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Join us for an entire day devoted to scrapbooking! Bring your scrapbooks and supplies, and enjoy uninterrupted time and lots of space to devote to preserving your precious memories. The event includes vendor booths, prizes, plenty of room to work, technique/product demonstrations and the opportunity to take classes and spend the day with other people that love the art and creativity of scrapbooking. For all skill levels.

Workshop time: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 28

Cost: $20-$25

Location: Maner Conference Centre, Sunflower Ballroom, S.W. 17th and Western

Contact: Amy McCaskey (785) 478-4106, ohscrappyday@cox.net or www.geocities.com/ohscrappyday

Spelldown: Adult Spelling Bee

Can you spell sesquicentennial? All ages are invited to participate in this spelling bee and achieve fame by showcasing their orthographic skills. Prizes will be awarded to the top teams.

Workshop times: 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 28

Cost: Free

Location: Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th, Topeka

Contact: (785) 580-4540 or www.tscpl.org

14th annual Lake Shawnee Intertribal Pow Wow

This annual Topeka event celebrates its 14th year with American Indian dancing, seminars and food and craft booths.

Times: 1 to 10 p.m. Sept. 4 and 5

Cost: $6 in advance or $8 at the gate

Location: Lake Shawnee, Topeka

Contact: (785) 272-5489

Hats Off to Marge

Marjorye Savage Heeney will be honored at the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Georgia Neese Gray Distinguished Women Lecture Series. Heeney worked as a substitute teacher in Topeka for many years. Participants are invited to wear a hat to be donated and auctioned at the event. Hors d'oeuvres will be served and a cash bar provided.

When: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Sept. 23

Cost: $20. Benefits the lecture series endowment fund. Reservations due Sept. 16.

Location: Bradbury Thompson Center, Washburn University

Contact: (785) 273-8480 or mail payment to Joyce Hladky, Washburn Endowment Association, 1700 S.W. College, Topeka 66621

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Times: 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 10, 11 & 12, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 11 and 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 12

Cost: Free

Location: Agriculture Hall, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka

Contact: (785) 580-4445 or www.tscpl.org

Passionate Pieces:

A Community of Quilters

Browse more than 200 quilts and take part in a silent auction of miniature and small quilts to benefit the YWCA Battered Women Task Force.

Times: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 18 and 12 to 5 p.m. Sept. 19

Cost: $4

Location: Woman's Club, 5221 S.W. West Drive, Topeka

Contact: (785) 266-3750

FAMILY

Boot Camp for New Dads

Is there a new dad in your life? Expectant fathers can get some "basic training"

in baby care from veteran fathers. The class enables new dads to gain confidence in their roles before bringing their babies home.

Workshop times: 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Aug. 17 or Sept. 21

Cost: Free

Location: St. Francis Health Center

Contact: (785) 295-8247 or brc@stfrancistopeka.org

Is There a Baby in the House?

This is a series of four classes that will prepare new moms and dads for parenting, including hands-on training on everything from bathing to taking the baby's temperature. The class also will offer tips on how to evaluate baby products and perform infant massage.

Workshop times: 7-9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays in September

Cost: Free

Location: St. Francis Health Center

Contact: (785) 295-8247 or brc@stfrancistopeka.org

HEALTH

Body Benefits Prenatal Exercise

This is an exercise class for pregnant women. Physician permission and preregistration are required.

Workshop times: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays

Cost: Free

Location: St. Francis Health Center

Contact: (785) 295-8247 or brc@stfrancistopeka.org

Supermoms

This group meets to provide working mothers the opportunity to share their concerns and questions about breast-feeding. Mothers don't have to have had their babies at St. Francis to attend the group, and mothers are welcome to bring their babies.

Workshop times: 7 to 9 p.m.

Thursdays

Cost: Free

Location: St. Francis Health Center, 1700 S.W. 7th, Topeka

Contact: (785) 295-8247 or www.stfrancistopeka.org

From Girl to Woman

The time in a girl's life between 8 and 12 is one of dramatic physical and emotional changes. This program for girls and their mothers will address menstruation and other physical changes of puberty, the emotional upheaval of adolescence and communication techniques for mothers and daughters.

Workshop times: 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 28

Cost: $25 per mother/daughter couple

Location: Pozez Education Center, Stormont-Vail Health Care Center

Contact: www.stormontvail.org

The Balanced Plate

Confused about recent dietary suggestions? In this cooking and education class, learn the basics about what foods contain what food components and how to create a healthy balance throughout the day.

Workshop times: 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 31

Cost: $15 or $13 for co-op members and seniors

Location: Community Mercantile, 901 Iowa, Lawrence

Contact: www.communitymercantile

Adult swim lessons

Anyone 20 to 80 can take advantage of adult swim lessons designed specifically to help the beginner through the advanced swimmer.

Workshop times: 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays Sept. 7 through Oct. 9

Cost: $15 for members, $30 for nonmembers

Location: YMCA Southwest Branch, 3635 S.W. Chelsea Drive, Topeka

Contact: (785) 271-7979

The Essentials of Human Resources

As a human resources professional, continuing development isn't an option -- it's an obligation. This two-day session will teach how to identify and alert management to potential liability problems; confidently handle hiring, disciplinary procedures and termination; and update knowledge of employment law.

Workshop times: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 26 and 27

Cost: $469

Location: Capitol Plaza Hotel, 1717 S.W. Topeka Boulevard, Topeka

Contact: (800) 258-7246 or www.natsem.com

Motivational Management

Research shows that employees don't leave companies as much as they leave a manager. Learn what it takes to keep good employees.

Workshop times: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10

Cost: $179

Location: Creative Business Solutions, 100 S.E. 9th, Suite 100, Topeka

Contact: www.cbsks.com