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Meetings
Monday, July 20
The Patrick & Henry Community College Board will meet July 20, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. in the Gerald Baliles & Richard S. Reynolds, Sr. Learning Center. This is a public meeting, but public comment will not be received.
Tuesday, July 28
City Council Meeting, 7 p.m., Municipal Building, 55 West Church St., Martinsville.
Events
Friday, July 17
Franks and Dranks returns to Piedmont Arts with music, food, and fun from 6-9 p.m., 215 Starling Ave, Martinsville.
The Rotary Club of Martinsville and Henry County presents the 2026 TGIF Concert Series with Slick Jr. and the Reactors to perform at NCI (soon to be West Piedmont Higher Education Center), Baldwin Building – Outdoor Plaza, 191 Fayette St, Martinsville. Doors open at 6 p.m., music begins at 7 p.m. Food and beverage vendors will be on-site.
Monday, July 20- Friday, July 24
Summer Art Camp for students currently in grades 6-8, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Piedmont Arts. Themed “For the Culture!” this camp invites students to explore art from African, Asian, Indigenous, Hispanic, and Old World European cultures. Summer Art Camp is led by instructor Juandalynn Jones-Hunt, the art educator for Henry County Public Schools. Tickets are $80 for members and $90 for nonmembers. Advanced registration is required. Register at PiedmontArts.org.
Thursday, July 23
“The Last of the Cherry Tomatoes” by Lily Ebrahimi. The student artist will discuss her work and artistic process at 12:30 p.m., at Piedmont Arts.215 Starling Ave, Martinsville.
Saturday, July 25
Pinto Beans and Cornbread Dinner, Rangeley Ruritan Building, 4 to 7 p.m., 134 Calloway Drive, Fieldale. Eat in or take out. Proceeds will be given to a community member fighting cancer. Donations accepted.
Ongoing
A series of four classes on genealogical research will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Bassett Historical Center on the first four Tuesdays in September (1, 8, 15, 22). There is no charge for the classes. The classes are limited to 12. Call the Bassett Historical Center 276-629-9191 to reserve a spot.
Lynwood Artists meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Piedmont Arts.
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.
Piedmont Arts Guild meets on the fourth Thursday of each month, except in November and December, at 11:45 a.m. at Piedmont Arts.
Virginia Foothills Quilters Guild daytime group meets on the first Tuesday of each month from 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at Piedmont Arts and on the third Friday of each month in January, March, May, July, September, and November, from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Piedmont Arts. Virginia Foothills Quilters Guild evening group meets on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30-9 p.m. at Piedmont Arts.
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.
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.
TOPS FIELDALE VA 0626 meets on Tuesdays 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.
