LOCAL CALENDAR

ONGOING TUESDAY

The Tule River Historical Museum is open to the public from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays with no admission charge. The museum houses a collection of vintage lumber mill and farm equipment. Antiques from local families are on display in the 1860 Murphy House and in the main museum. For more information, contact Betty Harding at 539-6314.

FRIDAY

Lindsay Night Market has started for the 2018 season, and will continue through the fall. The market is held each Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in downtown Lindsay. It features food, vendors and other activities.

Main Street concert series is held each Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Centennial Park across from City Hall. The concerts, which feature local talent, are free. Attendees are advised to bring a lawn chair or blanket.

First Christian Church

holds Breaking of the Bread women’s ministry every Friday night at 5:30 p.m. The breaking of bread celebration includes potlucks, worship, craft projects and fellowship. These meetings take place at First Christian Church located at 1020 N. Prospect Street. For more information, call 784-1975.

SATURDAY

The Porterville City

Library holds introductory computer classes on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. For more information on services and programs, go to the Library at 41 W. Thurman Ave., call 784-0177, or visit www.portervillelibrary.org and www.facebook. com/portervillelibrary.

SUNDAY

The Tule River Historical Museum is open to the public from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays with no admission charge. The museum houses a collection of vintage lumber mill and farm equipment.

Antiques from local families are on display in the 1860 Murphy House and in the main museum. For more information, contact Betty Harding at 539-6314.

Veterans Benefit

Breakfast is from 8:30 to 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of every month at the Porterville Elks Lodge on the corner of Morton and Main. Public is welcome. For more information, call 784-1342.

UPCOMING NOVEMBER9,10

PHS Drama Dept. to present James and the

Giant Peach. The Porterville High School Drama Department transports us to a land of magic and make-believe as they present a musical version of the children’s fairy tale, James and the Giant Peach. There will be three public showings, with one evening show on Friday, November 9, at 7 p.m., and two performances on Saturday, November 10, at 2 p.m. Matinee, and 7 p.m. evening performance. Ticket prices are $1.00 for children and students, and $5.00 for adults. All shows will take place on the Frank “Buck” Shaffer Stage in the Porterville Memorial Auditorium located at 415 West Olive Avenue in Porterville. Tickets are available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m. For the evening performances and 1:30 p.m. For the Saturday matinee. For more information please call (559) 782-7279.

NOVEMBER10

Craft Sale. The First Missionary Baptist Church will b holding a craft sale on Saturday Nov. 10 from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. The chrch is located at 165 E. Putnam Ave, Porterville.

NOVEMBER10

Marine Breakfast at the

Cellar. Calling all past and present Marines! In honor of the Marines Corps birthday, The Cellar will be hosting a breakfast and cake cutting ceremony on Nov. 10. Marines from all walks of life are encouraged to attend this celebration. A traditional breakfast of toast with gravy and sausage will be served at 8 a.m. followed by a cake cutting ceremony. For more information or to reserve a spot, please contact Rick Carrillo at (559) 789-4469.

NOVEMBER16

Friday Speaker Meeting. Gary Lindquist DVM - Wildlife Photography. Join us for a wonderful photographic presentation by award winning local photographer, Gary Lindquist. Gary is a retired Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, an expert birder and very knowledgeable about interesting aspects of bird and animal behavior. Join us for this fun evening with one of our most accomplished and entertaining presenters. Meeting is at 7 pm at Tulare County Board of Supervisors Administration Building at 2800 W Burrel in Visalia. No host dinner at Marie Callender’s at 5:15 pm where you can usually meet the speaker.

NOVEMBER17

It Is Never too Late to

Write Your Book. Authors Marilyn Meredith and Shirley Hickman will discuss the writing process. Their books will be available for purchase. Event will be in the Conference Room at Centennial Plaza, 15 E. Thurman St. and will take place 10:30 to 12:00, November 17.

FEBRUARY 9

Coming to America. Ela Pandya will share her experiences of moving from India. The talk will take place in the Historical Room in the Public Library from 10:30 to 12:00, February 9.

MARCH 16

A Night Of Salsa. The University of California San Francisco - Alzheimer and Memory Center and the Porterville Valley Adult Day Services is proud to introduce a fresh and innovative event “A Night Of Salsa” where we are mixing salsa lessons with a dementia seminar and resource fair for the Hispanic population. The event will take place at the Porterville Valley Adult Day Services located at 227 E Oak Ave on Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 4-8 p.m. If your organization would like to set up a resource table please contact Andres Sviercovich at (310) 497-7654 or by email at asviercovich@fresno.ucsf.edu before December 1st to be including in the marketing materials.