(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, October 7
EDA Meeting, 4 – 5 p.m., City Municipal Building, 55 W Church St., Martinsville.
City Council Meeting, 7 p.m., City Municipal Building, 55 W Church St., Martinsville.
Wednesday, October 9
Henry County Planning Commission meets at 5 p.m., with a public hearing at 6 p.m., in the County Administration Building, Kings Mountain Road, Collinsville.
Friday, October 11
Arts and Culture Committee Meeting, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Room 32, City Municipal Building, 55 W Church St., Martinsville.
Events
Monday, October 7 – Tuesday, October 8
Henry County Public Schools Holiday
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.
Horsepasture Community Meeting, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Horsepasture Ruritan Building, 16209 A L Philpott Hwy, Martinsville. Debra Buchanan, Henry County Administrator Dale Wagoner, Henry County Sheriff Wayne Davis, and David Kiser, assistant resident engineer with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
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.
Thursday, October 10
Make Some Noise: Open Mic Series, 7 p.m., Piedmont Arts. The series returns for their fall event, hosted by local musician Jake Earles. Grab the mic and share your original songs, stories, poems, spoken word, comedy, or creations of any other genre. Free admission, cash bar available.
Thursday, October 17
Swing Dance Party with Bob Peckman Jazz Band, 6:30 p.m., $20 general admission, at Piedmont Arts. Live jazz music by The Bob Peckman Jazz Band from Roanoke, Va.
Monday, October 21
Upward Basketball & Cheerleading, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Fort Trial Baptist Church, 170 Oak Level Road, Stanleytown. Practices and games begin in January. Registration fee is $65 per child. For more information, call Daniel Reed at (276) 629-2964.
ONGOING
The 29th annual Coats for Kids Drive is underway through Nov. 29. For more information, call Debra Buchanan at (276) 358-1463. Drop off new or gently used coats at Hollywood Cinema or One-Hour Martinizing on Rives Road, Martinsville.
Uptown Farmers Market is open Saturdays 7:30 a.m. to noon through November 16.
The Martinsville-Henry County Lions Club regularly meets on the second and fourth Tuesday 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 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.
