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The Calendar
Wednesday, Nov. 4
Local historian Desmond Kendrick will give a free lecture on old drugstores of Martinsville — Wampler’s, Fagg’s, Paterson’s, etc.: noon at New College Institute. To attend, call Steve Keyser at 403-5612 or e-mail skeyser@newcollegeinstitute.org.
Narcotics Anonymous: 6 p.m. open meeting at Horizons, 24124 Jeb Stuart Highway, Stuart.
Alcoholics Anonymous: 9 a.m. Making the Connection Group open meeting, 24 Clay St., Martinsville; 5:30 p.m. Freedom From Bondage Group, open meeting, 509 Church St., Martinsville; 6 p.m. Spencer Women’s Group, and 8 p.m. Martinsville group, closed meeting, both at Friendly Christian Church, Spencer.
Low-impact walk, sponsored by Activate: noon to 1 p.m. at the Martinsville YMCA. Free. Call Activate at 638-2523, ext. 204, to sign up.
Thursday, Nov. 5
Henry County School Board closed session at 9 a.m.; regular session, not before 10 a.m.; budget work session at 1 p.m., third floor, Henry County Administration Building.
Martinsville Exchange Club “Pasta Night” dinner/meeting at the Fireman’s Cabin at 6:30 p.m. “Come Home to Exchange” will be the program.
Seniors in the Know at the Spencer-Penn Centre will have a “pickin’ and singin’” day: 10 a.m. at the center.
Kiwanis Club of Martinsville: 6:30 p.m. at Forest Park Country Club. The speaker will be Dr. Tom Laub, Ph.D., academic coordinator at James Madison University. The board of directors will meet at 6 p.m.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4637: 6:30 p.m. at Ford Post 4637, 2327 Old Chatham Road, Martinsville. The ladies auxiliary will prepare the dinner.
Martinsville-Henry County Master Gardeners, board meeting at 3:30 p.m.; regular meeting at 4 p.m. at the Henry County Administration Building. Brenda Hundley will present the program on her family’s mill pond.
Alcoholics Anonymous: noon, Martinsville group (As Bill Sees It), at Christ Episcopal Church, Church Street, Martinsville; 5:30 p.m., Freedom From Bondage Group, at 509 Church St., Martinsville; 8 p.m., Collinsville group, big book study, Church of Christ, Daniels Creek Road, Collinsville.
Narcotics Anonymous: “It Works, How and Why” open meeting: 8 p.m., Classroom A, Memorial Hospital in Martinsville.
Friday, Nov. 6
The Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital will hold its open house at the Forget-Me-Not Gift Shop, in the main entrance of the hospital, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. The sale will include Christmas greenery, ornaments, musical animated items, jewelry, holiday decor and more. Free refreshments and door prizes given throughout the day. All proceeds go to the nonprofit organization’s Patient Care Fund to help needy people in the community with hospital discharge needs.
Patrick Henry Lodge 73, Fraternal Order of Police: 8 a.m. at The Sirloin House on Commonwealth Boulevard. All law enforcement officers and their families are invited. The 2010 dues will be collected.
DivorceCare Support Group on surviving the holidays: 7 p.m. at New Life Community Church, Ridgeway. Call 956-5433 to register.
Christian Recovery Group, a 12-step program for substance abuse: 1:30 p.m. at We Care, 509 E. Church St., Martinsville.
Bluegrass concert, featuring the James King Band and The Lost and Found: 7 p.m. at the Spencer-Penn Centre. Advance tickets, $10; $12 at the door if tickets still are available. Call the center at 957-5757 for ticket information. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with concessions.
Turkey shoot, sponsored by Smith River Wildlife Club, Charity Highway, Woolwine, beginning at 7 p.m. Rules: Factory chokes only. No sleeves or rechokes. For more information, call G.C. Wood, club president, at (276) 930-2405.
Alzheimer’s Association Central and Western Virginia Chapter’s eighth annual Alzheimer’s Education Conference: Best Practices in Dementia Care, featuring Dr. Marylin Albert, director, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Salem Civic Center. To register or for more information, call (434) 973-6122 or visit www.alz.org/cwva.
In celebration of family caregivers, the 21st annual Senior Health and Craft Fair will be held: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Rotary Field in Stuart. Numerous health screenings will be available including blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, hearing and vision. Information on Medicare Prescription Drug Plans and much more will be provided for free. Brunch and lunch will be provided, along with door prizes.
Narcotics Anonymous open meeting, “It Works, How and Why” book study: 8 p.m., Classroom A, Memorial Hospital in Martinsville.
Alcoholics Anonymous: noon, Martinsville group, (As Bill Sees It) study, Christ Episcopal Church; 5:30 p.m. Freedom from Bondage Group, 509 Church St., Martinsville; 8 p.m. Collinsville (Big Book Study), Church of Christ, Daniels Creek Road, Collinsville.
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