LOCAL CALENDAR

Tuesday Wednesday October 30-31

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 3100808 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 Rollin’ Relics Car Club meets at 6 p.m. the last Tuesday of each month at different locations. For more information, call 359-6099. CLASSES

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 782-4725.

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

tpreschool 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 791-7691. 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 782-4725. WEDNESDAY

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

TUESDAY Tulare County Resource Family Approval, previously known as Foster Care Licensing, offers orientations twice per month for prospective Resource families. Orientations are held from 6 to 9 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays at the Professional Development Center, 4031 W. Noble Ave. Entrance is at the bottom of the two-story building next to Employment Connection. Orientations are held on the second floor. The door will be locked at 6 p.m. People who are interested in helping will need to attend one orientation meeting, and meet requirements such as being at least 18 years old, being financially able to support their own family, having no criminal record and a clear health screening and being certified in CPR and first aid. To schedule a personal orientation, or for more information, call 623-0581.

SUPPORT

TUESDAY Celebrate Recovery meets at 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday at 1222 N. Prospect St., Porterville. For more information, call 3102719 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.

ONGOING

The Porterville Historical Museum, is located at 257 N. D Street. As of September 1st the Museum’s Winter hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10 am - 4 pm. The Porterville Historical Museum is located at 257 N. D Street. Admission is $5.00 for Adults, $1.00 for Student and children six under are free. Friends of the Museum and Sponsors are also free. For more information call 784-2053, you can visit our website: www.portervillemuseum.org or check us out on Facebook. The Zalud House Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for children. The garden is available for special events. For more information, call 782-7548 or the Heritage Center at 791-7695.