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
Paradise Farmers’ Market: 7:30 a.m.-noon. Alliance Church, 6491 Clark Road. 893-3276.
Chico library: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Open. Call for curbside service. Reserve items inperson, online, 552-5652, ChicoBCLibrary@buttecounty. 1-888-538-7198, Literacy@buttecounty.net. No CFOL donations. Limited computer use. E-Resources 24⁄7. Information, buttecounty.net/bclibrary. 1108 Sherman Ave.
Paradise library: 1-6 p.m. Limited reopening. Same services, guidelines, contact information as Chico library. ParadiseBCLibrary@buttecounty.net. 5922 Clark Road.
Durham library: Noon-6 p.m. Limited reopening. Same services, guidelines and phone numbers as Chico library. 2545 Durham-Dayton Highway. Durhambclibrary@buttecounty.net. Chico Seed Orchard: 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. No visitors after dark. One-mile walking trail through botanical area in Edgar Slough. One restroom, no drinking water. Keep dogs leashed. 2741 Cramer Lane. Monday-Friday. No holidays.
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. 3207 Rutherford Road, Gridley. 846-7500.
Faith Lutheran Church: 1 p.m. COVID-19 Phone Prayer Group. To join, email billaugros@gmail.com.
Chico Art Center: Virtual only. “Windows Into the World”; “The Art of Remembrance: El Dio de los Muertos.” Art and altar exhibition. Member showcase. Open Studios Art Tour: Art and crafts online; learn about creative processes, chicoartcenter.com. ChicoOSAT.com, 895-8726, chicoartcenter@att.net.
Museum of Northern California Art (monca):
Virtual exhibits, “Selfie 2020.” Juried exhibition about “self” after the first 10 months of 2020 and COVID. Live Facebook tour online, www.monca.org/ current-exhibition. Actual virtual tour not yet available. “Unbroken Legacies: Northern California Art Glass” and “Those Who Teach …. Can!” www.monca.org.
Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology: Virtual only. “Unbroken Traditions: Basket-weavers of the Meadows-Bakers Family in Northern California.” “Fire and Water: Elements of Change.” Activities, online learning. csuchico.edu/anthmuseum/virtual-learning/ virtual-exhibits. 898-5397. Janet Turner Print Museum: Virtual exhibit explores work of Emeritus printmaking professor Marion Epting, first Black faculty member hired at Chico State in a tenure-track position. Interview with artist; recollections by former students. www.csuchico.edu/turner. 898-4476.
Art in remembrance of the November 8th Camp Fire: Virtual. “The Hope of Daffodils.” Community art show by Paradise artists. The daffodil has become synonymous with new beginnings and rebirth. www.regeneratingparadise.org/virtual-artshow. Sponsored by Paradise Art Center and Regenerating Paradise.
Gateway Science Museum:
Virtual. “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. 8984121. 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. 877258-4825 or 893-5433 to confirm today’s hours. Seniors Feeding Seniors/ Gleaners of Chico: 9-10 a.m. Food distribution for ages 50+ in need of food assistance. Monthly membership $40. Also contribute approximately 3 hours/week to help collect, process or distribute food. 1436 Nord Ave. Information, 895-3006, between 8-11 a.m. any day.
CLUBS
LeTip International, Paradise/Chico Chapter: 7 a.m. Meets at Farmer’s Skillet, 690 Rio Lindo Ave., Chico. All business owners/representatives welcome. Email allisondenofrio1315@gmail. com for more information.
HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Al-Anon: 7:15-8:30 p.m. Together We Can Make It; Email alanon.nc.d3@gmail. com for a Zoom invitation. zoom.us. 334-6734. northerncaliforniaal-anon. org. Alateens welcome. 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. 9 a.m. Healthy Relationships; 10 a.m. Living with Chronic Pain; 11 a.m. Tobacco Awareness; Noon, Anxiety Support; 1 p.m. Writing Activity; 2 p.m. Bipolar Support.; 3 p.m. Crafting ideas. 408-638-0968. Password 8793311. Meeting ID: 441359-7014. Must be 18 or older to join. Call 879-3311, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday to talk to a Peer Assistant. North Valley Warmline, 1-855-582-5554, 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. weekdays. Wellness, 879-3311; Med Clinic, 879-3974; email iversen@nvcss.org; nvcss. org/programs/iversen. 492 Rio Lindo Ave.
HIV and Hepatitis C Testing: Through Stonewall Alliance by appointment. Donations accepted. 893-3336, center@stonewallchico.org or stonewallchico.com.
Mental Health Peer Support:
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Peer support specialists 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: 720-707-2699 or 346-248-7799.
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. 1-855-5825554. Partnership with Butte County Department of Behavioral Health and Tehama County Health Service Agency.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Fellowship of Butte, Glenn and Southern Tehama counties holding meetings on Zoom temporarily. Visit aabutte-glenn.org/ or call 530-342-5756 for more information.
Narcotics Anonymous: Remote meetings. Visit Greater Butte Area Narcotics Anonymous online for meetings in Chico, Oroville, Paradise, Magalia, Palermo, Cherokee, Biggs and Gridley area. Many meetings offered. 24-hour hotline 1-877-669-1669. Mail: 916 North A.S.C., PO Box 8556, Chico CA 95927.