Events calendar - Dec. 16

Today

• Kids Day Out — 1 p.m.-4 p.m., Portales Recreation Center, 1001 W.18th St., Portales. Open to kindergarten-sixth grade. $5 per child. Crafts, sports, scooters, etc. Information: 575-356-8598

• Clovis Community Band “Holiday Fanfare” — 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1501 Sycamore St., Clovis. Donations accepted for scholarship fund. Information: 575-760-6257

• “Christmas House” — 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8 p.m., Generations building, 1500 S. Ave. D, Portales. Free. Information: 575-359-1559

Monday

• Stitch Addicts stitch group — 6:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687

Tuesday

• Afterschool S.T.E.A.M. — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open to kindergarten-sixth grade. Information: 575-356-3940

Wednesday

• Tiny tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840

• Preschool storytime “Merry Christmas” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940

• Stitch Addicts stitch group — 1:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687

• Blood drive — 3:30-7:30 p.m., Central Baptist Church meeting room, 2501 N. Norris, Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Information: 877-258-4825

Thursday

• Preschool storytime — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840

• Preschool storytime “Merry Christmas” — 6 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940

• Teens and tweens movie “The Santa Clause” — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940

Dec. 22

• Sharpie on canvas with Frank Saiz — 2 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Pre-registration required. Information: 575-769-7840

Dec. 28

• Blood drive — 1-4:30 p.m., Bloodmobile, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Information: 877-258-4825

Dec. 29

• Blood drive — 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Bloodmobile, Walmart, 1604 E. Spruce, Portales. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Information: 877-258-4825

Ongoing

• Paintings by Parsons — Exhibit by ENMU faculty member Alla Parsons. Runnels Gallery, Golden Student Success Center, Portales. Open during regular hours through Dec. 21. Information: 575-562-2373

• Artists of the month — December artists of the month at Clovis-Carver Public Library are Sandi Chitwood, Martha Hunnycutt, and Ann Johnson, with pastels, watercolors, and oils. Information: 806-946-9221

To place an item on the events calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: [email protected]