If you want your event listed in the Community Calendar, write to the Hurricane Breeze at PO Box 310, Hurricane, West Virginia 25526, or phone 304-562-9881. If you have email, send it to [email protected] and mark your subject line “Community Calendar.” There is no charge for posting an event in the calendar.

SATURDAYS THROUGH MARCH
There will be a free open gym for 1st through 5th graders from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at ZoneOut Sports, Morris Court, Hurricane.

JANUARY 27
The Putnam County Animal Shelter will be holding an adoption event at Cricket Wireless in Teays Valley from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Putnam Chamber Annual Dinner will start at 6 p.m. at the Valley Park Conference Center in Hurricane. Please email [email protected] or call 304-757-6510 to coordinate your participation.
There will be a Toddler Time craft class from 10 a.m. to noon at My Messy Desk, 151 Dudding Avenue, Hurricane. The cost is $5.
Friday Crafternoon will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at My Messy Desk, 151 Dudding Avenue, Hurricane. The cost is $5.

JANUARY 28
There will be dog yoga at Faith In Motion, 3495 Teays Valley Road, Suite B, Hurricane, starting at 10 a.m. The cost is $20. For more information, call 304-760-9664.
Calvary Baptist Church, 3653 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane, will be hosting a food pantry starting at 8:30 a.m.
WV Cupcake Festival Bingo will be held at 6 p.m. at Valley Park in Hurricane. Cost is $35 at the door.

JANUARY 29
The Upper Vandalia Historical Society, Putnam County’s history society, will meet at 2 p.m. at the Bancroft Church of God Mission located on Route 62.
There will be a conceal carry class at noon at Firebreather Fitness, 212 Carrier Way, Scott Depot. For more information, go to (681) 945-0002.
There will be a Handgun Safety-Pistol Permit Course from noon to 4 p.m. at Firebreather Fitness, 212 Carrier Way, Scott Depot. The cost is $75. For more information, go to (681) 945-0002.
Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church, Putnam Avenue, Hurricane, will be holding a family movie night starting at 5 p.m. The movie will be “Inside Out.” Bring chairs.

JANUARY 31
There will be a credit score workshop at 6 p.m. at the Putnam County Main Library in Teays Valley.
Rob Vanater from Putnam County Solid Waste Authority will be discussing plastic bag recycling at 4 p.m. at the Putnam County Main Library in Teays Valley.
There will be a Bible study from 9 to 10 a.m. at My Messy Desk, 151 Dudding Avenue, Hurricane.

FEBRUARY 1
As part of the Putnam Library’s STEMuary event, there will be a class on DIY flashlights at 10 a.m. at the main library in Teays Valley.

FEBRUARY 2
The American Legion James E. Marshall Post 187 at the Winfield Presbyterian Church on Ferry Street will have a Four Chaplains Memorial Service at 6 p.m.
There will be a painting class from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with the Doodlin’ Roo at Area 34, 971 WV Route 34, Teays Valley. To register, go to www.thedoodlinroo.com

FEBRUARY 3 – 4
The Friends of Old Time Music and Dance Old Time Winter Breakdown will feature square dancing at 7:30 p.m. at the Woman’s Club of Charleston and workshops and Appalachian heritage activities from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the West Virginia Cultural Center in Charleston. Weekend Pass $55/Adult, $42 Senior, $25 Student and Under $13 Free. Buy Tickets and learn more at www.footmad.org

FEBRUARY 4 – 5
The Inaugural Winter Walk-Off Softball Tournament will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Valley Park in Hurricane. For more information and to register, call (304) 562-0518.

FEBRUARY 4
Buffalo Church of the Nazarene, 25053 Buffalo Road, will be holding a Poor Man’s Meal Fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to fund a youth trip.
The Meeks Mountain Trail Crush Run will start at 9 a.m. at Hurricane City Park. To sign up, go to runsignup.com/Race/WV/Hurricane/MMTACrushRun
The Hurricane Polar Plunge will start at 3:30 p.m. at Hurricane City Park. This fundraiser goes to support the Special Olympics of West Virginia.
There will be a free karate workshop for ages 5 and up from noon to 1 p.m. at Pinnacle Karate Center, 3544 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane.

FEBRUARY 6, 13, 20, 27
There will be beginners sewing classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Valley Park in Hurricane. The cost is $60 per class. Bring your own sewing machine. To register, call (304) 562-0518.