Friday, February 17 Calendar

TODAY

EVENTS

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. —“Lunch ’n Learn,” Denton County Museums’ volunteer recruitment and orientation session, in the 1896 Room at the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory St. Contact Gretel L’Heureux at 940-349-2850 or gretel.l’heureux@dentoncounty.com .

12:15 to 1 p.m. — “Quilt as Art,” a lecture by master quilters Barbara McCraw and Teresa Sherling, in the Commissioners Courtroom of the Courthouse on the Square, 110 W. Hickory St. In honor of Black History Month, the quilters will showcase pieces with an emphasis on African-American quilts, including an Underground Railroad quilt. Free. Call 940-349-2850 or visit www.dentoncounty.com .

4 p.m. — Lego Builders Club for ages 6 and older at Emily Fowler Central Library, 502 Oakland St. Free. Call 940-349-8718 or e-mail stacey.irish-keffer@cityofdenton.com .

SUPPORT GROUPS

Grupo 18 de Marzo Alcoholicos Anonimos meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 100 W. Oak St. Call 940-231-9759.

Humble Beginnings group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. for discussion at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2200 N. Bell Ave.

Primary Purpose Denton AFG Al Anon meets at noon at Solutions of North Texas’ Wilshire Hall, 2216 N. Bolivar St. Visit www.sontx.org or call 940-898-6202.

Serenity Al-Anon, a support group for family and friends dealing with the effects of someone’s drinking, meets at noon at First United Methodist Church.

Shalom Today group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at noon, 6 and 8 p.m. for discussion at 311 S. Locust St. Call 940-383-8252.

Show Me group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 9 a.m., noon, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at 1622 W. University Drive, Suite 104. Call 940-566-9989.

Whole New Deal Narcotics Anonymous group meets at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak St. Call 940-898-0747.

SATURDAY

EVENTS

7 to 11 a.m. — Guyer High School Silverados breakfast fundraiser at Applebee’s, 707 S. I-35 E. Cost is $8 for all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet with pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, coffee and juice. Tickets can be purchased at Guyer or from a member of the Silverados drill team. Contact Rachel Simpson at 940-369-1000 or rsimpson@dentonisd.org .

8 a.m. to noon — TWU open house in English and Spanish for prospective students and their families beginning in Hubbard Hall, on Administration Drive between Oakland Street and Bell Avenue. Information sessions are scheduled until noon, followed by campus tours and residence hall viewings. Free parking available throughout campus. For more information or to register, visit www.twu.edu and click on “Open House-Denton Campus,” e-mail TWU at admissions@twu.edu or call 940-898-3014.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Riding Unlimited volunteer training session at 9168 T.N. Skiles Road in Ponder. The therapeutic riding center needs horse handlers and side walkers. Must be 14 or older. Contact Pat Dellemann at ridingunlimited@aol.com or call 940-479-2016.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Mini A-Kon a celebration of all things anime, manga, comic and gaming, at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Event includes giveaway of passes to A-Kon in Dallas, plus Funimation voice actors, comic artists, musicians, gaming, cosplay contest and the Anime Art Contest Gallery. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com .

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Local author Timothy Battle hosts a special story time, with the help of UNT’s Texas Academy of Math and Science students at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Golden Triangle Mall, 2201 S. I-35E. He will present Mr. Bo Finds a New Home and a New Name. Free. Call 940-383-9261.

5 to 8 p.m. — Barbecue benefit for Debbie Garner, who was diagnosed with cancer in October, at the Aubrey Area Library and Aubrey’s new community center, 226 Countryside Drive. Cost is $5, and an auction will be featured. Tickets are available at Edward Jones Investments, 5315 S. U.S. Highway 377.

6:30 p.m. — Buffalo Dance fundraiser hosted by the Krum FFA Young Leaders of Tomorrow, an alumni group of the Krum FFA. The band Eleven Hundred Springs will perform. A $100 donation will provide admission for two for a steak dinner, dancing and more. Single tickets are available. Call Diana Johnson at 214-534-8440; Terry Knight at 940-367-5753; or Kara Meyer at 940-368-3578.

To tell us about your event or meeting, visit www.DentonRC.com and click on “Let Us Know” for our online forms; e-mail to drc@dentonrc.com ; fax to 940-566-6888; or mail to Page 2 Calendar, Denton Record-Chronicle, 314 E. Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201.

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