Coos Bay/North Bend Christian Women's Connection will host “Let’s Do Lunch” from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.  at the Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay. For more information and to make reservations, call Ruth at 759-3202 or e-mail Mary at rsmabtex@verizon.net.  

Court Appointed Special Advocate program of Coos County will host an open house on the  program and how volunteers can help local children, at 6:30 p.m.  at Colette’s in North Bend. For more information on the open house or on becoming a CASA volunteer, call 396-1074.

VFW Post 7488 will meet at 7 p.m. at the Eagles Lodge 568 S. Second St., Coos Bay. Those who have served in the military and were in combat can join the Veterans of Foreign Wars. For more information, call 888-4959.

The Coquille Farmer’s Market is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays, April through December, at North Birch Street and West First Street. Vendors are welcome.  For more information,  call Jerry Klink at 396-3894 or e-mail klinkdeadair@verizon.net.

Round-Table Poets will meet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the Alder Acres RV Park, 1800 N. 28th Court, Coos Bay. For more information, call Loisa at 888-2374.

A free blood pressure clinic will be offered from 9 to 11 a.m. at Bay Area Hospital, 1775 Thompson Road, Coos Bay.  Exact room location is available at the first floor front desk.

Sewing is held at the Bay Area Senior Activity Center, 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. For more information, call 269-2626, 751-1234 or 297-0990.

A free diabetes support/talk group will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. at Bay Area Hospital, 1775 Thompson Road, Coos Bay. For more information, call Linda Hicks at 266-7927. Exact room location is available at the first floor front desk.

A women’s sexual assault support group will meet at 1 p.m.  at Coddington Place, 1681 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. For more information, call Stephanie at 888-1048.

The Saints ‘n’ Aints will host a beginning round dance class from 6 to 7 p.m., an advanced class from 7 to 8:30 and line dancing from 8:30 to 9 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay. Round dance instruction will be by Donna Hiserote and line dancing by Cathy Houston. Dancers will learn basic waltz and two step. For more information, call Hiserote at 269-1403.

Bay Area Senior Activity Center offers soups, salads, entrées and desserts at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays through Fridays. Cost is $4 for BASAC members, $4.50 for non-members. Meals to go also are available. The resale shop is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. BASAC is located at 886 S. Fourth St., Coos Bay. For more information, call 269-2626, 751-1234 or 297-0990.

The North Bend Senior Center’s luncheon program is available to everyone, not just seniors. Buffet-style meals are available from 11:45 a.m. until everyone is served, Monday through Friday. Meals cost $5 and monthly menus are available. For more information, call 756-7622.

Toastmaster’s Club No. 249 will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, in Coos Bay. Toastmasters is about communication and leadership skills, practicing parliamentary procedures and learning to make your voice count. For more information, call Tom at 404-1028.

Pinochle players will gather at 1:30 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays at the Coos Bay senior center, on the corner of Fourth Street and Ingersoll Avenue.

A class on body awareness will be offered from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursdays and 11 a.m. to noon on Saturdays, at the First Presbyterian Church, 438 Elrod Ave., in Coos Bay. Easy stretching, yoga postures, qi gung and tai chi will be incorporated into a smooth, gentle program focusing on balance, breathing and posture. For more information, those interested can call Dee Hamil at 888-4946. updated dec07

The Bay Area Sunrise Rotary Club will meet at 7 a.m. Thursdays at the Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, in Coos Bay. The club welcomes business owners, professionals and others in management positions, either working or retired. For more information,  call 756-5401.

Thursday Bingo at Coos Bay Eagles No. 538 will begin at 6:45 p.m. at the lodge, 568 S. Second St. For more information, call 267-6613.

COASTAL CORVETTES UNLIMITED will meet  at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month in the Bandon VFW Hall, 55382 Bates Road, in Bandon. For information, call 347-3489.

The Coos Sand ’n’ Sea Quilt Guild will meet at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1290 Thompson Road, in Coos Bay. Social hour begins at 6 p.m., and those attending are asked to bring quilting projects to work on. New members always are welcome, and those interested don’t have to be an accomplished quilter to be a member.

The Southwestern Oregon Rose Society will meet on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the North Bend Housing Authority building, 1700 Monroe Ave., North Bend. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 396-3709.

COASTAL HARVEST provides food security for families in Bandon. Whether people volunteer, donate surplus bounty from gardens or gift the group for memorials, such efforts will be “helping grow a sharing community.” Monthly meetings are held in Bandon at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday. Location varies. For more information, call 347-8301.

The Coquille Valley Museum Board will meet at 7 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month at the museum, 153 N. Central Blvd., in Coquille.