(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, September 13
Arts and Cultural Committee Meeting, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Municipal Building Room 32, 55 W. Church St., Martinsville.
Events
Friday, September 6
Sounds on the Square: The Ghost of Liberty, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., 1 East Main Street, Martinsville.
Saturday, September 7
Bassett Heritage Festival, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., Bassett.
Unity in the Community Carnival, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 319 Hospital Drive, Martinsville.
Thursday, September 12
Get to Know Your Candidates for City Council, 6-9 p.m., New College Institute, Martin-Lacy Lecture Hall, 191 Fayette St., Martinsville.
Friday, September 13
Harvest Moon Run 5K-8K and Dancing on Depot, 7 p.m., Gazebo on Depot Street.
Miles 4 Vets Golf Tournament, noon, Beaver Hills Golf Club, 200 Beaver Hills Club Dr., Martinsville.
Saturday, September 14
Fur Fair, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Smith River Sports Complex, 1000 Irisburg Road, Axton.
Saturday, September 28
4RC Community Health Walk, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Sports Complex (below the amphitheater. The theme is “Be There.” Call (276) 252-3047 for more information.
Saturday, October 5
EMS Continuing Education (CE) Saturday, sponsored by Bassett Rescue Squad, which has pulled together instructors from the region who will present various topics. Sign up at https://www.co.henry.va.us/HCDPSclasses/.
ONGOING
Bassett Train Station Farmers’ Market is open Tuesdays from 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 through 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 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
A series of classes on genealogical research will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Bassett Historical Center each Tuesday in September. Genealogy 1 and Genealogy 2, offered on September 3 and 10 respectively, are for those just beginning their family research. Genealogy 3 and Genealogy 4, offered September 17 and 24, will cover the use of several different genealogical websites. To benefit from the 3rd and 4th classes, participants will need to have taken the first two classes and/or have a basic understanding of computer use. There is no charge for the classes. Call (276) 629-9191 to reserve your spot.
