(Submitted event information/calendar items must be received by 5 p.m. on the Tuesday before the desired publication date. Email them to dhall@theenterprise.net. Some of the following events are from visitmartinsville.com, the website of the Tourism Office of the Martinsville-Henry County Economic Development Corp. See that website for more information.)
June
Meetings
Wednesday, June 12
Community Advisory Board Meeting, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building, 55 W Church St, Martinsville.
Friday, June 14
Arts and Cultural Committee Meeting, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Room 52 Municipal Building, Martinsville.
Events
1,8,15,22,29 – The Shattered Obelisk 5E Campaign at MarvelFreaks Gaming Comics & Collectibles
2,9,16,23,30 – Dungeons, Dragons & Drafts at Scuffle Hill Brewing
2,9,16,23,30 – Wine Tasting at Hamlet Vineyards
3,10,17,24 – MTG Commander Mondays at MarvelFreaks Gaming Comics & Collectibles
4,11,18,25 – MTG Commander at VS Games
4,11,18,25 – Dungeons & Dragons Homebrew Saga at MarvelFreaks Gaming Comics & Collectibles
5,12 – Martinsville Pokémon League at Starling Ave Cards & Comics
5,12,19,26 – Trivia Night at Scuffle Hill Brewing
7,14,21,28 – Friday Night Magic at VS Games
7,14,21,28 – Friday Night Magic at MarvelFreaks Gaming Comics & Collectibles
7 – Sounds on the Square: Barefoot Modern, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., 1 East Main Street, Martinsville.
8 – Viva La Blackbox at Blackbox Theatre, 7-10 p.m. – Casino Night Fundraiser to benefit TheatreWorks Community Players (44 Franklin Street, UPTown Martinsville). 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: $60/person, includes hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and betting chips, tickets are available at www.TWCP.net.
8 – Hooker Furniture Warehouse Sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., 8761 A.L. Philpott Highway, Martinsville
8 – World Wide Knit in Public Day, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Gravely-Lester Art Garden. Hosted by Chix with Stix, this event will also feature a yarn swap. Free and open to all. Please bring your own chair.
8,22,30 – Martinsville Mustangs vs. High Point Thomasville HiToms at Hooker Field
8 – Music with Riggs Roberson & Griffin Haley at Imagination Lavender Farm
8 – Carolina Rust at Mountain Valley Brewing
9 – Martinsville Mustangs vs. Holly Springs Salamanders at Hooker Field
10 – LIFE: Water Bath Canning at New College Institute
11 – Yoga in the Galleries at Piedmont Arts
11,19,24,28 – Martinsville Mustangs vs. Asheboro ZooKeepers at Hooker Field
14,27 – Martinsville Mustangs vs. Boone Bigfoots at Hooker Field
14 – Music Night at Spencer Penn Centre 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.
14 – A reception for the new exhibits at the MHC Heritage Museum will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m., at 1 E. Main St., Martinsville. Wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Please RSVP attendance (name and number of people in your party) to (276) 403-4697 or mhchistoricalsociety@gmail.com by June 11. The exhibits are “Connected Community,” “Sew Special” and “MHC After Dark.”
15 – FAHI’s Juneteenth Celebration at Baldwin Park
15 – Bassett Hwy 57 Cruise In at Bassett Furniture World Headquarters
17 – Martinsville Mustangs vs. Forest City Owls at Hooker Field
ONGOING
Verizon Innovative Learning STEM Achievers Program, Monday-Friday, July 8-26 9:00 AM-4:00 PM. P&HCC Patrick County Site, Stuart and P&HCC IDEA Center, Martinsville.
Bassett Train Station Farmers’ Market will be open Tuesdays 5-7 p.m. 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.
