Wednesday, December 8
Support Group for Breast Cancer Survivors. 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Southside Regional Medical Center, 200 Medical Park Blvd. The class will take place in the third-floor classroom. Details: Faye Flemming, 765-5884.

Early Literacy Story Time: Welcome to the Jungle. 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. at Enon Library; 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. at Chester Library. Registration recommended. Details/registration: library.chesterfield.gov, 530-3403 (Enon) or 748-6314 (Chester).

Ettrick-Matoaca Book Discussion Group. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Ettrick-Matoaca Library. Details: 526-8087.

Bilingual Spanish-English Story Time. 7 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Meadowdale Library. Registration recommended. Details/registration: library.chesterfield.gov or 318-8778.

Chester Rotary Club Meeting. 7:30 a.m. Wild Rose Café, Chester Square.

Cornerstone Business Builders Meeting. 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Salem Baptist Church. Details: 748-5533.

Al-Anon Family Group Meeting/Simultaneous AA Meeting. 8 p.m. Ivey Memorial Methodist Church, 17120 Jeff Davis Hwy. Details: 861-2620.

Future Alternatives Networking Group. 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Capital Region Workforce Center, 7333 White Pine Road, Richmond. Details: 271-8510.

Thursday, December 9
Deck Your Halls Craft Market and Workshop. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Castlewood, 10201 Iron Bridge Road. Details: 796-7121.

Thomas Dale High School Orchestra & Chorus Holiday Concert. 7 p.m. TDHS Main Auditorium. Admission is $5.

Band Concert. 7 p.m.  Carver Middle School, 3800 Cougar Trail.

Early Literacy Story Time: Welcome to the Jungle. 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Central Library. Registration recommended. Details/registration: library.chesterfield.gov or 748-1603.

AARP Chapter 2864 Meeting. 11:30 a.m. Chester Baptist Church. Details: 748-0183.

Tai Chi and Yoga Workshop. Won Buddhism of Richmond, 13821 Happy Hill Road. Free. Details: Keasung Kim, 778-4779 or 757-609-5722.

Swift Creek Cloggers Clogging Class. 6 p.m. Chester Baptist Church. Details: Charlotte Panther, 748-7913.

Al-Anon Meeting. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 11975 Beach Rd. Details: 790-1211.

emPOWERment LUNCH for Job Seekers. 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Chester United Methodist Church, 12132 Percival St. Details: associate@chesterumc.org or 748-6006.

Motivators Toastmasters: Improve Your Communication Skills. 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. Chester Library. Details: info@motivators.freetoasthost.com.

Friday, December 10
Festival of Lights Magic Show with Mike Klee. 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Ettrick-Matoaca Library. Registration recommended. Details/registration: library.chesterfield.gov or 526-8087.

Bingo. Opens 4 p.m., starts 7 p.m. Colonial Heights American Legion Post 284, 505 Springdale Rd. Details: Harold Green, 530-2811.

Beach Community Grange Bingo. Doors open 6 p.m.; games begin 7 p.m. Beach Community Grange, 11401 Bundle Rd.

Saturday, December 11
Chester Garden Club’s annual December Greens Sale. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Held by the gazebo at the entrance to Chester Village Green. Proceeds from this sale go to the club’s five community beautification projects.

18th Annual James River Parade of Lights. 7:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. at the Dutch Gap Boat Landing, located at 441 Coxendale Road. 7:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Henricus Historical Park, located at 251 Henricus Park Road. Starting at 6 p.m., visitors can tour the 1611 Citie of Henricus. Details: www.henricus.org.

Winter Artisan’s Bazaar. 10 a.m – 3 p.m. Central Library. Local artisans will be selling handmade crafts throughout the library. Details: 748-1204.

Jessica Morgan School of Dance presents Scenes from The Nutcracker. 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Meadowdale Library. Registration recommended. Details/registration: library.chesterfield.gov or 318-8778.

Charity Toy Airlift. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Chesterfield County Airport. Community members are invited to collect new and unwrapped toys for children and gifts for hospitalized veterans and bring them to the airport. Details: www.ninety-nines.org.

Southern Knights Cruisers Cruise-in. 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Hardees at Rt. 10 and Old Stage Road. Details: John Ronkartz, 586-5827, or www.southernknightscruisers.com.

Bingo. Doors open 5 p.m., games begin 7 p.m. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2239, 14705 Jefferson Davis Hwy. Details: 748-4896.

Sunday, December 12
2010 Chester Kiwanis Christmas Parade. 2 p.m. Parade will begin at the Chester YMCA on Route 10 and end at the Chester Village Green. Closure of roads affected by parade traffic will begin at 1:45 p.m. Details: www.chesterkiwanis.org.

Monday, December 13
Planning Commission. 3 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Public Meeting Room, County Administration Building, 10001 Iron Bridge Road.

Game On! 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Chester Library. Details: 748-6314.

Story time. 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ICCS Preschool, 10900 Ironbridge Road. Details: 796-6868 or Iccspreschool.com.

Central Chesterfield Kiwanis Club Meeting. 12:30 p.m. Gulliver’s Crossflite Restaurant, 11931 Centre St. Details: 796-3221.

Kiwanis Club of Chester Meeting. 6:30 p.m. Rite Aid. Details: chesterkiwanis.org.

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). 6 p.m. Cornerstone Assembly of God, 10551 Chalkley Rd. Details: 743-1353.

Chester Knights Fencing Club Meeting. 6:30 p.m. Salem Middle School. Details: 275-0539.

Chesterfield Community Band Practice. 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Brandermill Church. Details: 213-9118.

Free Seated & Standing Tai-Chi. 6:30 p.m. Grace Lutheran Church. Details: 366-3333 or 796-2031.

Bingo. 7 p.m. Mid-Cities Civic Association, 9010 Quinnford Blvd. Details: 275-2913.

Bingo. Opens 4 p.m., starts 7 p.m. Colonial Heights American Legion Post 284, 505 Springdale Rd. Details: Mr. Harold Green, 530-2811.

Square Dancing. Classes starting September. Colonial Heights High School, 3600 Conduit Rd. Details: Bob Henderson, 796-9760 or colonialsquares@yahoogroups.com.

Tuesday, December 14
Computer Class: Microsoft Word. 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Central Library. Registration recommended. Details/registration: library.chesterfield.gov or 748-1603.

Early Literacy Story Time: Colors. 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. at Meadowdale; 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. at Ettrick-Matoaca Library. Registration recommended. Details/registration: library.chesterfield.gov, 318-8778 (Meadowdale) or 526-8087 (Ettrick-Matoaca).

Sixth-Grade Chorus and Sixth- and Seventh-Grade Orchestra. 7 p.m. Carver Middle School, 3800 Cougar Trail.

Game On! 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Meadowdale Library. Details: 318-8778.

Chester Lions Club Meeting. 6:30 p.m. Chester Masonic Lodge. Details: 748-0003, 909-2500, or chesterlions.com.

Tai Chi and Yoga Workshop. Won Buddhism of Richmond, 13821 Happy Hill Road. Free. Details: Keasung Kim, 778-4779 or 757-609-5722.

Read 2 Rover. 4:30 p.m. Central Library. Details: 748-1603 or library.chesterfield.gov.

Chester Community Chorus Meeting. 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. Chester United Methodist Church, 12132 Percival St. Details: Joshua Wortham, 748-6006.

Al-Anon and Alateen. 8 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 12201 Richmond Street.

The Civil Air Patrol, Southside Composite Squadron. 6:50 p.m. Civil Air Patrol hangar at the Chesterfield Co. Airport. Details: Keith West, 644-1084 or capnhq.gov.

Wednesday, December 15
Board of Supervisors Meeting. 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Public Meeting Room, County Administration Building, 10001 Iron Bridge Road.

Small Business Resource Center Workshop: Recession Survival Kit for Retail Businesses. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Meadowdale Library. Registration required. Details/registration: 768-7941 or library.chesterfield.gov.

Get in the Know presents Holiday Music. 10:30 a.m. – Noon. Chester Library. Program recommended for adults age 55 and older. Details: 717-6381.

Early Literacy Story Time: Colors. 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. at Enon Library; 11 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. at Chester Library. Registration recommended. Details/registration: library.chesterfield.gov, 530-3403 (Enon) or 748-6314 (Chester).

Enon Book Discussion Group. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Enon Library. Details: 530-3403.

Web of Hope. 10 a.m. Chester Baptist Church. The group knits and crochets for charities; yarn donations are needed. Details: Linda Southward, 779-3453, or Angela Guastella, 530-0871.

Bilingual Spanish-English Story Time. 7 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Meadowdale Library. Registration recommended. Details/registration: library.chesterfield.gov or 318-8778.

Chester Rotary Club Meeting. 7:30 a.m. Wild Rose Café, Chester Square.

Cornerstone Business Builders Meeting. 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Salem Baptist Church. Details: 748-5533.

Al-Anon Family Group Meeting/Simultaneous AA Meeting. 8 p.m. Ivey Memorial Methodist Church, 17120 Jeff Davis Hwy. Details: 861-2620.

Future Alternatives Networking Group. 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Capital Region Workforce Center, 7333 White Pine Road, Richmond. Details: 271-8510.

Thursday, December 16
Early Literacy Story Time: Colors. 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Central Library. Registration recommended. Details/registration: library.chesterfield.gov or 748-1603.

Game On! 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Central Library. Details: 748-1603.

Companion Supper. 6 p.m. Chester Baptist Church. Details: 790-1115 or 768-8602.

Tai Chi and Yoga Workshop. Won Buddhism of Richmond, 13821 Happy Hill Road. Free. Details: Keasung Kim, 778-4779 or 757-609-5722.

Swift Creek Cloggers Clogging Class. 6 p.m. Chester Baptist Church. Details: Charlotte Panther, 748-7913.

Al-Anon Meeting. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 11975 Beach Rd. Details: 790-1211.

emPOWERment LUNCH for Job Seekers. 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Chester United Methodist Church, 12132 Percival St. Details: associate@chesterumc.org or 748-6006.