(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
IDA Meeting, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Municipal Building, 55 W Church St. Martinsville.
Events
Saturday, June 29
Cookbook Showdown, 2:30 p.m., Martinsville Main Library, 310 Church St. E, Martinsville.
Public Donation Drop Off, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 242 Franklin St., Martinsville.
Auditions for The Shape of Things, 10 a.m., TheatreWorks Community Players, 44 Franklin St., Martinsville.
Thursday, July 4
Independence Day Parade, 9 a.m., Downtown Fieldale, Fieldale VA.
Saturday, July 6
Community event with free food off the grill (10 a.m. – 1 p.m.) and free clothes (8 a.m. – noon), Love and Hope Ministry, 1844 Virginia Ave. parking lot, Martinsville.
Sunday, July 7- Friday, July 12
Vacation Bible School, 6:16 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Fort Trial Baptist Church, 170 Oak Level Road, Bassett.
Friday, July 12
Feeding Southwest Virginia’s Mobile Marketplace visits the HJDB Event Center, 3289 Riverside Dr., Bassett from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Friday, July 12-Saturday, July 13
The Friends of the Blue Ridge Regional Library are hosting a book sale in the basement of the main branch, 310 E. Church St., Martinsville. The “Members Only” is on Friday, from 2-5 p.m. (you can join at the door). The sale on Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. -2 p.m., is open to the public. ALL paperback books are .50 cents, and ALL hardback books are $1, unless otherwise marked. All proceeds go back into the library system. Next sale: Sept. 28.
Saturday, July 13
The 10th Annual Brenda Riggins Memorial Christmas in July Blood Drive with the American Red Cross, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bassett High School Auditorium, 85 Riverside Drive, Bassett, VA 24055. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments have priority. You may schedule an appointment by contacting the American Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or online at www.redcrossblood.org, Sponsor Code: Brenda, or in the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
Saturday, July 29 – Sunday, July 30
Former Globetrotter George Bell will return as a coach for the 6th annual Michael C. Jarrett Basketball Clinic, which will be held at Fort Trial Baptist Church from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. for youngsters aged 6 to 16. The cost is $20 per day or $30 for both days. For more information, call Jarrett at (757) 237-5644 or email mcjarrett4833@gmail.com.
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 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.
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.
