Events calendar - Oct. 2

Today

*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

Monday

*”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]

Tuesday

*Books and Babies: “Wiggles and Giggles” — 10:30 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Open ages 0-3. Information: 575-356-3940

*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 –Greyhound Stadium, ENMU, Portales. Coordinated by Dustin Seifert. Stadium opens at noon; 15 area bands will be performing at half hour intervals from 12:50-8:40 p.m. Free and open to the public. Information: enmu.edu/GSClassic or 575-562-2377

*Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math): Creating Circuits — 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

*Tiny Tots storytime – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840

*Preschool storytime: “Blast Off!” — 10:30 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Information: 575-356-3940

*Stitch Addicts stitch group – 1:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687

*Teens and Tweens Programming: Banned book reading challenge and discussion – 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

Thursday

*Preschool storytime: “Blast Off!” — 6 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. (Use the doors facing the pool.) Information: 575-356-3940

*Clovis-Carver Public Library Page Turners Book Club — 6:30 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Discussion of “The Arctic Fury: A Novel” by Greer Macallister. Information: 575-763-9687

*Clovis-Carver Public Library Young Adult Book Club – 6:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840

Friday

*Friends of Clovis-Carver Public Library used book sale – 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. All books 2 for $1. Information: 575-769-7840

*Clovis Evening Lion's Club Gun, Knife & Coin Show – 1-7 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. $5 general admission; $4 active-duty military. Food, venders, raffle. On-site security. Federal Firearms License dealers on-site. Information: Joel Edwards at 575-749-2855

Saturday

*Clovis Municipal Schools Cross Country 5K run/walk – Hillcrest Park, 1001 Sycamore St., Clovis. Cost $34. Same day registration opens 7:30 a.m .; run/walk begins at 8 a.m. Proceeds to benefit school cross country team. Online pre-registration available at https://gofan.co/app/events/710273?schoolId=NM12116. Information: 575-769-4350, ext.1023

*Volunteer workday to improve veterans’ graves — 8 a.m., Portales Cemetery, 1600 E. Third St., Portales. Meet by the maintenance shed in the cemetery. Bring gloves, shovels, prybars, wheelbarrows, 5-gallon buckets. Information: call or text Randy Dunson, American Legion Post 31 Commander, at 575-760-3341, or email at [email protected]

*Swap and Shop community sale – 8 a.m.-noon, Highland Plaza parking lot, 100 E. Manana, Clovis. Cost is $20 to reserve a space; limited to 35 spaces; proceeds from space sales benefit Monarch Formals. A space includes room to park one vehicle and set up three tables; sellers keep profits. Spaces must be paid by 5 p.m. Oct. 7; and set up by 8 a.m. Oct. 8. Information: 575-749-8177

*Friends of Clovis-Carver Public Library used book sale – 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. All books 2 for $1. Information: 575-769-7840

*Clovis Evening Lion's Club Gun, Knife & Coin Show – 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. $5 general admission; $4 active-duty military. Food, venders, raffle. On-site security. Federal Firearms License dealers on-site. Information: Joel Edwards at 575-749-2855

*20th annual Atlatl Competition and Open House – Blackwater Draw National Historic Landmark, 508 NM 467, Portales. Gates open 9 a.m .; competition begins at 10 a.m. Presentation by site director Dr. Brendon Asher at 1 p.m. inside the interpretive center. Free admission; food and raffle tickets available with profits to benefit Mu Alpha Nu Anthropology Club. Information: 575-562-2202

*Stop Domestic Violence: Turning Struggle into Strength awareness event – 11 a.m.-3 p.m., parking lot, Hartley House, 900 N. Main St., Clovis. Music, food, face painting, bounce house, information on available resources. Information: 575-762-0050

*Origami in the craft room – 1 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840

*Local author Patricia Munson will sign copies of her book "Lessons Learned" 3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis.

Oct. 9

*Clovis Evening Lion's Club Gun, Knife & Coin Show – 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. $5 general admission; $4 active-duty military. Food, venders, raffle. On-site security. Federal Firearms License dealers on-site. Information: Joel Edwards at 575-749-2855

*Wind Symphony in concert – 3 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Dustin Seifert and Sidney Shuler, conductors. Information: 575-562-2377

Oct. 10

*Stitch Addicts stitch group – 6:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687

Oct. 11

*Deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election – To register online or by mail, visit NMVote.org. To register in person, fill out a form at your home county clerk’s office. Information: NMVote.org; Curry County Clerk’s office at 575-763-5591; Roosevelt County Clerk’s office at 575-356-8562

*Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math): 3D Art — 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

*Quilters’ Tuesday – 5:30 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Pre-registration required to assure adequate workspaces. Quilters must supply own materials and sewing machines. Pre-register or information: Sara at 575-763-9687

Oct. 12

*Tiny Tots storytime – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840

*Portales Public Library preschool storytime: Firehouse Fun — 10:30 a.m., meet at the Portales Fire Department, 301 S. Ave. C, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940

*Teens and Tweens Programming: Game On: Board games and Xbox one free play – 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

Ongoing

*“oneric-dreams” art exhibition – through Oct. 14, Runnels Gallery, Golden Student Success Center, Portales. Art by Devon Segura and Deus X. Open during regular building hours. Information: 575-562-2189

*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

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