(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
Friday, May 10
Art and Cultural Committee Meeting, 1 – 2 p.m., Municipal Building Room 32, 55 W Church St
Martinsville.
Wednesday, May 15
Planning Commission Meeting, 4 – 5 p.m., Municipal Building Council Chambers, 55 W Church St
Martinsville.
Thursday, May 16
Architectural Review Board Meeting, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m., Municipal Building Council Chambers, 55 W Church St., Martinsville.
Events
Saturday, May 11
Cinco De Mayo, noon to 4 p.m., Broad St., Martinsville.
Friday, May 10
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), 7 p.m. Theaterworks Community Players, 44 Franklin St, Martinsville.
Saturday, May 11
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), 7 p.m. Theaterworks Community Players, 44 Franklin St, Martinsville.
Patrick & Henry Community College Graduation, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Patrick & Henry Community College, 645 Patriot Ave, Martinsville.
Thursday, May 16
Artificial Intelligence, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., New College Institute, 191 Fayette St., Martinsville.
Friday, May 17 – Saturday, May 18
Mayo Fire-Baptized Holiness Association meeting, 7:30 p.m., Christian View Church, 56 Christian View Church Road, Spencer. The meetinghouse is located at 261 Burbank Drive, five miles southwest of Ridgeway, Virginia. It is intended that the sessions of this association be devoted entirely to devotional service. Meeting times are Friday at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 23
Building Stronger Teams, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., New College Institute, 191 Fayette St., Martinsville.
Monday, May 27
Henry County Memorial Day Ruck 22, 10 a.m., 1094 Virginia Ave, Martinsville.
ONGOING
Bassett Train Station Farmers’ Market is open Tuesdays 5-7 p.m. through September 24.
Uptown Farmers Market is open Saturdays 7:30 a.m. to noon through November 16, and Wednesdays from 7:30 a.m. to noon July 10 to September 25.
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.
The Bassett Ruritan Club hosts Rook Music & More on Fridays, 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. Donations 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.
TOPS FIELDALE VA 0626 meets Tuesdays, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the Bassett Public Library, 3969 Fairystone Hwy, Bassett. New members welcome. For more information, call Patti Farmer (276) 358-0489.
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, first and third Monday of each month, a different presentation and activity, 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. Registration is not required.
