Saturday

SATURDAY SAFARI: Ages 5-12, learn about animals, 9:30 a.m.-noon, today, "It's a Rotten Life." Monte L. Bean Museum, BYU campus. 422-5051. $12.

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION: American Red Cross Mountain Valley Chapter has games, food and fun for volunteers, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today, Utah State Hospital, 1300 E. Center St., Provo. 373-8580. www.redcrossut.org.

KIDS TIME: Children ages 3-12 years, 1-2:30 p.m. Saturdays. $3 or 10/$20. Covey Center for the Arts, 425 W. Center St., Provo. 852-7007. www.coveycenter.org.

June 28: Magic & Wizardry

FAMILY HISTORY: Free classes. Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple, Salt Lake City. (801) 240-4950. www.familysearch.org.

June 28: U.S. Census Records, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

June 28: Summer of Sleuthing (through Aug. 9)

MONDAY

CPAP SUPPORT: Sleep specialist Dr. John Staheli answers questions, 6 p.m. July 7, 3650 N. University Ave. Suite 125, Provo. RSVP: 227-7378.

THURSDAY

AMERICAN LEGION: Service officer Dino Genco will meet with veterans (filing a claim or have questions) noon-1 p.m. July 10 at 1550 N. 200 West, Salt Lake City. (801) 326-2380.

FRIDAY

PATRIOTIC PROGRAM: Flag ceremony, music, reading of Declaration of Independence, Colonial games, children's crafts, face painting, lemonade, 10 a.m. July 4, LDS church pavilion, 1330 E. Ira Hodges Scenic Pkwy., Eagle Mountain. 885-0825.

MOONLIGHT BIKE RIDE: Non-competitve bike ride, "Creatures of the Night" for all ages, 10 p.m. July 18, Antelope Island State Park. Need helmets, headlight, reflectors. $15-$25. (801) 451-3286. www.daviscountyutah.gov.

FYI

GEM FAIRE: Nearly 100 dealers offer jewelry, gems, beads, minerals, June 28-29, South Towne Expo Center, Sandy. $5. (503) 252-8300. www.gemfaire.com.

MILITARY APPRECIATION: Hogle Zoo sponsors free admission for military personnel, veterans and immediate families, July 1-3. Salute to Military is 10 a.m.-3 p.m. July 3. (801) 584-1729. www.hoglezoo.org.

WALKING TOUR: Heritage Homes have 50-minute tours of four historical homes and DUP museum with costumed trained guides, July 3-5, Midway. Meet at Town Hall.

CLAS ROPES: Family Retreat, 9 a.m-1 p.m. July 4-5, 3606 W. Center St., Provo. Zip line, rock climbing wall, giant swing and more. $15/person. 373-8897.

AARP DRIVER SAFETY: Class is 1-5 p.m. July 8-9, Lehi Senior Center, 123 N. Center St., Lehi. $10. 225-1758.

HOST PERFORMERS: Needed families to share homes with Springville World Folkfest performers July 11-22. 465-3244.

YOUNG READERS: Symposium with six authors/illustrators sharing, July 17-18, BYU campus. $89-$159. 422-2568. bfyr.byu.edu.

SUMMER EDUCATOR WORKSHOPS: Seminars for teachers and parents of elementary and secondary students July-Aug. 422-2568. educatorworkshops.byu.edu.

CENTRAL UTAH GARDENS: Classes free at various locations, but register: 226-7100. www.cuwcd.com.

June 28, 11 a.m., Pruning Trees.

July 10, 6:30 p.m., Native Plants.

Aug. 21, 6:30 p.m. Edible Plants.

Sept. 20, 10 a.m. Bulbs.

Sept. 20, 11 a.m. Fall Garden Prep.

Sept. 20, noon, Apple Varieties.

OREM LIBRARY: 229-7391. 58 N. State St., Orem.

Laptime, 10 a.m Tues., Wed., Thurs.

Storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tues., Wed., Thurs.

Kids Chess, 4-6 p.,m. Thurs.

Open Chess, 6-8 p.m. Thurs.

Summer reading program, 2 p.m. Tuesdays.

Shakespeare for Kids, 4 p.m. July 2.

Teens Summer Reading:

July 1, Old-Fashioned 4th of July, 2 p.m.

July 8, 15: Making Movies, 2 p.m.

July 22, Read-a-thon, 2 p.m.

Kids Summer Reading:

July 1, Cartoon Film Fest, 2 p.m.

July 8, Bug collection, 2 p.m.

July 15, Puppetry workshop, 2 p.m.

July 22, Exotic animal collection, 2 p.m.

HEBER VALLEY RR: New addition now through summer out of Heber is Reins 'N Trains. Other offerings, Raft n' Rails, Heber Valley Hoedown, Hay Train, Sunset BBQ Special, Comedy Murder Mystery. www.hebervalleyrailroad.org. 1-800-808-TIXX.

HISTORY CAMP: Kids age 8-11 experience how soldiers lived at Camp Floyd in 1861 and how Utah War served pre-Civil War objectives from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. for three days. Five sessions June-Aug. offered in Fairfield. $65. (801) 768-8932.

HOBBLE CREEK CAMPS: Hobble Creek Learning Center offers summer programs in art, science and creative writing to children from June-August. 491-0825. www.hobblecreeklearning.comn.

MORNINGS@the MUSEUM: Children ages 3-12 accompanied by an adult invited 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays or 1:30 p.m. Thursdays through Aug. 7 to Museum of Peoples and Cultures, 700 N. 100 East, Provo for cultural presentations, stories and more. Reserve: 422-0022. mpc.byu.edu.

DISCOVERY GATEWAY: "Invention at Play" traveling exhibit, now through Aug 31, Discovery Gateway, 444 W. 100 South, Salt Lake City. Puzzles, games, toys to develop skills that scientists/inventors use. (801) 456-5437. www.discoverygateway.org.

CHAPLAIN: New Clinical Pastoral Education offered in September. 357-7480. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

FREE PRESCHOOL: Children in eligible families in Utah, Wasatch, Juab counties participate four days a week beginning in September. Mountainland Head Start, Provo. 375-7981.

ADVENTURE CAMP: Johnston's Army Adventure Camp is for Boy Scouts in a hands-on travel back in time to 1858-1861. Two-day programs offered 13 sessions through Oct., Fairfield. $10. (801) 768-8932.

BARNYARD BUDDIES: Meet/pet rabbits, pigs, goats, llamas, donkey, cow and more or take pony ride, 11 a.nm.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. through Oct. Gardner Village, 1100 W. 7800 South, West Jordan. $2-$4. (801) 455-5679. www.gardnervillage.com.

KNITTING/NEEDLE CLASSES: Learn how to knit or quilt, now through Dec. 31, Gardner Village, 1100 W. 7800 South, West Jordan. (801) 233-0551. wwwkamilles.com. www.pineneedlesonline.com. www.gardnervillage.com.

CALM: Support group for those leaving their "religion" has several events. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 319-3926. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

STUDENT EXCHANGE: Three agencies seeking host families for age 15-18 year old students. 1-800-733-2773. 1-866-546-1402. 801-380-9757.

EXCHANGE STUDENTS: Host families needed for exchange students to attend Provo and Timpview high schools next year: 2 girls from Taiwan and Finland; 2 boys from Netherlands and Hong Kong. 375-5243.

TREE ROOM SERIES: Sundance Resorts hosts seven award-winning authors on Saturdays through Oct. 25, including former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. $95. 223-4567. www.sundanceresort.com.

FAMILYSEARCH: Adds new Web 2.0 functionality and enhancements. familylink.com.

FAMILYSEARCH: Teams with Footnote.com to publish historic Civil War era records. http://pilot.familysearch.org.

GENEALOGY GUIDES: FamilySearch releases two new free research tools: Finding Records of Your Ancestors, England and Finding Records of Your Ancestors, Scotland. Download: familysearch.org.

Volunteers

FAMILY HISTORY: Need 10,000 volunteers to read English and Spanish to index Mexican, Argentine and other Latin American records for Internet. Register: familysearchindexing.org.

MTC: Service opportunities at Missionary Training Center of the LDS Church include hosting, providing practice in lessons, tutoring in reading, parking/luggage assistance and more. Service needed 2-32 hours per week. 422-4567.0120