(Event information/calendar items must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday before the desired publication date. Email to dhall@theenterprise.net.)
Meetings
Thursday, April 16
Library Board Meeting, 3 p.m., Collinsville Branch Library, 2540 Virginia Ave, Collinsville.
Tuesday, April 28
City Council Meeting, 7 p.m., Municipal Building, 55 West Church St. Martinsville.
Events
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.
The American Legion Homer Dillard Post # 78, 139 Creekside Drive, Martinsville, will host a Fish Fry, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. This will be a drive-thru event with limited dining-in. The menu includes fish sandwiches for $10, homemade desserts are $2, sodas & water – $1. To place a pickup order, call (276) 673-7663 or (276) 340-5169.
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.
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.
The Bassett Branch Library Expansion Committee and the Blue Ridge Library Foundation are hosting a BINGO Fundraising Event, to benefit the Bassett Branch Library Expansion Project. Doors at the Historic J.D. Bassett Event Center, 3289 Riverside Dr., open at 4 p.m., BINGO starts at 6. Packets include 3 games per play; 20 games per packet. First packet $20 & $10 for each extra. Prizes per game, door prizes and a 50/50. Cash only. Concessions will be available for purchase. Follow the Bassett Branch Library Expansion Project on Facebook.
Saturday, May 9
The second annual Paint the Town Blue is the local Democratic committee’s spring fundraiser event, featuring live music, speakers, awards and tasty tapas. It begins at 6:30 p.m., in the Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville. For tickets, visit http;//mhdcva.org/paint-the-town-blue-2026
Tuesday, May 12
Phillip Gibbs, author of “Murder and Mountain Justice in the Moonshine Capital of the World,” will return to the Bassett Historical Center, 3964 Fairystone Park Hwy, Bassett, to talk about his new book, “Sex, Liquor, and Lawlessness in Early Roanoke.” This program at 10:30 a.m. is free and open to the public. It will be held in the Susan L. Adkins Memorial Meeting Room. Books will be available for purchase from the author.
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.
