Today

• The Pocatello City Council will meet for a work session at 9 a.m. today in Council Chambers at Pocatello City Hall.

• The Pocatello Parkinson’s support group will host Poky4Parkys boxing at 9:30 a.m. today at the Pocatello Senior Activity Center, 437 N. Sixth Ave. The group will also host a therapeutic dance class for those with movement disorders at 4 p.m. at Sullivan Mobile Home Park, 1935 S. Fifth Ave. in Pocatello. For more information, contact Spencer at 208-604-3393 or stuckisk@gmail.com or visit seimovdis.seimovdis.org.

• The POW*MIA Awareness Association will host the 14th annual POW*MIA Bikers for Blood community blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the Mountain View Event Center, 1567 Way to Grace in Pocatello. Call Jennifer Bowen at 208-681-3132 or Nicki Chopski at 208-339-0420 to schedule your appointment.

• Penny Wolf teaches oil painting classes every Thursday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Pocatello Art Center, 444 N. Main St. Cost is $12.50 per class. Call 208-232-0970 for more information.

• J & Company, a JD Hansen Salon and Medical Spa, 127 N. Main St., will be hosting its holiday open house from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. today.

• Alliance Title & Escrow Corp, 2350 Via Caporatti Drive in Pocatello, will host the Pocatello-Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. today. Join us for an evening of food, beverages, friends and fun in the happiest Christmas attire you own.

• There will be a Hearing Examiner meeting at 5:30 p.m. today in Council Chambers at Pocatello City Hall.

• The Portneuf Valley Audubon Society and friends' annual holiday party, held with Watershed Guardians, will start at 6 p.m. today in the Pocatello Elks Lodge, 410 S. Main St. in Pocatello. The dinner itself will start at 6:30 p.m. PVAS will serve a holiday ham for the entrée, and the rest is potluck. There is a no-host bar for beverages and plug-ins for hot dishes. The event will feature a "White Albatross" gift exchange (White Elephant exchange for non-birders). Please bring a wrapped, gently used birding or nature-related item to exchange.

• Al-Anon, a group for friends and family members of alcoholics, meets Thursdays at 6 p.m. at Hope and Recovery Resource Center, 210 E. Center St., Suite D, in Pocatello. For more information, call 208-232-2692.

• The Idaho Network 4 Mental Wellness peer support group meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at Life Inc., 640 Pershing Ave. Individuals dealing with mental health issues are encouraged to come.

• The Pocatello Showcase Chorus is rebuilding its chorus is looking for new members. Women of all ages are invited to use your voices to create a capella harmony. Rehearsals are at 7 p.m. Thursdays in the Cornelison Building, 1422 N. Harrison Ave. For more information, call 208-237-5547.

• “The Nutcracker Ballet” with the Idaho Falls Symphony and the Eugene Ballet will be showing at 7:30 p.m. today at the Idaho Falls Civic Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets can be purchased in advance at ifsymphony.org.

Today-Saturday

• The Palace Playhouse, 158 E. Chubbuck Road in Chubbuck, will put on a production of “It’s a Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Show” at 7 p.m. today through Saturday. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit palaceplayhouse.com.

Friday

• NeighborWorks Pocatello is hosting a holiday open house and Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge Rally from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the NeighborWorks Pocatello office, 206 N. Arthur Ave. There will be door prizes and lunch served along with information about the Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge. All attendees that make a contribution of $25 or more will have an ornament placed on the Avenues for Hope Christmas Tree in their name.

• Al-Anon, a group for friends and family members of alcoholics, meets Fridays at noon at Family Services Alliance, 355 S. Arthur Ave. in Pocatello. For more information, call 208-232-2692.

• The Pocatello Parkinson’s support group will host Poky4Parkys boxing at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Pocatello Senior Activity Center, 437 N. Sixth Ave. For more information, contact Spencer at 208-604-3393 or stuckisk@gmail.com or visit seimovdis.seimovdis.org.

• The ISU School of Performing Arts will present the 2019-20 Portneuf Chamber Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Historic Firehouse in Old Town Pocatello, 210 N. Arthur Ave. Admission is by donation only.

• The Comedy Project performs at 8 p.m. every Friday, with doors opening at 7:30 p.m. at MP Dance Studios on 575 E. Second Ave. in Pocatello. Admission is $8 or $5 with a student ID.

• Portneuf Valley Brewing, 615 S. First Ave. in Pocatello, will host the band Soul Full of Blues from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday in The Loft. Admission is free.

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