Donna Graham’s textured-acrylic paintings depicting Cajun experiences will be on display from through Feb. 16 at Southdown Plantation, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma. For information on the artist, visit donnagrahamartist.com.

A trail ride benefit for Dorothy C. Frye is scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 28 at Southern Stables and Arena, 13336 Fern St., Vacherie. Dorothy Celestine Frye needs a heart and lung transplant. The money will be used for medical expenses, household expanses and traveling expenses. The local woman has to travel several times a week to New Orleans for doctor appointments and therapy, in addition to traveling to Birmingham, Ala. for treatments and work before her surgeries. The event costs $10 per rider, which includes a meal. a ticket for just the meal costs $7. Horse and buggies are welcome. Ice chests are not allowed. The event also incluudes a live auction. For information, call Earl Batiste at 225-265-4311 or 856-9855, will Coleman at 857-9423, Dorothy Frye at 413-5781 or Gerald “Taboo” Frye at 413-5715.

A bank account has been set up in the name of Debra Valure, who was bitten by a brown recluse spider resulting in an amputated foot, further causing kidney and liver failure, which required a transplant. The money will be used for medical expenses incurred by the family. you can donate money at any South Louisiana Bank under the account name Diane Campbell for Debra Valure.

A bank account has been set up in the name of Mark Naquin who died in a work-related accident. The money will be used for living expenses incurred by Naquin’s fiancee and newborn child. you can donate money at any South Louisiana Bank under the account name Nicole Guy.

A bank account has been set up in the name of Dorothy Celestine Frye, who needs a heart and lung transplant. The money will be used for medical expenses, household expanses and traveling expenses. you can donate money at any Regions Bank under the account name Dorothy C. Frye.

The Rotary Club of Houma is sponsoring a flag fundraiser. you can show your colors by letting the club place a 3-by-5-foot flag on a 10-foot pole in front of your residence or business on Memorial Day, Flag Day, July 4th, Veterans Day, Sept. 11 and President’s Day. The flag will stay up for one to three days. The Terrebonne Parish-only service costs $100 per year. Proceeds benefit local military and civilian charities. Make checks payable to The Houma Rotary Club Foundation, Inc. For information, e-mail Pete Benoit at or call 873-7776.

A series of parent-education classes sponsored by the Bayou Council Behavioral Health Services are scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26 and Feb. 2 at the Terrebonne Parish District Attorney’s Office, 118 Armour Drive, Houma, and from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25 and Feb. 1 at the agency’s office, 504 St. Louis St., Thibodaux. Children are not allowed. The classes are free and open to the public. For information, call the office at 446-0643.

A series of anger-management classes, Fireworks, sponsored by the Bayou Council Behavioral Health Services are scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Jan. 12, 19 and 26 at the agency’s office, 504 St. Louis St., Thibodaux. The clkass is for adults 18 and over. The classes cost $150, and space is limited. For information, call the office at 446-0643.

An imaging workshop by the Concept-Therapy Group is scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the North Terrebonne Branch Library, 4130 W. Park Ave., Gray. The event is free and open to the public. Learn how to use your imagination to create what you want. Learn the requirements of forming a proper image. Learn to plan and organize to attract what you want into your life. For information, call Mary Hymel at 872-2567.

A smoking cessation program is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at Terrebonne General Medical Center’s OutReach Center inside Southland Mall, 5953 W. Park Ave., Houma. you will learn how tobacco use can lead to serious health problems. Dr. Ralph Bourgeois, a pulmonologist with TGMC, is the program’s guest speaker. Registration is required. The program is free and open to the public.

A free program about hypertension symptoms and its warning signs is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 26 at Terrebonne General Medical Center’s OutReach Center inside Southland Mall, 5953 W. Park Ave., Houma. For most cases of mild to moderate hypertension, there are no symptoms. The condition has earned the nickname “silent killer” since the disease shows no symptoms until it progresses to a stage where permanent damage and problems such as heart attacks and strokes can occur. Dr. Patrick Walker, an internist with TGMC, is the program’s guest speaker. Registration is required.

The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteer cosmetologists and estheticians for the Look Good … Feel Better program. The workshop helps women look and feel their best during cancer treatment. at workshops, experienced beauty professionals teach women beauty techniques for skin and nail care, makeup application and coping with hair loss, which will help minimize the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. you can use your skills and talent to help women with cancer. For information about volunteering for Look Good … Feel Better, call the American Cancer Society at 851-7719.

The local American Cancer Society office is seeking volunteers, cancer survivors or students to help with the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Resource Center, which will be located at Chabert Medical Center. Volunteers will be trained to assist cancer patients, their families and caregivers with the latest in cancer-related information and connect them to needed resources. They will also provide information on community programs and services — along with dates and times for local American Cancer Society events and programs. For information, call the local American Cancer Society office at 851-7776 or 1-800-227-2345.

The American Cancer Society’s Reach to Recovery program helps patients cope with the diagnosis of breast cancer. For information on the program, including how you can get involved, call 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.

A seven-week series of eight classes for Freedom from Smoking is offered at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at Terrebonne General Medical Center’s OutReach Center inside Southland Mall, 5953 W. Park Ave., Houma. The cost of the program is $25. To register, call 858-7020.

The Bayou Council on Alcoholism is offering “Families in Focus: Prevention in the Home,” a program designed to help families become healthier through Life Skills education. Families in Focus gives attention to the seven characteristics of a healthy family: fun, decisions, pride, values, feelings, communication and confidence. The program includes 12 one-hour sessions held weekly in the family’s home. there is a $25 enrollment fee. To enroll or for information, call 446-0643.

Training for hospice volunteers is available. if you would like to volunteer with St. Joseph Hospice in Thibodaux, call Antoinette Amedee with St. Joseph Hospice at 852-6270 or e-mail to set up a training session.

Journey Hospice seeks volunteers to help with terminally-ill patients and their families. Volunteer activities include visiting patients and their families in their homes or nursing homes and providing companionship. Volunteer training is free and open to all. For information, call Marcelle at 223-1865.

LIBRARY NEWS AND EVENTS

Members of the Lafourche Heritage Society will offer their assistance in researching family histories at noon Tuesdays at the Thibodaux Library, 314 St. Mary St. To register for this service, call the library at 447-4119. this program is free and open to the public.

A Christmas coloring contest is under way throughout December at the Golden Meadow Branch Library, 1403 N. Bayou Drive. Prizes will be awarded. For information, call the library at 475-5660.

Officials with the South Lafourche Library are seeking Legos for the branch’s new Lego Club for children. The Legos do not have to form a complete set. if you have Legos you would like to donate, you can drop them off at the library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut off, at any time or call the library at 632-7140.

Student artwork from Golden Meadow Middle School’s annual Veterans Day poster contest is displayed at the South Lafourche Public Library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut off. More than 150 posters are on display in the library’s meeting room.

A community social is scheduled from 2 to 5 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Raceland Branch Library, 177 Recreation Drive. Community members can meet new people or reminisce with old friends. Refreshments will be served.

A tween dance-off with the Nintendo Wii’s “just Dance 3” for 8- to 12-year-olds is scheduled for 4 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Raceland Branch Library, 177 Recreation Drive.

In January, young readers can pick up a few books and earn the chance to win some prizes at the Larose Branch Library, 305 E. Fifth St. a committee of librarians selects outstanding books each year — the Louisiana Young Readers choice nominees — to motivate children to read. Children read at least three LYRC nominees — teens read two — and vote on their favorite. those children and teens participating in the Larose Branch Library’s challenge can place their name in a drawing each time they read a LYRC-nominated book. To be eligible for the prize, they must vote for their favorite book by Jan. 27. For information, call the Larose Branch Library at 693-3336.

The Raceland Branch Library is holding an amateur photo contest at the branch, 177 Recreation Drive. The contest will begin Jan. 3 to celebrate the Louisiana Bicentennial. The contest theme is “Louisiana: Celebrating our Home.” The contest is open to 11- to 15-year-olds and to adults, who will compete in separate divisions. Submitted photos should be the entrant’s own work, can be either black and white or color, and should be no smaller than 5-by-7 inches and no larger than 11-by-14 inches. The deadline for entries is April 30. For information, call the library at 537-6875.

A young reader’s choice contest for third- through eighth-graders and teens is scheduled for the Choctaw Branch Library, 1887 Choctaw Road. They can check out Louisiana Young Readers Choice-nominated books and earn a chance to win a $15 Sonic gift card. Participants who submit a vote for their favorite LYRC-nominated book will be entered in the drawing. LYRC nominees are on display at the library. For information, call the library at 633-6453.

Free computer classes are being offered at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma, and the North Terrebonne Branch Library, 4130 W. Park Ave., Gray. The Terrebonne Parish Library System’s technology librarian, Bob Cornes, offers hands-on training in a relaxed atmosphere. No registration is required, and they may be taken as often as necessary to help you become proficient using your computer. For information, call 876-1733.

Membership drive: Anyone interested in supporting his or her local library by becoming a Friends of the Library member should visit their local branch to fill out a membership card. call or visit your local library branch if you would like to learn more about becoming involved.

The Lockport Library, 720 Crescent Ave., has a laptop computer available for checkout to Lafourche Parish library cardholders in good standing. For information about the terms and conditions, call the library at 532-3158.

The South Lafourche Public Library is offering homebound delivery of library materials. any south Lafourche resident who will be homebound for a period of six weeks or longer can register with the South Lafourche Public Library’s Homebound Delivery service to receive library materials during that time. To sign up for this service, contact Katina Gaudet at the South Lafourche Public Library at 632-7140 or .

Officials with the South Lafourche Public Library are asking for help in establishing a proposed photo display honoring south Lafourche’s active service members. The library is seeking photos of active service members from all branches of the U.S. military, the reserves or the National Guard who are either former or current residents of the south Lafourche area. Service members or their family members can submit photos, which will be scanned and returned.

The South Lafourche library is accepting submissions for ya.topia, a new magazine for children 11 to 17. those who are interested should bring in original artwork, photographs or writings for possible submission. The library is also seeking book, movie and or other media reviews and ideas for articles. Submissions should include the creator’s name, age and phone number or email address. All submissions are subject to editing for appropriate language and imagery. Text files should be in PDF format, and image files in JPEG format. For information, contact Kristen Angelette at 632-7140 or .

Representatives of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs will be available at the Lockport Library, 720 Crescent Ave., at 9 a.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.

A grief support group meeting is scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the Bayou Blue Library, 198 Mazerac St. For information, call 580-0634.

The South Lafourche library is seeking collections of small items for temporary display. All items to be displayed at the library will be securely locked in display cases. Community members with collections they would like to display should call Librarian Helen Brunet at 632-7140.

Book lovers ages 18 and up are invited to participate in “Talking Books,” a new book-discussion group, at the South Lafourche Public Library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut off. Group members will read and discuss works of fiction, history, the classics, biographies and more. For information or to sign up, call Librarian Helen Brunet at 632-7140.

Oil-painting classes taught by local artist Gail LeCompte, 10 a.m. Tuesdays at the Dularge Library, 837 Bayou Dularge Road. Bring a canvas and bag lunch.

Local child-care providers can bring story time to children in their care through the Lafourche Parish library’s “Bringing Books to Life” outreach program, which works with daycares, preschools, Head Start programs and Even Start programs. The library system’s youth-services assistants read stories and sing songs to and interact with children through action verse and finger plays. The library’s Youth Services Department also loans and delivers library books to these locations to help promote early literacy. For information, call Youth Service Coordinator Trinna Holcomb at 438-3117.

Talking globes to help people with learning disabilities and visual impairment, including blindness, are available at the Thibodaux library, 314 St. Mary St., the Lockport library, 720 Crescent Ave.; and the South Lafourche library, 16241 E. Main St., Cut off.

Children ages 5 to 11 can receive free books on their birthdays from the Thibodaux library, 314 St. Mary St. The library received a $5,000 grant from Entergy to encourage children to read on their birthdays. Children who register their birthdays with library staff can return on their birthdays to pick up a free Newberry or Caldecott award-winning children’s book. To register, children must have a valid library card.

Grief support group meetings are scheduled from 2 to 3 p.m. Dec. 28 at the Bayou Blue Branch Library, 198 Mazerac St. The meeting deals with grief around the holiday season. The meeting is lead by officials from St. Catherine’s Hospice. For information, call 580-0634.

Terrebonne Council on Aging’s general membership meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Dec. 8 at the council’s main office, 935 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma.

The Boy Scouts is for boys 11 to 18. Boy Scouting combines outdoor activities, sports, academics and more in a fun and exciting program that helps boys test their limits. Boy Scout Troop 311 meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays in first United Methodist Church’s activities building, 6109 La. 311, Houma. The Boy Scouts of America is comprised of more than 1 million volunteers working together for the sole purpose of helping its nearly 3 million youth succeed in life. For information, call Ernie Babin at 876-7947.

ALANON, an alcohol-awareness support group, meets at 5:30 p.m. Mondays at the Bayou Cajun Club House, 18210 W. Main St., Galliano. For information, call Jeannette at 632-5512.

Overeaters Anonymous meetings are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Mondays and 10:15 a.m. Thursdays at the Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. it is a 12-step recovery program. For information, call 852-2016 or visit os.org.

Co-Dependents Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships in a journey of self-discovery. Meetings are scheduled from 7 to 8 p.m. Mondays at Hunter Horgan Hall, 720 Jackson Ave., Thibodaux. For information, call 447-8159 or 526-8565 or visit coda.org.

The United Veterans League meets at 6 p.m. the fourth Monday of the month at 350 S. Van Ave., Houma. The club is looking for new members. Dues are $10 per year. For information, call Ray Ordoyne at 226-0429.

Overeater’s Anonymous meets at 5:30 p.m. Mondays and 10:15 a.m. Thursdays at the Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. For information, call 852-2016.

Take off Pounds Sensibly — a nonprofit weight-management support group — is scheduled to meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Grand Caillou Recreation Center, 106 Badou Drive. For information, call 563-7483 or the Grand Caillou library at 563-2014.

Gamblers Anonymous meetings are scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Thursdays at 307 Hickory St., Thibodaux. For information, call Glynn at 225-776-4917, Mary at 665-2883 or Dee at 447-3092.

Loss Talk Inc. is forming a new support group for men who have job loss or reduction due to the oil moratorium on drilling. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Grace Chapel, 6781 W. Park Ave., Houma. For information, call Celeste at the Loss Talk office at 262-0240 or e-mail .

The Marine Corps League Houma-Terrebonne Detachment No. 475 meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the Hut, 206 St. Pius St., Houma. The group’s bingo games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Fridays at Westside Bingo Hall on Westside Boulevard in Houma. The group is accepting members. Dues for the first year are $31 and $25 thereafter.

The Marine Corps League Houma-Terrebonne Detachment No. 475 Ladies Auxiliary is open for new members. For information, call 876-7971 or Roy Labat at 873-7010.

Members of the Houma-Terrebonne Airport Commission are set to meet at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 in the commission’s meeting room, 10264 E. Main St., Houma.

Loss Talk Inc. is forming a new support group for women who have lost small children and infants. The meetings are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of the month at first Presbyterian Church, 414 Barrow St., Houma. For information, contact Celeste at the Loss Talk office at 262-0240 or e-mail her at . For information, visit losstalk.org.

Bingo games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Mondays at the VFW Thibodaux Memorial Post No. 5097, 1004 Tiger Drive, Thibodaux. For information, call 446-1367.

S.H.a.R.E., a group for separated or divorced people, is scheduled to meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of the month at The Community of St. Thomas Caf? at Nicholls State University on the Thibodaux campus. For information, call Jeffery or Connie Daigle at 448-0405 or the St. Thomas Aquinas Church office at 446-6201.

Refuge Restoration Outreach Ministry holds a food-bank giveaway from noon to 2 p.m. every second Saturday of the month at 6905 Alma St., Houma. Bring proof of income.

Southern University alumni and others interested in helping students and working on community projects are invited to attend meetings of the Southern University Alumni, held at 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month at the Alumni Building, 4774 W. Main St., Houma.

The Sit and Stitch Group, a free gathering for knitters, crocheters and other needle crafters meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Books-A-Million, 1539 Martin Luther King Blvd., Houma.

La Table Francaise (The French Table) meets from 9 to 11 a.m. the first and third Saturdays of the month at 531 Liberty St., Houma. The club aims to promote the revival of the French language in this area. The public is welcomed to attend. During meetings, participants speak French, learn new words and encourage each other with stories from the past and present.

The Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government Head Start Program Policy Council meets at 5 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at the East Houma Library, 778 Grand Caillou Road, Houma.

VFW Post 3700, 1190 Barrow St., Houma, meets every third Monday of the month. a meal is provided. New members are invited to join and attend meetings. The post holds bingo at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. The public is invited. Food and drinks are available. For information, call Jack Croker at 876-6598.

The Military round Table Discussion Group meets every third Tuesday of the month at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. The group, sponsored by the Regional Military Museum, meets for coffee and conversation from 5 to 6 p.m., then stays for a lecture by varying guest speakers. The meetings are open to the public, no membership required. For information, call the museum at 873-8200.

The 2011 Independence Day Events planning Group, sponsored by the Regional Military Museum in Houma, begins meeting at 4 p.m. the third Thursday of each month in the boardroom on the second floor of the Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. All are welcome to help in planning for next year’s Fourth of July festivities in Houma. call the Regional Military Museum at 873-8200.

H.E.L.P. Corp. holds its general meetings at 6:30 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month at The City Club, 7861 Main St., Houma. For information, visit HELPcorp.org or call Kelli McNamara at 879-4485.

The New Hope meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, 10:15-11:30 a.m. Thursdays at Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Civic Center Blvd., Houma. call Janice at 879-1341 or visit oa.org.

American Legion Post 31, 602 Legion Ave., Houma, meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month. Meals are provided. New members are invited to join and attend meetings. Hall rentals are available. For rentals, call 872-0885. For information, call Jack Croker at 876-6598.

TOPS LA Chapter No. 368 of Houma meets from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, with weigh-ins from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m., at the Bayou Blue/Coteau Lions Club, 2221 Bayou Blue Road.

Terrebonne High School Class of 1967 meets the third Saturday of each month, 11:30 a.m. at Golden Corral, 1724 Martin Luther King Blvd., Houma. Classmates and their guests are invited to attend. call Ella at 879-1366.

The Bayou Cajuns Chapter of the nonprofit Cajun French Music Association, 6:30-9:30 p.m. every second Wednesday of the month at the Jolly Inn, 1507 Barrow St., Houma. Meetings include a potluck supper, live Cajun music and dancing. No cover charge. Bring your favorite covered dish. Meetings are free, but membership in the group is $20 a year per family. call Margaret Neil at 851-1867 or Linda Carrere at 876-3818.

Terrebonne Fellowship Masonic Lodge No. 481 meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at the lodge on Bayou Gardens Boulevard in Houma. Supper at 6:30 p.m. Meeting is at 7:30 p.m.

The Louisiana State Poetry Society’s Bayou Chapter meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. People of all ages are welcome to come and discuss the lives and works of many poets and share their poetry. you do not have to join the society to come meet fellow poetry lovers and writers. E-mail Daniel Dupre, president of the Bayou Chapter, at .

Le Krewe Du Bon Temps holds its general membership meetings at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at the Larose Civic Center, 307 E. Fifth St., Larose. All members are encouraged to attend.

TOPS Chapter LA 325 of Houma meets every Thursday at St. Louis Church parish hall in Bayou Blue. Weigh-ins begin at 5 p.m., and meetings start at 6:30 p.m.

AA meetings, sponsored by the No Name Group of AA are at 7 p.m. Mondays in the meeting room in the back of St. Ann Hospital, 106 Cypress St. off La. 1, Raceland. Meetings are closed.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held by the The Easy does it Club, or the EDIC, at 10 a.m., noon, 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and Sundays; and at 10 a.m., noon and 8 p.m. Saturdays at 101 Munson Drive, Houma. Meetings are open. call the 24-hour hotline at 800-285-3989. For information, call 876-9855.

Narcotics Anonymous meetings are held by The Easy does it Club, or the EDIC, at 8 p.m. Mondays, Fridays and Sundays at 101 Munson Drive, Houma. Meetings are open. call the 24-hour hotline at 800-285-3989. For information, call 876-9855.

Cocaine Anonymous meetings are held by the Easy does it Club, or the EDIC, at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at 101 Museum Drive, Houma. Meetings are open. call the 24-hour hotline at 800-285-3989. For information, call 876-9855.

American Legion Post No. 31 meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the post, at the corner of Legion and Williams avenues. a meal is served at each meeting. New members are invited. call the post at 872-0885 or Jack Croker at 876-6598. The Ladies American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 31 meets at the same time and location.

Co-dependents Anonymous meetings are held every Monday at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 716 Jackson St., Thibodaux. call 447-8159 or 526-8565 for information.

The United Veterans League meets at 6 p.m. every fourth Monday of the month at 350 S. Van Ave., Houma. The league helps with military funerals, flag ceremonies and other veterans’ activities. The league is open to anyone. call Ray Ordoyne at 226-0429.

Terrebonne Chapter No. 988 of the AARP meets at 11 a.m. every third Monday of the month at the Piccadilly Cafeteria, 6803 W. Park Ave., Houma. New members are needed. Dues are $5 a year.

Les Reflections du Bayou meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the CZM office (the old annex building), 101 W. 112th St., Cut off.

TOPS Chapter 417 of Lockport meets every Thursday at Lockport Lower Elementary. Weigh-ins are 5:15-6:15 p.m. Meetings are 6:30-7:30 p.m. call Maude Crochet at 532-6135.

TOPS Chapter LA 325 of Houma meets every Thursday at the St. Louis Church parish hall in Bayou Blue. Weigh-ins begin at 5:30 p.m., and meetings start at 7 p.m.

A multiple-sclerosis support group, 7 p.m. Thursdays at Terrebonne General Medical Center’s OutReach Center in Southland Mall in Houma.

Al-Anon meetings are held in Houma at the following times and places: 6 p.m. Sundays at St. Matthew’s Episcopal School library, Belanger Street, contact Bev at 851-6440; noon Tuesdays and 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 728 Belanger St., contact Linda at 226-1698; 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 728 Belanger St., contact Linda at 537-8585; and 10 a.m. Fridays at first United Methodist Church, 6109 La. 311, contact Louise at 872-4860.

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held at 6 p.m. Wednesdays. It’s an open meeting. For information, call Melody at 227-0415.

“Shoulders to Lean on,” a support group for family and friends of prisoners, meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Family Life Center at first Baptist Church of Houma, 7382 Main St., Houma. call 879-1942 or 876-1671.

Alcoholics Anonymous at 7 p.m. Monday-Friday at 728 Belanger St., Houma; also at 6 p.m. Sundays and at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 243 Barrow St., Houma; and at 6:30 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 728 Belanger St., Houma; also the AA Easy does it Club meets at 8 p.m. Wednesdays, 101 Munson Drive, Houma.

TOPS Chapter 462 in Dularge, 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Dularge Recreation Center. call Carla 879-4293.

Overeaters Anonymous meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays at the Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma. call Jane at 876-7660 or visit oa.org.

TOPS LA No. 426 meets on Mondays in the Annunziata Catholic Church Cafeteria, 2011 Acadian Drive, Houma. Weigh-ins are 4:30-5:30 p.m. Meetings are 5:45-6:45 p.m.

TOPS of Thibodaux meets at 10 a.m. each Friday at Peltier Park in Thibodaux.

The Houma Shrine Club Dune Patrol meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at the Houma Shrine Club on the Houma Airbase, 200 Moffet Road, Houma.

The Houma Shrine Club Clown Unit meets at 7 p.m. every fourth Thursday of the month at the Houma Shrine Club on the Houma Airbase, 200 Moffet Road, Houma.

The Grand Isle Community Development Team is looking for entries to the group’s 10th Annual Grand Isle Juried Exhibition scheduled for April 14-27 at the Grand Isle Community Center. Entry deadline for the show, “a New Landscape,” is Feb. 1. For a show prospectus, visit gicdt.org. During the exhibit sponsored by the GICDT, Grand Isle Port Commission and Town of Grand Isle, the 15th annual Grand Isle Migratory Bird Celebration will take place. For information, contact Sue Galliano at 504-915-0382 or or call Martha Ham at 787-2229.

Kindergarden registration for Bayou Community Academy Charter School is scheduled to begin Jan. 4 and continue through Feb. 2 at the school, 800 E. 7th St., Thibodaux. it is open enrollment, however, parents must attend one of the three meetings scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 10, 1:30 p.m. Jan. 19 or 10 a.m. Jan. 28 at the school. a child must be 5 on or before Sept. 30. For information, call Sandy Holloway at the school at 446-3011.

Cerebral Palsy of Louisiana holds bingo games at 11 a.m. Tuesdays at Skateland Bingo Hall, 200 Westside Blvd., Houma. For information, call Kathy at 800-375-8275.

High school students can join the new Venturing Crew 800. Venturing is a coed, program for those 14 to 20. Venturing promises the great outdoors through whitewater rafting, scuba diving, caving, rock climbing, backpacking and more. For information, call Darryl Barrios at 790-1053.

Terrebonne General Medical Center’s Blood Donor Center is experiencing a blood shortage and is in need of blood donors. if you are interested in donating blood and are at least 17 years old and 110 pounds, call TGMC Blood Donor Center at 873-4025 or visit the center in TGMC’s Medical Annex Building behind the hospital on Belanger Street in Houma. To donate and avoid waiting, call 873-4025 or 873-4029 to schedule an appointment. All donors receive a Blood Donor T-shirt or cholesterol screening. The center is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.

The Terrebonne Historical and Cultural Society wants your old photographs. The group wants your old photographs of Terrebonne Parish to create an online database on its website. you can bring your old photographs to Southdown Plantation, 1208 Museum Drive, Houma, where staff and volunteers can scan the images. All photographs should have the owner’s name and phone number written in pencil on the back of the picture. For information, call the museum at 851-0154.

The Crescent City Sound Chorus, a women’s chorus, is holding auditions for new members at 7 p.m. Mondays in the music room, third floor of Delgado Community College, 615 City Park Ave., New Orleans. The chorus is a chapter of the Sweet Adelines International. For information, call 898-0951 or 504-453-0858 or visit crescentcitysound.com.

The Thibodaux Main Street Farmer’s Market is open from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturdays next to the Jean Lafitte National Park Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center, 314 St. Mary St. Approximately 21 vendors sell fresh produce and locally grown products on a weekly basis. For information, call Joyce Benoit at 448-1474.

An after-school program at Start Corp. will steer adolescents toward others 11-17 who want to take a stand against tobacco. To become a member or learn more about Defy, visit defythelies.com or Facebook.com/start corp. you can use Defy as community-service hours and receive prizes and gear, too. For information, call Gail Brigham 414-2087, 447-8243 or 449-7036.

Bingo games are scheduled for 7 p.m. Mondays at the VFW Thibodaux Memorial Post No. 5097, 1004 Tiger Drive. For information, call 446-1367.

The Lafourche Parish Office of Community Action is accepting applications for its energy-assistance program, known as LIHEAP at the following sites: Martin Luther King Park, 1445 Martin Luther King Drive, Thibodaux; Galliano Annex, 101 W. 112th St., Cut off; and the old Wal-Mart Building, 4876 La. 1, Mathews. LIHEAP aims to help those having trouble paying their energy bills. Documentation needed includes: proof of income, license or ID, Social Security numbers for every member of the household, dates of birth for everyone in the household, current electric or gas bill. For income guidelines and other information, call Stephanie Washington at 446-6731, Robin Cheramie at 632-3989 or Latoya Manuel at 537-7603.

Acting classes are offered from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Vanessa Cloke’s home, 4157 St. Louis St., New Orleans. For information, call 504-292-6254 or e-mail .

B.R.I.D.G.E.S., Building Recovery for Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support, a peer-to-peer support and education group for those diagnosed with a mental illness, now has education and support meetings in Houma, Napoleonville, Morgan City, Raceland and the Galliano area. For a meeting time and place, call 1-800-805-7934.

Hospice of South Louisiana needs volunteers to help year-round with patient services and office work at 6500 Main St., Houma. call Cathy at 868-3095.

Terrebonne Folklife Culture Center: Activities weekly include French and Spanish language, duck carving, songbird carving, quilting, soap carving and Cajun-dance classes. Registration $5 plus small donation at classes. Cajun band 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. call 875-6545 or 879-1924.

VFW Post No. 3700 bingo, 1190 Barrow St., Houma holds bingo at 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Includes progressive blackout and horse race. call Ed Morris at 851-5092.

Terrebonne Churches United Good Samaritan Food Bank is open at 254 Magnolia St., Houma, from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and Saturdays, and 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays. No appointments necessary. call 851-5523.

Bayou Eagles Native American Dance Group invites people to learn more about native culture and dance, Dulac Community Center, 125 Coast Guard Road. call 563-7483.

Yoga classes with instructor Stacy Walker begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and at 6:15 a.m. Wednesdays at Studio 371, 371 School St., Houma. For information, call 791-8140.

Terrebonne High School Alumni Association provides scholarships, equipment, computers and more to Terrebonne High School. call 879-4563.

Bingo at VFW Post No. 5097, 1004 Tiger Drive, Thibodaux. Every Monday at 7 p.m. come support your veterans.

Bridge: Duplicate bridge game open to public at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at The Homestead, 1132 Cottage Drive, Houma. call 872-3839.

Modeling classes will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of each month at the Lisa Park Gym, 6639 Lisa Park Ave., Houma. Proceeds benefit research into Down’s Syndrome. For information, call Mary Duplantis at 876-0301.

Belly dance classes are held on Monday evenings with Instructor Jessica Martin at Studio 371, 371 School St., Houma. For information, call 688-6283.

The United Veterans League offers a chapel service as a final tribute to deceased veterans. The service includes a reading, playing of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” while the group files by and salutes, a gun salute by the Rifle Squad and “Taps” and folding and presentation of the flag to the family. call Ray Ordoyne at 851-2665 or Willie Boudreaux at 594-3727.

The Houma-Terrebonne Community Band practices at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Southdown Stadium on St. Charles Street. People of all ages who play any instrument are invited to join. call 397-0545, e-mail or visit htcb.org.

The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council for South Louisiana is a non-profit organization providing prevention education, referral and assessment services. Programs offered through the group, known as ADAC, include strengthening families, super-conflict resolution and a children’s program. call Andrea DeHart at 879-2273.

“Join My World” is a nonprofit group aimed at increasing awareness and education for those affected by autism. call Michelle Simon at 804-6453 or e-mail her at .

Do you enjoy building scale models of aircraft, armor, cars, trucks, ships or figures? a Houma area scale-model builder is organizing an informal general-interest club to promote the hobby and give scale-model enthusiasts a forum for sharing tips and techniques. call Bruce Jenkins after 6 p.m. at 876-7394 or e-mail .

Louisiana Modeling Academy is accepting registrations for modeling classes and contests at the Ramada Inn, 1400 W. Tunnel Blvd., Houma. All proceeds benefit research into Down Syndrome. call 876-0301.

VFW Bingo: 7 p.m. every Tuesday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, 1190 Barrow St., Houma. Features progressive pull tabs and pickle jar. call 876-3296. Adult volleyball is held from 9:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at the Dularge Gym, 1330 Dr. Beatrous Road. Free and just for fun. For people age 18 and up only. call 879-4340.