LIVE AND LEARN

Published Sunday, February 1, 2009

Columbia Public Library: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. 100 W. Broadway. 443-3161 or www.dbrl.org.

● Tunes at Two, 2 to 3 p.m. today featuring the Lisa Rose Jazz Duo.

● AARP Free Tax Aid, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday and Friday. Volunteer income tax counselors will offer free, confidential tax assistance to tall taxpayers with middle to low incomes.

● Online job application assistance, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

● Drop-in Internet and computer help, noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

● First Tuesday Book Sale, noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday. This month’s themes are gardening and all about Missouri.

● Self-guided computer tutorials, 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday. Please register.

● Blogging Anyone, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Learn how to set up your own free blog, create and edit posts, insert "gadgets" and more. Please register.

● Also Reads, noon to 1 p.m. Thursday. Bring a lunch and discuss the eight titles considered by the 2008 One Read panel that didn’t quite make it to the public vote. This month’s discussion will be "The Madonnas of Leningrad" by Debra Dean.

● Town meeting with state legislators, 7 p.m. Thursday. Hear from our legislators and ask them questions.

Callaway County Public Library: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 710 Court St. in Fulton. (573) 642-7261 or www.dbrl.org.

● First Wednesday Book Discussion, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday for a discussion of "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield.

● Self-guided computer tutorials, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Please register.

Daniel Boone Regional Library bookmobile will be at the following locations:

● 1:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Holts Summit Plaza.

● 1:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Security Bank parking lot in Auxvasse.

● 1:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at the North County Shopping Center in Columbia.

Columbia Senior Center seminar, "Learn How To Talk To Your Doctor!": 10 a.m. Friday with Catherine Stochmal, LPN, massage therapist, patient-care coordinator. Learn to prepare for you visit, questions you might ask, understanding procedures, etc. 1121 Business Loop 70 E. 445-2494.

Painting class "Painting for the Terrified" 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and next Sunday at Orr Street Studios, 106 Orr St. Do four paintings in two days and learn the basics of acrylic impressionist-style painting. All art supplies provided. $130. Pre-register by Wednesday. Limit 10 participants. Ambiaka Maupin, instructor, 268-0134 or ambiaka@hotmail.com.

Older American Klub and Columbia Parks and Recreation Department: For those 50 and older at Stephens Lake Activity Center, 2311 E. Walnut St., unless noted. 874-7475.

● Painting and watercolors, 9 a.m. to noon Mondays. $3.

● Bell choir, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Mondays.

● Yahtzee, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.

● Scrabble, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays.

● Bingo, 1 p.m. Tuesdays.

● Choir, 10 a.m. first and third Tuesdays.

● OAK Jammers, 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays.

● Afternoon tea dance, fourth Wednesday.

● Dominoes, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays.

● Wii bowling, 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays.

● Rhythm band, 2 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays.

● Crafts, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Fridays.

● Pitch, 1 to 4 p.m. Fridays.

● Ukulele band, 2 p.m. second and fourth Fridays.

● OAK jam and dance, second Friday.

● OAK monthly dance and live music, third Friday. $3.

● Pool, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Fifty cents per day.

● Pool tournament, fourth Friday. $1.

Columbia Parks and Recreation: Visit www.GoColumbiaMo.com for a complete listing in Leisure Times online. Call 874-7460 to register or for more information.

● Ceramic painting, drop-in program, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays, 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays at Paquin Tower Craft Room. Cost is the price of the ceramic piece; all supplies included. Call 874-7473.

Heart of Missouri Sweet Adelines rehearsals: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays in the meeting room behind the Copper Kettle Restaurant, 508 E. Liberty Lane in Ashland. (573) 796-4628 or HOMchorus.coin.org.

Birth mom support group: 5 p.m. first Sunday of each month at Center for Women’s Ministry, 1900 N. Providence Road, Suite 210. For women who have placed children for adoption. Contact Kitty Spencer at 424-5323 or kittys@lovebasket.org.

Spanish classes: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursdays at Centro Latino, Suite G. 206 Austin Ave. $10. 449-9442.

Celebrate Recovery: 6:30 p.m. Fridays at 1634 Paris Road. Christian 12-step program for hurts, habits and hang-ups. Call 443-1408.

Columbia Toastmasters Club: 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Adams Conference Center, MU College of Veterinary Medicine, South William and East Rollins streets. Visit www.columbia.freetoasthost.com or call 442-7748.

Downtown Columbia Toastmasters Club: noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays at Missouri United Methodist Church, education annex, Room CLC 108, 204 S. Ninth St., on the first floor directly across from Shakespeare’s Pizza. Free parking is east of the church. Weekly meetings provide an opportunity to enhance public speaking and presentation skills. Visitors are always welcome. For more information, contact kohnle@msta.org.

West African dance class with live drumming led by Pulguinha and the BoCoMo Drumheads, 3 to 4 p.m. Sundays. Moon Belly Dance Studio, Parkade Center, east entrance. 814-3632 or bocomodrumheads@yahoo.com.

Meditation in Nature: 9 to 10 a.m. third Sunday of the month at Gans Creek Wild Area; sponsored by Friends of Rock Bridge. Arrive at Wagon Wheel Trailhead at 8:45 a.m. For more information, contact 814-3632 or naturemeditation@yahoo.com.

Columbia Sacred Harp Singers meet at 7:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1600 W. Rollins Road. 446-1075 or 874-1096.

Missouri River Communities Network presents as part of the Healthy Watershed Series "Life in the Water - Water Quality Indicating Insects" 7 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Friends Room at the Columbia Public Library. The event is presented by Priscilla Stotts, water quality monitor volunteer/Stream Team coordinator with Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Free. For more information, e-mail Katrina Thomas at troyofkat@yahoo.com or call 256-2602. Visit www.moriver.org, www.mostreamteam.org or www.moriver.org/raingardens.html.