Events calendar - Nov. 20

Today

*Blood drive — 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Chapel 2, Legacy Church-Clovis campus, 3401 N. Norris St., Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

*Community-wide Thanksgiving service – 6 p.m., Central Christian Church, 1528 S. Main St., Portales. Information: 575-760-1843

Monday

*Women Keep the Score: The ENMU percussion ensemble in concert – 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Featuring works by Andrea Venet, Emma O'Halloran, Alexis Lamb, and Juri Seo; Emily Salgado, director. Information: 575-562-2377

Wednesday

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

Thursday

*Thanksgiving

*Free community Thanksgiving meal – 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Ave. C, Portales. Volunteers also welcome. Information: August Cooper at 575-776-4121

Saturday

*Small Business Saturday – National initiative to encourage shoppers to support local businesses

Nov. 28

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

Nov. 29

*Books and Babies: “Mother Goose” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open ages 0-3. Information: 575-356-3940

*Blood drive — 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Hospitality Room, Wells Fargo Bank, 316 W. Second St., Portales. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

*Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math): Rowdy robots — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open to kindergarten-sixth grade. Information: 575-356-3940

*ENMU fall saxophone studio concert – 5 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Information: 575-562-2377

*Clovis Community Chorus Christmas concert – 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1501 N. Sycamore St., Clovis. Tami Martin, director; Sarah Sena, accompanist. Free. Information: https://www.facebook.com/ClovisCommunityChorus or [email protected]

*ENMU brass choir concert – 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Sidney Shuler, conductor. Information: 575-562-2377

Nov. 30

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

*Preschool storytime “If You Give A Mouse a Cookie” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. 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

*Healing Through Art by Diné – 2 p.m., Sandia Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Program by Delbert Anderson, New Mexico native from the Navajo Nation, about the healing aspects of improvisation and the commonalities of Native American history. Co-sponsored with the Music Department. Information: Native American Affairs at [email protected] or 575-562-2470

*Teens and Tweens Programming: Book discussion of “The Giver” by Lois Lowry – 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open to ages 9-18. Information: 575-356-3940

*Chamber Recital – 6 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU School of Music, Portales. Information: 575-562-2377

Dec. 1

*Portales High School Theatre and Drama Club presents “Puffs: Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” – 6 p.m., PHS Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Knoxville, Portales. By Matt Cox. Tickets at the door (cash only): $7 general admission; $5 military/students with ID; children 5 and under are free. Information: 575-356-7015

*Family Fort Night — 6 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940

*Little Miss Merry Christmas pageant – 6 p.m., Jake Lopez Building, 705 E. Lime St., Portales. Information: 575-356-8541

*ENMU Holiday Concert – 7 p.m., Ballroom, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Featuring all ensembles from the ENMU music program. Information: 575-562-2377

Dec. 2

*Christmas at the Farm – 4:30-7:30 p.m., Five Heart Farms, 371 Curry Road 10, Texico. Vendors, live music, photos with Santa, hayrides, food trucks. $5 admission; free for ages 2 and under. Information: https://www.fiveheartfarms.com/

*Portales High School Theatre and Drama Club presents “Puffs: Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” – 6 p.m., PHS Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Knoxville, Portales. By Matt Cox. Tickets at the door (cash only): $7 general admission; $5 military/students with ID; children 5 and under are free. Information: 575-356-7015

*36th annual Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Christmas Jubilee Light Parade – 6:30 p.m., Portales. Information: 575-356-8541

*ENMU Steel Band fall concert – 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Directed by Emily Salgado. Information: 575-562-2377

Dec. 3

*Christmas at the Farm – 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Five Heart Farms, 371 Curry Road 10, Texico. Vendors, live music, photos with Santa, hayrides, food trucks. $5 admission; free for ages 2 and under. Information: https://www.fiveheartfarms.com/

*Altrusa Holiday Happening – 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Ballroom, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Tickets $35 for individual; $200 for table of eight. Must be purchased in advance; no ticket sales at the door. Information or to inquire about possible last-minute tickets: Cozetta Moore at 575-356-8531

*Clovis MainStreet Christmas Light Parade – 6 p.m., Main Street from 14th Street south to Second Street, Clovis. Community Christmas tree will be lit at Seventh and Main Streets.

Dec. 6

*12th Annual Northeastern New Mexico Prairie Partners meeting – 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Quay County Fair Barn, Tucumcari. Registration $15 at the door; cash only. Sponsored by El Llano Estacado Resource, Conservation, & Development Council. RSVP by Nov. 29. Information or to RSVP: Send email to [email protected]

Dec. 7

*Curry County Cannabis Conference – 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Business meeting of New Mexico cannabis producers, manufacturers, retailers, entrepreneurs, politicians, regulators, service and equipment providers. Information: https://newmexicograss.com/

Dec. 8

*Portales Public Library Shelf Indulgence book club — 5:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Discussion of “We Were Never Here” by Andrea Bartz. Information: 575-356-3940

*A Brief History of Christmas Music – 6 p.m., Portales Fun Center, 1001 W. 18th St., Portales. Interactive one-hour program celebrating 400 years of Christmas music; presented by Andy Mason, with special guest Don Thomas. Skating special to follow the program. Information: 575-226-0441

Ongoing

*Kiwanis Club of Portales annual kids’ coat drive – through Dec. 2, Sweetwater’s at Landall’s, 421 S. Ave. C, Suite G, Portales. Donation bin available during regular business hours.

*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 

*Pintores Art League Artist of the Month displaying for November and December at Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis, is Veronica Geoff 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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