(Event information/calendar items must be received by 5 p.m. on the Tuesday before the desired publication date. Email to dhall@theenterprise.net.)
Meetings
Monday, April 7
Martinsville School Board Meeting, 6 p.m., MCPS Central Office CLC Room, 746 Indian Trail, Martinsville.
Wednesday, April 10
Community Advisory Board Meeting, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building Room 32, 55 W Church St, Martinsville.
Friday, April 12
Art and Cultural Committee Meeting, 1 to 2 p.m., Municipal Building Room 32, 55 W Church St, Martinsville.
Tuesday, April 16
The Town of Ridgeway will hold a called budget workshop. 6:30 p.m. in the Mayor of Ridgeway’s office.
Events
Saturday, April, 6
Free Shred Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., ValleyStar Credit Union, 41 Wheeler Ave, Collinsville.
Board Game Day, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Blue Ridge Regional Library, 310 Church St E, Martinsville.
Tuesday, April 9
DIY Freezer Jam, 2:30 p.m., Ridgeway Branch Library, 900 Vista View Ln, Ridgeway.
Wednesday, April 10
DIY Freezer Jam, 2:30 p.m., Collinsville Branch Library, 2540 Virginia Ave, Collinsville.
Thursday, April 11
An Evening With Lucian Simmons, Piedmont Arts. Simmons is vice chairman and worldwide head of Sotheby’s Restitution Department and senior specialist, Impressionist and Modern Art Department, Sotheby’s New York. Reception at 6:30 p.m. Talk at 7 p.m.
DIY Freezer Jam, 2:30 p.m., Patrick County Branch Library, 116 W Blue Ridge St, Stuart.
Friday, April 12
DIY Freezer Jam, 2:30 p.m., Bassett Branch Library, 3969 Fairystone Park Hwy, Bassett.
April Music Night at Spencer-Penn Center, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Spencer-Penn Centre, 102 Spencer Penn School Road, Spencer.
Saturday, April 13
DIY Freezer Jam, 2:30 p.m., Martinsville Branch Library, 310 Church St E, Martinsville.
Friday, April 19
Bee Flight Festival, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Ave, Martinsville.
Saturday, April 20
Spring Craft Show, 9 to 5 at Bassett High School, 85 Riverside Drive, Bassett. Tickets are $5. Children 5 and under are admitted free.
Bee Flight Festival, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Ave, Martinsville.
ONGOING
The Martinsville-Henry County Lions Club regularly meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Bay Restaurant, 530 Commonwealth Blvd, Martinsville.
The Bassett Ruritan Club hosts breakfast on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 6 – 10 a.m. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. All you can eat sausage, fried bologna, eggs, cooked apples, sausage gravy, made from scratch biscuits, made to order pancakes, coffee and juice. Dine in or carry out.
AWANA meets at Blackberry Baptist Church on Sundays, from 4-6 p.m.
TOPS FIELDALE VA 0626 meets each Tuesday at 5:45 pm at the Rangeley Ruritan Building on 134 Calloway Drive, Fieldale, VA. New members are welcome. For more information, call Patti at (276) 358-0489.
The Bassett Ruritan Club hosts Rook Music & More on Fridays from 10 a.m. – noon. Play Rook, work puzzles, make a craft and listen to a mixture of bluegrass, country & gospel music by different bands each week. If you want, bring a snack to share. This event is free to the public. Any donations received will go to the Bassett Ruritan Club to pay for electricity etc.
The Blue Ridge Regional Library offers free one-day passes to the Virginia Museum of Natural History and the Henry County YMCA with your library card. The passes are good for one day and exclude special events. There is a wait period before you can check out the pass again. For more details and exclusions, visit brrl.lib.va.us.
The Fontaine Ruritan Club hosts Bingo every Tuesday at 1903 Joseph Martin Highway, Martinsville. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and games begin at 7. Money from Bingo supports community service awards, scholarships, and other community efforts.
Book Bingo on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the Martinsville Branch of the Blue Ridge Regional Library, 11 a.m. to noon. Call (276) 403-5430 to register.
Medicaid eligibility renewals have resumed. Martinsville-Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness (MHCCHW) offers Medicaid/FAMIS application and renewal assistance for Virginia residents from birth to 64 years of age in-person: Wednesdays 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Community Storehouse, 128 E. Church St (lower level of the old Leggett Building) in Martinsville, or by phone, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MHCCHW’s specially trained Medicaid/FAMIS Outreach Advocate is available to help. Call or text Ann Walker at (276) 732-0509 to learn more or for an appointment.
The Henry County Adult Learning Center offers free in-house and online classes to help prepare for college, career, or earn your high school equivalency or GED. Call (276) 647-9585.
Neighbors in the Know. Join staff and volunteers in the Hylton Library at the Spencer Penn Centre for activities and socializing on the first and third Monday of each month. A different presentation and activity weekly, followed by a way to get you moving. The program is an hour long and activities for children will be provided. Every third Monday, 10-11 a.m., a music program will be provided. This free program is perfect for all ages. No registration is required.
Mondays – March 11, March 25, and April 11, at 11 a.m., Holly Kozelsky, executive director of MHC Historical Society, will teach others how to use microfilm to read old newspaper articles at the Martinsville branch of the Blue Ridge Regional Library.
