Events calendar – Dec. 31

Today

*Glow in the Dark midnight bowling – 8 p.m.-1 a.m., Portales Fun Center, 1001 W. 18th St., Portales. Information: 575-226-0440

Monday

*New Year’s Day

*2024 Freeze Your Bippie Ride – 11 a.m., American Legion Post #25, 2400 W. Seventh St., Clovis. Kickstands up at 11:30 a.m .; all you can eat lunch at noon for $10. Sponsored by VFW Post 9515 and American Legion Riders Chapter #2. Information: 575-763-5392

*Free meal – 4-9 p.m. (or until food is gone), Nurstead Mental Health, 300 Commerce Way, Clovis. Sandwiches, chips, cookies, and drinks. Information: 575-935-6262

Thursday

*Portales Public Library Shelf Indulgence book club — 5:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Discussion of “Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann. Information: 575-356-3940

Jan. 8

*Affordable housing plan town hall – 6-7:30 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Open discussion of housing needs in Clovis; facilitated by Consensus Planning. Information: email Claire Burroughes at [email protected] or Jackie Fishman at [email protected]

Jan. 10

*Teens and Tweens book discussion of “The 5th Wave” by Rick Yancey – 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open to ages 9-18. Copies available in the YA room for checkout. Information: 575-356-3940

Jan. 12

*Blood drive — 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Bloodmobile, Curry County Offices, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

Jan. 13

*33rd annual scholarship breakfast for the Clovis Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission – 9 a.m., Clovis High School cafeteria, 1900 N. Thornton St., Clovis. Tickets $15. Information: call Joyce Pollard at 575-762-2753 or Yvette Gardner Pickett at 575-749-4529, or email [email protected]

Jan. 18

*Blood drive — 9 a.m.-2 p.m., library, Portales High School, 201 S. Knoxville St., Portales. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

*City of Portales Town Hall water meeting – 5 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Water efficiency plan update on water. Meeting will be livestreamed on Facebook and available on the city YouTube channel on Jan. 19. Information: 575-356-6662

Jan. 19

*El Desayuno Kiwanis Chili Dinner – 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-7 p.m., Parkland Baptist Church, 921 Parkland, Clovis. Tickets: $10 adults; $5 for children under 10.

*Blood drive — noon-4 p.m., Bloodmobile, Calibers Shooters Sports Centers, LLC, 1654 US 60/84 West, Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

Jan. 23

*Blood drive — 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Bloodmobile, Wheatfields Estates, 4701 N. Prince St., Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

*New Year Bunco — 5:30 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. $25 per person, includes buffet dinner and game. Information: http://www.clovisciviccenter.com or 575-935-5000

Jan. 25

*Blood drive — 1-5 p.m., meeting room, Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825

*Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce annual banquet: Uptown Soiree – 6 p.m., Ballroom, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Dinner, awards, music, cash bar. Tickets $40 per person; $275 table of eight. Information or to reserve tickets: visit http://www.portales.com or call 575-356-8531

Jan. 26

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

*Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce 2024 annual awards banquet – 6 p.m., Curry County Events Center, 1900 E. Brady, Clovis. Past presidents’ reception at 6 p.m .; dinner at 6:45 p.m. Tickets $75 each or $500 for table of eight; must be purchased by 5 p.m. Jan. 12. Information or tickets: Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce at 575-763-3435 or email [email protected].

Jan. 29

*Clovis/Portales Microplex Legislative Dinner in Santa Fe – 6:30 p.m., Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe. Sponsored by Clovis Economic Development (CED), the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce and the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. Cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m .; dinner at 7 p.m. To reserve a room at Hotel Santa Fe, call 877-259-3409 or 505-982-1200 and request the Clovis/Portales Microplex group rate. Information: 575-763-3435

Ongoing

*Pintores Art League artist display for January at Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis, is Holly Vineyard with acrylics. Information: 575-921-7965

*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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