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.
EVENTS
Paradise Farmers Market: 7:30 a.m.-noon. Alliance Church, 6491 Clark Road. 893-3276.
COMMUNITY
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. No CFOL donations. Limited computer use. E-Resources 24⁄7. Information, buttecounty.net/ bclibrary. 1108Sherman 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, phone numbers as Chico library. 2545 Durham-Dayton Highway. Durhambclibrary@buttecounty.net.
Chico Seed Orchard:
Main gate 7a.m.-3:30p.m. Pedestrian gate 7a.m.-5 p.m. Closes at dark. One-mile walking trail through botanical area in Edgar Slough. One restroom, no drinking water. Leash dogs. 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. Self-guided trail. 3207Rutherford Road, Gridley. 846-7500.
Faith Lutheran Church: 1 p.m. COVID-19Phone Prayer Group. To join, email billaugros@gmail.com.
Chico Art Center: Virtual. “Sun Dances,” series by Julia Kay, shadows cast by tropical plants. Also “UNBOUND The Altered Book.” Photographed images of mixed media ar. $15web 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 content at www.csuchico.edu/gateway, social media platforms, from astronomy to zoology. Recorded lectures, videos, downloadable activity sheets. Hands-on science kit reservations available free at online Lending Library for weekly check out to K-12 teachers, home-schools and families.
Museum of Northern California Art (monca): Virtual. “Dream State,” juried exhibition from statement
“In dreams, anything is possible.” Also Maria Alquilar’s “Surreal Vision” series, “Decadence Resident Evil” series. www.monca.org/current-exhibition, YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRkt QUFel. 487-7272; contact@ monca.org.
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/virtual-learning/ 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. www.csuchico.edu/turner. 898-4476.
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. 555Rio Lindo Ave. 877258-4825 or 893-5433 to confirm hours.
Seniors Feeding Seniors/ Gleaners of Chico: 9-10 a.m. Food distribution for ages 50+ in need of food assistance. Monthly membership $40 and approximately 3hours/week to help collect, process or distribute food. 1436Nord Ave. Information, 895-3006 (8-11 a.m. daily). Paradise Town Council meeting: 6-7:30p.m. Council Chambers, Paradise Town Hall, 5555Skyway; social distancing, face masks.
Agenda, complete packet and where to view at www. townofparadise.com/index. php/our-government/agendas-and-minutes. 872-6291. dvolenski@townofparadise. com.
CLUBS
LeTip International, Paradise/Chico Chapter: 7a.m. Meets at Farmer’s Skillet, 690Rio Lindo Ave., Chico. All business owners/ representatives welcome. Information, email allisondenofrio1315@gmail.com.
HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Al-Anon: 7:15-8:30 p.m. Together We Can Make It; Email alanon.nc.d3@gmail. com for Zoom invitation. 334-6734. northerncaliforniaal-anon.org. Alateens welcome.
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services: Talk to a crisis counselor, 24-hour crisis/referral line, 1-800-8958476. Free restraining order help for victims of domestic violence. Call 9a.m.-5p.m. Monday-Friday for appointments, counseling 343-7711. catalystdvservices.org. Iversen Wellness & Recovery Center: 492 Rio Lindo Ave. Open 10a.m.-3p.m. COVID screening, temperature checks before enter. Masking and distancing. In person groups by appointment only. Noon, Anxiety Support; 1 p.m. Bipolar Support. Groups via Zoom 9-9:50a.m. Healthy Relationships; 10a.m. Living with Chronic Pain; 11a.m. Tobacco Awareness; 2-2:50 Writing Activity; 3-3:50 Crafting ideas. Dial 408-638-0968. Password 8793311. Meeting ID 441-359-7014. Must be 18+. Computer Lab 10a.m.-1 p.m. by appointment, 8793311. Wellness, 879-3311. iversen@nvcss.org or nvcss. org/programs/iversen.
North Valley Warmline: 1-855-582-5554, 11:30 a.m.-9:30p.m. weekdays. Wellness, 879-3311; Med Clinic, 879-3974; email iversen@nvcss.org; nvcss. org/programs/iversen.
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. Specialists available for video chat, self-help support groups and resources. Butte County Department of Behavioral Health. Phone, computer or other devices. Zoom ID 809274979. Phone 720707-2699 or 346-2487799.
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.
Butte County Crisis Line: Daily, 24-hours a day. 800334-6622.
Bariatric Buddies: 6-7:30 p.m. Information, support for those considering or who have had gastric bypass surgery; friends, family, support people. Meet through GoToMeeting. 332-5122. Alcoholics Anonymous: Fellowship of Butte, Glenn and Southern Tehama counties meet on Zoom. Visit aabutte-glenn.org/ or call 530-342-5756.
Narcotics Anonymous: Visit greaterbuttena.org for meetings in Butte County. 24-hour meeting hotline, 1-877-669-1669. Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: 6 p.m. Zoom meetings for those affected by depression, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses. Ken, 566-4380, for login information. Overeaters Anonymous: 6:30p.m. Zoom ID 878
9372 4954. Password 541336. us02web.zoom. us/j/87893724954. 1-669900-9128, www.oa.org. Recovery International:
1, 3and 4:30. Focuses on symptoms, not diagnoses, of mental health and nervous disorders. Register 1-619383-2084 or Debbie@ recoveryinternational.org. Temporary phone meetings available if community meetings closed.