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.
Wednesday EVENTS
Chico Wednesday farmers market: 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. North Valley Plaza parking lot, Pillsbury Road, adjacent to Sportsman’s Warehouse and CVS.
COMMUNITY
Chico library: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Open. Call for curbside service for holds/ pickups. Limited computer use. Reserve items inperson/online, 552-5652, ChicoBCLibrary@buttecounty. 1-888-538-7198, Literacy@buttecounty. net. No CFOL donations. E-Resources, buttecounty. net/bclibrary. 1108Sherman Ave.
Durham library: Noon-6 p.m. Same services, guidelines and phone numbers as the Chico library. 2545 Durham-Dayton Hwy. 5525652. Durhambclibrary@ buttecounty.net.
Chico Seed Orchard: Main gate: 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Pedestrian gate: 7a.m.-5p.m. No visitors after dark. Onemile walking trail through botanical area in Edgar Slough. One restroom, no drinking water. Keep dogs leashed. 2741 Cramer Lane. Monday-Friday.
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. 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. Features Members Showcase. “Windows Into the World.” Open Studios Art Tour: Art and crafts online; learn about creative processes, chicoartcenter. com. ChicoOSAT.com, 8958726, chicoartcenter@att. net.
Gateway Science Museum:
Virtual tours at www.csuchico.edu/gateway and social media, from astronomy to zoology. Recorded lectures, fun videos, downloadable activity sheets. Hands-on science kits available for weekly check out to K-12 teachers, home-schools and families. Kit reservations online (no fee).
Museum of Northern California Art (monca):
Virtual. Pop-Up museum tour, “Selfie 2020.” Juried exhibition about “self” after the first 10months of 2020 and COVID. Tour at www.monca.org/currentexhibition, and YouTube www.youtube.com/ watch?v=OwRkt QUFel. 487-7272.; contact@ monca.org.
Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology: Virtual. ” Unbroken Traditions: Basket-weavers of the Meadows-Bakers Family in Northern California.” Activities and online learning for families, K-12learners and college students in the tour. csuchico.edu/anthmuseum/virtual-learning/virtualexhibits. 898-5397.
Janet Turner Print Museum:
Virtual exhibit. Work of Emeritus printmaking professor Marion Epting, first Black faculty member hired at Chico State in a tenure-track position (honored with Turner Prize for Excellence in the Arts 2018⁄2019). Interview with artist; recollections by former students. www. csuchico.edu/turner. 8984476.
Vitalant Blood Drive: 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. blood donation, 7:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. plasma donation, 8 a.m.-12:45 p.m. platelet donation, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. source Plasma Donation. 555 Rio Lindo Ave. Call 877-258-4825 or 8935433 to confirm today’s hours.
Paradise Irrigation District meeting: 6:30-9 p.m. Discussion of business and policy decisions addressed. Board room, 6332 Clark Rd. cpark@paradiseirrigation. com. Third Wednesday. Inperson meeting; masks and social distancing required.
CLUBS
Soroptimist International of Chico: Noon-1:15 p.m. Meeting with speaker. email info@soroptimistchico.org for Zoom ID. soroptimistchico.org. Joyce Brown, 514-3352. Third Wednesday.
HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Al-Anon: 9-10 a.m. Back to Basics. Email alanon. nc.d3@gmail.com for a Zoom invitation. zoom.us 334-6734. Alateens welcome. northerncaliforniaalanon.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 and Recovery Center: Zoom with computer/smartphone or call 1-408-638-0968. Meeting ID: 441-359-7014. Password: 8793311. 9a.m. Combating Depression; 10 a.m. 12-Step; 11 a.m. Schizophrenia Support; Noon, Recovery Around the World; 1 p.m. Optimism &
Positivity; 2 p.m. Meditation. Peer 879-3311 or video chat via Zoom with meeting ID: 482-7298075. Password 8793311. North Valley Warmline, 1-855-582-5554, 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. weekdays. Wellness, 879-3311; Med Clinic, 879-3974; iversen@ nvcss.org; nvcss.org/programs/iversen.
Emotions Anonymous Group: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Faith Lutheran Church, Room 7, 667 East First Ave. 570-9010. Call to confirm meeting.
HIV and Hepatitis C Testing: Through Stonewall Alliance by appointment. Donations accepted. 8933336, center@stonewallchico.org or stonewallchico.com.
Mental Health Peer Support: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Peer support specialists available for video chat, selfhelp 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 346248-7799.
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. 1-855-582-5554. Partnership with Butte County Department of Behavioral Health and Tehama County Health Service Agency.
Head and Neck Cancer Support Group: Until social gathering restrictions are lifted, this group is keeping in touch through an informal network contact list. Call 332-3856 to get the list and to receive updates.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group: 895-9661 or email becky.robinson@ alz.org.