LOCAL CALENDAR

Tuesday Wednesday September 11-12

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. 1071.

CLUBS

TUESDAY Pack 139 Cub Scouts, ages 6 to 11, meets 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Boy Scouts, ages 11 and older, meet from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The meetings are held each Tuesday at the Scout Shack just north of and behind the Barn Theater in Porterville. Call Jeannette Dees at 310-0808 for more information.

Breakfast Lions Club

meets at 6:45 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Elks Lodge at 386 N. Main St. in Porterville. Rotary Club meets at noon on Tuesdays at El Nuevo Mexicali II Restaurant at 640 N. Prospect St. in Porterville.

The Porterville Democratic Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at the Pizza Factory. The business meeting is from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., preceded by no-host dining at 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY

SETCO Republican

Women have a speaker and luncheon the second Wednesday of each month at El Nuevo Mexicali II Restaurant, 640 N. Prospect St., Porterville. Cost is $15. Reservations must be made by the Monday before the meeting. For more information call 793-2540.

CLASSES

Porterville Art Association Children’s Art Classes are taught by Jonell Mauck on September 12, 19, and 26; October 3, 10, and 19 of 2018 at 151 North Main Street, Porterville, CA 93257 from 2-4:00 p.m. Please call Jonell Mauck at 559-3590927 for more information.

TUESDAY

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.

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.

Parenting Classes in English are at 4 and 6 p.m. each Tuesday at the Family Crisis Center, 211 N. Main St., Porterville. For more information, call 781-7462. Tai Chi class is from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays at The Center, 35621 Highway 190, Springville. For more information, call Jim Pyles at 539-3243.

WEDNESDAY

Healthy Hearts Senior Exercise meets at 9 a.m. each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, excluding holidays, at the Porterville Church of the Nazarene. Pilates-yogilates classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays at Balance by Design CORE Fitness,109 N. Main St. in Porterville. Call Michele Stewart-buller at 310-1155 for class times.

ENTERTAINMENT

TUESDAY

preschool Storyhour is each Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Porterville Public Library, 41 W. Thurman Ave. For more information, call 784-0177. Bilingual Story Time is at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays at 41 W. Thurmond Avenue. Enjoy children’s stories read in Spanish and English. For more information, call 7917691. Bingo is offered by the Porterville Elks Lodge with the doors opening at 5 p.m. each Tuesday on the corner of Main Street and Morton Avenue. The earlybird game starts at 6:45 p.m. Buy-in is $15. For more information, call 784-1342. Mexican bingo or loteria at the Senior Nutrition site is from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at 466 E. Putnam Ave. The game uses images on a deck of cards instead of numbers on ping pong balls. Lunch is available each day at noon. Call the day prior for lunch reservations. For more information, call 7824725. WEDNESDAY Mexican bingo or loteria at the Senior Nutrition site is from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at 466 E. Putnam Ave. The game uses images on a deck of cards instead of numbers on ping pong balls. Lunch is available each day at noon. Call the day prior for lunch reservations. For more information, call 7824725.

open studio for budding artists is offered by the Porterville Art Association from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Wednesday at the Art Association office at 151 N. Main St. It will be open to experienced and inexperienced artists who are interested in painting with others or are interested in learning new or different types of techniques or materials. An art instructor will be available for individual instruction and to critique work. There will also be a show of the work every six months. The open studio is open to anyone. For more information, call Rebecca Haigh at 784-1766. The Porterville Art Association gallery is located at 151 N. Main St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and admission is free. Art work is changed every two months. The gift shop features items hand-crafted by members. For more information, call 784-4323.

MEETINGS

Tule River Parkway Association meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the Porterville Historical Museum. For more information, email tulerivergarden@gmail.com.

SUPPORT

TUESDAY

Celebrate Recovery meets at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday at 1222 N. Prospect St., Porterville. For more information, call 310-2719 or 784-0858. AA meets each Tuesday from noon to 1 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. Men’s AA meets each Tuesday from 7:30 p.m. to 9 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. Weight Watchers meets every Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express, 840 S. Jaye St., Porterville . WEDNESDAY A Bereavement Support Group — Understanding Your Grief — meets each Wednesday morning from 10 a.m. to noon at the First Baptist Church, 101 N. G St., Porterville. For more information, call 784-1620 or 783-2183. AA meets each Wednesday from noon to 1 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. A free kidney support group meets from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Kaweah Delta Dialysis Center, 5040 W. Tulare Ave., Visalia. Information is also available in Spanish. For more information, call 6886804. Valley Adult Day Services offers a Peer-to-peer Caregiver Support Group. Caregivers can ask questions, discuss issues associated with care-giving, and seek support from people in similar situations. Cheri Taylor, MA, Executive Director of PADS, facilitates the discussions. The group meets every first and third Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at VADS at 227 E. Date Ave. in Porterville. For more information or to reserve your attendance, call 783-9815.