Events calendar - March 12

Today

*Daylight saving time begins – move clocks ahead one hour

*Blood drive — 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Chapel 2, Legacy Church, 3401 N. Norris St., Clovis. All March blood donors are automatically entered for a drawing for “groceries for a year” - one of two $10,000 prepaid gift cards. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

*Clovis Evening Lions Club Gun, Knife, and Coin Show – 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Curry County Events Center, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Tickets: $5 general admission; $4 active-duty military, spouse, and dependents; $4 NRA members with card; children 12 and under free with paid adult. Federal firearms license dealers on site for background checks. Concessions; on-site security. Information: Joel Edwards at 575749-2855 or http://www.clovisnmlions.com

*Spring Arts, Crafts, and Do-It-Yourself Show – 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Free admission. Local exhibitors selling items that are handmade, handcrafted, or designed by themselves, their families, and their partners. Information or to register as an exhibitor: Julie at 575-935-5000 or [email protected]

*Central Baptist Church Praise Quartet Concert – 6 p.m., Central Baptist Church, 2501 N. Norris St., Clovis. Free and open to the public. Information: 575-762-4727

Monday

*Spring break programming – 2 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Movie Madness: “A Wrinkle in Time” (2003, TV-G, 180 minutes). Information: 575-356-3940

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

Tuesday

*Spring break programming – 2 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Young adult book tasting: Manga March Madness. 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

*Clovis-Carver Public Library Page Turners book club — 10 a.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Discussion of “The Dictionary of Lost Words” by Pip Williams. Information: 575-763-9687

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

*Spring break programming – 2 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Movie Madness: “Z-O-M-B-I-E-S” (2018, TV-G, 94 minutes). Information: 575-356-3940

Thursday-Friday

*Plains Regional Medical Center Daffodil Days – 8 a.m.-5 p.m., PRMC Healthplex, 2217 Dillon St., Clovis, and by delivery within Clovis and Portales. Fundraiser to support extras for home health and hospice patients. Daffodils may be picked up in person or ordered by phone through Friday. Options include: bundle of 10 - $8; bud vase with 3-4 daffodils - $12; sunshine arrangement of 10 daffodils - $20; dancing daffodils arrangement of 20 - $35. Payment may be made with cash, check, or credit card. Information or to order daffodils: 575-769-7399

Thursday

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

*Spring break programming – 2 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Plus Ultra! My Hero Academia Self-Portraits: Design your own hero quirk and costume. Information: 575-356-3940

*Clovis Municipal Schools volunteer training session – 6:30 p.m., G.C. Ross Administration Building, 1009 Main St., Clovis. Learn about volunteer opportunities in the Clovis Schools and compete paperwork to volunteer. Information: Email Valerie Bargas at [email protected] or call 575-769-4300

*Clovis Community College Cultural Arts Series presents “The String Queens”— 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

Friday

*Blood drive — 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. All March blood donors are automatically entered for a drawing for “groceries for a year” - one of two $10,000 prepaid gift cards. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

*Spring break programming – 2 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Movie Madness: “Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2” (2018, TV-G, 84 minutes). Information: 575-356-3940

*Shamrock’n St. Patty’s Day event – 5:30-9:30 p.m., 311 Entertainment, 311 S. Main St., Portales. Fundraiser for the Roosevelt General Hospital Foundation. Green beer, wine and spirits, food, games, live music; entry fee is a cash donation to RGH Foundation at the door. Information: 575-226-6669

Saturday

*Volunteer workday to improve veterans’ graves — 9 a.m., Portales Cemetery, 1600 E. Third St., Portales. Meet by the maintenance shed in the cemetery. Bring gloves, shovels, prybars, wheelbarrows, 5-gallon buckets. Information: call or text Randy Dunson, American Legion Post 31 Commander, at 575-760-3341, or email at [email protected]

*Eastwood Trout Derby – 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Oasis State Park, 1891 Baseline Road, Portales. Park entry fee $5; derby entry fee $5. Competitors must be 12 or older and have a current New Mexico fishing license. Catch tagged trout for cash prizes; door prizes given away every half hour. Information: 575-760-0229

*Genealogy workshop with Beverly Duncan – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687

March 20

*Bunco – 6 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840

*“Lullabies and Other Tales”– 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. – Faculty recital by Stephanie Beinlich and Cheryl Pachak-Brooks. Information: 575-562-2377

March 21

*Books and Babies: “Spring is in the Air” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open ages 0-3. Information: 575-356-3940

*“Getting Your Garden Started: Tips for a Productive Season” – 1:30 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 710 N. Main St., Clovis. Presented by Mason Grau, Curry County ag agent. Information: 575-769-7840

*Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math): Escape Room — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open to kindergarten-sixth grade. Information: 575-356-3940

March 22

*New Mexico veterans property tax waiver and exemption clinic – 9 a.m.-3 p.m., American Legion Post 25, 2400 W. Seventh St., Clovis. Sponsored by the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services and Curry County Assessor’s Office. Information: Matt Barela at [email protected] or 575-825-9602

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

*Preschool storytime “Spring into Spring” — 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

*Faculty lectureship and recital: “Recomposition” – 3:30 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Featuring Miles Massicotte and Richard Schwartz. Information: 575-562-2377

*Teens and Tweens Programming: Book discussion of “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle – 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open to ages 9-18. Information: 575-356-3940

Ongoing

*“Ritual Reparations” featuring works by Jessica A. Wagner and Lisa Tremaine –through March 30, Eula Mae Edwards Museum and Gallery, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: clovis.edu/museums

*University Juried Art exhibit – Runnels Gallery, ENMU Golden Student Success Center, Portales. Open during regular GSSC hours through March 31. Information: 575-562-2189

*Free walk-in tax preparation assistance – 1-4 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays through April 12 (except for March 14-15), Room 137, ENMU College of Business, Portales. (Brick building north of the tennis courts.) Collaboration of ENMU and AARP. Information or to request a free tax aide document checklist prior to your visit: email [email protected]

*Pintores Art League Artists of the Month displaying for March and April at Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis, are Ed and Chris Martinez with watercolors, pastels, and pencils. 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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