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.
Saturday EVENTS
Farmers Market, Chico:
7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Second and Wall streets. EBT cards accepted to use with redeemable market script for eligible food items. 8933276.
COMMUNITY
Centerville Colman Museum: 13548 Centerville
Rd. Open 1-4 p.m. History of region and inhabitants, from Maidu natives to Gold Rush inhabitants; artifacts, displays, exhibits and one-room schoolhouse. Donations appreciated. May picnic on grounds. Take Skyway to Honeyrun Road to Centerville Rd. 893-9667.
Chico library: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Open. Call for curbside service for holds, pickups. Reserve items in-person, online, 552-5652, ChicoBCLibrary@buttecounty. 1-888-538-7198, Literacy@buttecounty.net. Limited computer use. E-Resources 24⁄7. buttecounty.net/bclibrary. 1108 Sherman Ave.
Paradise library: 11-4 p.m. Open. Same services, guidelines, contact information at Chico library. ParadiseBCLibrary@buttecounty.net. 5922 Clark Road.
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area:
Sunrise to sunset. 9,100 acres of fields, riparian areas, ponds and waterways. 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. “Sun Dances,” series by
Julia Kay, based on shadows cast by large-leafed tropical plants. “Unbound The Altered Book.” Artists transformed books into art. $15 web code to Open Studios Art Tour. ChicoOSAT. com. chicoartcenter.com. 895-8726, chicoartcenter@ att.net. Zoom reception for “Sun Dances” at 4 p.m. March 28; register online.
Gateway Science Museum:
Virtual. Content for all ages at www.csuchico.edu/gateway and social media platforms, from astronomy to zoology. Recorded lectures, videos, downloadable activity sheets. Hands-on NGSS standardsbased science kits in Lending Library for weekly check out to K-12teachers, homeschools and families.
Museum of Northern California Art (monca): 900 The Esplanade. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Facemasks, social distancing, 25 percent capacity. Pop-Up museum tour, “Dream State.” Inspired by conscious imagination, dreams, alternate reality. Also Maria Alquilar Collection, new permanent collection. Admission $5adults; members, students, children free entry. www.monca.org. 487-7272.
Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology: Virtual. “Fire and Water Elements of Change.” Exhibit by students in the Museum Studies Program at Chico State. Examines planetary consequences brought on by climate crises around the world and close to home. Activities, online learning for families, K-12 learners and 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: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Blood donations. 555 Rio Lindo Ave. Call 877258-4825 or 893-5433 to confirm today’s hours.
Patrick Ranch: Open 11 a.m.-3 p.m. No house tours or store. Visitors Center, 10381 Midway, between Chico and Durham. 3424359; www.patrickranchmuseum.org/events. Call to confirm hours.
HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services: Talk to a crisis counselor, 24-hour crisis/referral line, 1-800895-8476. catalystdvservices.org.
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.
HIV and Hepatitis C Testing: By appointment through Stonewall Alliance. Donations accepted. 893-3336, email center@ stonewallchico.org or stonewallchico.com.
Open & Alternative Relationships (OARS),
Stonewall Alliance: 7 p.m. Zoom, us02web. zoom.us/j.86775009134. Facebook Group, www. facebook.com/groups/ 1172990812855743.
Recovery International:
7 and 10 a.m. Focuses on symptoms, not diagnoses, of mental health and nervous disorders. Register 1-619-383-2084 or email Debbie@recoveryinternational.org. Temporary phone meetings if community meetings closed.
Alcoholics Anonymous:
Visit aabutte-glenn.org online for listings of online meetings.
Narcotics Anonymous:
Visit Greater Butte Area Narcotics Anonymous online for meetings in Butte County cities. 24-hour hotline 1-877-669-1669.
Al-Anon: 6:30-8 p.m. Email alanon.nc.d3@gmail.com for Zoom invitation. Alateens welcome.