Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Today
*Autumn Kinchloe junior oboe recital – 3 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. In collaboration with Kayla Liechty, piano, and Mycah Smith, oboe. Also available on livestream at enmu.edu/MusicPerformances. Information: 575-562-2377
Monday
*Coffee with the President — 9 a.m., live on the ENMU Alumni Association Facebook page. Join ENMU President Patrice Caldwell for a virtual welcome to Homecoming week at ENMU; questions may be submitted in the comments section of the page ahead of the event. Information: 575-562-2125
*Women United Luncheon — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Program by Melva Devenport, “Mother of an Addict.” Luncheon served at noon. Tickets: $20 for Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) members and their guests; $25 for non-members. RSVP at http://www.unitedwayenm.org/luncheon. Information: 575-769-2103
*Stitch Addicts stitch group – 6:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687
Tuesday
*Icons and Symbols of the Border – 2 p.m., Sandia Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Presentation by regional artist Diana Molina. Co-sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council. Information: Hispanic Affairs at 575-562-2451 or email [email protected]
*Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math): Wii Mario Kart Tournament — 4:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Open to kindergarten-sixth grade. Information: 575-356-3940
Wednesday
*Preschool storytime “Fall into Storytime” — 10:30 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Information: 575-356-3940
Thursday
*Quivera Coalition Weaver Ranch Field Day: Reversing the Dust Bowl – 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Weaver Ranch, Causey. Free but registration required at https://quiviracoalition.org/events/weaver/. Information: [email protected] or 505-820-2544
*Teens and Tweens Programming: Movie Madness: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (PG, 150 minutes) – 4:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Open to ages 9-18. Information: 575-356-3940
*Author E. Joe Brown at the Word Wall – 6 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. An evening of story and song. Presented by CCPL Adult Services. Information: [email protected] or 575-763-9687
*Preschool storytime “Fall into Storytime” — 6 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Information: 575-356-3940
*ENMU Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking presents “Wait Until Dark” – 7 p.m., Mainstage, University Theatre Center, ENMU, Portales. Directed by Joshua Blackwood. $10 general admission; $7 active military and senior citizens (60 and up); free for ENMU students with valid ID. Information: 575-562-2711
*Gigi Bella Slam Poetry – 7 p.m., Greyhound Lounge, ENMU Campus Union Building basement, Portales. Join Gigi Bella, ENMU alumna, and award-winning performance poet, artist, and social justice activist for an evening of spoken word poetry. Information: Hispanic Affairs at 575-562-2451 or email [email protected]
Friday
*ENMU Homecoming golf tournament - 8 a.m.-noon, Colonial Park Golf Course, 1300 Colonial Parkway, Clovis. Registration opens at 6:45 a.m. Four-person teams; $350 per team, includes lunch. Door prizes, silent auction. Information: Andrea Lott at 575-562-2153
*Umberson Celebration of Life – 10:30 a.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Honoring the life of the late George Umberson, former ENMU choral director and ENMU alumnus. Featuring ENMU Chamber Singers. No-host lunch to follow in the ENMU Campus Union Building. Information: 575-562-2377
*ENMU Homecoming alumni barbecue - 4:30–6:30 p.m., President’s Home, 1600 W. Cherry St., Portales. Information or to RSVP: 575-562-2125
*ENMU Homecoming bonfire and pep rally – 6:30 p.m., Greyhound Arena, ENMU, Portales. Information: 575-562-2125
*ENMU Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking presents “Wait Until Dark” – 7 p.m., Mainstage, University Theatre Center, ENMU, Portales. Directed by Joshua Blackwood. $10 general admission; $7 active military and senior citizens (60 and up); free for ENMU students with valid ID. Information: 575-562-2711
*ENMU Alumni Mix and Mingle featuring music by The Hamiltons – 8-10 p.m., Enchantment Vineyards, 2102 E. Third St., Portales. Information or to RSVP: 575-562-2125
Saturday
*ENMU Homecoming Parade – 11 a.m., US Highway 70 from downtown to ENMU, Portales. Information: 575-562-2125
*Tai Chi Easy & Qigong workshop – 10-11 a.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Free but limited to 25 participants. Information: Information: 575-769-7840
*16th annual golf tournament to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities – 8 a.m., Colonial Park golf course, 1300 Colonial Parkway, Clovis. Entry fee $100 per player; lunch provided. Information: Robyn Snowberger at 575-799-2824
*County wide rummage sale – 8 a.m.-noon, outdoors by Brady’s Water Well Service, NM 206, Dora. Buy, sell, swap. Bring your own tables; make your own change. Information: 575-760-8805
*2022 Clovis Wings-n-Wheels – 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Clovis Regional Airport, 459 County Rd 11.5, Texico. Car and aircraft show, music, food. Free admission. Online registration available at flyclovisnm.com. Information: 575-763-9618
*ENMU Homecoming tailgate party – 3 p.m., Greyhound Stadium, ENMU, Portales. Information: 575-562-2125
*Shatter the Silence Fight Night for suicide awareness – 4 p.m., Roy Walker Community Center, 316 W. Second St., Clovis. Weigh-ins 8-11 a.m .; physicals 1 p.m .; doors open 3 p.m .; fights begin 4 p.m. Adults $15; military with ID $13; children 5-12 $10; under 5 free. Information: 575-769-7868
*ENMU Homecoming game versus Central Washington University – 6 p.m., Greyhound Stadium, ENMU, Portales. Information: 575-562-2125
*International Observe the Moon Night – 7-9:30 p.m., parking lot, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Sponsored by the Clovis Astronomy Club and the library. Kid-friendly event with telescope viewing. Information: Information: 575-769-7840
*ENMU Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking presents “Wait Until Dark” – 7 p.m., Mainstage, University Theatre Center, ENMU, Portales. Directed by Joshua Blackwood. $10 general admission; $7 active military and senior citizens (60 and up); free for ENMU students with valid ID. Information: 575-562-2711
Sunday
*ENMU Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking presents “Wait Until Dark” – 2 p.m., Mainstage, University Theatre Center, ENMU, Portales. Directed by Joshua Blackwood. $10 general admission; $7 active military and senior citizens (60 and up); free for ENMU students with valid ID. Information: 575-562-2711
Oct. 3
*”La Llorona, the Wailing Woman” – 2 p.m., Sandia Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Well-known Spanish folklore brought to life with performance and songs by Rosalía de Aragón, actress and vocalist. Co-sponsored with New Mexico Humanities Council. Information: Hispanic Affairs at 575-562-2451 or email [email protected]
Oct. 4
*Blood drive — 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Bloodmobile, ENMRSH, Inc., 2700 E. Seventh St., Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825
*Green and Silver Classic Marching Band Festival – time TBA, Greyhound Stadium, ENMU, Portales. Coordinated by Dustin Seifert. Information: enmu.edu/GSClassic or 575-562-2377
Ongoing
*Britta Urness exhibition“Manifest Folly” – through Thursday, Eula Mae Edwards Museum and Gallery, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Monoprints, drawings, paintings. To check availability or visit the exhibit, call 575-769-4932 or 575-769-4144
*The Remnant Trust display of old and rare manuscripts – through December 9, Golden Student Success Center, ENMU, Portales. Traveling collection of manuscripts and works dealing with individual liberty and human dignity. Individual appointments and class tours also available for those who would like to handle the documents. Information: http://www.enmu.edu/RemnantTrust or 575-562-2624
*Clovis and Portales Farmer’s Markets – locally grown fresh fruit and vegetables. Clovis Farmers’ Market – 8 a.m. Saturdays and 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Dillard’s parking lot, North Plains Mall, 2809 N. Prince St., Clovis. Portales Farmers’ Market – 5 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, corner of South Avenue B and West First Street, Portales. Information: Margie Plummer at 575-356-3565
*Pintores Art League Artist of the Month displaying for September and October at Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis, is Lois Snyder with oils and watercolors. Information: 806-946-9221
*Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) provides regular food distributions to Clovis and Portales. Income eligibility requirements apply. Information: http://www.fbenm.org or 575-763-6130
To place an item on the events calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: [email protected]
