LOCAL CALENDAR

Fridaysaturday Sept. 29-30

To have your event included, please submit information in writing at least one week in advance by email to recorder@portervillerecorder.com, Attn: Community Calendar, or by fax to 784-1689. For information, call 7845000, Ext. 1048.

CLASSES

FRIDAY

Building Trades Classes are held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays at 27488 Avenue 150, Porterville. Beginner through advanced classes in residential electricity are offered. For more information, call Bobby Powell at 782-8567.

Healthy Hearts Senior Exercise meets at 9 a.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, excluding holidays, at the Porterville Church of the Nazarene.

ENTERTAINMENT

SATURDAY The improv artists of the Porterville High School Drama Department will present “A

Night of Improvs” on the PHS campus at 7 p.m. Saturday. The single performance will take place on the drama room stage (room A-7), directly behind the Porterville Memorial Auditorium. Admission price is $1 per person. Throughout the evening, competing teams of young actors from the PHS drama department will take the state in a series of performance exercises with titles such as “Bus Stop,” “Taxi,” and “Freeze Tag.” Often comic in nature, “improv” is fun for both actors and audience. Tickets are available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 782-7279. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Sacramento District and Success Lake, will celebrate the 24th Annual National Public Lands Day Sept. 30 — the nation’s largest singleday volunteer effort for public lands. The Corps of Engineers is waiving day-use fees at Success Lake and its more than 2,400 Usace-operated recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day. More than 300 volunteers at Success Lake will work on projects including: painting, sprucing up camp sites, planting trees, planting a drought resistant garden, and cleaning up debris around the lake. If you would like to volunteer or want more information, call the office at 784-0215. Registration begins at 7 a.m. with work going from at 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. People are asked to show up at the Success Lake, Tule Recreation Area, Highway 190 East of Porterville. Turn left at the park sign across from Success Valley Road and enter the Tule Recreation Area. Make the first left turn and registration will be at the large picnic shelter on the right side of the road and across from the campground.

SUPPORT

SATURDAY A 12-Step Workshop meets from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. each Saturday at Porterville 12-Step Recovery Club at 186 N. D St. at the corner of D and Walnut. It is open to all 12-Step groups. For more information, call 539-3814. Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays in the Fashion Center at the Porterville Developmental Center. Weigh-in is from 9 to 9:45 a.m. For more information, call 784-9539 or 799-4291, or visit www.tops.org. SUNDAY Pills Anonymous, a support group for people who have been using pills addictively, meets each Sunday from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at The Recovery Club at 186 S. D St. in Porterville. For more information, contact Carolyn at 920-1382.

ONGOING

The Porterville Historical Museum, located at 257 N. D St., is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Admission is $5 for adults and $1 for students. Children age 6 and under are free. Friends of the Museum and sponsors are also free. For more information call 784-2053, go to www. portervillemuseum.org ,or visit the museum’s Facebook page. The Zalud House Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Admission is $2 for adults and 50 cents for children. The garden is available for special events. For more information, call 782-7548 or the Heritage Center at 791-7695. The Porterville Art Association gallery is located at 151 N. Main St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and admission is free. Art work is changed every two months. The gift shop features items hand-crafted by members. The PAA gallery is located at 151 N. Main St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and admission is free. For more information, call 784-4323. Sergeant Shepherd, the new costumed mascot for the Porterville Police Department, is available to appear at youth-oriented meetings and events. The mascot’s purpose is to spread the motto — “Stand Up and Speak Out!” According to the Police Department, Shepherd will be encouraging the community to “Stand Up” for family, friends and community, and “Speak Out” against drugs, bullies and crime. To check Sergeant Shepherd’s availability for events targeting youths in the community call Sgt. Rick Carrillo at 782-7563. The Porterville Youth Center offers free recreation for youths after school. The center is open from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and is located inside the Heritage Center at 256 E. Orange Avenue. The Youth Center offers a stimulating environment for youths ages10 to 18 and there are no registration fees or monthly costs. The Youth Center’s game room features pool and pingpong tables, game consoles, foosball, board games and more. Parents and children must be present when enrolling. Visit the Youth Center for a tour, or visit the City of Porterville website or call 791-7695 for more information.

UPCOMING OCT. 7

Porterville Breakfast Rotary’s 1950’s Casino Night is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Porterville Fairgrounds, 2700 W. Teapot Dome Ave., Porterville. The event goes from 6 to 10 p.m. Presale tickets are available from Rotary Club members for $35 per person and will be $45 per person at the door. Ticket holders receive $300 of fun money and dinner. There will also be a costume contest, a no-host bar, silent auction, raffles and door prizes. All proceeds benefit Porterville and the surrounding communities. Sponsorship opportunities and VIP tables are available. For more information, email brkfstrotary@gmail.com.