(Event information/calendar items must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday before the desired publication date. Email to dhall@theenterprise.net.)
Meetings
Monday, April 13
Martinsville City School Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. in the Community Learning Center of MCPS Central Office (746 Indian Trail). The meeting will also be livestreamed on the MCPS Facebook page.
Tuesday, April 14
City Council Meeting, 7 p.m., Municipal Building, 55 West Church St. Martinsville.
Thursday, April 18
Library Board Meeting, 3 p.m., Collinsville Branch Library, 2540 Virginia Ave, Collinsville.
Events
Friday, April 10
Music Night at Spencer Penn Centre, 475 Spencer Penn Road, Spencer. Travis Frye & Blue Mountain will play in the Alumni Hall. Gate opens at 5 p.m., band starts at 6:30 p.m. Admission is a $5 CASH donation. Concessions will be sold.
Exhibit Opening Reception, Piedmont Arts, 5:30-7:30 p.m. A gallery talk will be held at 6:15 p.m. Complimentary refreshments will be served. Exhibits on view include “Neither Here Nor There: Paintings by Betsy Hale Bannan,” “Accelerations: Lisa Beth Robinson,” “Hot, Fresh, Brioche…Knitting: Lauren Thornhill,” and “Forty Years of Fabulous Fiber: Reynolds Homestead Weavers Exchange.” This event is free and open to the public.
Friday, April 10 – Saturday, April 11
Fido’s Big Basement Sale, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, 119 E Main St, Martinsville. All proceeds benefit the SPCA of Martinsville and Henry County.
Saturday, April 18
15th annual Pig Cookin, Spencer-Penn Center. Admission is free. Food sales are cash only and will begin at 10:30 a.m. 475 Spencer Penn Road, Spencer.
Rangeley Ruritan Breakfast, 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., 134 Calloway Drive, Fieldale; sausage, eggs, hashbrowns, biscuits and gravy. Eat In Or Take Out. Donations Accepted. Proceeds go toward community projects.
Sunday, April 19
Sunday Afternoon Lecture: “Laying the Past to Rest: A History of Funeral Traditions” by Jarred Marlowe, 3-4 p.m., MHC Heritage Museum, 1 E. Main St., Martinsville. Admission is free.
Thursday, April 23
Kiwanis Pancake Day, 7 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Broad Street Parking Lot, 100 East Church Street, Uptown Martinsville. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door. Cash, checks, and credit/debit cards accepted. Children 3 and under eat free with a paid adult.
Friday, April 24-Saturday, April 25
Reptile Fest, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Virginia Museum of Natural History, 21 Starling Avenue, Martinsville.
Saturday, April 25
Spring Fest, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Collinsville Recreation Center, 395 W. John Red Blvd., Collinsville. Free vendor spots for local businesses. Live music, bounces houses, food vendors. Call 276-673-1050 or email jackie@lawlessweldinginc.com.
Ongoing
BINGO on Mondays, Horsepasture Volunteer Fire Department, 17815 A.L. Philpott Highway, Ridgeway. Doors open at 5 p.m., games start at 7 p.m. Concessions are available.
Uptown Pub Run, Mondays, 6 p.m., meets at The Ground Floor, 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.
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. Free, but donations will be used by the club to pay for electricity etc.
The Fontaine Ruritan Club hosts Bingo every Tuesday, 1903 Joseph Martin Highway, Martinsville. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and games begin at 7. Money from Bingo supports community service awards, scholarships, and other community efforts.
Bingocize at Spencer-Penn Centre. Play Bingo and prevent falls with simple exercises. This free class is offered Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
Chair Aerobics at Spencer Penn Centre, Tuesdays at 9 a.m. with Judi Perrin; $5 fee, 45 minutes of exercise, strength building and fun.
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, 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.
