16 WEDNESDAY

Live Entertainment

THE CACTUS GRILL, Raymond St., Potsdam, Pub Quiz with local quiz host and questions by Geeks Who Drink; free, prizes awarded; 7-9 p.m.

LA CASBAH, 6 Elm St. Potsdam. Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.-midnight. All sorts of performers welcome. To book: Josh, 212-9709.

Theater

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA PRESENTS WAGNER’S ‘SIEGFRIED,' of The Ring, 6:30 p.m., Potsdam Roxy, Main St. Tickets $18 adults, $15 students, $12 senior citizens, $9 for age 18 and under. CPS Box Office, 267-2277. 

Community Events

AARP DRIVER SAFETY COURSE, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Partridge Knoll, 30 Sullivan Dr., Canton. open to drivers of all ages, AARP membership not required. $17 for AARP members, $19 for non-members. Register: 379-1428.

FREE SENIOR COMPUTER CLASSES FOR BEGINNERS, age 60 and older, Mondays & Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., St. Lawrence County Human Services Building, first floor computer lab, State Rt. 310, Canton, sponsored by county Office for the Aging and SLU; register: 386-4730.

BOARD GAME/CARDS PLAYING, Waddington Hepburn Library, Wednesdays, 2 p.m.

US COAST GUARD AUXILIARY FLOTILLA 01-01 MEETS, 5:30 p.m., Massena VFW. Info: Rich Evans, 322-2164.

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, at the Canton Free Library meets on Wednesdays from 10:30-11:15. This program is for children ages 3-5 accompanied by a caregiver. Join them for stories, songs, movement, crafts and fun. No registration necessary. Call 386-3712 for information.

STORY HOUR, Hepburn Library of Edwards, Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m.; all ages welcome.

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME, Norfolk Library, 9:30 p.m.; children listen to stories, learn songs, poems, finger play, crafts, snacks.

STORY TIME AT POTSDAM PUBLIC LIBRARY, for ages 2 and up, 10:30 a.m.

DEKALB AMVETS WEDNESDAY LUNCH & DINNER SPECIAL, 11 a.m. – 7 pm., at the Post, Rt. 11; more info: 347-3099.

BASIC WORD, 9-11 a.m., Potsdam Public Library Public Computer Center. One day course covers opening and saving a document, alignment, choice of font size and style, other means of emphasizing words or phrases, margins, line spacing, orientation and creating a table. Suitable for people who have mastered the basics of computer use. Free. Info: Bob or René, 265-7230.

MEN’S PRAYER SESSION, 5 a.m., Potsdam Church of the Nazarene, intersection of Rts. 56 & 72; info: 265-2198.

BINGO, Ogdensburg AmVets post, downtown mall, 7 p.m., doors open at 5 p.m., refreshments available.

KNITTING GROUP, Massena Public Library, 41 Glenn St., 6:30 p.m., weekly event.

AT THE WELL, Emmanuel Congregational UCC alternative worship service, 7:30 p.m., 39 W. Orvis St., Massena. Leader: Pastor Judy Van Kennen. Info: 769-8523.

ONENESS BLESSING CIRCLE, 6:30-7:30 p.m., First Church of Christ, Scientist, 28 Elm St., Potsdam, all beliefs welcome, more info: Jill 265-3884.

CHILDBIRTH PREPARATION CLASS, Community Education Room, Massena Memorial Hosp. sign up by 20 weeks gestation. Certified Childbirth Educator Snow Harper-Moulton, R.N, 769-4349. ($45 charged to mothers choosing to deliver at another hospital.)

FREE WILL DINNER, Canton United Methodist Church, 41 Court St., 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; all invited; donations accepted but not expected; volunteers welcome to help serve and clean up; info: 386-4500.

Recreation/Sports

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ BASEBALL, OFA at Gouverneur, 4:30 p.m.

ZUMBA CLASS, 4:30-5:20 p.m., Parishville-Hopkinton Central School cafeteria, sponsored by Girls' Soccer Teams. $5 per person. All welcome.

SHORIN RYU KARATE, Lisbon Central School gym; classes Mondays and Wednesdays, Junior Class (8-12yrs): 6-7 p.m.; Adult Class (13+ yrs): 7-8 p.m., $40 per month; Certified Instructor Sensei David Wattie.

50+ YOGA, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Yoga Loft, 107 1/2 Main St., Canton. Flexibility not required for great benefits. Beginners welcome. Ongoing. 6-class card $66, 12 class card $110 (drop-in $15). Ellen Beeler, 347-2401, ebeeler@tds.net.

VINYASA YOGA LEVEL 1, 5:15-6:30 p.m., Yoga Loft, 1071⁄2 Main St., Canton. Link movement and breath in energizing practice. Ongoing. Six class card/$66; 12 class card/$110 (drop-in for $15). Sarah Scafidi-McGuire, 767-0927, ncyoga@gmail.com.

WOMEN'S PICKUP BROOMBALL, 7:30 - 8:45 p.m., St. Lawrence Centre Arena, Massena; $5 per person, brooms and ball provided, helmets required. Info: 764-0684 or skate@slcarena.com

Support Groups

AL-ANON MEETINGS, 8 -9 p.m., Canton-Potsdam Hospital’s 2nd-floor conference room A; 8 p.m., Massena Memorial Hospital community education room, ground floor; 7 p.m., New Horizons AFG, 1046 Oswegatchie Trail, Star Lake.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY, Christ-centered 12 step group, 6-7:30 p.m., Cross Current, 58 Main St., Massena; coffee follows meeting; info: 769-9951.

TOPS MEETINGS, Chapter 493 meets 5:15 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 189 Main St., Massena; Chapter 857 meets in Lawrenceville Fire Station, 1081 County Rt. 54, 9 a.m. Fee. Info: 389-4426, 389-4645, 1-800-932-8677.

CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, 7:30 p.m., Akwesasne at Hogansburg Senior Center, State Rt. 37, behind Tribal Police bldg. Info: Reachout, 265-2422, www.coda.org.

HEALING CIRCLE, support group sponsored by Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, Ogdensburg, and Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley, meets first Wednesday of month, 6:30 p.m., in Claxton-Hepburn auditorium, for dying or seriously ill patients and family members, facilitated by Amy Shaver, MSW; info: 265-3105 or visit www.seriousillness.org/slc.

‘I CAN COPE’ CANCER SUPPORT, co-sponsored by Richard E. Winter Cancer Treatment Center and the American Cancer Society, 4-6 p.m. at the Winter Cancer Center; stand-alone educational classes for people facing cancer, their family and friends; info: 393-2314.

NEUROLOGICAL DISABILITIES SUPPORT GROUP, 6 p.m., Canton-Potsdam Hospital’s Occupational Therapy Services at 49 Lawrence Avenue Medical Campus, Potsdam. Cindy Hammecker, 261-5461.

DIABETIC SUPPORT GROUP, 1 p.m., Massena Independent Living Center, 156 Center St.; info: 764-9442.

WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY SUPPORT GROUP, 6:30 p.m. Massena Memorial Hospital Lower Level Conference Room. Info: 769-4340.