Editor’s note: Many events are canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We recommend contacting the event host before attending to check.
WEDNESDAY
Events
Chico Wednesday farmers market: 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. North Valley Plaza parking lot, Pillsbury Road, adjacent to Sportsman’s Warehouse and CVS.
Community
Chico library: Tuesday to Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Call for curbside service for holds, pickups. Reserve items in-person, online, 552-5652, ChicoBCLibrary@buttecounty. 1-888-538-7198, Literacy@buttecounty.net. No CFOL donations. Limited computer use. E-Resources 24/7. Information, buttecounty.net/bclibrary. 1108 Sherman Ave.
Durham library: Noon-6 p.m. Same services, guidelines, phone numbers as Chico library. 2545 Durham-Dayton Hwy. 552-5652. Durhambclibrary@buttecounty.net.
Chico Creek Nature Center: 9 a.m.-noon. Janeece Webb Living Animal Museum, Nature Play Room. Kristie’s Nature Lab, Howard S. Tucker Exhibit Hall for programs by reservation. Admission free to members, $4 adults, $2 children, students and seniors. 1968 E. Eighth St. 891-4671, info@bidwellpark.org. Board meets 5:30 p.m. in Kristie’s lab on third Wednesdays in March, June, September and December.
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area: Sunrise to sunset. 9,100 acres of fields, riparian areas, ponds and waterways, self-guided nature trail, fishing, hunting; shelter for 300+ species of resident and migrant birds, mammals. 3207 Rutherford Road, Gridley. 846-7500.
Faith Lutheran Church: 1 p.m. COVID-19 Phone Prayer Group. To join, email billaugros@gmail.com.
Gateway Science Museum: Virtual tours at www.csuchico.edu/gateway and social media platforms, from astronomy to zoology. Recorded lectures, fun videos, downloadable activity sheets. Hands-on science kits available in the Lending Library for weekly check out to K-12 teachers, home-schools and families.
Museum of Northern California Art (monca): 900 The Esplanade. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Open. Facemasks, social distancing and 25 percent capacity. Pop-Up museum tour, “Veterans Voices.” Also Maria Alquilar Collection. Admission $5 adults; members, students, children free entry. www.monca.org. 487-7272.
Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology: Virtual. “Fire and Water Elements of Change.” Examines planetary consequences brought on by climate crises. Activities, online learning for families, K-12 learners and college students. csuchico.edu/anthmuseum/virtual-learning/virtual-exhibits. 898-5397.
Janet Turner Print Museum: “Janet Turner Unwavering Naturalist.” Noon to 4 p.m. 898-4476.
Vitalant Blood Drive: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. blood donation, 7:45 a.m.-1:30 p.m. plasma donation, 8 a.m.-12:45 p.m. platelet donation, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. source Plasma Donation. 555 Rio Lindo Ave. Call 877-258-4825 or 893-5433 to confirm hours.
Paradise Irrigation District meeting: 6:30-9 p.m. Visit pidwater.com/meetings. In-person and online. Discussion of business and policy decisions addressed. Board room, 6332 Clark Road. cpark@paradiseirrigation.com.
Health, Emotional Support
Al-Anon: 9-10 a.m. Back to Basics. Email alanon.nc.d3@gmail.com for Zoom invitation. 334-6734. Alateens welcome. northerncaliforniaal-anon.org.
Catalyst Domestic Violence Services: To talk to a crisis counselor, call 24-hour crisis/referral line, 1-800-895-8476. Free temporary restraining order help for victims of domestic violence. Call 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday for appointments, individual counseling 343-7711. catalystdvservices.org.
Iversen Wellness & Recovery Center: 492 Rio Lindo Ave. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. By appointment and Zoom. COVID screening, temperature checks, masks, distancing. Zoom 9 a.m. Thriving With Depression; 10-10:50 a.m.; 12-Step; 2 p.m. Meditation. Dial in 408-638-0968. Password 8793311. Meeting ID 441-359-7014. In-person 11 a.m. Schizophrenia Support; Noon, Recovery Around the World; 1 p.m. Optimism & Positivity. Must be 18+. Computer Lab 10 a.m.-1 p.m. by appointment, 879-3311. Wellness, 879-3311. iversen@nvcss.org or nvcss.org/programs/iversen.
Emotions Anonymous Group: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Faith Lutheran Church, Room 7, 667 East First Ave. 570-9010.
HIV and Hepatitis C Testing: Through Stonewall Alliance by appointment. Donations accepted. 893-3336, center@stonewallchico.org or stonewallchico.com.
Northern Valley Talk Line: 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Non-crisis peer to peer telephone service to the community seven days a week. 1-855-582-5554. Partners with Butte County Department of Behavioral Health and Tehama County Health Service Agency.
Head and Neck Cancer Support Group: Group keeps in touch through an informal network contact list. Call 332-3856 to get the list and receive updates.
Alcoholics Anonymous: Meet times, locations or to talk to recovering alcoholic, 342-5756. aabutte-glenn.org.
Narcotics Anonymous: Meetings, activities and services in Butte County cities, visit greaterbuttena.org/meetings for current Zoom and in-person meetings. 24-hour hotline 1-877-669-1669.
Recovery International: 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Focuses on symptoms, not diagnoses, of mental health and nervous disorders; stress, tension, anxiety, panic, mood disorders, fatigue, anger. Register 1-619-383-2084 or email Debbie @recoveryinternational.org. Temporary phone meetings if community meetings closed.
Submit calendar listings, corrections or updates by email calendar@chicoer.com or mail Enterprise-Record, P.O. Box 9, Chico, CA, 95927.
