(Event information/calendar items must be received by 5 p.m. on Tuesday before the desired publication date. Email to dhall@theenterprise.net.)
Meetings
Tuesday, April 14
City Council Budget Meeting with City Constitutional Offices, 5 p.m., New College Institute Room 204, 191 Fayette St, Martinsville.
Monday, April 21
PSA Board of Directors Regular Meeting, 5:30 p.m., Administration Building Fourth Floor Conference Room, 3300 Kings Mountain Road, Martinsville.
Tuesday, April 22
Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, 3 and 6 p.m., Administration Building Summerlin Room, 3300 Kings Mountain Road, Martinsville.
Public Hearing – Henry County School and County Budgets, 6 p.m., Administration Building Summerlin Room, 3300 Kings Mountain Road, Martinsville.
City Council Meeting, 7 p.m., Municipal Building Council Chambers, 55 W. Church Street, Martinsville.
Events
Friday, April 11
Music Night at Spencer Penn with Travis Frye and Blue Mountain. Gate opens at 5 p.m. and 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.
Saturday, April 12
Fish Fry by American Legion Homer Dillard Post #78, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 139 Creekside Drive, Martinsville. Fish sandwiches are $9, homemade desserts are $2, sodas or water are $1. Drive-through event with limited dining-in. Call (276) 224-5679 or (276) 340-5169 to place orders.
Hazardous Waste Day, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Bassett Service Center, 2285 Fairystone Park Highway, Bassett.
Celebrate The Resurrection, 11 a.m., Egg Hunt & Hot Dog Lunch, Blackberry Baptist Church, 3241 Stones Dairy Road, Bassett.
Family Day with Paperhand Puppet Intervention, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Gravely-Lester Art Garden, by Piedmont Arts and Beegins With You. Features puppet-making crafts, an Easter egg hunt and a giant puppet parade. Free and open to the public. More info at PiedmontArts.org. Sponsored by Carter Bank.
Jason Lives Fan Day, 11 a.m., Camp Lee Ford, 4248 Lee Ford Camp Road, Ridgeway.
Monday, April 14
The Friends of the Blue Ridge Regional Library meet in the Main Branch, 310 E. Church St., Martinsville, 10:30 a.m. All are welcome.
Tuesday, April 15
Martinsville -Henry County Republican Committee, 6:30 p.m. at the Henry County Administration Building, Summerlin Room, 3300 Kings Mountain Road Martinsville.
Tuesday, April 15-Thursday, April 17
Martinsville City Public Schools will host in-person kindergarten registration, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at MCPS Central Office (746 Indian Trail). Translation services are available by calling (276) 403-5833. A list of documents required for registration is available on the Back to School page of the MCPS website.
Friday, April 18
Henry County Parks & Rec Easter Egg Hunt, 3 p.m., Jack Dalton Park, 130 Jack Dalton Road
Martinsville.
Saturday, April 19
Family Easter Celebration 10 a.m., games, egg hunt, Bible stories, crafts, prizes, and free lunch. Fort Trial Baptist Church, 170 Oak Level Road, Stanleytown.
Friday, April 18 – Saturday, April 19
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 sale is Friday, 1-5 p.m. (can join at the door); Saturday sale is open to the public, 9:30 a.m. -2 p.m. BAG SALE (we provide the brown bag)-fill your bag with as many hard-backed fiction for $10. Special area for shopping. Shoppers will be limited to 10 at a time. All proceeds reinvested in library system.
Friday, April 25
Opening reception for the new exhibit “Pan-tastic Journey: Cookware Through Time,” 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the MCH Heritage Museum, 1 E. Main St., Martinsville. The exhibit, curated by MHC Heritage Museum Intern Raylee Wilson, features kitchen tools from days gone by. Complimentary refreshments will be served. Admission to the reception is free for members and at regular admission fees for non-members; RSVP attendance to wilson.mhchs@gmail.com or call 276-403-5361. The regular admission is $10, with $5 for 65+ and ages 2-17, and free for infants. Memberships will be available at the reception, for year-long free admission.
Saturday, April 26
Oak Level Ruritan Club Community Yard Sale, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., 7668 Oak Level Road, Bassett. Spaces are $20, vendors welcome. Concessions available. To reserve a space, call (276) 340-3158 or (276) 732-8096.
Reptile Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Ave, Martinsville.
Martinsville Half-Marathon and 5K, 8 a.m., Gazebo on Depot Street, 101 Depot St, Martinsville.
14th annual Pig Cookin’ Festival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Spencer-Penn Center, 475 Spencer Penn Road, Spencer.
ONGOING
Uptown Pub Run, Mondays at 6.p.m., meets at Renewal Brewing 32 Franklin St, Martinsville.
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, 277 Philpott Dam Road, Bassett, hosts breakfast on the 2nd Saturday of each month, $9 for adults, and $4 for children under 12. All you can eat, sausage, fried bologna, eggs, cooked apples, sausage gravy, 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.
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.
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 on Tuesdays at 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Bassett Public Library, 3969 Fairystone Hwy, Bassett. New members are 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.
The Martinsville-Henry County Democratic Committee meets on the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at New College Institute on Fayette Street (park on Moss St.). RSVP at mhcdcva.org/meeting-rsvp for Zoom link.
The Martinsville -Henry County Republican Committee meets on the 3rd Tuesday every month, 6:30 p.m., Henry County Administration Building, Summerlin Room, 3300 Kings Mountain Road, Martinsville.
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. A different presentation and activity weekly, followed by a way to get you moving. The program is an hour long and activities for children will be provided. Every third Monday, 10-11 a.m., a music program will be provided. This free program is perfect for all ages. Registration is not required.
