WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17
FREE MEAL/FOOD DISTRIBUTION: church van available to pick up people on Wednesday and on Sunday mornings, to ride call the church at 694-6357; doors open at 5:30 p.m., meal at 6 p.m., food bank ministry open Mon., Wed. and Fri. from 3 to 5 p.m.; Patrick Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18
BOOK CLUB MEETING: meets every third Thursday, January book discussion on “Murder on the Orient Express” by Agatha Christie; February discussion on “Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II” by Liza Mundy; 3 p.m., Spencer-Penn Centre, Spencer.
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP MEETING/SHARING WITH SUSAN: sponsored by Mountain Valley Hospice, each third Thursday; call Susan Lytle at (276) 694-4416 for information; 2 p.m., Stuart United Methodist Church, go in the red door at the back of the church.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20
BLACKPOT CHICKEN DINNER: menu also includes baked potato, coleslaw, rolls, dessert and drink; $8 per plate; 4 to 7 p.m., Moorefield Store Volunteer Fire Department.
PATRICK COUNTY MUSIC ASSOCIATION: Sammie Shelor’s Banjothon presented by Glad Precision Machine; scheduled to appear: Sammy Shelor, Jay Adams, Tim Bowman, Barry Collins, Darrell McCumbers, Hersie McMillan, Tommy Morse; food available; doors open at 4:30 p.m., open jam at 4:45 p.m., Open Road at 6 p.m., banjothon at 7 p.m., Rotary Field, 420 Woodland Drive, Stuart.
MOUNTAIN TOP SUPPORT TEAM SUPPER: variety of homemade soups, bread, salad, dessert and drink; adult plates: $8, child’s plate: $5; 4:30 to 7 p.m., Meadows of Dan Community Center.
BENEFIT LUNCH/CAKE SALE/AUCTION: for Laverne Keith; pinto beans, cornbread and coleslaw meal for $3; hot dogs for $2 and drinks for $1, desserts are $1.50; cake sale and auction; also yard sale inside the fellowship hall, donations also taken, noon until, Raven Rock Wesleyan Church.
MONDAY, JANUARY 22
WILLIS GAP COMMUNITY CRIME WATCH: guest speaker: Sandra Stone, treasurer of Patrick County; for information call the Patrick County Sheriff’s Office, 7 p.m., Willis Gap Community Center.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23
WIRED RECOVERY: peer run recovery center that offers support for anyone dealing with substance abuse and mental health issues; provides certified peer recovery specialists, certified WRAP facilitator, one-on-one peer counseling and WRAP classes; for information call Jackie Scales at (276) 340-5221 or Jeff Roher at (276) 352-8902 or email wiredrecoverypc@gmail.com; serving brunch from 11 a.m. to noon, 9 a.m. to noon, Stuart United Methodist Church, 108 E. Blue Ridge St., Stuart.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
FREE MEAL/FOOD DISTRIBUTION: church van available to pick up people on Wednesday and on Sunday mornings, to ride call the church at 694-6357; doors open at 5:30 p.m., meal at 6 p.m., food bank ministry open Mon., Wed. and Fri. from 3 to 5 p.m.; Patrick Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3
BINGO: sponsored by the Meadows of Dan Women’s Club, raffle drawings, food available includes chili, hot dogs, nachos and desserts; doors open at 5 p.m., bingo begins at 6 p.m., Meadows of Dan Community Building, 2858 JEB Stuart Hwy., Meadows of Dan.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9
LOVE LOCAL MARKET: local vendors will sell items for Valentine’s Day including crafts, gifts, wine, goat cheese, meats and other goodies; for information visit the Stuart Farmers’ Market Facebook page; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., inside the Chamber of Commerce Office, 334 Patrick Ave., Stuart, below the farmers’ market.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11
GOSPEL MUSIC PROGRAM: led by Rev.. Burgie L. Penn and the Trinity Choir, celebrating Black History Month; regional choirs and singers will perform, free admission, call (276) 694-7181 for information; 3 p.m., Continuing Education Center, Reynolds Homestead.
