Martinsville Local Desk

Martinsville has July 14 public hearing notices posted for rezoning, court-fee assessment, and water/wastewater appropriations items.

Dino Festival 2026 is listed by Martinsville Tourism as a children's event and festival at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, with festival hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bassett Cruise-In continues its third-Saturday season with the July 18 Touch-A-Truck theme, featuring classic cars, muscle machines, rat rods, motorcycles, and community activities

The free Henry County Parks and Recreation series begins June 26 with activities at 7 p.m. and the movie around 8:45 p.m.

A practical July 17-25 Star News guide built from official Martinsville and Danville calendars, from Piedmont Arts and a Rotary concert night to a history lecture, library programs, and VMNH's Dino Festival.

A practical June 17 recreation guide highlights Henry County fall rec soccer registration, Danville's free June 19 family event, the Children's Festival, and posted July 4 details.

The Board of Supervisors will hold its regular monthly meeting.

The City of Martinsville will hold a public hearing to solicit input on the proposed Virginia Community Development Block Grant proposal for the Martinsville Early Learning Center

A fresh June 18-21 guide built from official Danville and Martinsville-area calendars, from a free VMNH history talk and Danville Children's Festival to Bassett Cruise-In and a downtown heritage lecture.

Fresh official listings point readers toward new Piedmont Arts exhibits, Danville library craft and social programs, the city's free July 4 celebration, and major July family draws at VMNH.

Fresh official Virginia listings for June 20-27 point to a Danville children's festival, calligraphy, a Bassett cruise-in, a heritage lecture, library meetups, a Piedmont Arts opening and a farmers market-to-ballroom Saturday.

Two-day dinosaur festival with fossils, life-size skeletons, animatronic dinosaurs, crafts, food trucks, and access to The Age of Dinosaurs exhibit.

After the June 12-14 weekend rush, the next local arts picks include Piedmont Arts camp, Danville Museum exhibits, Bassett Cruise-In, VMNH Camp-ology and Piedmont's late-June opening reception.

A tighter June 12-14 guide highlights Sean of the South in Danville, the Bassett Pro Rodeo, Piedmont Arts entries, Spencer-Penn storytime, Infinity Acres and Danville library and museum picks.

A fresh June 8-14 guide highlights Piedmont Arts classes and camps, Danville library family events, museum fallback options, a free Ridgeway concert and a Juneteenth-linked Sunday outing.

A late-week local guide spotlights Mike Doussan in Martinsville, the final day for Piedmont Arts spring exhibits, two Saturday farmers markets and a family storytime stop.

This weekend's regional picks include a Bob Ross workshop, New Orleans-style live music, a free downtown concert, family library stops, a Roanoke museum mystery night and a Greensboro street stroll.

This week's local arts picks include a Piedmont Arts awards night, Danville library programs, a Greensboro history talk, Martinsville's free Sounds on the Square concert and a downtown Greensboro stroll.