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.
Friday
COMMUNITY
Chico Library: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. All in-person services suspended, but accepting returns and curbside service for holds and pickups. Call for pickup times. Reserve items in online library accounts, by phone or email. www.buttecounty.net/bclibrary/Contact, 552-5652, option 2.
Chico Seed Orchard: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Pedestrian gate open daily. Main gate closed. One-mile trail through botanical area in Edgar Slough. Keep dogs leashed. No water, one restroom. 2741 Cramer Lane. Search online for more information: Mendocino National Forest, Chico
Seed Orchard.
Gateway Science Museum: Virtual access to variety of activities to do at home: Virtual Curiosity, Garden Detectives, Wildlife Wonders, Science Signs, Museum Without Walls (MWOW archives) and Fossil Friday (Jake shows how to do prep work and tools that go into uncovering and unearthing real fossils). Chico. 898-4121. csuchico. edu/gateway.
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area: Sunrise to sunset. 9,100 acres of fields, riparian areas, ponds and waterways. Exhibits, self-guided nature trail, fishing, hunting; shelter for 300+ species of resident and migrant birds, mammals. Gray Lodge Auto Tour Loop near parking lot 14 closed until October. 3207Rutherford Road, Gridley. 846-7500.
Faith Lutheran Church:
1 p.m. COVID-19 Phone Prayer Group. To join, email billaugros@gmail.com. Museum of Northern California Art (monca): Videos of the current exhibition, “Unbroken Legacies: Northern California Art Glass.” Online, exhibition discussion questions and art scavenger hunt available at monca.org, monca’s Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, newsletter. Newsletter signup at monca.org. 487-7272.
Vitalant Blood Drive: 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. blood donation, 6:45 a.m.-1 p.m. platelet donation, 6:45-1 p.m. source plasma donation. 555 Rio Lindo Ave. Call 877-258-4825 or 8935433 to confirm today’s hours.
HEALTH, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Al-Anon and Alateen: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Living with literature AFG. Chico: First Christian Church, 295E. Washington Ave. Room 5. al-anon.alateen.org. (1:30-2:30 p.m. Living with literature AFG. Email alanon.nc.d3@gmail.com for a Zoom invitation. zoom.us. 342-5756.
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services: To talk to a crisis counselor, call the 24-hour crisis/referral line, 1-800-895-8476. Temporary restraining order help for victims of domestic violence is available for free. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday for appointments, individual counseling 343-7711. catalystdvservices.org. Northern Valley Talk Line: 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 855582-5554.
Queer Autters: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Through Stonewall Alliance, this group is for anyone on the autism spectrum who identifies as LGBTQ+. Join via Zoom, call 893-3336, email center@stonewallchico.org or visit stonewallchico.com. HIV and Hepatitis C Testing: By appointment Through Stonewall Alliance. 358E. Sixth
St. Donations accepted. 893-3336, email center@ stonewallchico.org or visit stonewallchico.com. Mental Health Peer Support: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Peer support specialists are available for video chat, self-help support groups and resources. Butte County Department of Behavioral Health. Join by phone, computer or other device. Zoom ID: 809274979. Phone: 720-707-2699 or 346-248-7799.
Narcotics Anonymous: Noon. Just for Today Daily Meditation; 7 p.m. Chico NA at 208W. East Ave., Ste. A. Park in back. 6 p.m. Bidwell Group NA at 1095East Ave. Rotating format.
Celebrate Recovery: 7-9 p.m. Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2869 Cohasset Road. 12-step Christ-centered study groups; overcome hurts, habits, hang-ups, selfdestructive behaviors. 354-2729. Also Mondays. Weekly.