Events calendar - June 14

Today

• Flag Day

Tuesday

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program — Alchemy and Art: “Tangram Animals and Card Soldiers” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Crafts/experiments for second-sixth graders. Materials available in advance for curbside pickup while supplies last. Information: 575-356-3940

• Blood drive — 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Courthouse Café, 109 S. Main Ave., Portales. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program for teens — Hobbit Door Coasters — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Programming for ages 13-18; materials available in advance for curbside pickup while supplies last. Information: 575-356-3940

• “Inventions and Discoveries of the World's Most Famous Scientists” — 2-3 p.m., ENMU Reads Facebook page. Video presentation by Dr. Manuel Varela and Dr. Michael Shaugnessy recorded Aug. 28, 2018. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/

Wednesday

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program — Once Upon a Storytime: “I Whaley Love Daddy” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Preschool storytime and craft. Materials available in advance for curbside pickup while supplies last. Information: 575-356-3940

• Virtual poetry workshop — 2-3 p.m., ENMU Reads Facebook page. Video presentation by Dr. Lindsay Tigue, assistant professor of English at ENMU. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program for teens — Explain a Movie Plot Badly Fantasy Edition — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Programming for ages 13-18. Information: 575-356-3940

Thursday

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program for teens — Movie Madness — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Open to ages 13-18. Information: 575-356-3940

• ENMU Music presents Christopher Adkins, principal cellist with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra — 6-7:30 p.m., ENMU Reads Facebook page. Video performance from Feb. 6, 2020. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/

• Clovis-Carver Public Library Page Turners Book Club — 6:30-7:30 p.m., via Google Meet to discuss “All the Beautiful Lies” by Peter Swanson. Information: 575-763-9687

Friday

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program — Virtual Troubadour: Wonder on Wheels — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Open to all ages. Information: 575-356-3940

Saturday

• Draggin’ Main Music Festival Main Street Cruise — 5:45 p.m.-midnight, Main Street, Clovis. All vehicles welcome; participants asked to abide by Covid-19 safety restrictions. Information: 575-763-3435

June 21

• Father’s Day

June 23

• Clovis-Carver Public Library virtual summer reading program guest performer Will Parker — video performance available online beginning at 10 a.m. Information: Ashley Maestas at [email protected] or 575-763-9683

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program — Alchemy and Art: “Medieval Shields and Crowns” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Crafts/experiments for second-sixth graders. Materials available in advance for curbside pickup while supplies last. Information: 575-356-3940

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program for teens — Movie Madness — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Programming for ages 13-18. Information: 575-356-3940

June 24

• Blood drive — 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Bloodmobile, Roosevelt General Hospital, 42121 Highway 70, Portales. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program — Once Upon a Storytime: “Heroes of the Past” dress up day — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Preschool storytime and craft. Materials available in advance for curbside pickup while supplies last. Information: 575-356-3940

• “Algal wastewater treatment and sustainable production of high value products” — 2-3 p.m., ENMU Reads Facebook page. Video presentation by Dr. Juchao Yan, professor of chemistry at ENMU. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program for teens — Movie Madness — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Programming for ages 13-18. Information: 575-356-3940

June 25

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program — Virtual Troubadour: Ag in the Classroom: First Peas to the Table — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Open to all ages. Information: 575-356-3940

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program for teens — Movie Madness — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Programming for ages 13-18. Information: 575-356-3940

• ENMU Wind Symphony in concert — 6-7 p.m., ENMU Reads Facebook page. Video performance from Oct. 20, 2019. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/

June 26

• Blood drive — 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

Ongoing

• Pintores Art League Artists of the Month displaying for June at Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis, is Lois Snyder with watercolors and oils. Information: 806-946-9221

• Sign up for the new Roosevelt County emergency and weather notification system at https://signup.hyper-reach.com/hyper_reach/sign_up_page_2/?id=98185. Hyper-Reach will automatically call listed landline number for community alerts, but signup is required to receive weather alerts. The system also allows individuals to sign up unlisted landline numbers and cell phone numbers to receive notifications. Information: 575-356-5307

• Clovis-Carver Public Library virtual summer reading program. No registration necessary. Visit the library’s Facebook page for ongoing activities. Information: Ashley Maestas at [email protected] or 575-763-9683

• Online events for children and adults on the ENMU Reads Facebook page. Follow the page for children’s story hours and programming for all ages. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/

• Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) regular distributions — Clovis: 9:30-11:30 a.m. or until supplies run out Tuesday-Thursday, 2217 E. Brady; clients may visit two times a month. Portales: 10 a.m.-noon or until supplies run out; 1st, 3rd and 5th (when applicable) Fridays, La Casa Senior Center, 1515 W. Fir; clients may visit once per month. Income eligibility requirements apply at both locations. Information: http://www.fbenm.org or 575-763-6130

• Summer Food Service Grab and Go Program provides free nutritious meals to children 18 and under in Clovis, Melrose, and Portales, 9:30 a.m.-noon Mondays-Fridays. Sponsored by La Casa Family Health Center and administered by New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, and the United States Department of Agriculture. Clovis locations: Clovis High School, CHS Freshman Academy, Marshall Middle School, Yucca Middle School, Lincoln-Jackson, Barry Elementary School, Arts Academy at Bella Vista, Highlands, James Bickley, La Casita, Lockwood, Parkview, Sandia Elementary, Zia Elementary, Highland Park, Hillcrest Park, Doc Stewart Pavilion, Wendy Plains, Cameo Elementary, and Sunset Trailer Park. Melrose location: Melrose Schools. Portales locations: Portales High, Brown Early Childhood Center, James Elementary, Valencia Elementary, Lindsey-Steiner, ENMU Greyhound Arena, and City Park. First-timers should bring all the children who will receive a meal throughout the summer. Each family will receive a card to be shown at pick-ups. Individuals should remain in their vehicles and leave immediately after receiving meals. Walkups are allowed but must leave after picking up meals. Information: 575-359-3764

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