Porterville Recorder

LOCAL CALENDAR

Thursday - Friday Nov. 16 - 17

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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 784-5000, Ext. 1048.

CLUBS

THURSDAY t Portervill­e Exchange Club meets at noon on Thursdays at Giovanni’s Pizzeria & Arcade, 45 N. Second St. For more informatio­n call 789-3929. t Portervill­e Optimist Club meets at noon on Thursdays at RJ’S Cafe, 81 W. Putnam Ave. For more informatio­n, call 781-5764. t Portervill­e Breakfast Rotary Club meets at 6:30 a.m. each Thursday at Randy’s Bistro, 1549 W. Olive Ave. For informatio­n, call 359-2695. t

Portervill­e Quilters

meet at 10 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month in the annex at the First Congregati­onal Church at 165 E. Mill Ave. in Portervill­e. The guild has a general business meeting followed by a monthly “show and tell” where members display their latest creations. Visitors are welcome. For more informatio­n, call Sandy at 559-310-3569.

CLASSES

THURSDAY t Exercise at the Portervill­e Senior Nutrition site is from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Monday through Thursday at 280 N. 4th St. Lunch is available each day at noon. Call the day prior for lunch reservatio­ns. For more informatio­n, call 7824725. t

Crack O’ Dawn Country-western Line Dancing classes are held from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday at the Old Santa Fe Depot (Senior Center), 280 N. Fourth St. All ages are welcome. Beginners on Monday and Wednesday; intermedia­tes on Tuesday and Thursday. Cost is $5 per day or $100 for 24 sessions. For more informatio­n call Sylvia at 202-9105. Orientatio­n for becoming a CASA volunteer advocate is held Mondays at 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays at noon, except for holidays. Call for orientatio­n location. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. For more informatio­n, call 6254007 or www.casatulare­co. org. Parenting Class in Spanish is at 6 p.m. each Thursday at the Family Crisis Center, 211 N. Main St., Portervill­e. For more informatio­n, call 781-7462. 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

THURSDAY t A Thursday Night

Dance is held each Thursday at the Veterans Hall, 1900 W. Olive Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m. and dancing starts at 7 p.m. with music by Jerry Hall and Trick Shot. For more informatio­n, call 791-7695. t

Boppy Time is from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. each Thursday at the Portervill­e Public Library at 41 W. Thurman Ave.

MEETINGS

t Mothers of Preschool

ers meets at 9 a.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at the Portervill­e Church of the Nazarene.

SUPPORT

THURSDAY t AA Springvill­e meets Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lighthouse Chapel at 35811 Rio Vista Dr. For more informatio­n, call 542-0800. Al-anon meetings are held Thursdays, except holidays, at 5:30 p.m. at 348 N. G St., Portervill­e. The Portervill­e Public Library has Al-anon and Alateen books available. Call 7848636 if you have any questions. This meeting is for adults only. AA meets each Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Portervill­e 12-Step Recovery Club at 186 N. D St. at the corner of D and Walnut. For more informatio­n, call 539-3814. Gamblers Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. each Thursday at Portervill­e Church of the Nazarene, 2005 W. Olive Ave. For more informatio­n, call Dave Snow at 359-1365. A support group for family caregivers is held the third Thursday of each month from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Valley Caregiver Resource Center at 201 N. F Street in Tulare.

FRIDAY

tportervil­le Elks Lodge

TGIF dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. every Friday at the lodge on the corner of Main Street and Morton Avenue. The first Friday of the month is steak night. Cost varies. Public welcome. For more informatio­n, call 784-1342.

ONGOING

tthe Portervill­e Histori

cal 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. tthe

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.

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