Emergency drive to collect items for Hurricane Katrina's displaced children and families. Baby items, toiletries and arts and craft supplies are needed. Home-starter kits with household items also are requested. 8 a.m. today through Friday and Monday.. Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association Housing Center, 1484 Brockett Road, Tucker. 770-938-9900, www.atlantahomebuilders.com.
Twenty-five paintings and calligraphy pieces by Japanese young people who have Down syndrome and were taught by Gwinnett resident Hiroko Nishiguchi. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sundays. Through Nov. 25. Free. St. Edward's Episcopal Church, 737 Moon Road, Lawrenceville. 770-963-6128.
Classes begin at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in the gym at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 319 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville. $1.50 per class. 770-963-1251.
Classic pilates exercises combined with strength training. $65-$75. 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays Through Dec. 1. Bunten Road Park, 3180 Bunten Road Park, Duluth. 770-814-6981.
Works in engineered paper by this prize-winning designer of pop-up books. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. Through Jan. 7. $5. Hudgens Center for the Arts, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300, Duluth. 770-623-6002, www.artsgwinnett.org.
People and places of Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Sinai, Israel, West Bank and Greece. Also student photography from Gwinnett Technical College. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays. Through Nov. 6. Free; donation requested. ART Station, 5384 Manor Drive, Stone Mountain. 770-469-1105, www.artstation.org.
Meets at 10 a.m. at St. Edward's Episcopal Church, 737 Moon Road, Lawrenceville. Meet other stay-at-home moms for play groups, field trips, mom's night out and great conversation. Kim, 770-736-2714, momsclub@aol.com or www.momsclub.org.
Kevin Kuharic with the Oakland Cemetery discusses "The Ladies Memorial Association Section." $18 for lunch. Ansley Golf Club, 196 Montgomery Ferry Drive, Atlanta. 770-441-1645.
Sponsored by the Lilburn Woman's Club. Vendors include Avon, Home Interiors, Pampered Chef, Premier Jewelry, Savannah Secrets and many more. Proceeds benefit the Dream House for Medically Fragile Children. 5-9 p.m. Mountain Park United Methodist Church, 1405 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain. Laura, 770-931-4625.
Yoga to build strength, improve balance, increase bone mass, release tension and loosen joints. 6 p.m. St. Marguerite's Catholic Church, 85 Gloster Road, Lawrenceville. Pat, 770-806-9385 or patmadden@yogayall.com.
Sponsored by the Wheelchair Survivors Foundation offers networking for paraplegics and quadriplegics.6-8:30 p.m. Centerville Community Center, 3025 Bethany Church Road, Snellville. 678-873-5174 or 770-985-4713 .
Workshop for parents discusses influences and consequences of teen sexual activity, motivators for abstinence, and what parents can do. 7-8:30 p.m. Mill Creek High School, 4400 Braselton Highway, Hoschton. Tracy Robson, 678-442-6622.
A meat market haunted by its former owner, a serial murder who dismembered his 13 victims, is the scene of this haunted house. Sponsored by the Snellville Police Department. $10-$15. 7-10 p.m. today and Wednesday; and 7 a.m.-midnight Thursday-Monday. 2110 Fountain Square, Snellville. www.snellvillepd.com.
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