Arizona

Adventist Book Center closed (Dec. 31-Jan. 2).

"Jesus Loves Jeans" Hispanic/English Annual Winter Youth Retreat (Jan. 11-13) Info: Carol, 480-991-6777.

Hispanic Festival of Laity Training (Jan. 18-20). Info: Carolina, 480-991-6777.

AZ Three Angels Prison Ministry (Jan. 26) Community Service Center, 1320 N. 15th St., Phoenix. Info: Shirley, 480-991-6777.

Maplewood Academy (MWA) West Coast Alumni Chapter and Friends of Minnesota (Feb. 10) 10 a.m. (lunch at 12 p.m.) LLU Cafeteria, Anderson and Mound St., Loma Linda. Info: Lorraine Waller Payne, P.O. Box 6357, Mesa, AZ 85216. Phone 480-984-2029 or 602-692-8029.

Central California

Women's Ministries Retreats: (Jan. 25-27 & Feb.1-3) Tenaya Lodge, Fish Camp. (Feb. 8-10) Soquel Conference Center. Info: Pat Curtis, 559-642-2396, patcurtis@sti.net.

Romancing the Bonds of Marriage (Feb. 15-17) Double Tree Hotel, San Francisco. Guest speakers are Cesar and Carolann De Leon, Ph.D. Info: Malisa Kuykendahl, 559-347-3176, mkuykendahl@cccsda.org.

The "Sabbath" in Apocalyptic Prophecy (Feb. 22 & 24) Los Gatos church, 57 Broadway, Los Gatos. Workshop by Prophecy Research Initiative. Info: Pat Robertson, 408-930-2773.

La Sierra University

Memorial Observatory (Jan. 4 and 18) Gaze at the stars weather permitting, 8-11 p.m. Info: 951-785-2273.

World Museum of Natural History (Jan. 4, 11, 18, and 25) Open Sabbaths, 2-5 p.m. Info: 951-785-2209.

Museum of World Culture (Jan. 4, 11, 18, and 25) Open Sabbaths, 2-5 p.m. Info: 951-785- 2041.

Chamber Music Series (Jan. 12) 7 p.m., Hole Memorial Auditorium. Jason Uyeyama, violin; Maurycy Banaszek, viola; Eric Sung, cello; and Vadim Serebryany, piano performing works by Beethoven and Brahms. Info: 951-785-2036.

Peace Week 2008 (Jan. 21-25) featuring Cynthia Prime, director of Seeds of Hope Outreach in Swaziland, Africa. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost. Info: Alma Teel, 951-785-2023.

Peace Conference (Jan. 26) 9 a.m. -5 p.m. Featuring documentary, "God Sleeps in Rwanda" with Norah Bagarinka, translator in the film and founder/director of "Rwandan Women in Action." Sponsored by Adventist Women for Peace. Info: Dr. Lourdes Morales-Gudmundsson, 951-785-2257.

Faculty Recital Series (Jan. 27), 7 p.m., Hole Memorial Auditorium. Elvin Rodríguez, piano.

First Service Worship. Fridays, 7:45 p.m., La Sierra University. Info: 951-785-2090.

Northern California

Youth Rally (Jan. 11-12) Carmichael church. Info: Eddie Heinrich, 925-685-4300 ext. 1280, eheinrich@ncc.adventist.org.

Hispanic Youth Federation (Jan. 13) 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Northern California Conference committee room. Info: Richard Dena, 925-685-4300 ext.1292, rdena@ncc.adventist.org.

Hispanic Lay Leaders Retreat (Jan 18-20) Leoni Meadows. Info: Richard Dena, 925-685-4300 ext 1292, rdena@ncc.adventist.org.

Adult/Children's Sabbath School Training (Jan. 19) Eureka church. Info: Dell Dunavant, 925-685-4300 ext 1296, ddunavant@ncc.adventist.org.

Youth/Young Adult Prayer Conference (Jan. 24-27) Sacramento Central church. Info: Eddie Heinrich, 925-685-4300 ext 1280, eheinrich@nccadvent.org.

Evensong Concert (Feb. 2) 7 p.m., Lodi Fairmont church. Harpist/Violin. Info: 209-334-1844.

Pacific Union College

Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance (Jan. 10) 10 a.m., PUC church. A colloquy service in memory of the great civil rights leader.

Rasmussen Art Gallery Exhibit (Jan. 12-Feb. 7) Joel Bennett presents "Effects of Fire: Recent Works in Clay." Opening reception on January 12, 7-9 p.m. Info: 707-965-6604.

Academy Basketball Tournament (Jan. 23 – Jan. 25) Local Adventist academy men's and women's senior basketball teams compete for the championship title. Info: 707-965-6344.

Week of Prayer (Jan. 23 – 25) Jackie James speaks. PUC church, twice daily. Info: 707-965-7190.

Evensong (Jan. 26) An afternoon of songs to close the Sabbath, PUC church, 4:30 p.m. Info: 707-965-6241.

Faculty Piano Quintet (Jan. 26) 7 p.m., Paulin Hall. The music department faculty present an evening of piano. Info: 707-965-6201.

Southeastern California

Hispanic Discipleship Institute (Jan. 19) Orange and San Diego counties. Info: 951-509-2333.

Junior/Senior Academy Bible Camp (Jan. 24-26) Pine Springs Ranch. Info: 951-509-2265.

Hispanic Discipleship Institute (Jan. 26) Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Info: 951-509-2333.

SCC-SECC Communication Workshop (Jan. 27) 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Temple City church. Info: 951-509-2253.

Pacific Union Asian/Pacific Workers' Meeting (Jan. 27-30) Info: 805-497-9457.

Palm Springs Winter Camp Meeting (Feb. 1-2) Robert Folkenberg, speaker. Friday vespers, 7:30 p.m.; Sabbath afternoon vespers, 2 p.m., Palm Springs church, 620 Sunrise Way. Sabbath 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., Palm Springs High School auditorium, Ramon Road and Sunrise Way. Info: 760-327-5112.

Hispanic Discipleship Institute (Feb. 2) Imperial Valley and Coachella. Info: 951-509-2333.

"How to Protect Your Kids From High Risk Behavior" (Feb. 3) 2 p.m., Paradise Valley church. Info: 619-267-8990.

Asian/Pacific Lay Leadership Training (Feb. 3) SECC office. Info: 951-509-2337.

Pathfinder/Adventurer Bike-a-thon (Feb. 3) Fontana Speedway. Info: 951-509-2265.

Junior High Choral Festival (Feb. 7) 7 p.m., La Sierra University church. Info: 951-509-2313.

Southern California

New England Youth Ensemble (Jan. 4). 7:30 p.m. Camarillo church. Virginia-Gene Rittenhouse, dir. Free. Info: 805-482-4632.

Sacred Piano Music (Jan. 5) 4 p. m., Glendale Spanish church. Gerald Babanezhad pianist/composer. Info: Grant Agadjanian, 805-368-4847.

Michael Harris Concert (Jan. 5) 5 p.m., Santa Monica church. Free. Info: 310-829-1945.

SCC Lay Evangelism Training for '09 evangelism (Jan. 7-Feb. 28). "Giving Bible studies, leading people to Christ." 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mon., Thurs. SCC office. Limited to 50. RSVP required. Info: 818-546-8405. www.endtimeslikethese.com.

"Lost in the Multitudes," 2nd cLAim Evangelism Rally for SCC West Quadrant churches (Jan. 18) 7-9 p.m. San Fernando Valley Academy. Info: 818-546-8405.

"Lost in the Multitudes," 2nd cLAim Evangelism Rally for East, North, South Quadrant churches (Jan. 19) 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the University church. Info: 818-546-8405.

"From Hip-Hop to Ministry" (Jan. 25-26) Fri, 7 p.m.; all day Sabbath, including 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. West Covina Hills church. Info: 626-915-7819, http://wchsdachurch.com. Speaker, Ivor Myers.

Annual SCC-SECC Communication Workshop (Jan. 27) 9 a.m. -3 p.m. (registration 8:45) Temple City church, 9664 Broadway, Temple City. Info: 818-546-8461, http://scc.adventist.org, Events.