| Blue Jeans & Bling, where fancy and laid back meet, is the MHC Historical Society’s signature annual fun fall affair. The MHC Heritage Museum’s exciting new annex is the place for revelry on Saturday, Oct. 4. The event will start with a social at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. The classic autumn meal will feature pulled pork barbecue, baked beans, potato salad, cole slaw, rolls, cornbread and cake. Entertainment will include music by Jake Earles, a silent auction full of goodies at good deals, and a 50/50 raffle. The first two drinks are on us, and then a cash bar will provide the rest. Your ticket to the event also grants you admission to both sections of the museum: the former Henry County courthouse, built in 1824, which showcases local history, and the 13,000-square-foot annex, built in 2024, which showcases the exquisite King Collections of antiques. Tickets cost $50 per person or $350 for a table for eight. To order tickets, visit www.mhchistoricalsociety.org; or visit the museum at 1 E. Main St. Martinsville, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays; see any MHC Historical Society board member; or call 276-403-5361. CLICK HERE to buy a single admission ticket for $50. Upcoming Events: Graves Anthony and Hunter Haskins will present a program on distilling, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, as part of the MHC Historical Society’s Sunday Afternoon Lecture Series. The program will be held at the MHC Heritage Museum. Garrett Molchan will present “Ghostly Tales and Cryptid Tales: The Legends of MHC” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, as part of the Sunday Afternoon Lecture Series. The program will be held in the museum’s courtroom, and admission is free. Jake Abell, of Scuffle Hill Brewing, will present a program on cider, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, as part of the MHC Historical Society’s Sunday Afternoon Lecture series at the MHC Heritage Museum, 1 E. Main St., Martinsville. |
