ISJ calendar

Today

• Portneuf Medical Center will host a Community Blood Drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the Pebble Creek Classroom. Call Monica White at 208-239-1155 to schedule your donation appointment.

• The 2019 Women’s Business Symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Event Center in Fort Hall. The symposium has two tracks with a focus on being your own superhero. The entrepreneurship track offers new views on money management, Legos for adults and updates on social media marketing. The career track offers advice on becoming a LinkedIn super-connector, finding your inner heroine and speed networking. There will be a special lunch session on the “Emotional Freedom Technique” with Karen Donaldson. The keynote speaker, Kedma Ough, is a nationally recognized business funding expert and an innovation and entrepreneurship thought leader. Tickets are $30 for admission and lunch. To register, call Claudia at 208-282-2817 or visit www.wbsidaho.com.

• PTSD/TBI and Suicide Awareness Day with Puppy Kissing Booth will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today on the upper Hutchison Quadrangle. Participants can learn about how people and animals can support those in our community struggling with post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury and suicide. Participants can come play with puppies and other PTSD companion animals visiting from Snake River Doodles and Pocatello Animal Services.

• The Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting at Harrington & Company, 2929 Poleline Road, at noon today.

• There will be several City Council meetings today. The City Council will hold an executive session at 1 p.m., followed by a liaison/work session clarification meeting at 2 p.m. and a clarification meeting at 5:30 p.m., all in the Paradice Conference Room at Pocatello City Hall. Then the regular City Council meeting will take place at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers.

• There will be a Humanities Cafe presentation about “Pocatello, the Portneuf, and Urban Rivers” with presentations by Kevin Marsh, Colden Baxter and Hannah Sanger today at Portneuf Valley Brewing, 615 S. First Ave. in Pocatello. Free appetizers will be served at 5:30 p.m., and the presentations begin at 6 p.m.

Today-Saturday

• Walk With Christ, a spiritual journey of the life of Christ, will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. today and Friday and from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Pocatello Alameda Stake of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 930 E. Alameda Road. Entrance and parking are on the north side of the building. Narration, live actors and music create a moving experience as visitors walk through rooms beautifully transformed to depict events in the life of Jesus. The journey takes about one hour, and light refreshments will be served. Admission is free.

• The Lego Movie 2 plays at 7 p.m. today and at 7 and 9:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Bengal Theater at ISU’s Pond Student Union. Admission is $3 for the public, $2 for ISU staff and children under 12, and free for ISU student with Bengal ID.

• ISU’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Shakespeare in Love” today, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Stephens Performing Arts Center’s Bistline Theatre. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $14 for seniors, faculty and staff, $10 for children and $7 for ISU students with a Bengal ID and can be purchased at isu.edu/tickets or by calling the ISU box office at 208-282-3595.

Friday

• Kappa Sigma Ride for the Troops will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday on the Hutchinson Quadrangle at ISU. The Kappa Sigma Fraternity will start its 24-hour bike ride, which raises funds for Fisher House, a facility which supports veterans and their families who need extended services at VA hospitals. There will be food and live music to kick off this event.

• The Portneuf Valley Audubon Society will host its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Friday at the Marshall Public Library Community Room. Members and guests are encourage to bring a memory stick loaded with about 10 photos of their favorite birds. It’s a chance to share stories of great birding in Southeast Idaho and areas beyond. There will be some refreshments.For more information, contact Barb North at barb.north10@gmail.com.

• The ISU Civic Concert Band and Wind Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Jensen Grand Concert Hall in the Stephens Performing Arts Center.

Friday & Saturday

• Westside Players will put on a production of “Becky’s New Car” on Friday and Saturday at The Warehouse, 1009 S. Second Ave. in Pocatello. Tickets are $35 for dinner and show, or $17 for show only. Students with ID get in for $10. Cocktail service begins at 6 p.m., dinner begins at 7 p.m. and the curtain goes up at 8 p.m. For more information, please visit www.westsideplayers.org or call 208-234-2654.

• The Palace Playhouse is presenting “The Drowsy Chaperone” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. It’s a delightful musical within a comedy and a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.

Friday-Sunday

• The Potter’s House Christian Center will host an Easter Revival at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday at 690 Perishing Ave in Pocatello. Celebrate Easter and our one-year anniversary. Everyone welcome. Visit pottershousepocatello.com for more information.

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