Community Calendar

(Event information/calendar items must be received by 5 p.m. on Tuesday before the desired publication date. Email to dhall@theenterprise.net.)

Meetings

Events:

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 Meeting, 3 and 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 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 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.

Breakfast at Bassett Vol. Fire Department, 6-10 a.m., 3735 Fairystone Park Hwy, Bassett.

Friday, April 25

Reptile Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Ave, Martinsville.

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.

Sunday, April 27

Bassett Ruritan Club, 277 Philpott Dam Road, is hosting a Bluegrass music jam, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Musicians are welcome to bring their instruments. No admission charge. For more information call Patti or Randy at (276) 629-8296. 

Friday, May 2

Farewell Reception for Pedro Szalay 3-5 p.m., at Piedmont Arts. Szalay is retiring from Southwest Virginia Ballet at the end of June. He has served as the ballet’s artistic director for more than 18 years. He has impacted the lives of many youths and adults in Martinsville-Henry County through programs like Minds in Motion, Dance Español and Dancing for the Arts. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP attendance by Wednesday, April 30 at PiedmontArts.org. 215 Starling Ave, Martinsville.

Saturday, May 3

Storytime at Spencer- Penn Center, 475 Spencer Penn Road, Spencer, 10 a.m. This monthly program will include special readers, crafts, and other fun activities. Registration is not needed.

First Annual Veteran’s Concert, 4 to 9 p.m. Infinity Acres Ranch, 136 Joppa Rd #4242, Ridgeway.

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.