(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
Thursday, October 3
Henry County School Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Summerlin Room County Admin Building,
3300 Kings Mountain Road, Collinsville.
Tuesday, October 8
Horsepasture Community Meeting, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Horsepasture Ruritan Building, 16209 A L Philpott Hwy, Martinsville.
Events
Friday, September 27 – Saturday, September 28
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. “Members Only,” 2-5 p.m. (can join at the door) on Friday, and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. -2 p.m., is open to the public. Highlighting Civil war and general history books; children’s books, and a special sale on shelved hardback and paperback fiction – buy 2/get 1 free! Each group of 3 must be either all hardback or all paperback. All proceeds go back into the library system. Next sale is in December.
Henry County Fair, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Martinsville Speedway, 340 Speedway Road, Ridgeway
Saturday, September 28
4RC Community Mental Health Walk 2024, 10 a.m. to noon, Smith River Sports Complex, 1000 Irisburg Road, Axton.
Monday, September 30
Basic Safety Training with Sea Survival, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., NCI, 191 Fayette St, Martinsville.
Wednesday, October 2
Open Studio, 1 p.m., Piedmont Arts, 215 Starling Ave, Martinsville. Open Studio is offered every Wednesday from 1-3 p.m. Artists of all ages can craft and create together in the Piedmont Arts classroom. Sessions are self-guided and provide a space to socialize, learn and share with fellow artists. Bring your own supplies. Free to members and $5 for non-members. Pay at door.
Thursday, October 3
Chix with Sticks, 10:30 a.m., Piedmont Arts, 215 Starling Ave, Martinsville. Knitters are invited to work together in the Piedmont Arts classroom on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Sessions are self-guided and provide a space to socialize while creating. Bring your own supplies. Advanced registration required. Free to members, $5 for nonmembers who will pay at the door
Tuesday, October 8
Open Studio, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Piedmont Arts, 215 Starling Ave, Martinsville. Open Studio is offered every Wednesday from 1-3 p.m. Artists of all ages are invited to craft and create together in the Piedmont Arts classroom. Sessions are self-guided and provide a space to socialize, learn, and share with fellow artists. Bring your own supplies. Free to members and $5 for non-members. Pay at door.
Wednesday, October 9
Open Studio, 1 p.m., Piedmont Arts, 215 Starling Ave, Martinsville. Open Studio is offered every Wednesday from 1-3 p.m. Artists of all ages are invited to craft and create together in the Piedmont Arts classroom. Sessions are self-guided and provide a space to socialize, learn and share with fellow artists. Bring your own supplies. Free to members and $5 for non-members. Pay at door.
ONGOING
The 29th annual Coats for Kids Drive is underway through Nov. 29. For more information, call Debra Buchanan at (276) 358-1463. You also may drop off new or gently used coats at Hollywood Cinema or One-Hour Martinizing on Rives Road, Martinsville.
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.
