Evince Magazine October 2011

Marjory Liepe

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Shelby Irving: Danville Fire Marshal Issues Challenge

October 2011

Photo by Lona Kokinda.

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Editor’s Note

A jewelry-loving friend of mine wears a little silver turtle ring on her right hand as a constant reminder to accept challenging opportunities and discover new things about herself and her world. Why a turtle?

The tiny reptile is a reminder of a story told by Dr. Ruth, the media psychologist, in a 2004 commencement address at Trinity College University in Hartford: My favorite animal is the turtle. The reason is that in order for the turtle to move, it has to stick its neck out. There are going to be times in your life when you’re going to have to stick your neck out. There will be challenges and instead of hiding in a shell, you have to go out and meet them.

Shelby Irving, our cover feature, talks about experiences outside her comfort zone that led her to becoming Danville’s first female fire marshal. Marjory Liepe discovered two loves of her life— her husband and her art—because she was open to new experiences.

Read her story on page 17.

Of course, we can always count on Linda Lemery to discover new philosophical insights wherever life leads her. This month, she’s inside a crowded closet! (page 16) Discover more about Danville without leaving home by reading Arnold Hendrix’s article on page xx and then visiting the city’s website.

Climb out of your rut; stick out your neck; discover something new. You might make a few mistakes along the way, but don’t let that stop you. Even the great explorer, Christopher Columbus, was wrong when he called the Native Americans by the misnomer Indians--and we celebrate his discovery every October.

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October Contents

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Editor’s Note

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Shelby Irving / Danville Fire Marshall Issues Challenge

by Joyce Wilburn

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She Said He Said / Mr. Speeder (Not Speedo)

by Dena Hill & Larry Oldham

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Discover Danville @Award Winning Website

by Arnold Hendrix

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Day of the Dead on West Main Street

by Mack Williams

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by Telisha Moore Leigg 12 Is Your Job Making You Fat?

by Dave Gluhareff

Business Manager Paul Seiple paul@evincemagazine.com (1.877.638.8685)

13 Spotting Exceptional Customer Service Lynda Lewis 14 Calendar 16 Reflecting Forward Epiphany & Discovery: Cleaning Out the Closet

by Linda Lemery 17 Marjory Liepe Bright, Fun, Colorful Artist

by Joyce Wilburn

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Photo of Shelby Irving by Lona Kokinda.

See story on page 3.

See the October Issue of Showcase Magazine Featuring Dave Gluhareff and his Virginia Bootcampers working on on the Riverwalk.

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Second Thoughts / Accidental Tourist

by Kim Clifton

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f someone had told Shelby Irving that one day she’d be a City of Danville Fire Marshal/Battalion Chief, she never would have believed it.

Her siblings might not have believed it either. Growing up with five older brothers, she was seen by them as the baby sister who was the sixth player they needed for three-on-three sports competitions. “My older sister wasn’t into sports, so I was chosen. I learned a lot by playing with my cousins and brothers,” laughs the former basketball and softball player at Ferrum College.

After graduating from Ferrum in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in leisure services, Shelby became head basketball coach at Averett University for two years (and returned in the 1990s as the basketball and softball assistant coach for another 16 years) while working part-time as recreation supervisor at the Green Street Park Community Recreation Center. “When I was in my mid-20s, I knew it was time to plan for the future and find a full-time job. A good friend of mine, Lucille Hairston, was center director for the City Armory and she challenged me to apply at the fire department,” recalls Shelby. Lucille had noticed that Shelby didn’t mind getting dirty or sweating and she got along with men—something her brothers inadvertently taught her. With the athlete’s mindset of always accepting a challenge, Shelby applied for the job of firefighter when the city was hiring 30 new personnel to cover the newly annexed 26 square miles of Pittsylvania County in 1988. “I didn’t take the application seriously because Danville had never hired a woman firefighter before,” remembers Shelby. When she didn’t appear for a scheduled agility test, the City of Danville’s Human Resources Director called and encouraged her to come the next day.

Arriving early for a 9 a.m. test at the Third Avenue station on a cold March morning in 1986, Shelby was greeted with discouraging words: “There was a man waiting to be tested and he told me, ‘You better sit down because you’ll never make it through this,’” implying that a woman wasn’t strong enough to finish. His comment had the opposite effect on Shelby who was physically fit from coaching basketball, working out, and lifting weights. “He inspired me. His words gave me the push to do it,” she says referring to climbing ladders, dragging

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awesome,” she says, knowing that one person has the power to make a difference.

For 24 years, Shelby Irving has done what no woman has ever done before—risen from the rank of Danville’s first female firefighter to Danville’s first female Fire Marshal with the rank of Battalion Chief. She successfully completed every challenge along the way and now invites you to accept the challenge of her alma mater’s Power of One Campaign and support your local community college.

Shelby poses with her co-workers: Kermit King, Jimmy Adkins, Neal Bailey, Dennis Beamon, Barry Neal and Charles Finney. Photo by Lona Kokinda.

Shelby Irving

Danville Fire Marshal Issues Challenge

by Joyce Wilburn hoses, and other demanding tasks. “At the end when the training officer complimented me on my good test results, I thanked him, but I thought I was going to die!” she laughs.

After successfully completing every test in the selection process, Shelby became Danville’s first female firefighter on January 1, 1987 and rose through the ranks to the position of Fire Marshal in June, 2007.

Along the way, she graduated summa cum laude from Danville Community College with a degree in applied science with a major in technical studies/fire science.

The 2010 Outstanding Alumni Award winner and President of the DCC Alumni Association has nothing but praise for the local community college, “I know my background at DCC helps me every day and I want to give back to them. I encourage everyone to look at the campus, tour the buildings, and support the college.” Between now and December 31, Shelby is leading the alumni portion of DCC’s Power of One Campaign that will raise $7 million for scholarships, student services, faculty training, and training programs for existing and new businesses.

“DCC has over 70,000 alumni.

If each former student could donate something, it would be

• October 9-15, 2011 is Fire Prevention Week.

• The #1 cause of house fires in Danville is unattended cooking.

• To learn more about the Danville Fire Department, visit www.danville-va.gov.

Click on City Services; Public Safety; Fire. For fire safety tips, then click Public Relations & Education.

• The Danville Fire Department has 123 personnel. Shannon Robertson is the only other female firefighter.

• For more information about Danville Community College, visit www.dcc.vccs.edu.

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October 2011

SHE SAID

HE SAID

Mr. Speeder (not Speedo)

I’m not going to say that I was caught in a speed trap, but even the nice officer said the speed limit used to be 35, and had been changed to 25 recently. I was doing 38 according to him in a 25 mph zone. If you take into account that it used to be 35, then I was only 3 miles over the speed limit.

(The officer said that was a typical male explanation for speeding.) I accept the fact that I was speeding and my fate is that I must pay the speeding ticket.

I can take that because I believe in standing up for what is proper and right.

I was speeding. I admit it, but don’t you think I should have been cut some slack because I thought it was a 35 mph zone? No, you probably don’t and neither did the nice policeman.

I didn’t offer him a bribe, I just asked how long it had been since they changed it. He didn’t answer but he did tell me he was there to capture felons like me who were a nuisance to the neighborhood.

I asked him if he was sure it was me because there were other cars on the road and he told me radar doesn’t lie. I asked if it ever made a mistake and when he put his hands on his handcuffs, I instantly shut-up. I think getting the ticket was a good thing for two reasons: The first and main one is that it has made me more aware of the speed limit signs on every street and made me slow down. The other reason is that it proved to me that once in a while, even I can make a mistake. mea culpa ... so I was wondering if we might have some discussion about my getting a loan from the money in the food jar instead of mowing the neighbors’ yards?

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by Dena Hill

One day last month, you came home from work looking dejected, sad eyed, and like you had lost your best friend. I thought you had been fired or someone had upset your fragile ego (ha ha). When I asked what was wrong, you told me that you had received a speeding ticket.

I didn’t want to say, “I told you so,” so I bit my lip. The way you drive, you were way overdue for a speeding ticket. I know that, like most men, you feel your ability to drive well exceeds the capabilities of most people in the world, especially women. You are constantly telling me how to drive. I just listen quietly and drive the way I want to. How many times have I told you to slow down or warned you that there was a policeman so be careful?

Many times your excuse is “Well, everyone around me is speeding so why shouldn’t I?” Why can’t you be more like your father when he was driving? He always drove 55 on the highway and 35 in town. To my knowledge neither your father nor your mother has ever had a speeding ticket so why should you? You don’t arrive any faster when you pass a car or speed ahead only to end up behind someone who is doing the speed limit.

Maybe this $162 ticket will finally slow you down. Was that in our budget this month? Here’s the deal: either I go shopping for a new dress or you mow the neighbors’ lawns until you make $162 because you’re always espousing that there should be consequences for every action in order to learn a lesson.

She said He Said

He Said / She Said can be seen in Showcase Magazine.

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Discover Danville at Award-Winning Website

by Arnold Hendrix Whether you are a longtime resident or you have just moved here for college or a new job, the city of Danville offers a website that reflects the quality and breadth of services it delivers.

“We recognize that, for a growing number of citizens, the Internet is a primary information resource,” City Manager Joe King says. “Our city’s website is not only that, but it is also interesting, easy to use and provides valuable interaction tools.”

The city’s website – www. danville-va.gov – recently was recognized among the country’s best city web portals, placing in the top five. The award for Best of the Web comes from the Center for Digital Government, which is a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. In addition to information about city government and services, citizens can use the website to sign up for email notifications of news and events regarding the city. The

website also provides a growing list of online services: citizens can pay bills, access their utility billing and transaction history, apply for permits, report concerns, register for parks and recreation programs and not only search for city job openings but apply online for those positions.

In early August, the city’s website adopted a new look – a banner now displaying iconic scenes in the city – and a new slogan: The River City, Where Innovation Flows.

The banner features photos of a house along Millionaires’ Row, Wynne’s Falls and the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research.

The photos are representative of the city’s history, its quality of life and the tangible presence here of high technology.

The slogan reflects the city’s embrace of the changing face of the world – a world of imagination and dreams – and the Office of Economic Development’s success in recruiting green economy and high technology companies.

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Day of the Dead on West Main Street by

by Mack Mack Williams Williams

Late one Halloween afternoon, I was driving down West Main Street toward Ballou Park Shopping Center.

After passing Townes Funeral Home and entering the residential section, my natural tendency to drive slower was immediately reduced to a crawl by what I saw extending down the street almost to Ballou Park. Masked and costumed toddlers, teenagers and parents were walking in a thicklyconcentrated stream down both sides of the street.

The toddlers were cute as always in their witch and ballerina costumes.

In addition, there was a multitude of middle-school mummies, ghosts, vampires, and Frankenstein monsters.

Some of the teen-aged vampires looked more like imitations of the prime-time TV heartthrob variety instead of those of the 1930s through the 1960s.

Then I saw what looked like a religious festival centering around a church. Two giant 15-feet tall, thin, inflatable plastic ghosts stood like

columns on both sides of the entrance to the church. (With all of the cardio walking occurring on West Main, one would expect ghosts found there to be skinny.) Costumed revelers were passing between them and entering the church to participate in festivities.

I have never been to El Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival in Mexico, but what I saw on West Main Street reminded me of it because of the church involvement and especially with some of the participants wearing their “costumed bones” on the outside.

In Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, all of the spirits’ partying was centered around the mountain, while in Danville, Virginia, the centering of such activity seemed to be on West Main Street.

Around Bald Mountain, the restless spirits described circles as they orbited its summit. In Danville, their path was linear, each “spirit’s” flight consisting of leaving the ground at the rate of only one foot at a time. .

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Evince Magazine As you read this, there’s a very good chance I’m under investigation or in jail. You know from past columns that weird things always happen on my trips. What’s more, my destinations usually require security checks.

The feds are going to bust me eventually. With tickets to a White House tour sitting on my desk, I imagine it’s going to be sooner rather than later.

Airport cops checking my Ziploc bag will seem like baby stuff compared to what I’ll go through with Secret Service scrutiny.

Those guys won’t let me carry a bag of any kind, much less one normally used for sandwiches.

My confirmation letter assures me that I am welcomed with open arms, so long as I don’t come bearing any.

I’m allowed to tour with only the clothes on my back, which means no pocketbook. I can’t begin to tell you what a stressor that is for me. It’s one thing for this fool and her money to be parted. It’s another to isolate me from my essentials.

Like a hairbrush. One good gust of wind and I’ll be stuck in the most ceremonial place in America looking

Second Thoughts

by Kim Clifton ©2011

Robert Clifton poses in the Oval Office. Where is Kim?

as goofy as Pippi Longstocking. I won’t be able to take a swig of Pepto-Bismol if my nervous tummy needs soothing and I can forget about Chapstick for my dry lips. I’m afraid to even risk a tube in my pocket out of fear that it would qualify me for a full cavity search.

Imagine living in a landmark that makes strangers want to line up daily to visit. Our house wouldn’t even make the cut for a local garden tour. Nothing blooms for us except forgotten Chinese take-out in the fridge. My husband and I have friends but few visitors. Then again, most people don’t know which

Accidental Tourist door to use since our home sports a deck porch on the front and the back.

It’s an odd design for most, but waxes poetic for me...since I never know if I’m coming or going anyway.

For fun, I’ve thought about some rules we’d need if we held tours, too. The first would be to restrict the height of our guests since I clean by the rule that you don’t dust any higher than your tallest visitor. That pretty much limits us to either kindergarteners or leprechauns.

Just like Washington, I would have to insist on appointments also. That’s really for everyone’s safety as well as ours on

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account of what happened last weekend.

I melted a plastic bowl because I didn’t remember shoving it inside the oven when I heard the doorbell ring.

Our home is anything but a showplace so I shouldn’t worry about people coming at all unless This Old House is looking to film a series. We’re remodeling at the same pace as frozen molasses pours from a jar. Every interior door is currently sporting a faded Lowe’s sticker and not a lick of paint. I’m considering passing the joint off as a former hide-out for Bonnie and Clyde. After we removed all of the drapery hardware, our windows look riddled with bullet holes.

When it comes to the most famous house in America, though, I can’t make any promises that I won’t get in trouble while I’m there. It’s not that I’m looking for decorating ideas in those rooms where they hold the big fancy dinners.

I want to see the real White House. I want to see where the First Family lives.

Which reminds me of a piece Andy Rooney did years ago on 60 Minutes. I can’t remember it word-for-word, but it was something to this effect: “I want to see if the President leaves his cereal bowl in the sink and his dirty socks on the floor. I want to see if the coffee table has scuffmarks where he put his feet up to watch the game. I just want to look. I wouldn’t touch anything.”

Neither would I, Andy. Mainly because with my luck, I know I would go straight from the White House to the big house.

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ig Mama turned 91 at the end of September. She always sat in the old rust and grey metal rocker meant to seat three. She sat there by herself, kept her sayings to herself, eyes unseeing straight into the setting sun.

Today, Big Mama told the street (which consisted of one Ms. Tiny Linda, who wasn’t too tiny), “You lucky my heart don’t go a far piece more than my teeth, or my love would jump right out and bite yo’ soul!” Now, Tiny Linda paused in the street from hollering for her son, LeTron, to come on in for his bath, looked back on the porch of 126 Ruturn Street, baffled. She didn’t know what to make of Big Mama. Had she been told off? Had she been blessed?

Then her boy came running-- joy in his cheeks from the afternoon of play like he was pulling evening behind him like a cape. Tiny Linda took his hand and looked back at Big Mama; Tiny Linda shuffled on down the street and occasionally looked back at Big Mama, thinking on life’s meaning and how life’s meaning always means to look back on your life like a lover who left but you never stopped the love. And a swelling of something heavy and deep moved up in Tiny Linda, like toothache, and that feeling and those thoughts weren’t the type of feelings or thoughts Tiny Linda was used to so she shook her head to clear it. And Tiny Linda was like most folks around her on the block. So, yeah, most folks liked Big Mama, but they never knew what the devil she meant and it was not comforting.

But Big Mama’s granddaughter Roxanne Lee, 23, tall, light brown, didn’t wait for any meaning, ‘cause she won’t going to look back any more, she thought. And tonight, Roxanne Lee came out into the dusk with the torn screen door banging behind her nearly drowning out for a second the train rumbling on the tracks near their two-bedroom house. She dropped a used English literature book slap down on the metal seat beside Big Mama with one hand, put that hand on her skinny hip, and handed Big Mama the sweet tea with the other hand. Roxanne Lee cupped Big Mama’s hand around it to make sure Big Mama had the tea before she let go.

“Big Mama,” Roxanne Lee yelled, still caught up in the train already gone. “I’ma go back to school.” Then she felt foolish because she had yelled that into the street and the porch people to the left of her turned their heads up from playing dominos on the front stoop of the house.

Old man Lennox grinned at her, obviously not seeing Roxanne Lee as academic material, knowing her, and that going back was a stretch when she barely got out of high school in the first place. “I’ma go, sign up tomorrow,” Roxanne Lee now whispered. “I got the book,” Roxanne Lee said louder to the now empty domino porch, returning challenge to no one challenging her.

“Uh-huh?” Big Mama said distracting her and Roxanne sat down in the beat up, brown recliner on the front porch beside Big Mama’s metal rocking couch. Roxanne Lee picked up the book and thumbed

through the pages absently and Big Mama started loudly singing one of her songs, a cross between Precious Lord, Take My Hand and a catchy tune from an old Miller High Life beer commercial.

“Uh-huh,” Big Mama said and rocked and rocked into the night. At 10 o’clock they went to bed, Roxanne Lee leading her grandmother to the pine bed in the dark by habit, navigating around what they both couldn’t see. “I’ma do it; I’ma go this time...this time I’ma stay. Tomorrow the last day to sign up, Big..,” Roxanne Lee stated in her darkness. She pulled the rose-patterned coverlet over her grandmother. Big Mama patted her hand and then raised her hand and unerringly patted Roxanne Lee’s left cheek. “He’ll walk with you to the nearer light and on into the dark again. You go on chile’; go on.” Roxanne Lee didn’t know whether He was God or the night to her grandmother’s way of thinking, or where she could actually go. And she didn’t know where this nearer light was other than the chipped knockoff Tiffany-looking lamp by Big Mama’s bed, but she got the message of comfort and sat there on the edge of Big Mama’s bed as Big Mama went back to singing, humming as she fell asleep.

Sitting there, Roxanne Lee thought.

Some nights she could walk the whole house completely blind just like her grandmother. When she was little, she used to pretend that she couldn’t see, putting her hands out in front of her, each step inside her home soft, warm, no danger.

But Roxanne Lee knew games were past.

She wasn’t a child anymore. She saw the way things were. In school, Roxanne Lee didn’t do well in English, geometry, Spanish, history, gym, or driver’s ed. Her senior year, she almost failed chemistry and barely graduated. She would say she didn’t know much, but she knew she knew enough to know that she lived like Big Mama with no light, but that her lack of light was different and sadder. And even more than that, she didn’t want to be poor, or dumb, she didn’t want to be sad no more, she thought. This small town of hers, that cold man of hers, nothing much

of hers to hold onto like cotton in the rain.

Some nights, Roxanne Lee could just feel disappointment bubbling up inside her, bittersweet to her soul, but restless to get out like a window with its panes gone but still streaming moon’s reflection, like a locked door teeming to open. In her darkness, Roxanne Lee lay down beside her grandmother, something she hadn’t done since she was 14 or so and got too old-- no matter how cold the house in winter to sleep beside her Big Mama. But Roxanne Lee couldn’t go into her bedroom without thinking about Claude, her man, who never called or came by unless he wanted her to keep those black plastic bag packages full of stolen goods under her bed.

“Big Mama, Claude say, ‘What you gone do, girl?’” Roxanne Lee gripped her fists under the coverlet. “’You mine or ain’t you,’ he say like I a dog can’t bark.” One tear slipped down. “He suck his teeth at me, say ‘Cain’t see you doing no mo’ than whatcha do now, girl.’ Then he give me two bags of this ....” Roxanne Lee couldn’t finish, and Roxanne Lee let all the rest out blinded by her tears. Big Mama didn’t make a sound, as Roxanne Lee cried into Big Mama’s coverlet or when she turned to Big Mama, put her palms up to touch lightly the top of her back just below her night braids. “Chile’...the rain...sometimes it’s wet.” Now, Roxanne Lee she didn’t know what the hell Big Mama meant, but she got the message of comfort and fell asleep in her grandmother’s bed, thinking, being that child, who pretended she couldn’t see. The next morning Roxanne Lee went to the community college; she took that used book and she registered.

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October 2011

Is Your Job Making You Fat?

by Dave Gluhareff MFS,CFT-ISSA Is your job making you fat or are you making you fat? A lot of people are in occupations that are boring to the body. Many people do not have very active jobs and they either sit or stand around most of the day without burning many calories. This leads to foot aches, back aches, hip aches, headaches, knee pains, and other aches and pains that become excuses for not doing much when they return home. Many people are physically lazy during the day, so they come home tired and exhausted, which leads to sitting around during the evenings and slowing down even more.

We cannot blame other people or things for our being fat. We need to take responsibility for our fatness. I take the full blame for being over 300 pounds when I was in high school. It was no one else’s fault but my own. The less exercise and less active I was, the fatter I became. The more times I missed meals and did not eat during the day, the fatter I got. The more I stayed up late watching TV, going to bed early in the morning, and losing sleep, the more fat I gained. High school and jobs do not make people fat; I promise if you follow these three steps--exercise, healthy nutrition, and plenty of rest-- you will see instant positive results and feel, look, and move better. I know people might not agree with all my methods, but they do work and they are not gimmicks. I have been in the personal training profession for nearly 15 years.

There are no weird supplements to use, no pricey infomercial gadgets, no lies, only real fat-loss methods. Take action and decide to make a change. Then you will achieve the results you want and desire.

Visit www.VirginiaBootcamp.com for more information.

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Spotting Exceptional Customer Service To encourage exceptional customer service, the Business Development Committee of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce and Evince will recognize those who give it. When you experience exceptional customer service, tell us about it in 300 words or less. Include your name and phone number. Email your story to joycewilburn@gmail.com or visit www.dpchamber.org; click What’s New - Customer Service Award Nomination.

by Lynda Lewis I would like to recognize Pat Gibson, produce manager at Old Dutch Super Market, 2402 North Main Street, for exceptional customer service.

Whenever I shop there, Pat is always so upbeat, has a welcoming smile and is willing to help in any way she is asked.

Her displays are always neat and well presented. If I request something that is not available, she lets me know when it will be in stock. When I return on the day it is expected, there it is. Old Dutch on North Main Street is noted for wonderful customer service. I thank them all, but especially Pat, for making my shopping both pleasing and easier.

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October Calendar Ongoing

Guided Walking Tour – Millionaires Row, The Secrets Inside. www.danvillehist oricalsociety.org. 434.770.1974.

Through October 2

Averett University Homecoming.

(AU) www.averett.edu.

Behind The Makeup Monologues.

7pm/3pm. The Prizery – 434.572.8339.

Through October 28

Senior Student Art Show Billy Newcomb. AU Student Center.

434.791.5681.

October 2

CROP Hunger Walk – 5K or 1M walk to bring awareness to local and international hunger 2:30pm. Mount Vernon United Methodist Church. 434.793.6824.

October 3 (thru Nov. 10)

Afterschool Camp – Health Eating/ Healthy Lifestyle. M-TH 3-5pm. Danville Education, Arts & Cultural Center (DEACC). 434.429.4934.

October 3 (thru 24)

Boogie Monday. M 7-8:30 pm. Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

Through November 1

October 3 (thru 31)

Through November 13

October 4

Writing Gallery Competition.

Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History (DMFAH) - See story page 19.

Nine Visions Exhibit. DMFAH 434.793.5644.

Through November 22

Around the World in Art. TU 3:304:30pm. The Prizery – 434.572.8339.

Through January 2

Science Exhibits – Conservation Quest & Tree Houses: M-S 9:30am–5pm, Sun 1–5pm. Danville Science Center (DSC) 434.791.5160.

Through January 14

Living Off the Land Exhibit – Highlight the many ways we depend on nature for resources and economic, recreational, aesthetic benefits. Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) – 276.634.4185.

October 1

Averett U. Football. 1-4pm.

North Campus. 434.791.5700.

High Heels Stride for Breast Cancer – 2K walk/run in high heels, to raise money for breast cancer research. Prizes and awards will be given in a variety of categories. 9am-12pm. Community Market. 434.799.6469.

Kid Bites – Tots will prepare their own meal by pouring, molding, measuring, cutting and following directions. 9:4511:15am. Coates Rec. 434.797.8848.

DRMC Community Health Programming – Breast reconstruction.

See back cover.

Bob Ross Painting Class – Desert Scene. 10:30am–3:30pm. Ballou Park.

434.797.8848.

Beginner Line Dance Workshop.

11am-2pm. Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

Oktoberfest. 11am-4pm. Uptown Martinsville. 276.632.5688.

Linen & Jazz – Fundraiser in support of the Lawrence Clark Center for AfricanAmerican Culture and Learning, Inc. 7-11pm. DEACC. 434.429.4934.

Al Batten & the Bluegrass Reunion.

7pm. The Kirby Theater – 336.597.1709.

October 1 & 8

Virginia Storm Semi-Pro Football.

7-10pm. Smith River Sports Complex – 276.638.5200.

October 1 (thru 29)

Toe Jam Trail Run Series. Sat. 9am.

Anglers Park. 434.799.5215.

Zumba Class. Sat 10 am. Community Center, Chatham – 434.432.3115.

October 1 (thru 31)

Breast Cancer Awareness Art Exhibit.

See back cover.

Harvest Sale. Halifax County Tri–River Habitat for Humanity Heritage House 434.476.2330.

Step-Aerobics. MW 5:15 pm.

Community Center, Chatham – 434.432.3115.

Komen Educator Volunteer Training. See back cover.

Financial Seminar. 5:30-6:30pm.

Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

VA/NC Piedmont Genealogical Society Meeting. 6:30pm. Danville Public Library.

October 4 (thru 8)

Halifax County Fair @ fairgrounds.

434.222.6275.

Fly into Fall – Little ones explore fall through art, stories, math and science. 10-10:45 am. City Auditorium.

434.797.8848.

Pet (Digital) Photography Class.

Ballou Annex. 434.797.8848.

African Dance Ensemble – Learn African dance. Tues 6pm. Coates Center.

434.797.8848.

October 4 (thru 27)

Bikes and Trikes – Ride around the gym or try the obstacle course. TU/TH 99:45am. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Chicks w/ Sticks – Knitting & crocheting class. T/Th 11:30am-1pm.

City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

October 5

River Road Journey – Visit 5 houses and 2 other sites plus a light lunch.

9:30am-3:30pm. DMFA&H – 434.793.5644.

Senior Bowling Tournament. 10am12pm. Riverside Lanes. 434.791.2695.

Safe Use of Medications. 12:301:30pm. Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

October 5 (thru 25)

Art with Flo – Wet-on-wet technique.

Weds. Location/times vary. 434.797.8848.

October 5 (thru Nov. 9)

Beginner Shag I & II. 7-8pm/8-9pm.

Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

October 6

PCC Foundation 22nd Annual Golf Classic. Caswell Pines Golf Course.

336.599.1181.

DDA Catfish & Crawdads. See page 18.

Kayak Trip – Abreu/Grogan to islands.

5:30-7:30pm. 434.799.5215.

Alive After 5. 5:30-9:30pm. Merritt Commons, Roxboro. 336.599.0918.

Take the Wheel - Get the best car deal.

6:30 pm. Coates Center. 434.797.8848.

October 6 (thru 27)

Under the Sea – Kids listen to stories, sing songs, create crafts and play games about fascinating water creatures. 11-11:45 am. City Auditorium.

434.797.8848.

Beginner Digital Photography Class.

Ballou Annex. 434.797.8848.

Kuumba-West African Dance – Live drumming and energetic dancing. TH 6:30-8pm. City Armory. 434.797.8848.

57 Express Bluegrass Concert.

TH 7 pm. Community Center, Chatham – 434.432.3115.

October 6 (thru Nov. 3)

Pottery II. 5:30-8:30pm. The Artisan Center – 276.656.5461.

October 7

Chili & Jus’ Cauz – Live bluegrass music, chili, drinks & cash bar. 5-7pm.

DMFAH - 434.793.5644.

DCC Educational Foundation Golf Tournament. Registration 7:15am.

Shotgun start 8am. Danville Golf Club.

434.797.8495.

Easy Soap Making. 3-5pm.

Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

Marjory Liepe Art Reception.

See story page 17.

Macbeth – Aquila Theatre. 7:30 pm.

The Prizery – 434.572.8339.

First Fridays Concert Series – The Farewell Drifters. 8 pm. Rives Theatre, Martinsville. 276.632.3221.

October 7 (thru 9)

Oktoberfest Race. VIR. 336.599.8333.

October 8

Mutt Strut – The first 75 registered walkers who donate a total of $40 (including registration fee) receive an event t-shirt. Free mini-paw paintings and treat bags for the dogs. 9am. Dan Daniel Park, Shelter #13. 434.799.0843.

Imagine Children’s Festival – Trapeze Academy, rides, magic, music, arts and crafts and much more. 10am-4pm.

Crossing at the Dan. 434.793.4636.

River District Festival. See page 18.

Senior Shopping Trip. Ballou Center.

434.799.5216.

Lion’s Roar Duathalon. Angler’s Park Mountain Bike Trails. 434.792.0621.

Festivus for the Rest of Us – Juried Art Show. 10am-8pm. DRAW, Main Street, Danville. 434.791.2465.

VIR BrewFest. See story page 18.

Kayak Trip – Main St. to Anglers Park.

10am-12pm. 434.799.5215.

Mayo Fall Fest & Bike Ride – 5K, 25K, 50K or run/walk; bluegrass concert .

Mayo Lake, Roxboro. 336.597.7806.

Alice Jan Ridley Concert – Subway Diva turned international sensation, this 58-year-old “Goddess of Soul” won the hearts of millions as a Finalist on the 2010 America’s Got Talent after spending 20 years singing in New York City’s subways to support her family.

8pm. Caswell County Civic Center.

336.694.4591.

October 10 (thru 31)

Hand Sewn Quilts – Instruction. 6-8pm.

City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

October 11

Hospice Volunteer Training. 2-4pm.

Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

Raising Awareness for Health & Wellness – Managing Stress. 5:306:30pm. Ballou Park. 434.799.5216.

An Archaeological Perspective of Native Americans – Details of various excavations and learn how the lives of regional native peoples changed in the era just before European settlement.

6:30 pm. DSC – 434.791.5160.

October 11

DRMC Lunch & Learn – Breast Health Awareness. See back cover.

October 11 (thru Nov. 8)

Artisan Center Classes – Intro to Woodworking Hand Tools & Wearable Art. 5:30-8:30pm. The Artisan Center – 276.656.5461.

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Homeschool Wednesdays – Plants: Inside and Out. Ages 6-10 & 11-18. 1011:15 am. VMNH – 276.634.4185.

Polliwogs & Science Stars – Investigate skeletons, learn about vertebrates and try to assemble an edible skeleton. Ages 3–4, 1–2pm. Ages 5–7, 3:30–4:30pm.

DSC - 434.791.5160.

October 12 (thru Nov. 9)

Artisan Center Classes – Intro to Stained Glass & Elements of Design.

5:30-8:30pm. The Artisan Center – 276.656.5461.

October 13

Bob Ross Painting Class - Desert Blossoms. 10am–3:30pm. Piedmont Arts Association (PAA), Martinsville – 276.632.3221.

Candlelight Vigil & Reception – Breast Health Awareness. See back cover.

Fall Landscape Design. 6:30 pm.

Coates Center. 434.797.8848.

October 13 (thru Nov. 10)

Surface Design. 5:30-8:30pm.

The Artisan Center – 276.656.5461.

October 14

Zumba Gold w/Donna. Fridays.

434.797.8848.

TGIF Concert Series – Stone Canyon.

7-10:30 pm. Uptown Martinsville.

276.632.5688.

Spectrum Brass. Danville Concert Association. See ad page 5.

October 14 (thru 16)

The Artful Adventures – Melodrama.

Gretna Little Theatre. 7:30pm/2:30pm.

434.228.1778.

October 14 & 28

Fundraiser Dinners. 10/14- Barbecue; 10/28- Prime Rib; 8/26. 5:30 pm.

American Legion Dan River Post 1097.

434.836.8101 or 434.793.7531.

October 15

Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

Registration. 8am. Ballou Park.

800.272.3900.

Old Timer’s Jubilee – Crafts, food, oneof-a-kind items, stew, music, car show.

9am-3pm. Gretna Shopping Center.

434.656.9218.

SHS Fall Fling – Brunswick stew, hot dogs, and grilled cheese sandwiches will be served along with chips and a drink for $5 per plate. Children will enjoy a costume contest, obstacle course, cake walk, inflatable slide and other fun games. 12-3pm. Sacred Heart School.

434.793.2656.

Brunswick Stew and Bake Sale.

12-3pm. Riverbend Volunteer Fire Dept., Ferry Rd. 434.792.2312.

Bluegrass Concert Series – Jus’ Cauz 7-9 pm. Rives Theatre, Martinsville.

276.632.3221.

Fall Dance. 7-10pm. Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

Third Saturday Stroll. 3-7pm. Studio 107, Martinsville – 276.638.2107.

Cruise In. 5-8 pm. Uptown Martinsville, Church St. 276.632.5688.

Chili Cook-off. 5-10pm. VMNH – 276.634.4185.

Dancing with the Friends – heavy hors d’oeuvres, DJ & more. Fundraiser for Gunn Memorial Public Library.

6:30-11pm. Caswell Pines Golf Course.

336.694.6241.

October 15 (thru Nov. 12)

PreK Cheerleading – Pre-schoolers.

11:30am-12:15pm. Coates Rec. 434.797.8848.

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October 15 (thru Dec. 30)

PAA Exhibits – Civil War Redux: Pinhole Photographs of Reenactments, The Fleeting Glimpse: Selections in Modern and Contemporary Photography from the VMFA, Wet Plate Photography by Robert Szabo. PAA, Martinsville – 276.632.3221.

October 16

An Affair with Art Book Signing.

See page 18.

Legendary Lacrosse College Showcase. Smith River Sports Complex – 276.638.1387.

Sunday At the Kirby Gallery. 3-5pm.

The Kirby Theater – 336.597.1709.

Samson Trinh & the Upper East Side Big Band. 7-9pm. Martinsville HS Auditorium. PAA, Martinsville – 276.632.3221.

October 17 (thru 20)

Hunting Safety Education Course.

6-9:30pm. Ballou Nature Center.

434.799.5215.

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October 25

Speaker Series – John Hope Bryant.

7:30am. Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. 434.799.8969.

Fun with Beads. 5:30-7:30 pm.

Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

October 26

American Cancer Society – Cancer Prevention Community Education Programming. See back cover.

Doodle Bugs – Terrific Trees. Ages 3-5.

10 am & 3 pm. VMNH – 276.634.4185.

Miracle on the Hudson; A Survivor’s Story. See page 19.

October 28 (thru 30)

October 19 & 20

House Tours – Thomas Day and The Cosbys, Milton, NC & Halifax County. Walk in houses Thomas Day did architectural elements for, and into houses the Cosbys built. Eighteenth Century wood working demos at the Thomas Day House.

434.822.8967.

October 20

Fall Festival. URW. See ad page 8.

Identity Theft –Learn how to inimize risk.

6:30 pm. Coates Center. 434.797.8848.

Dinner with William Waldorf Astor III Reservation Deadline. See page 18.

Sky Watchers – Constellations Cepheus the King and Aquarius the Water Bearer and the planets Venus and Jupiter.

Nightfall. DSC – 434.791.5160.

October 21

Just Everyday Women Walking by Faith. 11 am-1 pm. Mary’s Diner.

Paws & Claws Gala. See page 18.

October 22

Hike – Spy Rock to Crabtree Falls.

8am-6pm. 434.799.5215.

Witches and Wolves Dog Run – 5K jog in the woods, one-mile fun run or walk, pet-oriented prizes, awards, trophies.

Entry fee includes food, drinks and a t-shirt for participants and their pets.

10am-1pm. Anglers Park. 434.799.5215.

Fall River Clean Up – Help the Dan River by picking up trash and litter. 11am-1pm.

Pepsi Bldg. 434.799.5215.

Auto Racing. South Boston Speedway – 877.440.1540.

October 22 & 23

Line Dance Evolution. 10am-6pm/6:30– 10pm. Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

October 23

Opening Reception for There’s a Story Here. See page 18.

October 24 (thru Nov. 21)

Belly Dance Classes. Mondays.

Intermediate, 5:30pm, Beginning 6:45pm. Pepsi Building. 434.797.8848.

October 24 (thru Nov. 28)

Zumba Classes – Mondays or Tuesdays.

5:30 or 6:30pm. 434.797.8848.

FEEL SECURE in a charming cottage neighborhood with on-site 5-star health center.

October 28

October 18 (thru Nov. 8)

Chiropractic Care at Home. 12:301:30pm. Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

Author Fred First Presentation.

See page 18.

EXPERIENCE a variety of floor plans with flexibility to customize.

Parenting Coach to the Rescue – Learn how to parent through leadership by using the seven fundamentals of effective discipline. TH 6pm. Danville Public Library 434.797.8848.

Visit and Dinner with William Waldorf Astor III. See page 18.

Trip to Transylvania County NC – Land of waterfalls. 7am-9pm.

Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

Five Wishes Workshop. 2-4pm.

Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

Comedy Social – Featuring Carlos Massey. 6:30-8pm. Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

Sesquicentennial Lecture & Book Signing. See page 18.

October 19

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October 27

Scary Face Pancakes Give-Away – Ages 12 & under can design and dine on their own free scary face pancake creations.

7am-10pm. IHOP- www.ihop.com.

NASCAR Sprint Cup & Camping World Truck Series Practice. Martinsville Speedway. 888.722.3849.

COA Halloween Dance – Come in costume. Music by City Limits Band.

7:30-10:30pm. Ballou Center – 434.799.5216.

Knitted Mittens. 5:30-8:30pm.

The Artisan Center – 276.656.5461.

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Smoke on the Mountain – Set in 1938 North Carolina, this comedy features more than two dozen old-time songs.

Little Theatre of Danville. Mt. Hermon Courtyard. 434.792.2672, 434.203.8995.

October 29

Charge of the Headlight Brigade.

9am-11pm. VIR – 434.822.7700.

Fairview Fall Fest – Live music and entertainment, food, vendor booths, and kids’ zone play area. 10am-8pm.

Fairview UMC – 434.792.3391.

Kroger 200 & TUMS Fast Relief 500 Qualifying. Martinsville Speedway: 888.722.3849.

Spooky Halloween Dance – Costume contest, haunted maze and DJ. Ages 512. 6-9pm. Coates Rec. 434.797.8848.

DSO Fall Classical Concert. See page 19.

Corsets for Courage. See page 19.

October 30

TUMS Fast Relief 500. Martinsville Speedway: 888.722.3849.

Halloween Concert – Dr. Krista Shinew, organist. 7pm. Moffett Memorial Baptist Church – 434.799.5402.

October 31

Boogie Mondays Halloween Party.

7-8:30pm. Ballou Park. 434.799.5216.

October 31 (thru Nov. 30)

Senior Student Art Show - Cali Earp.

AU Student Center. 434.791.5681.

Upcoming Events November 4

Eugenia Zukerman. 7:30 pm. The Prizery – 434.572.8339.

November 4 (thru 6)

Gold Cup Historic Races & Car Show.

VIR – 434.822.7700.

The King & I. 7:30pm/3pm. The Kirby Theater – 336.597.1709.

November 5

Fall Yard Sale. 7am-2pm. Coates Rec. Center. 434.799.6564.

Give Thanks for Smiles. See ad page 4.

Taylor 2 Dance Co. See ad page 5.

November 6

Bridal Show & Wedding Expo.

See ad page 17.

November 11

Gift of Grace Heroes of 9/11. CCCC. See ad page 8.

November 12

Bright Leaf Brew Fest. 3-8pm.

Community Market. 434.793.4636.

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Reflecting Forward Epiphany and Discovery: Cleaning Out the Closets

This month’s discovery. I could Evince theme, persuade myself to Discovery, made clean out my closets me think about if I could give the prospective things to people topics like travel, who needed them. mathematics, Being of service to science, and Mayan others would help ruins. Having so motivate me to

by Linda Lemery many grand ideas clean things out, for my column which would in turn confused me, so to clarify my free up my energies for other thinking, I turned to cleaning out endeavors. my closet.

Still, there were problems.

In my mind, thinning my The things I was trying to shed belongings relates to thinning reminded me of past events and my ideas. Reducing the scope relationships that I’d treasured. sometimes helps develop better Eventually I realized that, although understanding of the bigger the new owners wouldn’t have picture. As I was tunneling my these same memories, they’d way to the back of the closet, I had make memories of their own. If an epiphany: I would write about you’ve experienced something closets. Readers, please don’t run similar and yet are still reluctant away. Stick with me for the point. to clean out your closets, ask Many of us have too much stuff. yourself, “What holds us to these Never mind the fact that we add to things--and these things to us?” the clutter with each new church, Some answers are practicality garage, or retail sale. We admire, (daily use -- that means “keep it”), share, mend, repair, iron, alter, perception of unlimited storage wrap, or otherwise package or space (untrue -- it runs out), repackage our new acquisitions, focusing on new acquisitions at but eventually we put them away the expense of the old (failure in -- what else? -- a closet. After a to weed out), the perception while, the closet fills up, until we of cleaning out as being too can just barely open the door to big a job for any mortal being, cram in one more thing and then sentimentality, and inertia. Most lean on it to shove it closed. At of these are self-explanatory, but that point, the only valid reason if you say, “Gee, Linda, it’s just too to open the door again is to clean big a project to tackle alone,” well, out all the stuff we’ve crammed in you have friends who would help, there. or you could pay a professional My husband and I are packrats. organizer to help. Recruit the We find it next to impossible to former or hire the latter. let go of anything that might If you’re keeping something have a current or future use. For out of sentimentality ... make sure example, when my mother needed you have an ultimate destination clothing protectors (For young and a timeline for disposal for the children, we might call them item you’re saving, because we bibs.), I could burrow into the shouldn’t burden our children with closet and find stored towels and having to dispose of unnecessary odd socks and whip up something things after we’re gone, and wonderful. And when my husband sometimes that happens ... out of was trying to hang the suspended inertia. lighting units and couldn’t find the Dear, smart readers, you wall studs, he pulled out an old probably knew all along what I neodymium magnet (extremely just found out this minute: that strong, saved from our son’s high this column is about far more school science project) and voila! than closets ... and speaking -- he located the studs. of which, I need to get back to Saving everything also means cleaning out mine. that we’re dooming ourselves About the Author: When to drowning in clutter, however she’s not at home wringing her useful that clutter might be. hands over clutter, Linda Lemery Which brings us to the crux (llemery@averett.edu) works as of the question: How can we Circulation Manager at Averett persuade ourselves to get rid of University’s Mary B. Blount Library things that might have a future in Danville. She welcomes your comments. use? Returning to the blush of my epiphany, I then made my

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Marjory Liepe

Bright, Fun, Colorful Artist

by Joyce Wilburn

Marjory Liepe first learned about being an artist when she was eleven years old and her Grandma Spivey, a Cherokee Native American, showed her how to create beautiful colors.

“She had a big farm in Indiana and we would pick blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries to make colors and then we’d use little brushes to paint,” remembers Marjory, who smiles at the memory before adding, “I thought it was the coolest thing. No one else could do what I did and it made me feel special.”

Art classes weren’t offered at her school, but she remembers the encouragement given by a junior high science teacher who was also an artist. “I would draw instead of paying attention in class and he would walk by and say, ‘That’s nice-but do it later.’”

When Marjory was a teenager, the family moved to east central Florida and lived near a beach. The natural beauty of her surroundings inspired her to continue painting. “I saved my babysitting money to buy supplies and used whatever was on sale,” she says referring to the water paints, oils and acrylics that she continues to use.

While in her 20s, a friend paid her $5 to go on a date with her future husband, Paul. Marjory tells the story of their first date while sitting next to her husband on the front porch of their Danville home: “My best friend was crazy about Paul’s roommate. He didn’t have a car, but Paul did. So, my friend had to find a

date for Paul before he would drive them on a date. We double-dated and it was love at first sight for Paul and me.” Paul quickly interjects, “I promised her we’d live in a mansion one day, but I didn’t tell her she’d have to renovate it!” They both laugh at the years of hard work they have invested in restoring their home on Danville’s Millionaires’ Row. Paul likes to joke that they are “seven years into our two-year plan.”

The house has become another canvas for Marjory who has been in charge of color selection for the interior and exterior of their home and is happy to report that there are only three rooms remaining that need restoration. To give the mind a break, Marjory continues to paint bright, fun, colorful abstracts and hang them throughout the house.

Her favorite work of art isn’t one of them, however. Somewhere on an upper floor of the three-story house, a framed $5 bill has a special place of honor—the same bill that a matchmaker paid her 40+ years ago so she would go on a date with Paul.

• A showing of Marjory’s most recent work can be seen at a reception in her honor at Dan River Art Works, 531 Main Street, on Friday, October 7, beginning at 6 p.m. If you have not received an invitation, email draw@danriverartworks.com or call 434.791.2465.

• For more information, visit www.danriverartworks.com.

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For more activities, see the calendar on page 14-15.

Thursday, October 6

Catfish & Crawdads

From 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., the Downtown Danville Association will host this event at the Community Market at the Crossing at the Dan on Craghead Street. Cajun food will be served and libations will flow while music plays. Purchase tickets at the Welcome Center, Brown Bean, Rippe’s, Amburn & Co. Salon, and Mary’s Diner. Must be 21 to attend.

No tickets sold at the door. For more info, call 434.799.2166. (submitted by Matt Charles & Robert Brooks)

Saturday, October 8 1st Annual River District Festival

The Danville Area Association for the Arts & Humanities and several community partners will host this festival at Newton’s Landing located on the Dan River near Bridge Street. The Farmers’ Market will be open from 7:30 a.m. to noon. The YMCA Duathlon and river testing with the Science Center is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Children’s activities on the river will start at 10a.m. and end at 5 p.m. The talent show competition is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Local and visiting music acts will perform from noon until 10 p.m. A juried art show begins at 10 a.m.

Non-profit/for-profit showcase lasts from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Food and drink vendors will be selling from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Call 434.799.2166 for more information. (submitted by Matt Charles)

Saturday, October 8 1st Annual VIR BrewFest

VIRginia International Raceway will host the BrewFest at the Gallery building from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Participants can choose tastings from over 50 beers including craft and micro brews. Brewery representatives will be on site to field questions concerning the brews and their availability. The VIR Girls will be in attendance to direct visitors to the food vendors, music, car show, drifting event and karting. Entry to the BrewFest begins at 4 p.m. (Admittance prior to 4:00 pm will require an additional $20 entry fee.) Participants must be 21 with a valid I.D. Entry price includes 9 tastings and a souvenir glass. Additional samples and bottles available to purchase for consumption on site. Tickets are $25 at the gate or $20 in advance. A designated driver ticket is available for $10.

Proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of the Danville area. For advance tickets, call 434.822.7700 ext.117. (submitted by Danny Vaden)

Sunday, October 16

An Affair with Art Book Signing

William Ward Moseley will be signing his book from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, 975 Main Street. Moseley has been an active painter since his retirement from the practice of architecture in 1990. He has studied oils with international artist Wolf Kahn, watercolors with Frank Webb and Eric Wiegardt, and pastels with Ben Konis. He has developed a unique style in watercolors, oils and pastels, allowing great expressiveness and flexibility with the use of color. He is known in this area for his paintings and drawings of Danville’s Millionaires’ Row. An Affair With Art is available for sale at the DMFAH. (submitted by Lynne Bjarnesen)

Tuesday, October 18

Sesquicentennial Lecture & Book Signing

Author Lawrence McFall will speak on Danville: Outbreak of Civil War from 7:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Averett’s Pritchett Auditorium on Mt. View Avenue. Hear Danville’s leading local expert on the Civil War and how Danville fared as a center for hospitals, prisons, and an arsenal and supplied Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.

McFall will sign his book Danville in the Civil War following the talk that is presented by Averett University and the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History as part of the Danville Committee of the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. (submitted by Lynne Bjarnesen)

Wednesday, October 19 Wednesday Club

Floyd County author, Fred First, will share his discoveries of life in Floyd County through stunning landscape and nature photography.

Nothing Ordinary: the Aesthetics of Place in Language and Light is a multimedia event using the photographer’s images from his digital archives, taken near his home in Floyd County. For more information, visit fragmentsfromfloyd.com. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at 1002 Main Street. Coffee begins at 3:15 p.m.; program starts at 3:45 p.m. (submitted by Debra Dodson)

Thursday, October 20

Deadline for Dinner with William Waldorf Astor III

The fourth viscount Astor and grandson of the famous Lady Nancy Astor will visit Danville on Thursday, October 27. The public is invited to accompany family members on a tour of Cottage Grove (Nancy’s mother’s birthplace; the Langhorne House (birthplace of Lady Astor); The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (with an important announcement about a special rose); and the Municipal Building (with another unveiling). Lord Astor will speak at dinner at Averett University. Reservations are required for dinner and seating is limited. Cost is $35 For more information, call Pat Maurakis at 434.791.2256. (submitted by Pat Maurakis & Margaret Wooding)

Friday October 21

Paws & Claws Gala

An evening of music by the Small Town Orchestra, food, and a silent auction of celebrity items to benefit the Danville Area Humane Society will be held at the Stratford Conference Center, 149 Piney Forest Road, starting at 7 p.m. Cost is $35 per person. DAHS is expanding the existing shelter and is raising money to purchase additional cages, food bowls, and equipment for the no-kill adoption center. Call 434.793.0441 for more information. (submitted by Joanie Schwarz)

Sunday, October 23

Opening Reception There’s a Story Here

The Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History in collaboration with the Lawrence M. Clark Center for African-American Culture and Learning will open this exhibit curated by Fred Motley at a reception from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dr. Clark, a historian, community leader and educator, is a former Associate Provost and retired Professor of Mathematics Education at

Evince Magazine North Carolina State University. A Danville native, he was an advocate for issues relating to race and diversity during his 20-year tenure. He created the Chancellor’s African-American Cultural Center at NC State. Inspired

by Dr. Clark’s large personal collections of African and African-American artifacts, local director and storyteller Fred Motley has put together an exhibit about the rich African-American cultural experience from midcentury to present-day Danville. Objects from Dr. Clark’s personal Danville collection will be supplemented by artifacts and ephemera from Danville, including newspaper articles, posters and clothing.

The reception at 975 Main Street is free and open to the public. (submitted by Lynne Bjarnesen)

Wednesday, October 26

Miracle on the Hudson; A Survivor’s Story

Joseph Hall will speak about his personal experience during the US Airways jetliner crash into the frigid river in January 2009. This Wednesday Club meeting is open to the public and will be held at 1002 Main Street. Coffee begins at 3:15 p.m.; program starts at 3:45 p.m. (submitted by Pat Harper)

Saturday, October 29

Danville Symphony Orchestra Classical Concert

The 60-piece DSO, under the direction of conductor Peter Perret, will open its season at 8 p.m. in the George Washington High School Auditorium, 701 Broad Street, with a free classical concert, Inspiration.

Born in Minnesota to a family of artists and scientists, Maestro Perret is the Conductor Emeritus of the Winston-Salem Symphony. He received advanced degrees in music from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and the Academia Chigiana in Siena. Perret frequently leads workshops on the relationship of music to learning and has co-authored the book, A Well-Tempered Mind; Using Music to Help Children Listen and Learn. He is a founding member and former chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arts Based Elementary School, a public charter school in North Carolina.

Perret’s work with young people and the importance of music in their lives will influence this season’s DSO concerts putting the spotlight on the future. The fall concert features Dustin Wilkes-Kim, a 16-year old violinist from Winston-Salem, in Violin Concerto by Jean Sibelius. For more information, visit www.danvillesymphony.net. (submitted by Mary Franklin)

Saturday, October 29

Corsets for Courage

This breast cancer awareness fundraiser from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. will be held at the Craddock Terry Hotel & Event Center in Lynchburg. The evening will tantalize the senses by pairing the ceramic commemorative breastplates of artist Richard Schneider with epicurean delights created by the chef of Shoemakers American Grille.

Proceeds will be donated to the Oncology Breast Navigation program at the Alan B. Pearson Cancer Center and the Awareness Garden Foundation. This event is being organized by former Danville resident, Julie Allen. She writes: “ This past year has been quite the journey and this event is my way of trying to make a difference in the lives of those diagnosed with the disease.” For more information, call 434.203.1579 or visit www.corsetsforcourage.org. (submitted by Julie Allen)

Upcoming Event Tuesday, November 1

Eighth Annual Writing Gallery Competition Deadline

The Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History and the Danville Public Library co-sponsor this event based on the current exhibition Nine Visions.

Students in grades 3–12, college students and adults are invited to submit original prose or poetry compositions inspired by a selected work from the featured exhibition by 2 p.m. Details and rules are available at DMFAH, 975 Main Street, or visit www.danvillemuseum.org. (submitted by Patsi Compton)

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

You’ve run out of reasons to wait.

Danville Regional And DDIC Educate Women During Breast Cancer Awareness Month Danville Regional has community events scheduled during the month of October to educate women on the dangers of breast cancer and the importance of being screened for the disease.

• BREAST CANCER AWARENESS ART EXHIBIT Saturday, Oct. 1–31, 2011 DRMC Main Lobby

Make an appointment at DDIC today.

Early detection. It’s the best hope for breast cancer survival. Starting at age 20, the American Cancer Society

• DANVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER: COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMMING Hosted by DRMC Women’s and Children’s Services “Breast Reconstruction” Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, 10–11 a.m.

Danville Community College Health Sciences Bldg * 1008 South Main Street Presenter: Cleo Parker Smith, Director DRMC Women’s and Children’s Services

recommends monthly breast self examinaitons, as well as clinical breast exams every three years. If you’re a woman over 40, an annual mammogram is essential. At Danville Diagnostic Imaging Center (DDIC), we offer digital mammography—the latest in breast cancer detection technology.

Danville Diagnostic Imaging Center participates with most area insurance providers. Call today and make an appointment. Appointments are available Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Walk-in appointments are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The dedicated and caring digital

Danville Diagnostic Imaging Center mammography team 125 Executive Drive, Suite D

at Danville Diagnostic

Danville, VA 24541 434-799-3883

Imaging Center.

• SUSAN G. KOMEN EDUCATOR TRAINING Hosted by DRMC & Southern Virginia Cancer Resource Center Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

DRMC Large Dining Room *Registration required 434.799.3705

• LUNCH & LEARN: BREAST HEALTH AWARENESS Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, 11:30 a.m.

Presented by: Debra Parrish DRMC Private Dining Room *Registration required 434.799.3705

• CANDLELIGHT VIGIL (BREAST HEALTH AWARENESS) & RECEPTION In partnership with the Danville Cancer Association Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, 5:30 p.m.

DRMC Main Lobby

• AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: CANCER PREVENTION COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMMING Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

DRMC Main Lobby