1. The Hobby Club meets each Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Riverview Civic Center, 11020 Riverview Drive, Riverview. Call Lee Accardi at (813) 677-4998 or (813) 671-7600.

2. Get together with some fellow writers to critique each others' work and share some common goals today at 7 p.m. at the Writer's Critique Group at Barnes & Noble in Westfield Brandon.

3. Calling all ham radio buffs. The Brandon Amateur Radio Society meets the second Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Bloomingdale Recreation Center, 3940 Canoga Park Drive, Brandon.

4. The Brandon Elks Lodge hosts bingo every Thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the lodge, 800 Centennial Lodge Drive, Brandon.

5. The Brandon Homemakers meet every Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Brandon Recreation Center, 502 E. Sadie St., Brandon.