(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, June 3
Martinsville IDA Meeting, 4-5 p.m., Municipal Building, 55 W Church St., Martinsville.
Thursday, June 6
Henry County School Board’s monthly meeting, 9 a.m., 3rd Floor, Henry County School Board Office of the Henry County Administration Building. Followed by Closed Session
Events
Saturday, June 1
Infinity Acres Ranch 6th Annual Spring Carnival, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Infinity Acres Ranch, 136 Joppa Rd #4242, Ridgeway.
Dan River Basin Association (DRBA) Celebration, 10 a.m. to noon, Dan River Church, 2805 Riverside Dr, Danville.
Storytime, 10 a.m., Spencer Penn Center, 475 Spencer Penn Rd, Spencer.
Benefit Fundraiser for Maria & Larry Mebane, 11 a.m., 681 Laurel Park Ave., Martinsville.
Tuesday, June 4
Silent Reading Hour, 5:30 p.m., Blue Ridge Regional Library, 310 E Church St, Martinsville.
Wednesday, June 5
Piedmont Arts will honor Guy Stanley and Rooster Walk for their support of the arts at the 22nd annual Clyde Hooker Awards. The museum will also recognize Arts in Education Award recipients and the recipients of the Nicodemus Hufford and Harold Knowlton Work Memorial Art Scholarships. The ceremony begins promptly at 5:30 p.m., with a reception to follow. In lieu of an admission cost, please consider making a donation to the Piedmont Arts Scholarship Fund. Reservations are required by Monday, June 3.
Saturday, June 8
Viva La BlackBox! Casino Night Fundraiser to benefit TheatreWorks Community Players, 44 Franklin Street, UPTown Martinsville, 7-10 p.m. Enjoy a real Vegas-style “Rat Pack” evening of food, drink, and gaming fun, with Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, and Poker, along with prizes, 50/50 drawing, photo booth, and music. Tickets are available at www.TWCP.net., for $60/person. The price includes hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and betting chips.
World Wide Knit in Public Day, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Gravely-Lester Art Garden, hosted by Chix with Stix. Grab your knitting needles and celebrate. This event also features a yarn swap. Free and open to all. Please bring your own chair.
Friday, June 14
Music Night at Spencer Penn with The Country Boys. Gate opens at 5 p.m., the band starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission is a $5 cash donation. Concessions, including the ever popular Spencer Penn hot dogs, chicken salad, BBQ, and homemade desserts, will be sold.
ONGOING
Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers Program, Monday-Friday, July 8-26, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. P&HCC Patrick County Site, Stuart and P&HCC IDEA Center, Martinsville.
Bassett Train Station Farmers’ Market is open 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays through September 24.
Uptown Farmers Market is open through November 16 on Saturdays 7:30 a.m. to noon and from July 10 to September 25 on Wednesdays from 7:30 a.m. to noon.
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 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.
TOPS FIELDALE VA 0626 meets Tuesdays at 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Bassett Public Library, 3969 Fairystone Hwy, Bassett. New members welcome. For more information, please 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. 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. Registration is not required.
