TODAY

WomenLISTEN, 10-11:30 a.m., Metro Music and Book, 530 E. Benson Blvd, Suite 9. An informal group of women cancer survivors from those newly diagnosed to long-term survivors. Free. (www.womenlisten.org, MuffZ236@aol.com)

Hawaii Statehood Celebration, noon-1 p.m. today and 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Peratrovich Park, E. Street and Fourth Avenue. Anchorage will celebrate Hawaii's 50th Anniversary of Statehood with music and dance from the Islands. A free event sponsored by Anchorage Downtown Partnership. (279-5650, www.anchoragedowntown.org)

Guided Tour, 1 p.m., Alaska Botanical Garden, 4601 Campbell Airstrip Road. A walk through the lower and upper perennial gardens, the rock garden, the herb garden, and the wildflower trail, ending in the nursery. (www.nwf.org/naturefind)

Paintmania, 3-5 p.m., Russian Jack Springs Park, 5300 DeBarr Road. Shaving cream, squirt guns and other creative art booths to paint your world. Pre-registration required. For all ages. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. $5. (343-6992)

Latin America Game Show Trivia, 5-7 p.m., University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Gorsuch Commons dining area. Featuring Juliana Gomez of Columbia, Hector Perez and Victor Aguilera of Mexico. Food and prizes. (http://calendar.uaa.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/we3.4.3/webevent.cgi?cmd=opencal&cal=cal11&;)

SATURDAY

AARP Driver Safety Class, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., UAA Chugiak-Eagle River College Center. Learn defensive driving. $12 members, $14 non-members. (888-227-7669, 694-9390)

Eat Wild, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., South Anchorage Farmers Market, 1111 O'Malley Centre Drive. Trout Unlimited Alaska will host a salmon tasting. Meet Bristol Bay fishermen, enjoy free samples of grilled sockeye salmon and learn about the threats the fishery is facing. (230-7121, www.whywild.org; www.tu.org)

Borderline Writers Critique and Support Group, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Borders Bookstore, 1100 E. Dimond Blvd. All genres and levels of writing are welcome. Free. (783-0106)

Bye Bye Birdie, noon-4 p.m., Bird TLC property at Potter's Marsh, 15500 Old Seward Highway. The Bird Treatment and Learning Center celebrates the end of the migratory bird season and raises awareness about wild birds with an afternoon of kids' activities, live education birds, a bird calling contest and a rehabilitated eagle release. Food and drink available from Tia's Gourmet Sausages & Hotdogs and Kaladi Bros. Free. (562-4852, www.birdtlc.net)

Great-Horned Owl, 2 p.m., Eagle River Nature Center, 32750 Eagle River Road. Junior naturalists will learn about owls. Ginamaria Javurek will bring her owl "Arc" for kids to meet. Free program; $5 parking for non-members. (694-2108, www.ernc.org)

Bore Tide on Turnagain Arm, 6 p.m., Eagle River Nature Center, 32750 Eagle River Road. Meet at Bird Point on the Turnagain Arm to observe the bore tide. $5 parking. (www.nwf.org/naturefind)

2008 Nobel Prize Laureate Lecture, 8 p.m., UAA Fine Arts Building, 3211 Providence Drive. Dr. Roger Tsien will give a lecture titled "Painting Cell Signals with a Palette of Fluorescent Proteins." Tsien helped revolutionize the fields of cell biology and neurobiology by allowing scientists to peer inside living cells and watch the behavior of molecules in real time. Free to the public. (www.uaa.alaska.edu/ours/calendar/freshman-convocation.cfm)

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