:30 p.m., Humphreys Memorial United Methodist Church, 1400 GrosscupAve., Dunbar. Call 768-7807 or 340-3512.

MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: Support group, 7 to 8:30 p.m., FirstPresbyterian Church, Leon Sullivan Way at Kanawha Boulevard E. Nofees; caregivers and relatives welcome. For information, 344-9807 or(800) 248-0450.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: 8 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 3001 7thAve. W., North Charleston. Closed discussion.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Cross Lanes United Methodist Church, 5320Frontier Drive, Cross Lanes, 7:30 p.m. Open meeting.

PARENTS UNITED: Men's Group, 4 p.m. Family Service of KanawhaValley, 922 Quarrier St., Suite 201. Contact Susan McQuaide, 340-3676.

PARENTS UNITED: Mothers of Molested Children, 4 p.m., FamilyService of Kanawha Valley, 922 Quarrier St., Suite 201. Contact SusanMcQuaide, 340-3676.

PARENTS UNITED: For adults who were molested as children, 6 to 7p.m., Family Service of Kanawha Valley, 922 Quarrier St., Suite 201.Call Susan McQuaide, 340-3676.

PARENTS UNITED: Mixed group, 5:15 p.m., Family Service of KanawhaValley, 922 Quarrier St., Suite 201. For children's groups, callSusan McQuaide, 340-3676.

PROSTATE DISCUSSION: Discussion group about problems and treatmentfor men of all ages, 2 p.m. second Thursday at St. Timothy LutheranChurch, 900 Lawndale Lane. Call 925-1429.

SAFE RELATIONSHIPS SUPPORT: Safer Relationships, free groupworkshop to help make relationships as safe as possible, 5:15 p.m.Room 310, First Presbyterian Church, 16 Leon Sullivan Way. For moreinformation, call Kanawha Pastoral Counseling Center, 346-9689.

SWEET ADELINES: Almost Heaven Chapter, 7 p.m. in the Columbia GasBuilding on MacCorkle Avenue in Charleston. New members accepted.Call 768-6731 or 340-1361 for more information.

TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 5:30 p.m. West Side MethodistChurch Fellowship Hall, 401 Roane St. For information, Naomi Peggs,346-4156.

TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly, 5:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 p.m.meeting, Roxalana Gospel Tabernacle annex, Steele Street, Dunbar.Call 744-3822.

WRITERS GROUP: Kanawha Valley Writers Group, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.,John Ray Room, Kanawha County Public Library. For information, callLynn Hartz, 343-1290.

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