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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260621T150000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Afternoon Lecture: "A Few Lines to Margaret: A Local Account of the First World War"
DESCRIPTION:Experience the emotional depth of America’s involvement in World War One through a series of 45 letters from a local soldier to his wife. These frontline love letters reveal the humor\, dedication\, tragedy\, and love of the Lost Generation while giving a fresh perspective on the conflict that\, 100 years later\, remains deeply personal. Come join Hunter Haskins\, a member of the MHC Historical Society\, as he brings the story of the Paschals back to life. \nHunter Haskins is the Assistant Director of the Salem Museum & Historical Society in Salem\, just west of Roanoke. He is a 2021 graduate of Roanoke College with a double major in History and Political Science and a concentration in Public/Applied History. He previously worked with Ferrum College’s Blue Ridge Institute as a blacksmith and was a Carlisle School histories and humanities teacher from 2021-2024. His passion for history\, and desire to work in that field\, was affirmed by his happy experiences volunteering and interning with the Bassett Historical Center between 2019 and 2022. He lives in Salem.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/sunday-afternoon-lecture-a-few-lines-to-margaret-a-local-account-of-the-first-world-war/
LOCATION:Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Museum\, 1 East Main Street\, Martinsville\, VA\, 24112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,History,Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="MHC Historical Society":MAILTO:mhchistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T200000
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SUMMARY:A Midsummer's Event @ BluTattoo Studio
DESCRIPTION:✨ ART\n✨ Tattoos\n✨ Fairies\n✨ Flowers\n✨ Magick\nand most of all… Fun! 🤗🌈🧚🏻‍♀️✨ \nCome dressed up and receive a Special Gift! 🧚🏻‍♀️✨\nSign up for a new tattoo\, and while you wait for your turn in the artists’ chair… wander about the Studio! There will be a wonderland of photo ops and activities for you to enjoy
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/a-midsummers-event-blutattoo-studio/
LOCATION:BluTattoo Studio\, 50 East Church Street\, Suite 4\, Martinsville\, VA\, 24112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,Free Event,Crafts,LGBTQ+ Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T140000
DTSTAMP:20260427T144723Z
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SUMMARY:SSRC Hispanic Heritage Event
DESCRIPTION:Please join us as we celebrate and embrace the vibrant culture and heritage of the Hispanic community with fun-filled activities for children and adults. There will be food trucks\, vendors\, and community partners providing information about the services and resources available to assist our community.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/ssrc-hispanic-heritage-event/
LOCATION:Jordan Creek Park\, 243 Creekside Drive\, Martinsville\, VA\, 24112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T120000
DTSTAMP:20260323T180837Z
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SUMMARY:Fayerdale:  The Missing Town
DESCRIPTION:Park Ranger Danny Martin tells the story of how a land grant from the King of England led to the transformation of a wooded wilderness to a thriving mining boom-town. Discover the secrets\, hear about the violence\, and learn about a little-known contribution to the Civil War that changed naval warfare forever. Find out what happened to the town of Fayerdale\, the events leading up to the Civilian Conservation Corps and the development of Fairy Stone State Park.\nThis program will be held on May 19\, 2026\, at 10:30am in the Susan L. Adkins Memorial Meeting Room of the Bassett Historical Center. This program is free and open to the public.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/fayerdale-the-missing-town/
LOCATION:Bassett Historical Center\, 3964 Fairystone Park Hwy\, Bassett\, VA\, 24055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bassett Historical Center":MAILTO:bhcenter3964@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T150000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Afternoon Lecture: “The Right Place\, The Right Time - The Story of Ridgeway Clocks\, division of Gravely Furniture Co.\, Inc.”
DESCRIPTION:There is no grander statement for the home\, nor more coveted prize at a NASCAR race\, than a Ridgeway Grandfather Clock. Will Gravely will talk about his family’s unique space in the furniture industry during his program at 3 p.m. Sunday\, May 17\, at the MHC Heritage Museum. \nThe history of Ridgeway Clocks started exactly 100 years ago when Mr. R.P. Gravely and other local businessmen subscribed to $100\,000 in stock to start a company to make furniture in the building in uptown Martinsville that at the time was that of B.F. and R.P. Gravely\, being used for the manufacture of pins and brackets\, etc.\, for telegraph and telephone companies. Gravely Furniture Company made household furniture until the early 1960’s when they started manufacturing grandfather clocks. The Martinsville Speedway has been giving a Ridgeway Clock grandfather clock as its race prize since 1964. In 1985\, the Gravely Furniture Company was sold to Pulaski Furniture Corporation. In November 2004\, Pulaski sold Ridgeway Clock to Howard Miller Clock Company in Zeeland\, Michigan. Howard Miller announced they would shut down in 2025.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/sunday-afternoon-lecture-the-right-place-the-right-time-the-story-of-ridgeway-clocks-division-of-gravely-furniture-co-inc/
LOCATION:MHC Heritage Museum\, 1 East Main St\, Martinsville\, Virginia\, 24112
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,History,Lecture
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ORGANIZER;CN="MHC Historical Society":MAILTO:mhchistoricalsociety.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T103000
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SUMMARY:Sex\, Liquor\, and Lawlessness in Early Roanoke
DESCRIPTION:A Wild West Town in Virginia’s Blue Ridge… During the 1880’s\, the new city of Roanoke attracted a large and diverse workforce and a multitude of merchants and investors. But like the western cow towns and mining camps of the same period\, the city also attracted prostitutes\, professional gamblers\, charlatans\, and common thieves. By the early 1900s\, Roanoke had become well known for its brothels\, saloons\, gambling halls\, and rampant lawlessness. Despite a campaign to clean up the city\, it was unable to shake its unsavory image. This was particularly true after Virginia went dry in 1916. With easy access to the moonshine whiskey that had long been produced in the surrounding mountains\, bootleg kingpins boldly transported illegal liquor into the city and used violence to protect their operations. Author Phillip Gibbs explores Roanoke’s early criminal underworld and how civic leaders and law enforcement struggled to free the city from its wild\, wicked\, and unrepentant reputation. Phillip Gibbs\, author of “Murder and Mountain Justice in the Moonshine Capital of the World”\, will be returning to the Bassett Historical Center on May 12\, 2026\, to talk about his new book\, “Sex\, Liquor\, and Lawlessness in Early Roanoke”. This program\, which is free and open to the public\, will begin at 10:30am and will be held in the Susan L. Adkins Memorial Meeting Room. Books will be available for purchase from the author. ***This is a change from the original date submitted for April.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/sex-liquor-and-lawlessness-in-early-roanoke-2/
LOCATION:Bassett Historical Center\, 3964 Fairystone Park Hwy\, Bassett\, VA\, 24055\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bassett Historical Center":MAILTO:bhcenter3964@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T220000
DTSTAMP:20260501T181733Z
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SUMMARY:Movie Night
DESCRIPTION:Movies at Martinsville High School Baseball Field (On Fairy St). Crafts begin at 7:15 and Movie Showing of Tangled begins at 8pm. Come join us for a night of fun with pizza\, popcorn\, snacks\, snow cones\, and more! We will also have lawn games provided by the MHC Chamber of Commerce. \nLeave your tower and let down your hair with the YAC!
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/movie-night/
LOCATION:Martinsville High School\, 351 Commonwealth Blvd\, Martinsville\, VA\, 24112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Theatre,Children's Events,Crafts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T140000
DTSTAMP:20260303T181840Z
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SUMMARY:Town of Ridgeway 2nd Annual Bee City USA Festival
DESCRIPTION:Come out and celebrate our 2nd Annual Town of Ridgeway Bee City Festival which will be on Saturday\, May 2nd from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Learn about bees and the importance of pollinators. We will have plants for sale from various vendors to include the Magna Vista High School Horticulture Department\, Rusty Joints Ranch will be selling Goat Milk Products and Maci Penn with Joyful Canvas Facepaint will be happy to paint your face. We will have various craft vendors\, food trucks\, family activities\, information booths\, raffles and more. \nThis is a wonderful family-friendly event you won’t want to miss.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/town-of-ridgeway-2nd-annual-bee-city-usa-festival/
LOCATION:Almond Street\, Almond Street\, Ridgeway\, VA\, 24148\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Cultural,Children's Events,Crafts,Festivals,Outdoors
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T120000
DTSTAMP:20260108T194432Z
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SUMMARY:Sex\, Liquor\, and Lawlessness in Early Roanoke
DESCRIPTION:A Wild West Town in Virginia’s Blue Ridge… During the 1880’s\, the new city of Roanoke attracted a large and diverse workforce and a multitude of merchants and investors. But like the western cow towns and mining camps of the same period\, the city also attracted prostitutes\, professional gamblers\, charlatans\, and common thieves. By the early 1900s\, Roanoke had become well known for its brothels\, saloons\, gambling halls\, and rampant lawlessness. Despite a campaign to clean up the city\, it was unable to shake its unsavory image. This was particularly true after Virginia went dry in 1916. With easy access to the moonshine whiskey that had long been produced in the surrounding mountains\, bootleg kingpins boldly transported illegal liquor into the city and used violence to protect their operations. Author Phillip Gibbs explores Roanoke’s early criminal underworld and how civic leaders and law enforcement struggled to free the city from its wild\, wicked\, and unrepentant reputation. \nPhillip Gibbs\, author of “Murder and Mountain Justice in the Moonshine Capital of the World”\, will be returning to the Bassett Historical Center on April 28\, 2026\, to talk about his new book\, “Sex\, Liquor\, and Lawlessness in Early Roanoke”. This program\, which is free and open to the public\, will begin at 10:30am and will be held in the Susan L. Adkins Memorial Meeting Room. Books will be available for purchase from the author.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/sex-liquor-and-lawlessness-in-early-roanoke/
LOCATION:Bassett Historical Center\, 3964 Fairystone Park Hwy\, Bassett\, VA\, 24055\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bassett Historical Center":MAILTO:bhcenter3964@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T183000
DTSTAMP:20260422T130548Z
CREATED:20260422T130548Z
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SUMMARY:Kiwanis Pancake Day
DESCRIPTION:We’re serving the best pancakes and sausage in town all day—from 7:00 AM until 6:30 PM—on the Broad Street Parking Lot in beautiful Uptown Martinsville. Tickets are $10 each; children 3 and under eat free with a paying adult. All proceeds benefit children and youth in the Martinsville-Henry County area through the Martinsville Kiwanis Club’s Kiwanis Youth Foundation.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/kiwanis-pancake-day/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Benefit/Fundraiser
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kiwanas Club of Martinsville VA":MAILTO:info@kiwanismhc.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260407T120000
DTSTAMP:20260108T194349Z
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SUMMARY:Where the Land Remembers: Firestone and Edgewood
DESCRIPTION:South of Stanleytown\, two forgotten villages once stood along the old Norfolk and Western line: Edgewood and Firestone. Today\, only traces remain. A few things still carry the name Edgewood\, and bricks from Firestone continue to rise through the forest floor. \nJoin historian\, Andy Doss\, as he uncovers how these two communities grew\, thrived\, and then disappeared. Through surviving structures\, rare documents\, and on-the-ground exploration\, this program revives the stories of two villages the maps no longer show\, but the land has never forgotten.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/where-the-land-remembers-firestone-and-edgewood/
LOCATION:Bassett Historical Center\, 3964 Fairystone Park Hwy\, Bassett\, VA\, 24055\, United States
CATEGORIES:History
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bassett Historical Center":MAILTO:bhcenter3964@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260327T190000
DTSTAMP:20260325T142831Z
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SUMMARY:Tailgating Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200
DESCRIPTION:Heritage RV Park is hosting a tailgating party to kick off race weekend in Martinsville\, beginning with the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200! The SPCA will be out from 11 am-1 pm\, holding an adopt-a-thon\, and Scuffle Hill Brewery will be joining us from 11:30 am-6:30 pm\, selling craft brews and wines. The grill will be going all day\, selling fresh hot dogs\, chips\, drinks\, and more. Bring a lawn chair\, relax by the river\, and enjoy some great music all while gearing up for the race! This event is open to the public.
URL:https://www.visitmartinsville.com/event/tailgating-virginia-is-for-racing-lovers-200/
LOCATION:Heritage RV Park\, 210 Tensbury Dr\, Martinsville\, VA\, 24112\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoors
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heritage RV Park":MAILTO:jennifer@indianheritagervpark.net
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