MONDAY

AIKEN COUNTY FIRST STEPS FOR FATHERS: 6-8 p.m., Freedman Parenting Center, 225 Aiken Road, Graniteville; (803) 663-4204

ARTHRITIS AQUATICS: 9-9:45 and 10-10:45 a.m. and 12:15-1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; Walton Rehabilitation Hospital Outpatient Building; $37.50; (706) 823-5294

KIWANIS CLUB OF AUGUSTA: 12:30 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 605 Reynolds St.; www.kiwanisclub ofaugusta.com

BREAST SELF-EXAM: 4 p.m., University Hospital Breast Health Center, Professional Center 2, Suite 205; free; registration required; (706) 774-4141, (866) 774-4141

TUESDAY

BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR EXERCISE: 6-7 p.m., Walton Rehabilitation Hospital; (706) 823-5294

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE -- BEGINNERS: 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Medical College of Georgia Medical Center, 1120 15th St., second floor, Terrace Dining, Magnolia Room; $40 per course level, $35 textbook; (706) 721-6929

BRAIN TUMOR GROUP: 12:15- 1:15 p.m., Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center, 1446 Harper St., first floor, Family Services Conference Room; for patients, their loved ones; (706) 721-0193

WEDNESDAY

pulmonary function screenings: 10-11:30 a.m., University Hospital, Professional Center 2, Suite 200; free; appointments required; (706) 774-5777

THURSDAY

JOINT EFFORTS: 11-11:45 a.m., Augusta Orthopedic Clinic, 1521 Anthony Road; answers about knee and hip pain; learn causes and treatments; (706) 481-7604, www.trinityofaugusta.com

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: 6 p.m., Grovetown United Methodist Church, 206 E. Robinson Ave.; weight-loss support group; (706) 863-0726

GROWING UP FOR GIRLS: 6-8 p.m., Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center, 1446 Harper St., first floor, main conference center; puberty preparation class for girls ages 8-12; must be accompanied by female adult; free, registration required; (706) 721-7606

COPING WITH GRIEF AND LOSS GROUP: 6-7 p.m., Doctors Hospital, 3651 Wheeler Road, Medical Office Building I, Suite 110; light refreshments; (706) 650-1522

SATURDAY

GROWING BOYS: 9:30 a.m. to noon, Trinity Hospital of Augusta, 2260 Wrightsboro Road; puberty preparation for boys ages 9-12; must be accompanied by adult male; $10; (706) 481-7604

SUPER SITTERS: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Trinity Hospital of Augusta, 2260 Wrightsboro Road; for ages 11-14; baby-sitting skills, first aid and CPR; $25; (706) 481-7604

EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP FOR CHILDREN: 10 a.m., University Hospital Education Center, third floor; for infants through elementary school age; (706) 863-5557