DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE: Meets Jan. 10, Jan. 17, Jan. 24 and Jan. 31 at 10 a.m. each date in the Zoning Department Conference Room, third floor, Administration Building, 477 Houston St., Green Cove Springs. Open to the public.

SOIL & WATER: The Clay County Soil & Water Conservation District meets Jan. 11 at 9 a.m. at the Clay County Extension office, 2463 SR16 W in Green Cove Springs. Open to the public.

QUIT SMOKING CLASS: Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. until Noon at Orange Park Medical Center. This free class provides students with free patches, lozenges, gum, a quit plan, workbook, water bottle, stress ball and more. Call Northeast Florida AHEC at (904) 482-0189 to register and learn more about classes near you.

MUSICAL AUDITIONS: Jan. 13 at 11:15 a.m., Advent Lutheran Church, 2156 Loch Rane Blvd., Orange Park, Fellowship Hall. All skill levels are welcome from grades 3-12. No preparation needed. Culminates with April 2019 Musical Dinner Theatre. Info, Courtney Horton, Courtney.Horton@adventop.org or (904) 272-6370.

FINANCE & AUDIT COMMITTEE: Meets Jan. 15 at 3:30 p.m. in the BCC Meeting Room, Fourth Floor, Administration Building, 477 Houston St., Green Cove Springs. Open to the public.

TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL: Meets Jan. 16 at 3:30 p.m., in the Clay County Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, fourth floor, Administration Building, 477 Houston St., Green Cove Springs. Open to the public.

TOBACCO FREE PARTNERSHIP: Meets Jan. 17 at 11:30 am. in Orange Park Town Council chambers, 2042 Park Ave. Discussion will include E-cigarette use among teens, Point of Sale initiatives and goals, CHA/CHIP updates and plans, event planning and tobacco policy change implementation for businesses.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Greg Parsons, of the Camp Blanding Museum, presents a talk on WWI POW camps on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Historical Society meeting in Penney Farms, Council Chambers at Town Hall, 4100 Clark Ave.

LIBRARY TRUSTEES: The Clay County Library Board of Trustees meets Jan. 23 at 3:30 p.m. at the Clay County Library Administration Office at the Fleming Island Headquarters Library, 1895 Town Center Blvd. Open to the public.

BOOK SALE: Jan. 24-26 at the Middleburg-Clay Hill Public Library, 2245 Aster Ave., to benefit the Friends of the Library and its special program. Join Friends for $5 single and $8 per family and enjoy 4-7 p.m. special shopping on Jane. 23 and 9-10 a.m. on Jan. 24-25. Regular hours are Jan. 24 from 10 a.m.- 8 p.m., Jan. 25 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Jan. 26 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: The Archaeological Institute of America – Jacksonville Society meets at Noon Jan. 26 in Building 51 at the University of North Florida to hear Stanford University professor Patrick Hunt discuss “Timely Remedies: Ancient Medicines of Otzi, the Ice Man,” referring to the 5,300-year-old body found in the Alps in 1991. Melva Price at (904)241-9411.

CLAY & WATER 2019: Presented Jan. 27-31 at 7 p.m. nightly by Clamour Theatre Company at the Village Improvement Association, 17 N. Palmetto Ave. in Green Cove Springs. Free public readings by playwrights from across the U.S. Join writers Mara Dresner, Ivan Faute, Connie Schindewolf, Bob Stewart, Chris Shaw Swanson, and Danielle Wirsansky to be the first to hear their work.

F.I. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: The Fleming Island Advisory Committee meets Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Orange Park Library, 2054 Plainfield Ave. Open to the public.

ASK A LAWYER FOR FREE: Jax Area Legal Aid, the Clay County Bar Association, Clay County Veterans Services and other organizations are offering Ask a Lawyer 2019 in Clay on Feb. 5 at the Orange Park Library, 2054 Plainfield Ave., from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. In this free seminar, guests can ask about such topics as contracts, family law, foreclosure, real estate, probate, disability, personal injury, criminal law, bankruptcy, immigration, wills, landlords and income taxes.

PLANNING COMMISSION: Meets Feb. 5 at 7 p.m., in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, fourth floor, Administration Building, 477 Houston St., Green Cove Springs. Open to the public.

QUIT SMOKING: Free Tools to Quit class will be at St. Vincent’s Medical Center Clay in Middleburg on Feb. 7 from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Free patches, lozenges and gum, a free quit plan, workbook, water bottle, stress ball and more. Call Northeast Florida AHEC at (904) 482-0189 to register.

PRINCESS PARTY: Just Us Girls presents a “Princess Party Luncheon” Feb. 14 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Moosehaven, 1701 Park Ave., Orange Park. $16.50 inclusive Must RSVP by Feb. 8. Payment required for every reservation. Door prizes, lunch and inspirational speaker. Pay at the door. Sharon (904) 571-4236 or e-mailGrammaf@bellsouth.net.