FRIDAY

5:30 p.m. Free beading class, Sitka National Historical Park visitor center

6 p.m. Mermaid Festival Mermaid Ballet, Sitka Studio of Dance

6 p.m. Assembly Meeting, Centennial Hall

6:15 p.m. Visit Sitka Advisory Group, 104 Lake Street, info: 747-8676

6:30 p.m. Sitka Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board, at library

8 p.m. AA Candlelight Meeting, St. Peter’s upstairs, call AA Hotline at 747-8866

SATURDAY

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mermaid Festival Market with food, music, etc., Centennial Hall and Crescent Harbor

9 a.m. Range Safety Officers Training, Sitka Sportsman’s Association

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Trauma-informed conference, Centennial Hall, info: 738-0462

9 a.m.-noon Trap and Skeet, Sitka Sportsman’s Association outdoor range

9 a.m.-noon Pistol Shooting, Sitka Sportsman’s Association Indoor Range

11:45 a.m. Mermaid Festival Parade, Community Playground to Crescent Harbor shelter

Noon  Fiber Friends, Sitka Public Library

Noon-4 p.m. Salvation Army Little Store open

Noon AA Daily Reprieve, Salvation Army, call AA Hotline 747-8866

Noon-3 p.m. White Elephant Shop open

1:30-2:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery, Salvation Army, contact 310-702-8169

2 p.m. ‘‘Smokin’ Fish,’’ film at SJ Museum

2:30 p.m. Back-to-School supplies drawing, White Elephant Shop

6:30 p.m. ‘‘The Birds’’ film, Sitka Public Library

7 p.m. Blues Party, Sitka Local Foods Network, downstairs Mean Queen

7 p.m. AA Stormy Monday Group, SEARHC hospital, 4th floor, call AA Hotline 747-8866

SUNDAY

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mermaid Festival Market with food, music, etc., Centennial Hall and Crescent Harbor

Noon AA Daily Reprieve, Sitka Counseling, 111 Metlakatla, call AA Hotline 747-8866

1 p.m. Cancer Support Group, Pioneers Home Chapel

3 p.m. USCG back-to-school ice cream social, Eagle’s Nest

3 p.m. Sitka Kaagwaantaan, Blatchley Rm. 114

3 p.m. Chess Games, at McDonald’s Restaurant

6 p.m. AA Rectory Group, St. Peter’s See House, call AA Hotline, 747-8866

MONDAY

Noon AA, Nooners Group, St. Peter’s See House, call AA Hotline, 747-8866

5:30 p.m. Southeast Alaska Land Trust, Alaska Raptor Center

6 p.m. SAFV Women’s Beading Group, at SAFV

6 p.m. Sitka Community Hospital Town Hall Meeting, Centennial Hall

6 p.m. White Elephant Shop open

6:15 p.m. Sitka Community Land Trust, Centennial Hall

7 p.m. AA Stormy Monday Group, SEARHC 4th Floor, call AA Hotline 747-8866