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.
Thursday
EVENTS
Farmers Market Mobile, Magalia: 2- 6 p.m. Weather permitting. Fresh food grown by local farmers. Magalia Community Park. 13917 South Park Drive. Main parking lot, corner of Andover and South Park Drive. bclocalfood.org.
COMMUNITY
Chico Seed Orchard: Main gate 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Pedestrian gate 7a.m.-5p.m. Closes at dark. One-mile walking trail through botanical area in Edgar Slough. One restroom, no drinking water. Leash dogs. 2741 Cramer Lane.
Chico library: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Open. Curbside service. Reserve items in-person, online, 552-5652, ChicoBCLibrary@buttecounty. 1-888-538-7198, Literacy@buttecounty.net. Limited computer use. EResources 24⁄7. Information, buttecounty.net/bclibrary. 1108 Sherman Ave.
Paradise library: 1-6 p.m. Open. Same services, guidelines, contact information as Chico library. ParadiseBCLibrary@buttecounty.net. 5922 Clark Road.
Durham library: Noon-6 p.m. Open. Same services, guidelines and phone numbers as Chico library. 2545 Durham-Dayton Highway. Durhambclibrary@buttecounty.net.
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area:
Sunrise to sunset. 9,100 acres of fields, riparian areas, ponds and waterways. 3207Rutherford 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. “Sun Dances,” series by Julia Kay, based on shadows of large-leafed tropical plants. Also “UNBOUND The Altered Book.” Photographed images of mixed media. $15 web access code to Open Studios Art Tour. ChicoOSAT.com. Art and crafts online; learn about creative processes, chicoartcenter. com. 895-8726, chicoartcenter@att.net.
Gateway Science Museum: Virtual tours at www.csuchico.edu/gateway; social media platforms, from astronomy to zoology. Lectures, videos, downloadable activity sheets. Weekly reservations for hands-on science kits available for check out to K-12 teachers, homeschools and families.
Museum of Northern California Art (monca): 900 The Esplanade 11 a.m.5 p.m. Open. Facemasks, social distancing and 25 percent capacity. “Dream State.” Juried art inspired by exploring the conscious imagination, dreams. Also Maria Alquilar Collection, permanent collection. Admission $5 adults; members, students, children free entry. Virtual tours available. www.monca.org. 487-7272.
Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology: Virtual. “Fire and Water Elements of Change.” Examines planetary consequences brought on by climate crises. Activities, online learning for families, K-12learners, college students. csuchico. edu/anthmuseum/virtuallearning/virtual-exhibits. 898-5397.
Janet Turner Print Museum: Virtual. “Social Commentary Prints and Politics.” Includes 360-degree exhibition video. Explores significant intersection of printmaking and politics. Through March. www. csuchico.edu/turner. 8984476.
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 p.m. source Plasma Donation. 555 Rio Lindo Ave. 877-258-4825 or 893-5433 to confirm today’s hours.
Planning Commission:
6:30 p.m. Public participation portion online. Visit chico.ca.us/planningcommission and click on appropriate meeting date or go to chico-ca.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=2.
Habitat for Humanity: info@buttehabitat.org. ReStore 895-1271.
Chico Area Recreation
and Park District: 6 p.m. General meeting. Video ID 996 6943 4489. Password 7w038d. Email public comments to imarciales@chicorec.com by 5 p.m. before meeting or at 895-4711 by 5 p.m.
CLUBS
Citizens’ Climate Lobby: 6 p.m. Zoom citizensclimate.zoom.us/j/4391478344 or call 1-669-900-6833. Meeting ID 439 147 8344. citizensclimatelobby.org.
HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Al-Anon: 6-7 p.m. Email alanon.nc.d3@gmail.com for Zoom invitation. 342-5756. Alateens welcome.
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services: Talk to a crisis counselor, 24-hour crisis/referral line, 1-800895-8476. Free temporary restraining order help for victims of domestic violence. Call 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday for appointments, individual counseling 343-7711. catalystdvservices.org.
Iversen Wellness & Recovery Center: 492 Rio Lindo Ave. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Two-hour appointment slots. Zoom, 9-9:50 a.m. WRAP for Quarantine; 10 a.m. Healthy Body, Healthy Mind; 3 p.m. Movie & Book Club. Dial in 408-6380968. Password 8793311. Meeting ID 441-359-7014. In-person by appointment: 11 a.m. 12-Step; Noon, Stress Awareness; 1 p.m. Self-Care; 2 p.m. Boundary Builders. Must be 18+. Wellness, 879-3311; iversen@nvcss.org or nvcss.org/ programs/iversen.
Northern Valley Talk Line:
11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Noncrisis peer to peer telephone service to the community seven days a week. 1-855582-5554. Partners with Butte County Department of Behavioral Health and Tehama County Health Service Agency.
LGBT*Q+ Teen Group:
3:30-5p.m. Social support group for LGBT*Q+ Teens ages 13-17. Stonewall Alliance. For Zoom, call 893-3336, email center@ stonewallchico.org or visit stonewallchico.com.
Trans* Stonewall: 6-8 p.m. Transgender, gender non-conforming, and questioning individuals 18+ talk about their experiences, meet others in LGBTQ+ community. Stonewall Alliance. Via Zoom, 8933336, email center@ stonewallchico.org or visit stonewallchico.com.
HIV and Hepatitis C Testing: Through Stonewall Alliance by appointment. Donations accepted. 893-3336, email center@ stonewallchico.org or visit 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 720-707-2699or 346-2487799.
Alcoholics Anonymous:
Fellowship of Butte, Glenn and Southern Tehama counties meetings on Zoom. Visit aabutte-glenn.org or call 530-342-5756 for information.
Narcotics Anonymous:
Visit greaterbuttena.org for list of meetings in Butte County cities. 24-hour meeting hotline, 1-877669-1669.
Chico Caregiver Support Group: 2-4 p.m. Meets online and by phone. 1-800272-3900to register or visit www.alz.org/crf.
Recovery International: 3 p.m., 7 p.m. Focus on symptoms, not diagnoses, of mental health and nervous disorders. Register 1-619383-2084or email Debbie@ recoveryinternational.org. Temporary phone meetings if meetings closed.
Overeaters Anonymous:
5:30 p.m. Zoom. Commitment to abstinence. OA Literature. us02web.zoom.us/j/85354859380. Meeting ID 853-5485 9380. Password 541336. By phone 1—699-900-9128.