Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Today
*Clovis Evening Lion's Club Gun, Knife & Coin Show – 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. $5 general admission; $4 active duty military. Food, venders, raffle. On-site security. Federal Firearms License dealers on-site. Information: Joel Edwards at 575-749-2855
*Wind Symphony in concert – 3 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Dustin Seifert and Sidney Shuler, conductors. Information: 575-562-2377
Monday
*Indigenous Peoples’ Day
*Stitch Addicts stitch group – 6:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687
Tuesday
*Early voting begins at county clerks’ offices. Deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election. To register online or by mail, visit NMVote.org. To register in person, fill out a form at your home county clerk’s office. Information: NMVote.org; Curry County Clerk’s office at 575-763-5591; Roosevelt County Clerk’s office at 575-356-8562
*Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math): 3D Art — 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
*Quilters’ Tuesday – 5:30 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Pre-registration required to assure adequate workspaces. Quilters must supply own materials and sewing machines. Pre-register or information: Sara at 575-763-9687
Wednesday
*Tiny Tots storytime – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840
*Portales Public Library preschool storytime: Firehouse Fun — 10:30 a.m., meet at the Portales Fire Department, 301 S. Ave. C, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940
*Teens and Tweens Programming: Game On: Board games and Xbox one free play – 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
*Chile peppers in New Mexico – 2 p.m., Sandia Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Presentation by Dr. Stephanie Walker, vegetable specialist and professor in the Extension Plant Sciences Department at New Mexico State University, one of New Mexico’s signature crops. Information: Hispanic Affairs at 575-562-2451 or email [email protected]
*Portales Public Library preschool storytime: Firehouse Fun — 6 p.m., meet at the Portales Fire Department, 301 S. Ave. C, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940
*ENMU fall choral concert – 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Directed by Jason Paulk. Information: 575-562-2377
Friday
*Wild horse and burro adoption – 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Curry County Events Center and Fairgrounds, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Adoptions begin at noon. Visit https://www.facebook.com/BLMWildHorseandBurro on Facebook to see available animals. Adoption fees begin at $125. Information: BLM.gov/WHB or 866-468-7826
*El Desayuno Kiwanis chili dinner – 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m., Parkland Baptist Church, 921 Parkland, Clovis. Tickets $8; free for kids 8 and under.
*Clovis-Carver Public Library Spoiler Alert movie — 5:30 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. “Fahrenheit 451” (2018, PG-13; 1 hour, 40 minutes). Information: 575-763-9687
*ENMU Big Band Dance – 7 p.m., Ballroom, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. $5 donation for admission. Featuring the ENMU Jazz Ensembles; Richard Schwartz, director. Information: 575-562-2377
Saturday
*City of Clovis Trek for Trash – 8 a.m.-noon, Parks and Recreation Department, 500 Sycamore St., Clovis. Information or to register: cityofclovis.org/cleanup or 575-769-7870
*Wild horse and burro adoption – 8 a.m.-noon, Curry County Events Center and Fairgrounds, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Adoptions begin at noon. Visit https://www.facebook.com/BLMWildHorseandBurro on Facebook to see available animals. Adoption fees begin at $125. Information: BLM.gov/WHB or 866-468-7826
*49th annual Peanut Valley Music and Craft Festival – 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Roosevelt County Fairgrounds, 705 E. Lime St., Portales. Free admission. Arts, crafts, food, music, games, live music, dance performances. Information: 575-356-8541
*Genealogy workshop with Beverly Duncan – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687
*Spooktacular pet adoption event – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., PetSmart, 601 Texas St., Clovis. Dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens available through Cindy’s Hope for Precious Paws; all are up-to-date on shots, spayed/neutered, microchipped. Information: [email protected]
*Benefit lunch for Brandy Rains – 11 a.m. until food is gone, Jake Lopez Building, Roosevelt County Fairgrounds, 705 E. Lime St., Portales. Benefit sponsored by three Roosevelt County volunteer fire departments for a Roosevelt County EMT and volunteer firefighter battling cancer. Brisket/pulled pork lunch; dine in or carry out; all donations welcome. Information: Paul Luscombe at 575-760-1921 or Mark Clark at 575-607-5692
*125th Anniversary of the Fatima Public Square Rosary Crusade – noon, outdoors at Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Registration opens at 11:30 a.m. Information:
Julie Ford at 575-714-7778 or MaryLou Johnston at 575-799-5481
*ENMU Ag Day tailgate event – 3-6 p.m., Greyhound Stadium tailgate lot, US 70 and University Drive, Portales. Educational booths, New Mexico agriculture product displays, milking display, and more. Hosted by the ENMU Department of Ag, Food Science, and Kinesiology. Information: 575-562-2521
*Fall block party – 5-7 p.m., Blackwater Coffee Company, 301 E. Llano Estacado Blvd., Clovis. Food trucks, pumpkins, hot chocolate bar, local vendors, games. Information: 575-265-7272
Oct. 16
*49th annual Peanut Valley Music and Craft Festival – 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Roosevelt County Fairgrounds, 705 E. Lime St., Portales. Free admission. Arts, crafts, food, music, games, live music, dance performances. Information: 575-356-8541
*Fourth annual chili cook-off and second annual dessert bake-off –noon-3 p.m., Living Word Church, 2101 E. 21st St., Clovis. Free to enter. Bring your best homemade chili and dessert. Information: Bonetta Hutson at 575-763-6796 or 575-218-1914
Oct. 17
*México and its Folklore – 2 p.m., Sandia Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Presentation by Miguel Peña, director of the Ballet Folklórico at the University of Texas- Río Grande Valley, and originally from Reynosa Mexico, on Mexico’s cultural dances from the Pre-Hispanic to present times. Information: Hispanic Affairs at 575-562-2451 or email [email protected]
*Clovis-Carver Public Library Adult Services Programs Read to Reel movie — 6 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Movie TBA. Information: 575-763-9687
*Alegría Ballet Folklórico – 7 p.m., Ballroom, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. A journey through Mexico featuring vibrant colored costumes, joyful music, and dynamic choreographies. Directed by Miguel Peña. Information: Hispanic Affairs at 575-562-2451 or email [email protected]
*Opening day for the Celebrate Recovery pumpkin patch – noon-6 p.m., Living Word Church, 2101 E. 21st St., Clovis. Patch will be open through Oct. 31; noon-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Closed Sundays. Information: Bonetta Hutson at 575-763-6796 or 575-218-1914
Oct. 18
*Books and Babies: “Boo to You” — 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): Outrageous Occulus — 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
Ongoing
*“oneric-dreams” art exhibition – through Oct. 14, Runnels Gallery, Golden Student Success Center, Portales. Art by Devon Segura and Deus X. Open during regular building hours. Information: 575-562-2189
*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
To place an item on the events calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: [email protected]