  Observations of Galactic star clusters and objects in nearby moving groups
recorded with Adaptive Optics (AO) systems on Gemini South are discussed. These
include observations of open and globular clusters with the GeMS system, and
high Strehl L' observations of the moving group member Sirius obtained with
NICI. The latter data fail to reveal a brown dwarf companion with a mass in
excess of 0.02 solar in an 18 x 18 arcsec^2 area around Sirius A. Potential
future directions for AO studies of nearby star clusters and groups with
systems on large telescopes are also presented.
