Posted: Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:00 am
Today
Pine Bluffs Library
* 10 a.m., "Fun for Preschoolers": "Bed and Bath Stories."
* 3:30 p.m., After School Reading Club for grades 3-6: "Winter Wonderland."
Youth soccer
* Registration ends today for the Golden Eagles Youth Indoor 4 vs. 4 Soccer Tournament, from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 22. Divisions are limited to eight teams each and are open for boys and girls in U-10 and U-12; each team is limited to eight players. Entry fee is $100 per team.
* Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne. Info: Adam Buseck, (307) 778-1194; e-mail: (abuseck@lccc.wy.edu).
Coming Up
UW events
* The fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Dialogue concludes Jan. 20 at the University of Wyoming: Noon-6 p.m., Wyoming Union Family Room. Various movies will be screened during "Civil Rights on the Silver Screen." From 9:30 p.m.-midnight in Wyoming Union Yellowstone Ballroom and Family Room, "Friday Night Fever! A Community Celebration" is presented in cooperation with the Indian and Asian Pacific Islander student organizations. Henna tattoos and a sushi-making demonstration will take place in the union's lower level. The movie "Crash" will be shown at 6:30, 9 and 11:30 p.m. A ping-pong tournament, free billiards, and X-Boxes will be offered. Throughout the week, a book display, "Reading the Revolution," will be in Coe Library; and "Creative Expressions of Our Beloved Community," Albany County student art and essays, will be exhibited in Wyoming Union Yellowstone Ballroom. Info: Assistant dean of students Dennis Dreher, (307) 766-5196; or College of Law associate professor
Jacquelyn Bridgeman, (307) 766-5259.
* Wyoming high-school students will participate in the American Mathematics Competition 10/12 from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Feb. 15 in the Wyoming Union Family Room. All Wyoming high schools are invited to be a part of the event. A tutorial session is scheduled from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 21 in the same location. Other rules apply. For more information, visit the Web site: (www.uwyo.edu/math).
* Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m., Fine Arts Center Main Stage Theatre. UW Department of Theatre and Dance presents the UW Collegiate Chorale European Tour Homecoming Concert.
* Unless otherwise noted, events are free. For University of Wyoming calendar information, call (307) 766-5000. For concert tickets, call (307) 766-6666.
Hockey
* Jan. 20-22, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., IKON Center, Cheyenne. Happy Jack Bantam Hockey Tournament. Info: Mark Lantz, (307) 637-0431.
Campbell County Parks and Recreation
* One-day ski trips to Deer Mountain Ski Area will be offered from 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Jan. 21 and Feb. 4 and 11. Qualified recreation staff members will accompany attendees and Powder River Transportation will be the service provider. A variety of lift ticket, equipment and ride packages are available, including a limited number of snowboard packages.
* The inaugural Cloud Peak Challenge on a Treadmill will take place at 8 a.m. Jan. 21 in the Rec Center cardio room. Participants will run, walk, or crawl on a treadmill set at a 15 percent incline for 15 minutes. The athlete covering the most mileage during that time will be crowned Cloud Peak champion. Four treadmills will be used throughout the morning. Divisions include male and female ages 20 and under; 21-30; 31-40; 41-50; and 50 and older. An overall champion also will be crowned. Registration fee is $5.
* Gillette Rec Center info: (307) 682-8527. CC Pool, Gillette, (307) 682-5470. Wright Rec Center, (307) 464-0198.
TREA Pioneer Chapter No. 46
* Reservations are required for a general membership meeting of the Retired Enlisted Association at 10 a.m. Jan. 21 in the VAMC Auditorium (basement), Cheyenne. Meetings are the third Saturday of the month. Info: Al Buss, (307) 634-823.
CFD Old West Museum events
* Jan. 21-Feb. 18, 2-4 p.m., Professional dance instructors Linda and Joe Fabian will lead classes in Cheyenne Two-Step for singles and couples ages 16 and older. Lessons are geared for beginner and intermediate dancers. Cost is $25 for museum members and $30 for non-members; space is limited. Story and craft time for children will be offered during lessons. Info: (307) 778-1415.
* Jan. 21, 6 p.m. "A Taste of the Wild" will be offered for men of all ages, who are asked to bring a wild game dish "shot, caught or bought" to share. Guest speaker: Ron Rabou. Tickets are $5 and are available at Meadowbrooke Baptist Church. Info: (307) 778-8709.
* Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne.
Calling all Scots
* The Wind River Scottish Society will host its annual Robert Burns Dinner, in honor of the famed poet's birthday, at 6 p.m. Jan. 21 in Lander Community Center. A social hour will be followed by a carry-in dinner at 7 p.m. Info: C. McIntyre, (307) 332-5177.
Concert
* Jan. 21, 7 p.m., Cheyenne Civic Center. Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra presents "From Palermo to Prague," featuring cellist Richard VonFoerster. For ticket information, call (307) 778-8561 or (307) 637-6363.