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.
Monday
COMMUNITY
Chico Seed Orchard: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Pedestrian gate open daily. Main gate closed. One-mile selfguiding nature 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 and waterways. Exhibits, self-guided nature trail, fishing, hunting; shelter for 300+ species of resident and migrant birds, mammals. 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.
Online choir for those experiencing Parkinson’s Disease: 1-2:30 p.m. No singing experience necessary to join this free online choir for people with Parkinson’s Disease. Sessions conducted by board certified music therapists Erin Haley and Pam Sacha. Contact Pam, pamsachs1@ gmail.com, for more information and to join online. Weekly.
Gateway Science Museum: All virtual online. “Mission Aerospace,” temporary exhibition that explores the history of flight, navigation and NASA’s vision for the future. “Wildflowers, Watercolor & Wonder,” the Edward Stuhl Collection. “Ocean Commotion” in the Discovery Room. Chico. 898-4121. csuchico.edu/ gateway.
Museum of Northern California Art (monca): Virtual tours of current exhibit. “Those Who Teach … Can.” Celebrates talented and hard-working Butte County artists — who also teach. Sponsored by Teresa Gisske. Chico. Through November 1. www.monca. org. 487-7272.
Chico Art Center: Virtual online only. “Flora: The Other Endangered Species. Each artwork accompanied by the artist’s statement about the status of the plant and its habitat. (530) 895-8726. chicoartcenter. com.
Vitalant Blood Drive: 8:15 a.m.-2 p.m. blood donation, 6:45 a.m.-1 p.m. platelet donation. 555 Rio Lindo Ave. Call 877-258-4825 or 893-5433 to confirm today’s hours.
HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
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.
Al-Anon and Alateen: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday Night Study AFG. East Avenue Church, 1184 East Avenue. 342-5756. Weekly. (Email alanon.nc.d3@gmail. com for a Zoom invitation. zoomus. zoom.us. 3425756. northerncaliforniaalanon.org.
Iversen Wellness & Recovery Center and Med
Clinic: All meetings conducted via Zoom. 10 a..m. 12-Step; 11 a.m. Why Not Try?; Noon Grief & Loss; 1 p.m. Wellness videos; 2 p.m. Processing Group; 3 p.m. Music Group. Dial in at 408-638-0968. The password is 8793311. Meeting ID: 441-359-7014. Must be 18 or older to join. Monday through Friday. Call the Center, 879-3311, to arrange time to talk to a Peer Assistant (11 a.m.-2 p.m.) by phone or Video Chat via Zoom with meeting ID: 482-729-8075, Password 8793311. Connect with a Peer Assistant through the Virtual Peer Listening Room open 11 a.m.-2 p.m. daily. More information, call Wellness, 879-3311; Med Clinic, 879-3974; email iversen@ nvcss.org or visit online at nvcss.org/programs/ iversen. 492 Rio Lindo Ave. Weekly.
HIV and Hepatitis C Testing: Through Stonewall Alliance by appointment. 358 E. Sixth St. Donations accepted. Information, 893-3336, email center@ stonewallchico.org or visit stonewallchico.com.
Northern Valley Talk
Line: 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Provides non-crisis peer to peer telephone service to the community seven days a week. Toll free number is 855-582-5554. Works in partnership with Butte County Department of Behavioral Health and Tehama County Health Service Agency.
Narcotics Anonymous: Noon, Chico NA, ZOOM ID: 765 517 9374. Password: Gbana2020.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Fellowship of Butte, Glenn and Southern Tehama counties hold meetings on Zoom temporarily. Visit aabutte-glenn.org/ or call 530-342-5756 for more information.
Recovery International: 4 p.m. Support group focuses on symptoms, not diagnoses, of mental health and nervous disorders; stress, tension, anxiety, panic, mood disorders, fatigue, anger. Faith Lutheran Church, 667 E. First Ave., Room 6. recoveryinternational.org. 342-6087. Weekly. Call to confirm meeting.
Gamblers Anonymous: 7 p.m. 1575 Bird St. Holt House, Oroville. 591-5584. Weekly. Call to confirm meeting.
Submit calendar listings, corrections or updates by email calendar@chicoer. com, fax 342-3617 or mail Enterprise-Record, P.O. Box 9, Chico, CA, 95927. Meetings via Zoom or other platforms may be listed.