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 breezenews@citynet.net and mark your subject line “Community Calendar.” There is no charge for posting an event in the calendar.

SATURDAYS NOVEMBER – FEBRUARY

• There will be a free open gym for 1st – 5th graders every Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. at Zone Out Sports, located on Morris Court, just off Main Street in Hurricane.

NOVEMBER 21

• There will be a ceramic tree workshop at Valley Cakes and Cafe, 2887 Charleston Road, Poca, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. To register, go to https://www.altodesign.org/christmas-ceramic-trees-pre-order.html
• The Comeback Club, an initiative to help women reintegrate back into the workforce after career breaks, will meet at 9 a.m. at Area 34, 971 State Route 34, Hurricane.
• There will be a Bringing Back the Village seminar on fall prevention at 5:30 p.m. at the Putnam County Main Library in Teays Valley.
• There will be a community Thanksgiving service at 7 p.m. at Teays Valley Nazarene, 3937 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane.

NOVEMBER 22

• Friends of Old Time Music and Dance (FOOTMAD) will be hosting a community dance from 7 to 10 p.m. at Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, 1009 Virginia Street E, Charleston.
• Speakeasy Singles will be holding a singles dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Diehl’s Family Restaurant in Nitro. To reserve a spot, call 304-807-9591.
• Game Grove, located in Putnam Village Shopping Center in Teays Valley, will be holding a board game night from 6 to 10 p.m.
• The Putnam County Solid Waste Authority will be the special guest speaker at the Putnam County WV Homeschool Co-Op Homeschool Hangout from noon to 2 p.m. at Hurricane City Park. Meet at the red barn.
• Hard Reign will be performing at 6 p.m. at Barnyard BBQ, 56 Hospital Drive, Hurricane.

NOVEMBER 23

• The annual Buffalo Church of God Bazaar, located on Church Street, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food, candy, and crafts.
• The Dotty Boutique featuring Putnam Princess Parties and Out of this World fundraiser will be held at Poca High School from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Meet princesses and Darth Vader.
• The Teays Valley Church of God Fall Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church, located at 185 Connection Point, Scott Depot. Food, drinks, and vendors.

NOVEMBER 27

• Express Employment Professionals will be holding a walk-in recruiting and hiring event from noon to 4 p.m. at Area 34, 971 WV Route 34, Hurricane.

NOVEMBER 28

• The Women’s Club of Nitro, 2205 2nd Avenue and 23rd Street, will be holding Thanksgiving Dinner from 2 to 5 p.m.
• The Bridge Church, 279 Dairy Road, Poca, will be holding their annual Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All are welcome.
• The Bancroft Thanksgiving Parade will start at 11 a.m. at the Bancroft Ball Field and go through the streets of the town.
• Volunteer at the Putnam County Animal Shelter, 12908 Charleston Road, Red House, for the Autumn Woof & Whiskers event. Show up at 7:30 a.m. and help clean up the shelter.
• Wobble Before You Gobble – A dance fitness class will be held at 9:15 a.m. at Power Up Sports and Wellness, 3540 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane.

NOVEMBER 30

• Poca High Show Choir will be holding Breakfast in Whoville from 8 a.m. to noon at the Poca High School. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $8 for children 10 and under.
• Area 34 will be hosting their third annual Small Business Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Area 34, 971 State Route 34, Hurricane.
• There will be a Small Business Saturday vendor event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Valley Park Conference Center in Hurricane.
• The City of Hurricane will be celebrating Small Business Saturday during regular business hours.
• The Crush Run 10 Miler Course Preview and Training event will start at 8 a.m. at Meeks Mountain Trails at Hurricane City Park. Meet at the red barn.

DECEMBER 1

• There will be a four mile hike at Ridenour Lake in Nitro starting at 1:3 p.m. Meet up at the dog park.
• Rodney Barbour will be coming to the Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church, Putnam Avenue, Hurricane, at 3 p.m. for the “Prelude to the Manger” concert on the Harrah Symphonic Organ.

DECEMBER 4

• Red House Bible Church, 51 Warner Lane, will be hosting a live nativity photo opportunity from 6 to 8 p.m. Bring a camera and capture the fun.