WHAT’S HAPPENING
Check out what’s going on in your neighborhood and the community.
Editor’s note: Many events are canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We recommend contacting the event host before attending to check.
Tuesday
EVENTS
Paradise Farmers’ Market: 7:30 a.m.-noon. Alliance Church, 6491 Clark Road. 893-3276. Weekly. Enloe Medical Center Blood Drive: Noon to 2:30 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m. Enloe Conference Center, 1528 The Esplanade, Chico. Walk-ins welcome, appointments preferred. Donors must wear/bring face mask/covering, be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good general health. Eat within 2 hours of donation, drink plenty of water and 24-48 hours beforehand and bring your ID. Vitalant, 893-5433. Vitalant is also testing blood donations for COVID-19 antibodies; visit vitalant.org/antibodytest.
COMMUNITY
Chico Branch Library:
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Open for limited services. 5525652 Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Library programs and online services information on the Butte County Library website, Facebook page and Instagram. Book donations for CFOL are suspended until further notice.
Chico Seed Orchard: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Pedestrian gate open daily. Main gate closed. One-mile trail through botanical area in Edgar Slough. Keep dogs leashed. No water, one restroom. 2741 Cramer Lane. Search online for more information: Mendocino National Forest, Chico Seed Orchard.
Gray Lodge Wildlife
Area: Sunrise to sunset. 9,100 acres of fields, riparian areas, ponds, waterways; shelter for 300+ species of resident and migrant birds, mammals, fishing, exhibits. Self-guided trail. Gray Lodge Auto Tour Loop near parking lot 14 closed until October. 3207 Rutherford Road, Gridley. 846-7500. Faith Lutheran Church:
1 p.m. COVID-19 Phone Prayer Group. To join, email billaugros@gmail. com.
Museum of Northern California Art (monca): Open. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. “Unbroken Legacies: Northern California Art Glass.” Online, exhibition discussion questions and art scavenger hunt available at monca.org, monca’s Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, newsletter. monca. org. 900 The Esplanade. Entry $5 adults, free to members, students and children. 487-7272. Gateway Science Museum: Virtual access to variety of activities to do at home: Virtual Curiosity, Garden Detectives, Wildlife Wonders, Science Signs, Museum Without Walls (MWOW archives) and Fossil Friday. Chico. 898-4121. csuchico.edu/gateway. Vitalant Blood Drive: 12-6 p.m. blood donation, 10:45 a.m.-5 p.m. plasma donation, 10:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m. platelet donation, 10:45 a.m.-5:30 a.m. source Plasma Donation. 555 Rio Lindo Ave. Call 877-258-4825 or 8935433 to confirm today’s hours.
Durham Branch Library: Noon-6 p.m. DurhamBCLibrary@ButteCounty.net.
CLUBS
Paradise/Chico Chapter of LeTip International: 7-8 a.m. Meets at Farmer’s Skillet, 690 Rio Lindo
Ave. Business owners/ representatives welcome to attend this networking group of local businesses. Professional networking. 891-7900.
HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Al-Anon: 6:30-7 p.m. Beginner’s meeting in Room B-1, 2341 Floral
Ave., St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church. First Tuesday. (6:30-7 p.m. Email alanon.nc.d3@gmail. com for a Zoom invitation. zoom.us. 334-6734. northerncaliforniaal-anon. org.
Al-Anon: 7:15-8:30 p.m. Email alanon.nc.d3@gmail. com for a Zoom invitation. zoom.us. 334-6734. northerncaliforniaal-anon. org.
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services: To talk to a crisis counselor, call the 24-hour crisis/referral line, 1-800-895-8476. Temporary restraining order help for victims of domestic violence is available for free. Call from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday for appointments, individual counseling 343-7711. catalystdvservices.org. Iversen Wellness & Recovery Center and Med Clinic: All meetings via Zoom. 10-11 a.m. Tobacco Awareness; 11:30 a.m. Anxiety Support; 1 p.m. Self-Care; 2-3 p.m. WRAP for Quarantine. 408638-0968. Password: 8793311. Meeting ID: 441359-7014. Must be 18 or older to join. iversen@ nvcss.org. nvcss.org/ programs/iversen. 492
Rio Lindo Ave. Wellness, 879-3311; Med Clinic, 879-3974.
LGBT*Q+ Young Adults: 6:30-8 p.m. This group is for ages 18-35. Be social, talk about LGBTQ+ life in Chico, plan events through Stonewall Alliance. Zoom, call 893-3336, email center@stonewallchico.org or visit stonewallchico.com. HIV and Hepatitis C Testing: Through Stonewall Alliance by appointment. 358 E. Sixth St. Donations accepted. 893-3336, email center@ stonewallchico.org or visit stonewallchico.com. Mental Health Peer Support: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Peer support specialists are available for video chat, self-help support groups and resources. Butte County Department of Behavioral Health. Join by phone, computer or other device. Zoom ID: 809274979. Phone: 720707-2699 or 346-2487799.
Northern Valley Talk
Line: 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 855-582-5554. Alcoholics Anonymous: 893-3336. Times, locations or to talk to a recovering alcoholic, 342-5756. aabutte-glenn.org. Narcotics Anonymous: Noon, Chico NA, Just for Today Daily Meditation; 7 p.m. Speaker meeting. Both at 208 W. Ave., Suite A. Park in back. 6 p.m. Bidwell Group at 1095
East Ave.
Chico Bidwell Group, 1184 East Ave.; 7 p.m. Open, speaker, 2234 Park Ave. Information, 24-hour hotline, 877-669-1669. Weekly.
Overeaters Anonymous: 7-8 p.m. St. John Episcopal Church, 2341 Floral Ave. Walter, 343-1029 or George, 949-5914. Weekly.
Disease Society of America’s Northern California Narcotics Anonymous: 7 p.m. Life on Life’s Terms of NA. 1341 W. Fourth St. 877-669-1669. Weekly.
ARP Addiction Recovery Program: 7-8:30 p.m. General addiction meeting. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 167 Table Mountain Blvd. at Nelson Ave. Enter back/west entrance. Weekly.
Codependents Anonymous: 7-8:30 p.m. 12-step fellowship; develop healthy, fulfilling relationships. Free. Youth hall, Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, 1289 Filbert Ave. 893-4940, 228-5481. Weekly.