Events calendar - Sept. 18

Today

*Fiesta de Familias 2022 in honor of the late Dolores Penrod – 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Lindsey Park, Ivy Street and Avenue M, Portales. 8 a.m., opening ceremony for day-long mushball tournament. 1-7 p.m., entertainment including Portales Junior High School Ballet Folklorico, Mariachi Estrella, and the Juan Vega Band. 2-6 p.m., community resource fair. 3 p.m., free meal provided by Pilar Moreno and family. 4-7 p.m., interactive games, Cornhole tournament, car show, music. Sponsored by the City of Portales Cultural Affairs Committee and the New Mexico Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission. Information: 575-356-6662

Monday

*Piñata Fun – noon, Dallan Sanders Patio, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by participating with a traditional piñata breaking. Information: Hispanic Affairs at 575-562-2451 or email [email protected]

*Clovis-Carver Public Library Movie Read to Reel “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?”(PG-13) — 6 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687

Tuesday

*Books and Babies: “Hello Baby” — 10:30 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Open ages 0-3. Information: 575-356-3940

*Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math): Strawbees — 4:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Open to kindergarten-sixth grade. Information: 575-356-3940

*Clovis neighborhood meeting – 6 p.m., St. John Baptist Church, 1214 Gila St., Clovis. Community invited to learn about activities of the City of Clovis and other agencies. Hosted by Mayor Mike Morris and other agency representatives. Information: 575-769-7828

*Lotería Night – 7 p.m., Sandia Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Compete for prizes playing La Loteria, or Mexican bingo. Information: Hispanic Affairs at 575-562-2451 or email [email protected]

Wednesday

*Tiny Tots storytime – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840

*Preschool storytime “Teddy Bear Sleepover” — 10:30 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Bring your favorite stuffed animal. 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

*Teens and Tweens Programming: “Happy Hobbit Day: Fellowship DIY tied scarves” – 4:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Open to ages 9-18. Information: 575-356-3940

Thursday

*Clovis-Carver Public Library preschool storytime – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Storytime for toddlers and preschoolers. Information: 575-769-7840

*Preschool storytime “Teddy Bear Sleepover” — 6 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Bring your favorite stuffed animal. Information: 575-356-3940

*Clovis-Carver Public Library Page Turners Book Club — 6:30 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687

Friday

*Color Creators Coloring Club – 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Come and go coloring group. Information: 575-763-9687

*Portales High School homecoming football game – 7 p.m., Greyhound Stadium, ENMU, Portales.

Saturday

*Love the Zoo volunteer event – 8 a.m.-noon, Hillcrest Park Zoo, 1208 N. Norris St., Clovis. Volunteers invited to assist with painting, gardening, and repairing. Information: 575-769-7873

*Roosevelt General Hospital Foundation sixth annual Skeet Shoot Fundraiser – 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Idsinga Dairy, 43351 US 70, Portales. Five-station course with prizes awarded. Registration fees: $35 for youth 18 and under with hunter safety cards; $50 for individual adults; $175 teams of four. All proceeds benefit new orthopedic surgery clinic at RGH. Information: Jeanette Orrantia at [email protected] or 575-309-1998, or Lori Bohm-Porterfield at 575-760-9847

*Fall Bazaar – 9 a.m., Hydration Station, 523 W. University Dr., Portales. Food trucks, vendors. Information: 575-749-2024

*Lego Club — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840

*6th annual Clovis Downtown Sidewalk Sale – 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Main Street, Clovis.

*Second annual Portales Public Safety Day – 2-6 p.m., City Park, Portales. Free community event for all ages featuring public safety and resource departments. Information: Portales Police Department at 575-356-4404

*Clovis Community College Cultural Arts Series presents “Bluffett and Son of a Sailor Man: Tribute to Jimmy Buffett” — 7 p.m., Marshall Auditorium, 100 Commerce Way, Clovis. Tickets: $20 general admission; $15 military/senior/student; $45 family friendly pass (five tickets). Advance tickets available at CCC cashier’s office. Marshall Auditorium box office opens at 6 p.m .; cash or check only. Information: CCC cashier’s office at 575-769-4031

*Free family movie night: “The Bad Guys” (2022, PG, 100 minutes) – 7 p.m., City Park, Seventh and Abilene Streets, Portales. Sponsored by Western Bank and the DWI Task Force. Concessions available. Information: 575-356-8541

Sept. 26

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

Sept. 27

*Icons and Symbols of the Border – 2 p.m., Sandia Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Presentation by regional artist Diana Molina. Co-sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council. Information: Hispanic Affairs at 575-562-2451 or email [email protected]

*Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math): Wii Mario Kart Tournament — 4:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Open to kindergarten-sixth grade. Information: 575-356-3940

Sept. 28-Oct. 2

ENMU Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking presents “Wait Until Dark” – Mainstage, University Theatre Center, ENMU, Portales. Directed by Joshua Blackwood. 7 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $10 general admission; $7 active military and senior citizens (60 and up); free for ENMU students with valid ID. Information: 575-562-2711

Sept. 28

*Preschool storytime “Fall into Storytime” — 10:30 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Information: 575-356-3940

Sept. 29

*Teens and Tweens Programming: Movie Madness: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (PG, 150 minutes) – 4:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Open to ages 9-18. Information: 575-356-3940

*Author E. Joe Brown at the Word Wall – 6 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. An evening of story and song. Presented by CCPL Adult Services. Information: [email protected] or 575-763-9687

*Preschool storytime “Fall into Storytime” — 6 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Information: 575-356-3940

Sept. 30

*Umberson Celebration of Life – 10:30 a.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Honoring the life of the late George Umberson, former ENMU choral director and ENMU alumnus. Featuring ENMU Chamber Singers. No-host lunch to follow in the ENMU Campus Union Building. Information: 575-562-2377

Ongoing

*Britta Urness exhibition“Manifest Folly” – through Sept. 29, Eula Mae Edwards Museum and Gallery, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Monoprints, drawings, paintings. To check availability or visit the exhibit, call 575-769-4932 or 575-769-4144

*The Remnant Trust display of old and rare manuscripts – through December 9, Golden Student Success Center, ENMU, Portales. Traveling collection of manuscripts and works dealing with individual liberty and human dignity. Individual appointments and class tours also available for those who would like to handle the documents. Information: http://www.enmu.edu/RemnantTrust or 575-562-2624

*Clovis and Portales Farmer’s Markets – locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables. Clovis Farmers’ Market – 8 a.m. Saturdays and 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Dillard’s parking lot, North Plains Mall, 2809 N. Prince St., Clovis. Portales Farmers’ Market – 5 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, corner of South Avenue B and West First Street, Portales. Information: Margie Plummer at 575-356-3565

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

*Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) provides regular food distributions to Clovis and Portales. Income eligibility requirements apply. Information: http://www.fbenm.org or 575-763-6130

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