Friday, February 4, 2011

“Oroville Calendar”

“Oroville Calendar”

Oroville Calendar

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 12:28 AM PST

SATURDAY

Events

Free electronic drop-off in Oroville, Chico: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Computers for Classrooms accepting computers, monitors, keyboards, printers TVs, radios, cell phones, laptops, DVD players, camcorders, VCRs, stereos, loose electronics, working or not. Oroville library, 1820 Mitchell Ave.; Chico, 315 Huss Drive, off Hegan Lane. 895-4175.

Butte County 4-H Fun Night 2011: 4-8:30 p.m. "Pirates of the Caribbean," Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, 2357 Fair Street. Family-friendly. Game booths, food booth (chicken dinner, pizza or chili) and silent auction. Entrance tickets: $2 per person at door or by calling Butte County 4-H office, 538-7201. Game tickets 10 cents (games are 4 tickets per game.) Free parking.

Performance

Birdcage Theatre: 7:30 p.m. An Evening of One Acts: "Peridot Crystals" and "Peaches En Regalia," at 1740 Bird St., Oroville. $5-$8. 533-2473.

Community

Berry Creek Grange No. 694: 7:30-9:30 a.m. breakfast, 1477 Bald Rock Road. Eggs any style or an omelette, orange juice, coffee and choices of bacon or sausage, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, pancakes; cooked to order. $6 adults; half-price to children under 12. 589-2695 or 589-2961 after 5 p.m. First Saturday.

VFW Post 1747 Cowboy Breakfast: 7:30-11 a.m. breakfast, 1901 Elgin Street. $5 donation. Menu and questions, 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m., 534-9538. First Saturday.

Yankee Hill Grange: 8-10 a.m. Breakfast of eggs, sausage, fruit, juice, biscuits and gravy or pancakes at 4122 Big Bend Road,

Yankee Hill. Public invited. Donation $5 adults, $3 children 4-10; under 4 free. 533-7101 or 534-0456.

Bolt Antique Tool Museum: 10 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Unique museum with close to 10,000 tools collected by Carl "Bud" Bolt. Located at 1650 Broderick, one block from Chinese Temple. $3. Group tours by appointment. 538-2528; Museum, 538-2406. Monday through Saturday; Sunday, 11:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area Guided Walks: 10 a.m. Rain cancels. Tours are about an hour and a half. Area open sunrise to sunset. Also self-guided trail to Viewing Platform, exhibit museum, three-mile auto loop and enclosed Adamson Observation Hides. $4 per person. 846-7505. Weekly, Nov. 21-Feb. 6.

Oro Dam Flea Market: 1141 Oro Dam Blvd. West, 533-1324. Weekly.

Ehmann Home Museum: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tours by maid in costume at 1480 Lincoln St., Oroville. Colonial revival/craftsman home built 1911 by Freda Ehmann. Admission by donation. Headquarters of Butte County Historical Society. 533-5316, 877-7436. Weekly.

Butte County Historical Society Museum: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., corner of Baldwin and Spencer streets. $2. 533-9418. Donate used books to used book sales table. Ehmann Home open by appointment. 533-5316. Weekly. Also Friday 9 a.m.-noon.

Pioneer Museum: Noon-4 p.m., 2332 Montgomery St. $3 adults, free under 12. Office 538-2406. Museum: 538-2529. Weekly.

Chinese Temple: Noon-4 p.m., 1500 Broderick. $3. Group tours by appointment. 538-2406. Temple: 538-2496. Daily.

Bingo and Games: 1-3:30 p.m., Feather River Senior Citizen's Assoc., 1335 Myers St. $8 buy-in for 10 regular games, plus $1 specials. Free cup of coffee; soda, snacks sold. Building available for rentals. 533-8370. Weekly. Also Tuesday, Thursday.

Bangor dinners: 5-7 p.m. Spaghetti with meat sauce, salad and garlic bread dinner, Bangor Hall and Park, 7500 OroBangor Hwy. Proceeds go to upkeep and maintenance of park and hall. Adults $7; children 4-11, $4; free ages 3 and younger. First Saturday.

Clubs/organizations

Veterans of Foreign Wars: 7:30-11 a.m. Cowboy breakfast, 1901 Elgin St. Open to public. $5 donation. 534-9538. First Saturday.

Feather River Senior Citizens Association: 11 a.m. member potluck and meeting, 1335 Myers St. 534-3555 or 533-8370. First Saturday.

Traditional Dance Club: 8-11 p.m. Country Tradition Band plays for dance event. Tickets $7 regular, $6 Moose members. Gridley Moose Lodge, 1533 Hwy. 99. Darlean Smith, 533-5052.

Health, emotional support

Alcoholics Anonymous, Lake Oroville Fellowship: 8 p.m., 2471 Bird St. All welcome. 538-8180. Weekly.

SUNDAY

Performances

Birdcage Theatre: 2 p.m. An Evening of One Acts: "Peridot Crystals" and "Peaches En Regalia," at 1740 Bird St., Oroville. $5-$8. 533-2473.

Community

Gray Lodge Wildlife Area Guided Walks: 1 p.m. Rain cancels. Tours are about an hour and a half. Area open sunrise to sunset. Also self-guided trail to Viewing Platform, exhibit museum, three-mile auto loop and enclosed Adamson Observation Hides. $4 per person. 846-7505. Weekly, Nov. 20-Feb. 6. Also Saturdays, 10 a.m.

Bolt Antique Tool Museum: 11:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Unique museum with close to 10,000 tools collected by Carl "Bud" Bolt. Located at 1650 Broderick, one block from Chinese Temple. $3. Group tours by appointment. 538-2528; Museum, 538-2406. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

Oro Dam Flea Market: 1141 Oro Dam Boulevard West. 533-1324. Weekly.

Lott Home: 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. tours of historic Victorian mansion, 1067 Montgomery St., Sank Park. $3. Museum office, 538-2406; home, 538-2497. Weekly on Sunday, Monday, Friday.

Pioneer Museum: Noon-4 p.m., 2332 Montgomery St. $3 adults, free under 12. Office 538-2406. Museum: 538-2529. Weekly.

Chinese Temple: Noon-4 p.m., 1500 Broderick. $3. Group tours by appointment. 538-2406. Temple: 538-2496. Daily.

Basketball, volleyball: 4-6 p.m. Municipal Auditorium, $1. Weekly.

First Sunday for Health series: 4-5:30 p.m. free seminar at 3861 Detlow Road, Yankee Hill (right on road just beyond Pines Hardware store). Hosted by Golden Feather Seventh-day Adventist Church. Topics on health and vitality vary each week. Pre-registration, information, 534-5383. First Sunday.

Clubs/organizations

Widowed Friends Social Meeting: 4 p.m., Cornucopia, 515 Montgomery St. 533-5255. Weekly.

Health, emotional support

Early Bird Fellowship, Alcoholics Anonymous: Open meetings, 6:30-7:30 a.m., Oroville Family Resource Center, 2085 Baldwin St. Weekly.

Lake Oroville Fellowship Alcoholics Anonymous: noon and 8 p.m., 2471 Bird St. All welcome. 538-8180. Weekly.

To submit an item for "Oroville Calendar," please e-mail the pertinent information to calendar@orovillemr.com, fax it to 342-3617 or mail it to: Oroville Community Calendar, P.O. Box 9, Chico, CA 95927. Please include your name and telephone number on all correspondence.

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