Cancelations:
Check with organizers to verify events are still scheduled.
Blue Ridge Regional Library System: all events canceled through March 28th. Call (276) 694-3352 with questions.
Career Readiness Seminar: held at PHCC are cancelled. Call (276) 694-6012 with questions.
HJDB Events: March 20 events canceled. Call (276) 358-0489 with questions.
Dan River Basin Association: events postponed until further notice. Email thaworth@danriver.org with questions.
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Thursday, March 19
Tourism Advisory Council Meeting: 6 p.m. in the 2nd floor conference room of the Patrick County Veterans Memorial Building.
STEP Meeting: at The Franklin Center, 50 Claiborne Avenue, Rocky Mount at 3 p.m.
Dobyns Community Crime Watch: 7 p.m. Call (276) 694-3161 for information.
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Saturday, March 21
Mountain Top Support Team Supper: Irish ham, potatoes, cabbage & carrots, homemade dessert, drink – adult – $8.00 , child – $5.00. 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Meadows of Dan Community Center.
Spring-oh Bingo: Francisco Community Building, doors open at 6 p.m. for concessions, game starts at 7 p.m. $20 donation includes 20 games and four door prize tickets. All proceeds go towards the Francisco VFD Auxiliary projects.
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Sunday, March 22
Patrick Springs Pentecostal Revival: 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. services. Event continues Monday – Wednesday at 7 p.m. Patrick Springs Pentecostal Holiness, 260 Spring Rd, Patrick Springs.
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PHCC Events:
Latin Dance Workshop: March 18 – April 22, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Pre-registration required by calling (276) 656-5461 or email ph.augusoft.net.
Fab-Lab Family Day: 3D doodler pens. Create sculptures and 3D designs. 10 a.m. to noon. $15 per person. Pre-registration required by contacting ph.augusoft.net or (276) 656-5461.
Motorcycle Riding Classes: classes offered March – June. For more information or to register call, (276) 656-5461.
Adobe Photoshop for beginners: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 28. $60 per-person, pre-registration required by contacting ph.augusoft.net or (276) 656-5461.
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Spencer-Penn Centre Events March:
Story Time: Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Story and crafts are geared towards preschoolers, but all ages are welcome. Computer Lab: open Monday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Charles & Rose Hylton Library: open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Martial Arts: Thursdays 6 to 7 p.m. All ages and fitness levels welcome. $40 for members per month. Chair Aerobics: Thursday, 11:30 a.m. Free. Aerobics: Thursday 6:30 p.m. Free. Yoga: Tuesday, Jan. 7 – Feb. 11. All experience levels welcome. $40 for six weeks.
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Carroll County Courthouse tragedy recreated in the theater : beginning April 16 at 7 p.m. will explore the infamous tale of the court house tragedy. Other dates include: Friday, April 17, Saturday, April 18, Sunday, April 19; Friday, April 24, Saturday, April 25, Sunday, April 26; Friday, May 1, Saturday, May 2, Sunday, May 3. To order your tickets or for more information contact the museum at 276-728-4113, email carrollmuseum@yahoo.com or sipuckett@ls.net.
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Supervisor Sit-Down, Blue Ridge: Clyde Deloach will be at the Meadows of Dan Community Building at 5:30 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of each month. He will also be in Stuart at Honduras Coffee Shop on the 3rd Thursday of each month, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., for questions and discussion.
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LIVE MUSIC: featured at the Coffee Break every Tuesday from 8:30 – 11 a.m.
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VISION – 12 STEPS TO A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY: Meet every Thursday night, 7 – 8:30 p.m., Harvest Worship Center’s Fellowship Hall, 21225 Jeb Stuart Highway, Stuart. For more information, call (276) 229-9392.
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OPEN JAM: An open jam will be held every Friday from 7 – 10 p.m., music, food, family-friendly. Willis Gap Community Center, 144 The Hollow Road, Ararat.
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MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS: Every first Thursday each month, from 5 – 5:30 p.m., free. Learn simple techniques to get started with an insight meditation practice. There will be a 10-minute meditation every meeting hosted by Garry Clifton. Patrick County Library.
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COME TO THE TABLE, 12-STEP PROGRAM: A 12-step program centered in the Word of God and Jesus Christ, The Chain Breaker. Bring your hurts, hang-ups, and habits, and leave them. Meets every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Mayo Mountain Church, Claudville Highway, Stuart. Call (276) 229-7462 or (276) 694-7614 for information.
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NEW LIFE BIKERS: New Life Bikers meet at Honduras Coffee Shop on the first Saturday of each month at 8:30 a.m., and on the third Thursday at 7 p.m. All bikers are welcome. For more information, call (276) 692-5740.
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COUNTRY BREAKFAST: Providence United Methodist Church will hold a country breakfast on the first Saturday of every month from 7:30 –10:30 a.m. Breakfast includes biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, apples, juice, and coffee. Donations benefit United Methodist men’s mission work. Eat-in or take out.
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BIG COUNTRY BREAKFAST: Willis Gap Community Center will hold a country breakfast on the first Saturday of each month from 7 to 10 a.m. homemade biscuits, apples, eggs, country ham, sausage, bacon, gravy, pancakes, and much more. Donations to Willis Gap Community Center.
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PATRICK COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY: The Book Club meets on the second Thursday of every month from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., with Garry Clifton.
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COFFEE FOR VETERANS: The first Tuesday of every month from 9 – 11 a.m. at The Landmark Center, 105 Landmark Drive, Stuart. Donuts and coffee will be served. All veterans may participate.
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Carroll County Genealogy Club: Open every Wednesday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. anyone interested in genealogy is invited to stop in the Historic Courthouse on Main Street, Hillsville. During the month of March special research will be done of the Alderman family. Sylvatus books and William Dalton Family and The Edwards Family books are for sale and also copies of older newsletters.