Calendar of Events: Feb. 15-22

Friday, Feb. 15

• Natural History Institute Book Club – Spying on Whales by Nick Pyenson, 9 to 10:30 a.m.., Natural History Institute, 126 N. Marina St., Prescott.

• Lap sit Storytime: Bring your baby for some cozy active time on your lap. The Storytime will last about 20 minutes, but you are invited to linger and play. 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott.

• A 50 % off Storewide Sweetheart Sale will be held February 12-15, 2019 at St. Vincent DePaul’s Thrift Store located at 935 Fair St, Prescott, across from Fry’s grocery. Store hours for the sale are 7:50- 3:50 Tuesday – Friday. All proceeds from St. Vincent DePaul’s Thrift Store are used to help the needy of the Tri-Cities area.

• Preschool Storytime: 30 minutes of stories, songs, and finger plays especially for children ages 3-5, and their grownups. Siblings are always welcome. 10:30 a.m. to 11 am, Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott.

• Third Friday Chamber Music Series, 3:30 p.m., Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St. 928-778-6965.

• Computer Basics: Internet I, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St. Register online or call 928-778-6965.

• Conversational Spanish, 10 a.m. to noon, Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott. Basic Spanish skills needed.

• Library Quilters meet Friday February 15, 2019 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Prescott Valley Public Library. All are welcome. Contact genie/libraryquilters.com for more information.
  

• Touchmark Trekkers Walking Group, 7 a.m., Touchmark Health & Fitness Club, 3150 Touchmark Blvd., Prescott. This walking group is open to the public. 1st & 3rd Friday of each month

• Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew (GMIHC) Learning and Tribute Center, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Prescott Gateway Mall, #120 (near Dillard’s). www.gmihc19.org. info@gmihc19.org. www.facebook.com/gmihc19. Fri & Sat.

Saturday, Feb. 16

• The Prescott Farmers Market, 10 a.m., Prescott High School, 1050 Ruth St. www.prescottfarmersmarket.org. Through May 4.

• Hear the Angel Voices, 1 to 3 p.m., Elks Performing Arts Center, 117 E Gurley St - 2nd Floor - Dance Studio 2, Prescott. Cost is $25. Reservations required. 928-772-6826.

• Controlling Gophers and Other Annoying Animals: Watters Garden Center, 1815 W. Iron Springs Road.

• Saturday Night Talk Series – Relating to the Continued Influence of Spiritual Teachers Who Have Died. 7 p.m., Vigraha Gallery, Courtyard Bldg., 115 E. Goodwin Street. Talks are open to anyone on a spiritual path, $5 donation.

• A blood drive will take 8 a.m. to 1 pm. at the First Church of The Nazarene, 2110 Willow Creek Rd., Prescott. To sign up, call 928-771-1601or 928-848-1601, or e-mail cconboy1@cableone.net.

• Caldedocott Books and Art for Kids, 11 a.m., Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott. All registered children will receive a personal copy of the book. For children, grades K-2. Register online, at the Youth Desk or call 928.777.1537.

Sunday, Feb. 17

• Prescott Valley Farmer’s Market, 11.a.m.to 2 p.m. Main Street, right outside Harkins Theatre through April.

• Arizona Humanities Lecture: Cowpokes, Crooks, and Cactus: Arizona in the Movies, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott.

Tuesday, Feb. 19

• Family Court 101, 3 to 3:45 p.m., Yavapai Superior Court Law Library, 102 S. Cortez Street, Prescott. This 45-minute broadcast will provide attendees a better understanding of the Family Court process including divorce, separation and custody.

• Free cooking seminar – ‘Eggrolls’, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., by the Chef from Brookdale Sr. Living, the Adult Center of Prescott, 1280 E. Rosser St. Prescott. 928-778-3000.

• Drop-In Tech Help

PVPL provides Windows 10 laptops, but please bring any device that you need assistance with —tablet, e-reader, laptop, phone, etc.—and our experienced staff will do their best to answer your questions. Please bring USB and/or power cables for your device. Apple device users may need their Apple account credentials. Kindle device users may need their Amazon account credentials. Help with e-books requires a valid library card. People will be helped on a first come, first served basis.

Drop-In Tech Help is intended to help with learning new skills, not repairing equipment.

Drop-In Tech Help sessions are held each Tuesday, 2/19/19 afternoon, from 3-5pm and Friday. 2/22/19 morning, from 10am-12pm in the 2nd Floor PC Lab. For more information call 928.759.3040.

Wednesday, Feb. 20

• Prescott Stamp Club meeting, lunch followed by show, tell, and ask, 1 p.m., Palace Restaurant, Bill Owens Room, 120 S. Cortez, Prescott. 928.445.1673 or dwayne@yfplan.com.

• WaterSmart: Drop by Drop presented by the City of Prescott Water Management department, Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St.
  
  
  

• Open Office Hours with City Manager Michael Lamar, 4 to 6 p.m., Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott.

Thursday, Feb. 21

• The King Singers perform at 7 p.m. at Yavapai College Performing Arts Center.

• 2019 Natural History Institute Speaker Series - A program focused on Yosemite National Park and the High Sierra which features the photography of explorer Ryan Alonzo along with poems and songs from ranger naturalists Brian Scavone and Eric Smith, 7 p.m., Natural History Institute, 126 N. Marina St, Prescott.

• Arizona Attorney General's Prescott satellite office will have office hours every first and third Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street. Volunteers can assist with consumer fraud complaint, civil rights complaint and questions regarding scams, consumer fraud, life care planning and other issues. Call 602.542.2123 or visit

• CommunityServices@AZAG.gov.- Quantum Physics for Dummies presentation, noon to 1 p.m., Yavapai College Library Prescott Campus Building 19.

• Yavapai College’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Munch and Learn session: Rafting the Colorado, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Yavapai College Prescott Campus, Building 3, Room 119. To sign up, call 928-717-7634.

• Third Thursday Star Talks: Dark Energy, Dark Matter, and Cosmology, 6 p.m., Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott.

• Register for a one-hour session with a You Too! Mentor, 10 to 11 a.m., Prescott Public Library. Training on iPads with hearing and vision accessibility apps. To register, contact the Ask a Librarian Desk at 928-777-1526 or ask.librarian@prescott-az.gov.
  
  

• Outdoors Explorer Club, 4 to 5 p.m., Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott. Review seed catalogs and gardening magazines, then select seeds to purchase for spring planting. Use Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) to learn more about the natural world. For children, ages 8-12. Register online, at the Youth Desk or call 928-777-1537.

Friday, Feb. 22

• Lap sit Storytime: Bring your baby for some cozy active time on your lap. The Storytime will last about 20 minutes, but you are invited to linger and play. 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott.

• Preschool Storytime: 30 minutes of stories, songs, and finger plays especially for children ages 3-5, and their grownups. Siblings are always welcome. 10:30 a.m. to 11 am, Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin Street, Prescott.

• Novelist Janet Fitch reading, 7 p.m., Yavapai College Library’s Susan N. Webb Community Room (Bldg. 19, Room 147) on the Prescott campus. 928-776-2295.

• Learning with Lynda.com, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St. Register online or call 928-778-6965.

• ECO COMMUNITY BUILDING SEMINAR – FREE

A free international interactive seminar about eco community building.

Topics include: Off-grid homes, Water wise systems and Eco Community setup. Presented by founder of BioVeda Academy, Russia & SA. Juniper Well Ranch, Free to all ages, Friday, February 22, 2019, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm