Events calendar - May 31

Monday

• In-person registration and supply pick-up for Portales Public Library 2020 virtual summer reading program — 10 a.m.-noon, and 4-5:30 p.m., outside of the Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Packets and supplies available for activities taking place during June and July for children ages 0-18. To request a curbside pickup at a different time, call 575-356-3940.

Tuesday

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program — Alchemy and Art: “Mad Hatters and Origami Rabbits” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Crafts/experiments for second-sixth graders. Materials available in advance for curbside pickup while supplies last. Information: 575-356-3940

• Clovis-Carver Public Library presents Andy Mason in concert — 11 a.m., live on the Clovis-Carver Public Library Facebook page. Information: 575-769-7840

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program for teens — Fantastical Self-Portraits — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Programming for ages 13-18; materials available in advance for curbside pickup while supplies last. Information: 575-356-3940

• “Commodification of Cars, Consumers, and Alcohol: Advertisers’ Tricks We Hope Will Fool Us” — 2-3 p.m., ENMU Reads Facebook page. Online critique by Darrel Roe of TV commercial advertisers showing and analyzing numerous online videos. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/

Wednesday

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program — Once Upon a Storytime: “Once Upon a Bean” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Preschool storytime and craft. Materials available in advance for curbside pickup while supplies last. Information: 575-356-3940

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program for teens — Movie Madness — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Programming for ages 13-18. Information: 575-356-3940

• “Honoring Dr. Jack Williamson, the Dean of Science Fiction” — 2-3 p.m., ENMU Reads Facebook page. Chancellor Patrice Caldwell talks about the life and works of the late Jack Williamson in a KENW-TV interview from November 2015. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/

Thursday

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program — Virtual Troubadour: Science Spectrum presents “Is It Fact or Science Fiction?” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Open to all ages. Information: 575-356-3940

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program for teens — Virtual Troubadour: Science Spectrum presents “Is It Fact or Science Fiction?” — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Open to ages 13-18. Information: 575-356-3940

• ENMU Jazz Band in concert — 6-7:30 p.m., ENMU Reads Facebook page. Video performance from Jan. 26, 2019. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/

Saturday

• 575 Foodie Fest social distance food truck race — 11 a.m.-4 p.m., various locations in Clovis. Pre-register by May 23 at https://www.facebook.com/events/237308917354006/. The $20 registration fee includes a t-shirt that will be delivered by June 3. Participants (wearing masks) are invited to wear 575 Foodie Fest Dash t-shirt and take self photos with every participating food truck at their home locations. First-person to submit al photos at once wins the dash and grand prize. Information: 575 Foodie Fest Facebook page

June 9

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program — Alchemy and Art: “Virtual Escape Rooms” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Crafts/experiments for second-sixth graders. Materials available in advance for curbside pickup while supplies last. Information: 575-356-3940

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program for teens — Mythological Markers — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Programming for ages 13-18; materials available in advance for curbside pickup while supplies last. Information: 575-356-3940

June 10

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program — Once Upon a Storytime: “This Little Piggy” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Preschool storytime and craft. Materials available in advance for curbside pickup while supplies last. Information: 575-356-3940

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program for teens — Stop Motion Storytelling — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Programming for ages 13-18. Information: 575-356-3940

June 11

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program — Virtual Troubadour: Andy Mason in concert — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Open to all ages. Information: 575-356-3940

• Portales Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program for teens — Movie Madness — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library Facebook page. Open to ages 13-18. Information: 575-356-3940

June 12

• United States Department of Agriculture Farmers to Families free milk distribution — 9 a.m., north side JC Penney parking lot, North Plains Mall, 2809 N. Prince St., Clovis. Sarah Farms in partnership with the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico will provide one box (two gallons) of milk per household with a maximum of two households per vehicle, while supplies last. Open eligibility for all residents of Eastern New Mexico and West Texas with no questions asked. Non-profit organizations with existing feeding programs may request cases of milk ahead of the event. To request a donation, please contact [email protected].

To volunteer for the event, sign up at http://www.volunteerenm.org. Information: Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico at 575-763-6130 or email [email protected]

June 16

• Blood drive — 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Courthouse Café, 109 S. Main Ave., Portales. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

June 24

• Blood drive — 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Bloodmobile, Roosevelt General Hospital, 42121 Highway 70, Portales. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

June 26

• Blood drive — 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

Ongoing

• Sign up for the new Roosevelt County emergency and weather notification system at https://signup.hyper-reach.com/hyper_reach/sign_up_page_2/?id=98185 — Hyper-Reach will automatically call listed landline number for community alerts, but signup is required to receive weather alerts. The system also allows individuals to sign up unlisted landline numbers and cell phone numbers to receive notifications. Information: 575-356-5307

• Clovis-Carver Public Library virtual summer reading program — No registration necessary. Visit the library’s Facebook page for ongoing activities. Information: Ashley Maestas at [email protected] or 575-763-9683

• Online events for children and adults on the ENMU Reads Facebook page — Follow the page for children’s story hours and programming for all ages. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/

• Registration for Portales Public Library’s virtual summer reading program — Registration may be completed by emailing [email protected] with the following information: name, address, phone, age, grade in August, independent reader or family reader. Information may also be submitted through Facebook Messenger to the “Portales Public Library” or by calling the library.

Once registered, each child will receive a bag with all the information and some basic supplies to get started. Bags and supplies are available first come, first serve, while supplies last. Information: Sarah Victor at 575-356-3940

• Free virtual troop meetings for Girl Scout Daisies through Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails — Information and sign up:  https://www.nmgirlscouts.org/en/about-girl-scouts/join/daisy-flower-party.html

• Covid 19 recovery fund — assistance available from United Way of Eastern New Mexico to help with housing, utilities, food, etc. To learn more, call 2-1-1 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

To place an item on the events calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: [email protected]