Calendar:
Friday-Saturday, May 1-2
*Tucumcari Film Festival: This two-day festival, which is welcoming Route 66 films during the highway’s centennial, is centered around the historic Odeon Theatre and the Tucumcari Railroad Museum. Information: visit https://www.shoottucumcari.
Friday, May 1
*54th annual Clovis Pioneer Days breakfast – 7 a.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Open to the public. Sponsored by Plateau. Information: visit https://www.
*54th annual Clovis Pioneer Days PRCA Rodeo – 7 p.m., Citizens Bank Events Center, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Tough Enough To Wear Pink Night. Tickets $15; available in Clovis at Gebo’s, 101 Sycamore St., and One Stop Feed, 400 S. Hull St., and in Portales at Bar G Western Wear, 115 W. Second St. (on the square), and online at https://events.humanitix.com/
*Stage reading of “East 2nd Street,” a new play by ENMU faculty member L.W. Miller – 7 p.m., Studio Theatre, University Theatre Center, ENMU, Portales. Free and open to the public; appropriate for ages over 15. Reading will be followed by a short talkback. Gritty retelling of the Peter Pan myth, set on the streets of New York. Directed by Clara Kundin with dramaturgy by Leonard Madrid. 575-562-2711
*Kaylee Castro senior project – 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Free and open to the public. Information: 575-562-2377
Saturday through Friday, May 2-8
*Curriculum giveaway – regular building hours through noon Saturday through 5 p.m. May 8, Golden Student Success Center, ENMU, Portales. Free elementary, middle school, and high school mathematics textbooks, including elementary, middle school, algebra, pre-calculus, calculus, statistics, integrated math, and geometry; older science textbooks. All materials first-come, first-served; please bring bags or boxes; library cannot ship or hold items. Information: Susan Asplund at 575-562-2629 or email to susan.asplund@enmu.edu
Saturday, May 2
*Tee Up for United Way: Third annual 2026 United Way golf tournament – 8 a.m., Colonial Park Golf Course, 1300 Colonial Parkway, Clovis. Breakfast served at 7 a.m. Registration: $125 per player; $500 per team of four; includes green fees, carts, breakfast, and lunch. Sponsorships available. Online registration available at https://www.unitedwayenm.org/. Information: 575-769-2103
*Extension Association District IV Craft Fair – 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Jake Lopez Community Center, 705 E. Lime St., Portales. Free and open to the public. Ceramics, crafts, clothing, baked goods, doll clothes, herbal blends, gifts, etc. Sponsored by the Muddy Shoe Crew Extension Club. Information: 575-607-7252
*Bosque Redondo Fiber Fair – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Bosque Redondo Memorial, 3647 Billy the Kid road, Fort Sumner. Interactive event includes live demonstrations and hands-on wool working activities using sheared wool from the site’s flock of Navajo Churro Sheep and led by Las Arañas Spinners and Weavers Guild. Admission $7 per adult; free to children 16 and under; Friends of the Bosque Redondo Memorial, Indigenous People, and Museum of New Mexico Foundation members. Information: 575-355-2573
*54th annual Clovis Pioneer Days Parade: “250 Years Celebrating America” – 10 a.m., from Hilltop Plaza south on Main Street to Grand and Main. Information: visit https://www.
*Rain, Ripple, Rio: a play for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers and siblings – 10 a.m., University Theatre Center, ENMU, Portales. Directed by Clara Kundin. Free but reservations required. Interactive, immersive play to introduce young children to themes of water and drought. Information or to make a reservation: email to Clara.Kundin@enmu.edu
*Foodie Friday – 11 a.m.-sellout, parking lot, C&S Inc., 300 W. First St., Portales. Food trucks, live music
*Cinco de Mayo celebration – 1-5 p.m., American Legion Post 20, 514 W. Route 66 Blvd., Tucumcari. Music, games, cookout; cake walk at 3 p.m. Information: 2100-473-6884
*54th annual Clovis Pioneer Days PRCA Rodeo – 7 p.m., Citizens Bank Events Center, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. First Responders Night. Tickets $15; available in Clovis at Gebo’s, 101 Sycamore St., and One Stop Feed, 400 S. Hull St., and in Portales at Bar G Western Wear, 115 W. Second St. (on the square), and online at https://events.humanitix.com/
*Cinco de Mayo celebration – 7-10 p.m., Fraternal Order of Eagles, 1608 S. Ave. D, Portales. Food, music, traditional Mexican dances; open to the public. Tickets $25 per person; $40 per couple. Information: 575-226-7351
Sunday, May 3
*Mother’s Day pop-up at the ranch – noon-4 p.m., Williams Livestock Ranch, 7834 NM 206, Portales. Petting zoo, goat milk products, snack bar available. Non-toxic goat painting and flower pot acrylic painting available for $40. Information: 843-412-4384
*ENMU symphonic band and wind symphony concert – 3 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Free and open to the public. Conducted by Dustin Seifert and Sid Shuler; Pam Shuler, clarinet soloist; Aliyah Atencio and Arin Brown, student conductors. Information: 575-562-2377
*Rain, Ripple, Rio: a play for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers and siblings – 4 p.m., University Theatre Center, ENMU, Portales. Directed by Clara Kundin. Free but reservations required. Interactive, immersive play to introduce young children to themes of water and drought. Information or to make a reservation: email to Clara.Kundin@enmu.edu
Monday through Friday, May 4-8
*ENMU Bachelor of Fine Arts Art and Design Exhibition – regular hours, Runnels Gallery, Golden Student Success Center, ENMU, Portales. Featuring the works of four candidates for BFA degrees. Reception and artists’ talk at 6 p.m. May 8. Information: www.enmu.edu/runnelsgallery or 575-562-2896
Monday, May 4
*Women United Luncheon — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Program by Deanna Garcia and Jayce Victor of Arise Sexual Assault Services. Luncheon served at noon. Tickets: $20 for Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) members and their guests, if purchased in advance; $25 for non-members; all tickets will be $25 at the door. Information: 575-769-2103
*Land and Stewardship Workshop – 5:30 p.m., Fellowship Hall, First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Ave. C, Portales. Sponsored by Border Soil and Water Conservation District. Meal from 5:30-6 p.m.; program at 6:30 p.m. RSVPs requested for the meal. Program includes SWCD programs and funding, noxious weed and brush management, new world screwworm update, and virtual fencing technology. Information and to RSVP: Deena Kinman at 575-760-1273
Tuesday, May 5
*Cinco de Mayo
*Absentee and early voting begins for June primary elections. Curry County dates and sites: May 5 – May 30, Curry County Offices, 417 Gidding Street, Clovis (enter on east side of building off of Axtell; Mondays – Fridays, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., except May 25; open May 30 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Expanded early voting May 16-May 30 at North Plains Mall (Suite 1184), 2809 N. Prince St., Clovis (use accessible entrance on northwest side of mall); 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Closed Sundays and Mondays. Roosevelt County sites and dates: May 5-May 30, Roosevelt County Clerk’s Office, 109 W. 1st St., Portales – 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, except May 25, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on May 30. Expanded early voting May 16-30, Jake Lopez Community Center, 705 E. Lime St., Portales – noon-8 p.m., Tuesdays through Fridays, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays. Quay County sites and dates: May 5-30, Quay County Courthouse, 301 S. Third St., Tucumcari – 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, except May 25, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 30. Information: Curry County Clerk’s Office at 575-763-5591; Roosevelt County Clerk’s Office at 575-356-8562; Quay County Clerk’s Office at 575-461-0510
*Kids’ craft time: Mother’s Day picture frames – 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840
*Friends of the Portales Public Library – noon, meeting room, Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Program by Portales mayor Mike Davidson. Public is welcome to attend; sack lunches welcome. Information: 575-356-3940
*Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, math): Mum’s the Word — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open to kindergarten-sixth grade. Information: 575-356-3940
*Mental Health Bunco — 5:30 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. $25 per person in advance; $30 at the door; includes food and prizes. Information: http://www.clovisciviccenter.
*Venturers in Art Guild – 6 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Social group for anyone interested in studying and improving the collective knowledge of art. Program on collages. Information: email to Linda.anderle@gmail.com
*Clovis Municipal Schools All Choral Night Concert – 7 p.m., Rock Staubus gymnasium, 1900 N. Thornton St., Clovis. Featuring students from Marshall Sixth Grade Academy, Gattis Middle School, Yucca Middle School, the Freshman Academy, and Clovis High School.
Admission $9 reserved seating; $6 general seating. Tickets are available online at https://gofan.co/app/school/
Wednesday, May 6
*Tiny Tots storytime – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840
*Preschool storytime: “I Love My Mommy” — 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
*Elementary Educated storytime – 4 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840
*Teens and Tweens: May the Fourth Be With You – Star Wars party and book discussion – 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open to ages 11-18. Discussion of “Ashoka” by E.K. Johnston. Information: 575-356-3940
Thursday, May 7
*Blood drive — 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Cannon Room, Plains Regional Medical Center Hospital, 2100 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Clovis. Advance appointments strongly recommended. Information or to make an appointment: visit https://www.vitalant.org/
*Preschool storytime – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840
*National Day of Prayer – noon, Curry County Courthouse
*National Day of Prayer – noon, Roosevelt County Courthouse square
*Preschool storytime: “I Love My Mommy” — 6 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. 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. This week: Bring your own book/what are you reading? Information: 575-763-9687
*Clovis Municipal Schools All Band Night Pops Concert – 7 p.m., Rock Staubus gymnasium, 1900 N. Thornton St., Clovis. Featuring bands from across the district. Admission $9 reserved seating; $6 general seating. Tickets are available online at https://gofan.co/app/school/
*Jared Reeves junior recital – 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Free and open to the public. Information: 575-562-2377
Friday, May 8
*Lego Club — 10:30 a.m.-noon, Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open to all ages; children under five must be accompanied by an adult. Information: 575-356-3940
*Color Creators: Diamond Art Garden Stake – 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Adult come and go coloring group; supplies are provided. Information: 575-763-9687
*Blood drive — 11 a.m-2:30 p.m., Bloodmobile, Mental Health Resources, 1100 W. 21st St., Clovis. Advance appointments strongly recommended. Information or to make an appointment: visit https://www.vitalant.org/
*Lego Club — 2:30-4:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840
*2nd Annual Diamonds and Dice fundraiser to benefit the Children’s Homes of Eastern New Mexico – 6 p.m., The Embassy Warehouse Venue, 311 E. First St., Clovis. Ladies-only event; bunco, grazing table, raffle. Sponsored by the Milk & Honey Foundation, formerly known as the United Dairy Women. Information: email to Melissa Freitas at melissa.freitas@vas.com
Saturday, May 9
*Waypoint Youth annual yard sale – 8 a.m., Waypoint Christian Church, 1401 E. Llano Estacado, Clovis. Huge selection; proceeds help kids go to summer camp. Information: 575- 799-0657
*Mothers’ Day Brunch and Blooms – 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Five Heart Farms, 371 Curry Road 10, Texico. Marketplace, brunch boards and bundles, English high noon tea party in domes, flower bouquets. Information: email to hello@fiveheartfarms.com
*Graduation Brunch – 10 a.m.-sellout, The Well, 311 S. Main Ave., Portales. Information: 575-693-7622
*ENMU Spring Commencement – 10 a.m., Loy Arena, ENMU, Portales. Doors open at 9 a.m. Information: email to registrar.office@enmu.edu or call 575-562-2175
*Portales High School Band fifth annual mattress and adjustable bed fundraiser – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Portales High School, 1506 E. Amazon St., Portales. Mattress showroom set up with name brands like Purple, Southerland & Tranquility. Save off retail prices and support the PHS band. Sponsored by Custom Fundraising Solutions of New Mexico. Pay onsite (or financing available); mattresses will be delivered to customers a week or two after the event. Information: Call 575-356-7015 and ask for the band director
*Meet and greet with magistrate judge Christopher Mitchell – 1-3 p.m., Do Drop In, 123 S. Main St., Portales. Public opportunity to learn more about the role of the Magistrate Judge and ongoing service to the community. Light refreshments will be provided.
*STEAM Club – 2 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840
*Messy Church – 3-5 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 1320 W. 21st St., Clovis. Casual service with crafts, worship, and light meal; tailored for individuals with special needs plus families and caregivers. Information: Dustin Burrow at 575-763-7450
*Fight the Stigma Boxing Event – doors open at 4 p.m.; boxing begins at 5 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. General admission $20; military with ID $15; children 5-12 $10; 4 and under free. VIP tables $400 (seat 8); Event by the Bloodline Boxing Gym and Clovis Civic Center to promote mental health awareness. Information: 575-935-5000
*Western Formal fundraiser – 6-9 p.m., Williams Livestock Ranch, 7834 NM 206, Portales. Entry $25 per person; $40 per couple. Live music and dancing, food trucks, photo opportunities, vendors. Fundraiser to support Portales High School FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) students. Information: 843-412-4384
Sunday, May 10
*Mother’s Day
*Mother’s Day Brunch – 10 a.m., The Well, 311 S. Main Ave., Portales. Cost $30 per person. Information or to RSVP: 575-693-7622
*Mother’s Day Brunch – 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Tickets $30 adults; $15 kids 5-12; free for 4 and under. Breakfast and lunch favorites, carving station, desserts, mimosa bar. Ticket link at https://square.link/u/jg28GcsL
sstevens@clovisciviccenter.com to ask for a Square invoice. Information: 575-935-5000
Ongoing
*16th annual Juried Student Art Show – regular hours through May 25, Eula Mae Edwards Gallery and Museum, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Show features work from Clovis school students in grades 9-12. Information: 575-769-4932
*Venturers in Art Guild exhibition – regular hours through May 31, High Plains Pioneer Museum, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Variety of mediums by local artists. Information: email to Linda.anderle@gmail.com
*Public shower facilities available – 9 a.m.-noon on Mondays, Parish Hall, St. Helen Catholic Church, 1600 S. Ave. O, Portales. Enter through east door. All supplies provided; open to all; transportation available. Information or to arrange transportation: call or text 575-562-7597
*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
