Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

Events calendar - Oct. 30

Today

*Boo in the Zoo – 1-4 p.m., Hillcrest Park Zoo, 1208 N. Norris St., Clovis. Tickets $1. Information: 575-769-7873

*Corn maze and pumpkin patch – 1-8 p.m., St. Bernard Farms, 849 NM 77, Clovis. Information: 575-791-2044

*Autumn Kinchloe junior recital – 3 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Accompanied by Miles Massicotte, piano, and Mycah Smith, oboe. Information: 575-562-2377

*Haunted House: Let’s Get Spooky – 4-8 p.m., St. Bernard Farms, 849 NM 77, Clovis. Information: 575-791-2044

*Trunk or Treat – 5-7 p.m., parking lot, Red Arrow Entertainment, 320 W. 21st St., Clovis. Information: 575-935-5825

Monday

*Día De Los Muertos face painting and henna – 11 a.m.-1 p.m., lobby, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Information: Hispanic Affairs at 575-562-2451 or email [email protected]

*Last day for Celebrate Recovery pumpkin patch – noon-6 p.m., Living Word Church of God, 2101 E. 21st St., Clovis. Today at 3 p.m .: pumpkin carving contest, karaoke, goodie bags for kids. Information: Bonetta Hutson at 575-763-6796 or 575-218-1914

*Glow in the dark Halloween skate party – 3-9 p.m., Portales Fun Center, 1001 W. 18th St., Portales. Cost $8; includes candy and games. Come in costume. Information: 575-226-0440

*Trick or treating at Clovis Fire Department stations 1-5 – 5 p.m., Station 1, 320 Mitchell St .; Station 2, 220 East Brady St .; Station 3, 2200 Cesar Chaves; Station 4, 1308 N. Norris St .; and Station 5, 615 E. Llano Estacado. Information: 575-769-7814

*Safe Trunk or Treat – 4-6 p.m., Snap Fitness, 1608 E. Spruce St., Suite 100, Portales. Information: 575-359-7100

*Trick or Treat on the playground – 5 p.m., Generations Academy, 615 W. Fourth St., Portales. Candy, carnival games, bouncy house. Information; 575-359-1559

*Trunk or Treat – 5-6 p.m., Salvation Army, 317 E. Second St., Clovis. Information: 575-762-3801

*Fall Festival – 5-7 p.m., Prince Street Baptist Church, 421 N. Prince St., Clovis. Games and treats. Information: 575-760-7503

*Trunk or Treat – 5:30 p.m., Wheatfields Estates, 4701 N. Prince St., Clovis. Candy, games, refreshments. Information: 575-762-8700

*Trunk or Treat – 5:30-7:30 p.m., parking lot, Third & Kilgore Church of Christ, 1701 E. Third St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6150

*Wildcat Lawn Care and More’s 3rd annual Trick or Treat Street – 6 p.m., 2700 block of Axtell Street, Clovis. Goodie bags, snacks, haunted walkway, photos with a clown.

*Trunk or Treat – 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 1700 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-7113

*Fall Festival – 6-8 p.m., Parkland Baptist Church, 921 Parkland Drive, Clovis. Games, candy, food, giveaways. Information: 575-762-1779

*Light the Night Trunk or Treat – 6-8 p.m., Portales Church of the Nazarene, 823 W. University Dr., Portales. Candy, hot dogs, chips, cocoa. Information: 575-356-6255

Tuesday

*Blood drive — 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Cannon Room, Plains Regional Medical Center, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd., Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

*Books and Babies: “Fabulous Foods” — 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): Pop Rock candy experiments — 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

*Portales Schools Folklorico Team presents Dia de los Muertos – 7 p.m., Portales High School Performing Arts Center, 201 S.Knoxville Ave., Portales. $5 donation suggested; funds being raised to perform in Santa Fe in January. Information: 575-356-7000

Wednesday

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

*Thomas Begay, Navajo code talker – 10 a.m.-noon, Campus Great Room, Mesalands College, 911 S. 10th St., Tucumcari. One of the last code talkers, Begay will speak on his experiences from World War II, and later serving in Korea in the army. Information: mesalands.edu or 575-461-6600

*Preschool storytime “Apples, Apples” — 10:30 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) 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: House Pride: Hogwart’s crafts – 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

*Luis Burke trumpet recital – 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Accompanied by Miles Massicotte, piano. Information: 575-562-2377

Thursday

*Coffee time with city officials – 10:30 a.m., Sweetwaters at Landall’s, 421 S. Ave. C, Suite G, Portales. Stop by and visit with Portales city manager, fire department chief, and chief of police. Information: 575-356-6662

*68th annual Turkey Dinner – 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 5-7:30 p.m., drive-through, First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Ave. C, Portales. Tickets $12. Carry-out only; no indoor dining. All proceeds benefit missions. Information: 575-760-9604

*Art on the Vineyard – noon-8 p.m., Enchantment Vineyards, 2102 E. Third St., Portales. Presented by the High Plains Art Collective. Displays by local artists; live performances by local musicians and dancers; meet and greet with artists.

*Portales Public Library Shelf Indulgence book club — 5:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Discussion of “The Lost Apothecary” by Sarah Penner. Information: 575-356-3940

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

*Clovis-Carver Public Library Young Adult Book Club – 6:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840

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

*Deadline to request absentee ballots for Nov. 8 election - Information: NMVote.org; Curry County Clerk’s office at 575-763-5591; Roosevelt County Clerk’s office at 575-356-8562

Friday

*Fun day for regulation shuffleboard play – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Roy Walker Recreation Center, 316 W. Second St., Clovis. Sponsored by Curry County Senior Olympics. Free for all adults. Information: 575-769-7868

*Art on the Vineyard – noon-8 p.m., Enchantment Vineyards, 2102 E. Third St., Portales. Presented by the High Plains Art Collective. Displays by local artists; live performances by local musicians and dancers; meet and greet with artists.

*Clovis-Carver Public Library spoiler alert movie: “Ready Player One” (2018; PG 13; 2 hours, 20 minutes) – 5:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Storytime for toddlers and preschoolers. Information: 575-769-7840

Saturday

*Drive-thru flu shot event – 8-11 a.m., parking lot, Roosevelt General Hospital 42121 US 70, Portales. Adult doses only; free; limited to 250 participants. (For high dose flu vaccines or children’s vaccines, please call your provider.) Information: 575-356-6652

*Surviving the Holidays by GriefShare – 9-11 a.m., Room 203, Central Baptist Church, 2501 N. Norris St., Clovis. Support for those who are grieving; free video, workbook, buffet breakfast. Information: Information: 575-762-4727

*Tai Chi Easy and Quigong with David Burch – 10 a.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: Adult Services Librarian Sara Williford at 575-769-7840

*Dawg Dash 5K Color Run – 10 a.m., Dr. Dabbs Library, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Entry fee $15 plus two cans of food. All donated items will supplement and stock the new CCC Campus Cabinet Food Pantry. Register and pay at CCC cashier’s window. Information: clovis.edu/dash or Campus Student Life office at 575-769-4085

*Free speech and hearing screenings for all ages – 10 a.m.-2 p.m., ENMU Speech Hearing Outreach Rehabilitation Center, second floor, Lea Hall, ENMU, Portales. Free speech and hearing screenings also available at other times by appointment by contacting Erin Standefer at 575-309-3434 or Laura Bucknell at 575-562-4232. Information: 575-562-2156

*Anime Club — 11 a.m., craft room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840

*Art on the Vineyard –1-5 p.m., Enchantment Vineyards, 2102 E. Third St., Portales. Presented by the High Plains Art Collective. Displays by local artists; live performances by local musicians and dancers; meet and greet with artists.

*ENMU Alumni Tailgate Party at the Wagon Wheel Game – 2 p.m. Central Time, parking lot, Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium, Canyon, TX. Free food and drinks; BYOB. Game between ENMU and West Texas A & M follows at 6 p.m. Central. Game tickets available in advance at enmu.edu/WagonWheel. Information or to RSVP for the tailgate: enmu.edu/AlumniRSVP or call 575-562-2125

*2022 Mayoral Thanksgiving Ball – 6 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Advance tickets required: $75 per person; $600 for table of 8; call to inquire about availability. Benefit for the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico and the High Plains Humane Society. Information or to purchase tickets: 575-763-3435

Ongoing

*Absentee and early voting – Curry County dates and sites: Curry County Administrative Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis – 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Mondays through Fridays through Nov. 4 and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Nov. 5; and North Plains Mall Police Substation, 2809 N. Prince St., Clovis – 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, through Nov. 5. Roosevelt County sites and dates: Roosevelt County Clerk’s Office, 109 W. 1st St., Portales – 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays through Nov. 4, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Nov. 5; and Jake Lopez Community Center, 705 E. Lime St., Portales – noon-8 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays through Nov. 4, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Nov. 5. Information: Curry County Clerk’s Office at 575-763-5591; Roosevelt County Clerk’s Office at 575-356-8562

*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

*Pintores Art League Artist of the Month displaying for November and December at Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis, is Veronica Geoff 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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