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March 2014

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Editor’s Note

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March Contents Editor’s Note

Julie & Ethan Brown Opening Virginia’s First Winery/Brewery

by Joyce Wilburn

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She Said He Said / Retirement – The Voice of Fun?

by Dena Hill & Larry Oldham

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The Voice of Readers

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Spring: Time to Come Alive

by Ciji Moore

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Touch A Truck with Your Family

by Britta Petrich

March is a month, but more importantly, it is a command that must be obeyed. This is the month to march through the door of winter hibernation and into warmer-weather fun.

11 Second Thoughts / Word Play

by Kim Clifton

Start by planning an April visit to the opening of Julie and Ethan Brown’s 2 Witches Brewery & Winery near Riverside Drive.

Read about this farm winery and urban brewery on page 3. If you don’t believe that winter inactivity officially comes to an end now, read Ciji Moore’s column on page 7, Spring – Time to Come Alive. Need still more motivation?

Read the review of Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Having Fun on page 20. If that doesn’t move you off the couch, read Carollyn Lee Peerman’s When You’re Down, Dress Up on page 25. (Within 30 minutes of reading it, I cleaned out my closet.)

13 Old Trash Girl / Fiction

by Telisha Moore Leigg

Even if you’re not a cook, look at the picture on page 21 of Annelle Williams’ Sunny Spinach Pie. It will make you smile and perhaps encourage you to cook. Linda Lemery has ideas about making fun with friends (page 19) and the authors of She Said He Said question the fun of retirement on page 4.

23 Reflecting Forward / The Voice of Fun

by Linda Lemery

Unfortunately, experiencing the joy of living isn’t always possible if there are overwhelming problems that need to be solved. Amanda Oakes: Improving Family Relationships (page 18) is full of practical advice on making that happen.

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OICE OF FUN

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Dr. Jeff The Family Vet / by Dr. Jeff Smith 12 Spotting Exceptional Customer Service

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14 Calendar Clips 16 Calendar 18 Amanda Oakes / Improving Family Relationships

by Joyce Wilburn 20 Book Clubbing Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun a review by Diane Adkins Where Can I Find an Evince?

21 Around the Table / Sunny Spinach Pie

by Annelle Williams 22 Waiting Happily at Dairy Hart / by Mack Williams

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So much fun, so little time – and we’ll have 60 minutes less when the clocks are turned forward on Sunday, March 9. In that hour you must have twice the fun in half the time. That’s not a suggestion, it’s an order.

Happy Spring!

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Two sisters, Andee and Julie, dressed for Halloween, were the inspiration for the name of Danville’s newest winery/brewery.

Photo by Michelle Dalton Photography The family behind the business: Tim, a sophomore at Tunstall High School; Julie, President; Ethan, Treasurer and Head Brewer/Vintner; Marvin Jefferson, Vice-President; Caren Jefferson, Secretary; and Alex, a student in the brewing science program at Rockingham Community College in North Carolina.

Julie & Ethan Brown Opening Virginia’s First Winery/Brewery

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ulie Brown calls it “calculated serendipity.” Ethan Brown refers to it as “destiny.”

Overlooking that minor difference, the couple agrees that the reason they will be opening Virginia’s first co-existing winery/brewery on Danville’s Trade Street in April is because, “The universe was talking to us and we just had to listen.”

It all started in 1978, when Julie’s mom, Caren Jefferson, made Halloween witch costumes for Julie and her sister, Andrea (Andee) Geiger, and a picture was taken of the two youngsters. When dad, Marvin Jefferson, saw the image, he immediately said, “If I ever start a vineyard, I’m going to name it 2 Witches.”

Julie continues the story: “Dad always dreamed of owning a vineyard so after he retired from B & MW in Amherst, he bought 29 acres in Pittsylvania County with that in mind.” In 2009, Marvin put his Master Gardener skills to the test when he planted an acre of Traminette grapes and another of Cabernet Sauvignon. The first year of maturity was 2011. Ethan elaborates, “We immediately realized that the relationship

by Joyce Wilburn between the vineyard and the winery was very intimate. Once the crop is harvested it must be processed quickly because the grapes start to rot. That’s when we got the idea of starting a winery to process our own grapes.”

Small tanks were purchased and a few gallons of wine were successfully produced.

It was originally assumed that the winery with a tasting room would be located near the vineyard in Callands, but then Julie stumbled across some articles about urban wineries— operations within the city limits that produce small amounts of wine. She realized that customers would visit 2 Witches Winery near Riverside Drive more often than if it were 20 miles away on a country road. “At the same time, we saw craft breweries popping up all over the country,” Ethan adds.

Knowing that wine-making is a long, slow process and producing beer is quicker, the next question seemed obvious, “What if we make beer as well?” In 2012, the ABC Board started allowing breweries to sell beer without food sales, so all the pieces for a nano brewery (under 300 barrels a year) and a farm winery within the city limits came together for the developing family business. “We thought about locating in the River District, but we are

a farm winery and must have land for a few trees and vines to grow,” Julie says pointing to the apple trees and grapevines thriving in the area beside the building near the Dan River. The fruit that is grown in town will be added to what is produced in Callands.

When the business opens, it will be the culmination of five years of hard work in the vineyard cultivating grapes, at the winery/brewery making the beverages, and behind the desk

doing the necessary paper work.

Commenting on the years of work preceding opening date, Julie says, “We are manufacturing a substance controlled by Federal and state regulations so we had to make sure everything was legally correct.” The beer can be consumed in April; the apple and strawberry wines will be ready this summer, but the red wine will take longer to mature. Ethan quips with a smile on his face, “You want your beer fresh and your wine old.”

The married couple with two sons sees this venture as an opportunity to help Danville and part of their retirement plan in the distant future.

In the meantime, Julie will continue as the Director of Advanced Learning at the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research; Ethan will stay at Sartomer as their technical manager.

That is, of course, unless the universe has another idea.

• 2 Witches Winery & Brewing Company is located at 209 Trade Street in the former Gingerbread House Garden Center.

• The projected opening is April 2014.

• For more information, call 434.549.BREW (2739) or visit www.2witcheswinebrew.com (under construction).

Marvin Jefferson tends the grapes in the 2 Witches Vineyard.

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SHE SAID

HE SAID

by Dena Hill

by Larry Oldham

Retirement – The Voice of Fun? With all the snow, school cancellations, and your recuperation from surgery last month, we ended up in the house for one whole week. While I enjoyed our week off together, I came to the realization that I cannot and must not ever retire.

You make it sound as if I complain all the time. You and I both know that is not true. Sometimes I’m sleeping, sometimes I’m eating, and sometimes I’m reading. Let me first of all say that you were a good nurse most of the time--when you weren’t texting, talking on the phone, playing in the fireplace, cleaning out the closets, playing on Pinterest, taking a nap, looking at a magazine or watching TV.

She said

Where’s the remote? Can you get me a drink? Have you seen my medicine? Did I take this pill one hour ago or two hours ago? Don’t you think you should go out and clean off the cars? Who was on the phone? What are we having for breakfast, or lunch or dinner?

Shouldn’t you bring in some more wood in Photo by Michelle Dalton case it snows Photography. again? Do you think I will ever get well? Have you seen my book?

Do you mind if I change the channel because I can’t move to the other room to watch TV? Do you think they will have school tomorrow? Do you think you can stay home with me so I won’t be by myself? Is it going to snow again tomorrow? Do you think you should take the dog out to go to the bathroom? Are these pajamas clean? Do you think I should take a shower today? I’m afraid I will hurt my boo-boo. This food doesn’t taste good. Do you think I have a fever?

Do you want to watch a movie with me?

He Said

Honestly, if I could have had the surgery for you, I would have. Your recuperation has gone amazingly well, you just don’t know it. You could have had some real problems with nausea and pain but that didn’t happen. I only had one issue. You never once combed your hair and every day your hair looked like you were pardoned two minutes after the switch was pulled.

I might have asked a few questions now and then because I don’t like being cooped up at home. I like being with you and you did take care of me very well. Maybe my idea of being at home alone with my wife and your idea of being at home alone with your husband have different connotations. I thought we would lie around in bed talking about my surgery, how I’m going to conquer the world, how I’m going to confront my doctor about the minimum incision (his 1⁄2 inch turned into 10 inches), and his saying I might have a little pain turned into three bottles of pain medicine, no sleep for a week and a feeling when I walk that I personify the living dead.

The next time I’m scheduled for surgery, he is going to be really surprised when he sees your name on the docket because you volunteered to take my place. We need to rethink this retirement plan altogether.

Maybe we could buy two bungalows side-by-side and just visit each other from time to time? I know that is a question, but it is the last one I will ask you today.

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

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The Voice of Readers To the Editor: I want to thank you for featuring the Danville Life Saving Crew in February (Yvonne & Steve Parrish’s Unusual Date Night page 3). I thought Crystal Gregory’s story on the Parrish family was excellent.

The Danville Life Saving Crew has been in existence for nearly 70 years and is still going strong. In the past 12 months, the volunteers responded to nearly 6,000 calls. With a budget of approximately $1.3 million and combined support of only $100,000 from the City of Danville ($80,000) and Pittsylvania County ($20,000), we continue to need financial and volunteer support. As the current president, I accept the challenge to continue telling the story of the good work this organization provides.

Dear Editor: Just finished reading another energizing Evince. This had the Voice of Promise as its premise. I am always eager to read the column written by Telisha Moore Leigg. She has an unusual voice, and an otherworldly vision. I usually read her column twice, once for the story, and once for all the nuances. I find myself wondering about her life, and her wonderful imagination. Where does she get her stories from ?

What experiences has she had? How confident to write in such a unique style, knowing that people will “get it”.

I hope she is also writing a book!

Thank you for all the work and time that goes into these invigorating Evince magazines. I love them!

Sincerely, Ann Sylves

Thanks again.

Very Truly, E. Budge Kent, Jr. Evince is happy to help promote this wonderful group of dedicated people. Budge was at the recent Business after Hours. See his picture on page 27.

To the Editor: I wanted to thank you so much for giving me the thrill and honor of seeing my essay published in November 2013 (Why Save Old Buildings? page 22). I love to write and I love history so it was something that I enjoyed doing.

Thank you.

Rachel Boyd Radford University student It’s a pleasure to work with young writers. Thank you!

Thanks, Ann. I know Telisha appreciates your kind words and I do too.

I hope we never disappoint you.

Letters may be edited for space or style. Submission constitutes permission to use.

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Evince Magazine begins on Thursday, March 20, and it’s a time for you to come alive and stop hibernating. The temperature is warmer and there are no excuses for not going outside.

Here are some ways to get fit this spring:

Ciji Moore and Stephanie Ferrugia head to the river for a day of fun.

Photo by Von Wellington.

Spring: Time to Come Alive

by Ciji Moore Education & Outreach Coordinator, Get Fit Dan River Region With the recent cold weather and 8-11 inches of snow, it may have been difficult to stay physically active. It was a beautiful sight

coming down, and you probably stayed inside waiting for the sun to melt it, but staying inside is not fun. Fortunately, spring

• Hit the trail. Lace up your sneakers and go for a brisk walk on the Riverwalk Trail.

• Bring out the bikes. Gather the family and go for a bike ride around the neighborhood or through a nearby park.

• Take a hike. Enjoy the beauty of spring with a hike on trails. Hiking also provides cardiovascular health benefits.

• Participate in a walk or run race. There are plenty of races in the area. Take time and look for more information at local gyms, Danville Parks and Recreation, the YMCA, and Evince.

• Join the Get Fit Challenge on April 4. For more information, visit Get Fit Dan River Region at 308 Craghead Street Suite 102B, call 434.770.9137, or visit www.getfitdanriver.org.

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Evince Magazine

Repeat Performance!

Don’t Let “Backstage” Come “Onstage”

situations. Have you ever had a service provider focus more on a task he or she was completing, or on a conversation with a coworker, than acknowledging your presence as a “valued” customer?

Since this article originally ran, I’ve had numerous requests for a reprint, and many people have told me they want to take copies with them everywhere they go so the article can be left with businesses who have “backstage” issues. So here’s the encore performance....Enjoy! (originally printed June 2013)

Here are a few more examples of backstage invasions: • Employees texting on cell phones • Employees who have their two-way radios turned up so high that everyone in the store is exposed to their backstage business • Closet doors or store rooms left open, or customer areas crowded with boxes • Overhearing negative employee comments about the company, eagerness to take a break, or annoyance with a previous customer

With dance recitals, graduations, and various other “onstage events” lingering in our memories, you may have realized that there’s a LOT of “backstage” effort for every moment that happens “onstage.” This concept also exists in every business, every day.

Touch A Truck with the Family

by Britta Petrich Many of you might be thinking about spring cleaning and landscaping around your home. I would much rather be outside than cleaning, wouldn’t you? As it happens, The Junior Wednesday Club of Danville is organizing an outdoor event for kids, the Second Annual Touch A Truck, on Saturday, April 12, from noon until 4:00 p.m. at Averett’s North Campus, 707 Mt. Cross Road.

evening by saying goodnight to the crane truck, cement mixer, dump truck, bulldozer, and excavator. As a parent, what could be more fun than giving my child the opportunity to interact with his story book heroes for an afternoon? Not to mention the fun we will have talking with vehicle owners, pulling sirens, pretending to steer, taking a break at the kids’ tent, and enjoying concessions from local vendors.

Touch A Truck is an event that allows kids to climb in and explore various types of big trucks and vehicles such as fire trucks, dump trucks, backhoes, police cars, race cars, and more. One of the big highlights last year was the arrival of a helicopter from Duke Life Flight that flew in during the event for the kids to watch and tour.

Put on your sunglasses, toss your garden gloves in the shed for a day and don your hard hat.

Although none of these trucks and vehicles will help with your spring cleaning or tilling your garden, it sure will make for a memorable Saturday that can be enjoyed by kids of all ages. Last year there were approximately 2,000 attendees and this year an even larger crowd is expected.

The entry fee of $5 will benefit community projects.

For a kid, what could be a better way to make the pictures in bedtime story books come to life? One of my son’s favorite books is Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. The authors describe the hard work that happens on a construction site during the day and then the story continues in the

• For more information, if you would like to become a sponsor, or if you are interested in donating the use of your vehicle for the event, please contact danvilletouchatruck@ gmail.com.

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I first read about this concept in the book Lessons from the Mouse by Dennis Snow.

It’s about the secrets of success at Disney World. Disney has a concept called “behind the magic.” Guests are never to see or hear what goes on behind the magic. You don’t see Snow White taking a smoke break or hear Mickey Mouse complaining about how hot it is and how he hasn’t had his break yet. Guests are entitled to the “onstage” experience, with none of the backstage drama. Disney looks great onstage because of what is kept behind the curtain ... the stuff customers don’t want to know about. Seeing or hearing backstage activity spoils the onstage experience for customers.

This happens in lots of customer service

Every business can benefit from a discussion of onstage vs. backstage behavior.

Determine how the onstage show should look, sound and feel for your business, and then train employees to keep backstage operations behind the curtain! **Special note to Managers and Business Owners: If this article was given to you, please call me. I’d be happy to prepare a customer service training course for your business!

Kristina R. Barkhouser, CPLP Direct: 434.797.6770 Mobile: 434.489.1309 kbarkhouser@ExcelenPerformance.com Kristina R. Barkhouser is the founder and President of Excelen Performance, Inc. She has over 20 years of experience in technical and interpersonal skills development.

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Evince Magazine swung the club, hoping to show me the error of my ways. When I heard a click and realized what he’d done, he soon saw the error of his. I marched off the tee box and was in his face faster than an FCC censor yanking a Miley Cyrus clip. I took matters into my own hands so effectively that to this day an undeveloped roll of film still floats at the bottom of a Myrtle Beach lake.

Second Thoughts

by Kim Clifton ©2014

Word Play “Wait. You’re playing against each other, aren’t you?” the nurse commented while adjusting my father-in-law’s IV bag. My husband and I sat on opposite sides of the bed and sheepishly nodded. “Well, that is just too cute,” she said, leaning over to see Robert’s iPad display. “A husband and wife playing games together. How sweet.”

Oh, please. Sweet? I don’t think so. It’s how we roll. With such complicated schedules these days, Words with Friends has become our only means of escape and communication. We are so addicted that what is abnormal for most is normal for us. We race through dinner together so we can spend our quality time apart...competing in opposite ends of the house.

Moreover, it’s how we talk. The game includes a chat feature, which allows us to make comments about our day or plans for the next. It’s become so routine that sometimes I have to page through finished games to see if it’s my turn to pick up the dry cleaning.

It took a game where you create words to get Robert’s attention to read any. Before the iPad was invented, I used to rely on the old timey LPads...legal pads...to leave

him a note. Since the number of characters was not limited, I could easily put an entire grocery list on one sheet. The trick was figuring out the best place to Scotch tape it. He soon learned to avoid the bathroom mirror when the milk started getting low.

We both have cell phones but that doesn’t help. Robert uses his to place calls, not to receive them, which makes about as much sense as having one walkie-talkie. If I do phone him, I know it’s going straight to voice mail.

He swears it’s always on which means one of two things: either he’s going deaf or his ring tone has the pitch of a dog whistle.

Before the digital age, we used to play other games together, like golf. It’s been more than ten years since that’s happened due to the unfortunate incident during our last round.

What began as helpful tips ended in disaster. It’s not that I didn’t need a lesson; I just didn’t want it. I grew up playing golf, so I could already pinpoint the reason why my ball wasn’t landing where I hoped. It was either my grip or my swing. I’m not sure if it was the heat or his lack of patience that got the best of Robert that summer afternoon. Either way, he had a serious lapse in judgment. He took a picture of me from behind as I

Even though we rarely get fresh air playing our computer games, at least we’re exercising our brains.

I’m just as bad at this game as I was with golf, but I have expanded my vocabulary. I now know that qis is an actual word. I have no idea what it means except it’s triple points if I strategically place the letters on the right colored squares.

“How sweet,” the nurse had said to us in the hospital that day. What she thought she saw was a man and wife just quietly passing the time. She didn’t understand that this is more than recreation. It’s how we visit. It’s how we communicate. It’s more than just a game to us.

It’s the words we live by.

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Spotting Exceptional Customer Service

Service Manager Steve Vest, Secretary/Treasurer Cathy Scolpini, owner John Walden, and Lead Installer Ronnie Foster stand ready to serve their customers.

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 Drs. William & Linda McConahey The personnel at Superior Heating & Air Conditioning Co, Inc., 810 Industrial Avenue, went beyond the call of duty during a recent rain storm.

I had stopped to pick up an operating manual for our heating/cooling system.

We had recently moved to the area and the previous owners had not left one.

Waiting for me in the car were my wife and two grandchildren. Suddenly, my wife came in and said the car was steaming and liquid was running out of the front onto the ground. She had turned the vehicle off and had come inside with the grandchildren. Inspection under the hood revealed that the radiator had failed and repair was needed.

The first thing the Superior staff did was to volunteer to push the heavy SUV off the street and into Superior’s lot. Steve Vest and Ronnie Foster did that while I steered. It was no mean feat involving a slight uphill grade and a steeper one to move it into the lot. Meanwhile, Cathy Scolpini provided a phone directory and phone for us--our cell service was not good there. We were able to arrange for our car to be taken to the garage for repair and for a rental car from Enterprise to pick us up. While we were waiting, Cathy saw to it that we were comfortable and even set her phone on redial until we could get through to Enterprise on what was a busy day for them too. When it became clear that it would be a long time before we would be picked up, Johnny Walden, President of Superior Heating & AC, drove us to Enterprise in his car and waited until we were sure we had a car.

This was all beyond what I have come to expect from owners and staff in businesses that are hard-pressed to get their work done and compete in today’s demanding economy. It is no wonder that Superior employees behaved in such an exemplary fashion. Mr. Walden sets the standard for the company and leads by example. Their help was very much appreciated and we don’t want it to pass unnoticed.

Thank you!

Evince Magazine Roxanne Lee heard his movement, then felt her legs moving her to standing without volition. He was going. She heard his clunky little boy tread down her wood steps. He would leave her with it, whatever stolen mess he no longer wished to handle. She had heard the rumors about Lippie and didn’t need to open the door or push back the screen to know that that something was from the dead boy, Matthew Knox. Roxanne Lee didn’t want that, but she couldn’t make herself open that door to stop him.

Roxanne Lee thought, this little place is all I have and it ain’t mine. She waited two hours before she opened the door. It was still night in September. I have clothes, books from my classes; there ain’t hardly nothing else to take from me. It was wrapped in yellow t-shirt cloth, torn from the whole shirt.

Old Trash Girl fiction by Telisha Moore Leigg

R

oxanne Lee thought an older boy would have known not to take a class ring from the dead boy’s body, but Lippie was so little, only seven then, and he didn’t know. The ring was pretty in a bulky way, silver, with light seeming to move independently in the pale stone in the center. And now, later, all Lippie wanted to do was give it back. Almost nine now, Lippie showed up one night on Roxanne Lee’s porch, a shadow that wouldn’t let the streetlight touch him. He had learned more now, was harder, street-hearted now, but she recognized him from that pack of loud boys from her old place down the way.

She remembered him tiny, unsure, swallowed up in clothes that were too big, always a little unkempt, trying to keep up. She didn’t need to ask how Lippie found her. Folks knew and remembered. You never really get out no matter where you went.

“You Big Claude’s old trash girl?” the shadow, voice not really of a child or of a man either, whispered in the dark.

It was not said mean, but it wasn’t really a question either. Roxanne Lee, living on Luji Street back from Froyler Avenue since her Big Mama (adopted grandmother) died, sat on the floor inside her living room by the front and only exit door biting into a hulking fear.

Even though Big Claude was dead, nothing asked about Big Claude could be good. And even though Roxanne Lee thought frantically this was as far as she could get, it was not far enough.

Big Claude’s Trash Girl, Roxanne Lee felt angry tears gather and separate from the fear pooling in her stomach.

“What you want? Big Claude ain’t here.

He gone. Go way from here!” Roxanne Lee tried to sound brave, tried to sound like she was not alone in the studio apartment and in the world, was not trapped like a rat in a drain.

“I know. Naw, I can’t go way. I got something. Don’t nobody know about....”

Roxanne Lee snorted tears and doubt on her side of the wooden door. “...I don’t want what you got. Gone from here.”

After weeks and months of secretly throwing out those stolen goods after Big Claude’s death, stolen things that Big Claude made her take in the first place, she was about to be dragged back in. “I don’t do that no more.” Silence.

“Please...just this,” the shadow said then crying against her outside weatherboard wall. “My big brother and me leaving tonight.” Silence. Like he had said too much. “Throw it away,” Roxanne Lee said. “I ain’t got no use for it.” Silence from the shadows.

“I cain’t keep it no mo’; I’m sorry,” Lippie said and Roxanne Lee slammed the back of her head against the wooden front door. Lippie hadn’t been talking to her but to himself. He thought Roxanne Lee gave those stolen items back to the people they were taken from, when she only threw them away piece by piece in the trash each week until they were all gone. Things people treasured, things taken from them by force and stealth.

And he was so young, such a child, even for where they lived. She knew what he wanted then and she wanted to howl.

Big Mama’s children had no use for her and her soothsaying ways when she was living, but after Big Mama died, they had a use for the house she and Roxanne Lee had lived in.

Roxanne Lee cradled the yellow cloth like a mother would, folding the sides of cloth back until the ring glittered in the center. That Roxanne Lee had no place to go wasn’t considered. Big Mama’s three children sold the house at auction for $21,000 and split the money three ways.

Lord, she thought as she traced her finger over the raven mascot engraved and raised.

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Roxanne Lee remembered the almostregret Big Mama’s children expressed in weak pats on the back and no tears, the $20 the oldest handed her, as they let her go out alone. She had no blood connection.

Someone will know it’s me. Someone will...I’ll have to leave again and no way to go.

She knew what she would find inside the ring, knife-scratches and gouge marks, some raised and still sharp.

Someone had tried to cut out the boy’s name.

Oh, Big Mama, life is a full moon shining ugly and unkind. I can’t stay ‘round here either.

She saw that little boy then, ashamed of those cuts, but not Lippie, the little Knox boy. Because she heard they buried the Knox boy in a closed casket.

Roxanne Lee had come to the funeral, sat in the back; she had seen the mother’s pain ghost-whipped and mad.

She felt both the Knox boy’s death and the little boy’s steps from her porch running to some peace and freedom.

Maybe Lippie wouldn’t be back. Maybe he would get out. Shouldn’t someone get out? Because Roxanne Lee knew she would give the ring back.

The author welcomes your reactions at telishamooreleigg@gmail.com.

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Calendar Clips Clip it. Post it. Do it.

For more activities, see the calendar on page 16.

March 1 – Ongoing DSC Digital Dome Theater

The Danville Science Center’s new Digital Dome Theater, 677 Craghead Street, is open for guests to fully explore the known universe as well as some fascinating phenomena right here on Earth.

The immersive dome setting showcases the scientific wonders of space, engages visitors with live astronomers, and offers large format films starting with Flight of the Butterflies. Daily programs include live astronomy and three film options, Flight of the Butterflies, Cosmic Journey: A Solar System Adventure and for younger audiences, Perfect Little Planet. Check dsc.smv.org for program times, descriptions and ticket prices or call 434.791.5160. (submitted by Sonya Wolen)

Saturday, March 8

Solas, Irish Band Concert

Gear up early for St. Patrick’s Day with the Danville Concert Association’s season finale starting at 7:30 p.m. in the new Averett University Fine Arts Center, Mt. View Avenue across from Forest Hills School. Gaelic for light, Solas lives up to its name. The quintet burst onto the scene like a beacon 15 years ago to become the leading exponent of Irish-American roots music in this country today.

This incandescent ensemble can finger banjo, mandolin, bodhran, concertina, accordion, keyboards and guitars; some bow violins, blow the flute, plus tin and low whistles, while others vocalize up a storm. Together Seamus Egan, Winifred Horan, Mick McAuley, Eamon McElholm and Niamh Varian-Barry captivate audiences with fresh and unexpected arrangements of age-old tunes. Their rich sounds grounded in unparalleled musicianship, this Anglo-Irish band delivers traditional and original compositions in one neat package. For ticket information, call 434.792.9242 or visit www.danvilleconcert.org.

The performance of guitar virtuoso Ana Vidovic originally scheduled for February is being rescheduled for a date in May. (submitted by Gary Grant)

Saturday, March 15 – Saturday, April 26 Light It Up Blue

The Dan River Autism Awareness 5K Team, Center for Pediatric Therapies, and Building Blocks will be selling blue light bulbs at Walmart and Old Navy in Danville on March 15 as part of the national campaign to raise awareness of autism as a growing public health crisis.

Landmarks, buildings, businesses and homes around the Dan River Region will be illuminated with blue light to show their support for individuals with autism during Autism Awareness Month in April. Bulbs can also be purchased at Building Blocks Center for Autism, 175 Deer Run Road. To learn more, visit www.danriverautism5k.org. (submitted by Emily Holder)

Saturday, March 15

Danville Symphony Concert

Fun can come in many forms.

For some people, it can even be suspense, sadness, fear or high drama. Music can evoke all of those feelings. It is especially enjoyable to witness the performances of very talented people whose musical presentations can touch our emotions. On the Ides of March, the DSO will present its dramatic Winter Classical Concert-Orchestra Extravaganza. Under the direction of Maestro Peter Perret, the concert will feature: W. A. Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor; R. Wagner – Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde; Vivaldi - Concerto, Op. 3 No. 10 for Four Violins in B Minor; R. Wagner - Meistersinger Overture. This free concert at George Washington High School Auditorium, 701 Broad Street, starts at 8:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.danvillesymphony.net. (submitted by Mary Franklin)

Saturday, March 15

Ides of Marchi Gras Speakeasy

Join the fun as the Danville Historical Society hosts one of the best parties in town from 8:00 p.m. until midnight at the VFW Post, 275 VFW Drive (Rt. 58 West). Music by the Laura Adcock Band, dancing, delicious food, cash bar and silent auction will add to the excitement. Tickets available at Vintages by the Dan, 312 Main Street, and Karen’s Hallmark in Danville Mall upper level or at www.danvillehistory.org. Single tickets are $25; couple $45.

Costumes optional. All profits benefit the DHS’s mission of preserving Danville’s history. (submitted by Sarah Latham)

Friday, March 21

Opening Reception at DMFAH

From 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., two diverse exhibitions will be highlighted at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, 975 Main Street. Magic Realism in the Jennings Gallery features the paintings of artisteducator Alla Parsons. Some works, inspired by life models and old photographs, depict memories of her native Russia. Others illustrate imaginary landscapes in which some mystery or secret seems to be hidden within the subject matter. Matvei Lapin, violin instructor for Virginia Tech Outreach Program and Renaissance Music Academy of Virginia, and Katya Lapin, pianist, will perform at the free reception that is open to the public.

Bright Leaf & Tobacco Barns in the Schoolfield Gallery will include vintage photographs of the process that took tobacco from seedling to the auction floor. They will be enhanced by paintings of the barns that once figured so prominently in the Virginia and North Carolina landscapes. Recently gifted to the Museum by Kenneth Bond, a collection of Paul Bond watercolors portraying the auction floor of warehouses now silent are displayed for the first time.

Evince Magazine Augmenting the exhibition are also artifacts curated from the collection of the former National Tobacco-Textile Museum and from private collections. For more information, visit danvillemuseum.org or call 34.793.5644. (submitted by Patsi Compton)

Tuesday, March 25

A Conversation about Lung Cancer

From 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., this free, dynamic and interactive program will be presented by Dr. Q. Bill Gai, Medical Oncologist who is Board Certified in Hematology, Oncology, and Internal Medicine. The program will focus on the prevention, detection and treatment of lung cancer--one of the leading cancers in our area--at Ballou Recreation Center, 760 West Main Street, lower level, Danville. The is part of the popular free Keeping Well in Mind, Body & Spirit Series for those concerned with cancer prevention and survivorship and is open to the entire community.

Bring your lunch and a friend.

Drinks and dessert are provided.

Boxed lunches can be ordered in advance for $6.00.

Call to make a reservation 434.766.6650 or email cllitzenberg@vcu.edu. (submitted by Melanie Vaughan)

Friday, March 28 Bach to the Baroque Concert

Usher in springtime as the Chatham Concert Series continues with Bach to the Baroque: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Brandenburg Concerto #6. Featuring a chamber orchestra of guest musicians and the Rainier Trio, this concert will close out the season for this popular local music series. Linger for the post-concert reception to visit with the artists and fellow music lovers. The concert begins at 7:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 66 North Main Street, Chatham. Admission is by donation for the artists.

For more information contact kstrings1@hotmail.com. (submitted by Susan Paynter)

Upcoming Saturday, April 12 Tea & Fashion Show Benefit

The Gibson Girl, Woman of Change is the focus of a fundraiser for the Langhorne House at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, 975 Main Street, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Cost is $20 and tables of eight for $150. Only 60 seats are available. Vintage and modern wardrobe will be shown accompanied by live music on the baby grand piano. A special Gibson Girl exhibit will open during a reception in the Langhorne House, 117 Broad Street, on Thursday, April 24. For more information, call 336.592.0222. (submitted by Jerry Meadors)

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March Calendar Ongoing

Guided Walking Tour – Millionaires Row & Holbrook Street. 434.770.1974. www.danvillehistory.org. See ad page 7.

Danville Science Center Digital Dome Theater. See story page 14.

Estlow’s Trains Exhibit - John “Jack” Estlow, Jr. originally constructed this “N” Scale Train layout which was donated by his daughters and grandson so visitors can enjoy trains running in the train station.

Danville Science Center (DSC) – 434.791.5160.

Tai-Chi Day Classes - Increase strength, balance, flexibility and progress at your own pace. M 11:15am-12:15pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

Yoga Classes - Challenge mind and body, increase flexibility and stamina, build strength, improve balance and concentration, improve circulation, promote relaxation in this stress- relieving wellness class. M 11:30am-12:30pm, Danville Public Library (DPL); 5:30-6:30pm, Ballou Rec Center. 434.797.8848.

Bingo – Bring a gift to exchange and have blood pressure and body index checked.

Location/times vary. 434.799.5216.

Art with Judie – Learn how to paint with acrylic, oil or watercolor. M/TU - Times vary.

Ballou Annex. 434.799.5216.

Ladies, It’s Time to Work It Out. MW 8:30-10am. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Kuumba African Dance – Live drumming and energetic dancing that help raise cultural awareness, uplift and provide a great workout. MW 6-8pm. Stonewall Youth Center. 434.797.8848.

Zumba Classes - Hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves create a oneof-a-kind interval training fitness program with fun routines that tone and sculpt the body while burning fat. MTH 7-8pm. Coates Rec. Center. W 5:15-6pm Pepsi Building.

434.797.8848.

Pickleball Play. MWF 8am-11am. Coates Rec. Center. TTH 5-7pm. Glenwood Rec. Center. 434799.5216.

Prime Time Fitness - Low-impact aerobics workout with a mix of various fun dance steps. MTH 9:30-11am or 5:30-7pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.797.8848.

Sewing Classes – Learn how to use a needle and thread, make simple alterations or even clothes. Bring portable sewing machine, material, pattern and thread.

Beginners and experienced welcomed.

TU 6:30-8:30pm. Coates Rec Center.

434.799.5216.

Cardio Step Class – Up-tempo, high energy class. TTH 8:30-9:30am. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Baby Boomer Style Work Out – Walking, cardio activity & weight training designed for older adults. TTH 9-10:30am. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Art with Flo – Wet on wet technique of oil painting. Ages 18+. 9:30-11:30am, Glenwood Community Center; 6-8pm, Ballou Annex. 434.799.5216.

African Rhythms by Nguzo Saba – Learn West African dance technique to live drumming. W 6-7pm. City Auditorium.

434.797.8848.

Mommy & Me Fitness - Safe and effective workout for moms, babies, toddlers and preschoolers. TH 8:30am. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.797.8848.

Ballou Jammers - Acoustic musical jamboree. Bring a stringed instrument or just listen. TH 3-5pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

Ballou Book Swap - Take a book or two to read and leave a book or two to share.

F 9am-5pm. Ballou Rec. Center 434.799.5216.

Friday Night Dances - Live music, dancing and refreshments. Ages 50+.

F 7:30-10:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center 434.799.5216.

Through March 9

Robert Marsh Exhibit – Drawings and Paintings. Danville Museum of Fine Arts &

History (DMFA&H) – 434.793.5644.

Through April 5

Dinosaur Discovery – A walk-through maze, consisting of a series of dinosaur murals on the inner-walls, dinosaur specimens and interactive elements and dozens of real dinosaur fossils. Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) – 276.634.4141.

Through April 19

PAA Exhibits. Continuum of Being Featuring new works by Floyd, VA artist Gibby Waitzkin. Imagining Art - From papier mâché dolls to knitting to quilts, Ursula Allen’s work is full of fun and whimsy. Piedmont Arts Association (PAA) – 276.632.3221.

Through May 10

VMNH Exhibits – Stories from Skeletons: Hard Evidence & Nano exhibit. VMNH – 276.634.4141.

Through May 17

DSC Exhibits - From Here to There explores the science of how things move by land, sea and air. Participants lift, launch and levitate with hands-on exhibits that make gravity, friction, and the laws of motion fun; Blood Suckers focuses on the biological wonders of creatures that eat blood - through encounters with live species and interactive exhibits. DSC – 434.791.5160.

March 1

DRBA’s First Saturday Outing – Activities include a look back over the past year, refreshments, displays, recognition of volunteer service, as well as a glimpse of the year ahead. All are invited to take a two-mile hike on the Rotary Field, Landmark Center, and Mayo River Rail Trail (MRRT).

9:30am. Hooker Building, Rotary Field, Stuart, VA. danriver.org.

Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Party – Stories, crafts, and lots of fun. Prizes for those dressed as their favorite Seuss character. 10am-2pm.

Pittsylvania County Public Library (PCPL) Mt. Hermon. www.pcplib.org.

Bob Ross Painting Class - Complete a painting, Spring in the Woodlands, in one day. 10:30am–3:30pm. Ballou Annex.

434.799.5216.

March 1 & 2

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr. This magical story tells the story of Belle as she tames the unfortunate Beast and he is transformed into a handsome prince.

Featuring songs from the Academy-Award winning animated feature including Be Our Guest, Something There and Beauty and the Beast. 3/1-7:30pm, 3/2-3pm. The North Star Theatre Project. The Historic North Theatre. 434.793.7469.

March 1 & 8

Farmers’ Market Vendors Meeting – Learn the policies and procedures as well as regulations concerning produce, meat, eggs, and baked goods. 9-10 am.

Community Market. 434.797.8961.

March 1 (thru 29)

Maker Lab – Different theme and art medium each month. Ages 5-9. 10-11am.

DPL – 434.799.5195.

March 1 (thru 31)

Read Across America Kickoff - Cosponsored by the library and the Halifax Education Association, come and meet Virginia authors of children’s books at 10am, 11am, and noon. South Boston Public Library. 434.575.4228.

Strengthening Families – A Program to Improve Family Relationships. DPCS. See story page 18.

Art Exhibit – The Awakening Series: A Southeastern Odyssey. The work of Alyssa Hinton. Reception 3/7 6-8pm. Kirby Gallery, Roxboro. 336.597.1709.

March 3

Meet the Mouse Computer Class – Intro to the mouse and keyboard. Ages 50+.

11am-1pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

Reading Programs – Make a Cat in the Hat Cookie Hat. 4pm. PCPL - Gretna. www.pcplib.org.

Anime Club – Come watch anime, talk manga, and enjoy things Japanese. Ages 12+. M 4-6pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

Needle Social - Learn all about knitting and sewing. Halifax Public Library.

434.476.3357.

Meet the Cat in the Hat - Stickers and face painting. 4:30pm. Halifax Public Library. 434.476.3357.

March 3, 17 & 18

Knitting. 3/3 & 17, 6:30pm, Mt. Hermon; 3/18, 10am, Brosville. PCPL. www.pcplib.org.

March 3 (thru 31)

Preschool Early Literacy Programs – Mother Goose on the Loose. This early literacy program incorporates music, poems, and rhythm instruments. Ages birth to 3 with their parents or caregivers. M 11:30am. PCPL - Chatham. www.pcplib.org.

March 4

Ballou Choir Rehearsal – Join the choir and share talents. Performances at various locations. Male vocalists especially needed.

Five performances per month. Ages 50+.

11:15am-12:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center 434.799.5216.

African Violet Club - Learn about garden tending, pest control and more at this meeting which includes a covered dish meal. 12-1:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center 434.799.5216.

Deco Mesh Wreath Making Class - Mardi Gras. Mesh wreaths are the hottest trend going because they’re so easy and quick to make. 3pm or 6pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

Frontier Living Skills - Learn how 18th century settlers lived when Danville & Pittsylvania County were the frontier. Ages 10+. 7-8:30pm. Ballou Nature Center.

434.799.5215.

March 4 (thru 18)

Re-Use It Tuesdays – Crafts this month include Milk Jug Feather Earrings, Learn How to Make Paper Roses, T-Shirt Beach Bag. TU 5:30pm. PCPL - Gretna 434.656.2759. www.pcplib.org.

March 4 (thru 25)

SHS Tours – Parents are invited to attend an informational school meeting.

Prospective students are invited to shadow a student in a classroom. 9-10am. Sacred Heart School. www.sheartschool.com.

Crochet - 3/4 & 25, 10am, Brosville/ Cascade; 3/5 & 19, 1:30-3pm, Chatham.

PCPL - www.pcplib.org.

March 4 (thru April 1)

Artisan Center Workshops – Intro to Wire Wrapped Jewelry – Learn the basics of wirewrapping using multiple gauges and types of metals; Stained Glass Open Studio; Correct Digital Photos - Learn to correct digital images using Adobe Photoshop.

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

March 4 (thru May 27)

Urban Line Dance - Each week a new dance is introduced in the dance fitness class. 6-7:30pm. Pepsi Building.

434.797.8848.

March 5

Basic Word 2010 Computer Class – Learn how to use the basic features of Microsoft Word. Ages 50+. 11am-1pm.

DPL – 434.799.5195.

Recovery Uncovered - Educate yourself regarding recovery options from accident, illness or surgery. Light lunch provided.

Ages 50+. 12-1pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

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March 5 & 6

Yoram Bauman Stand-up Comic Economist – Spreading joy to the world through economic comedy. Bauman performs regularly at colleges and corporate events, sharing the stage with everyone from Robin Williams to Paul Krugman. 3/5 7-8pm; 3/6 11am-12pm. DCC Oliver Hall Auditorium. 434.797.8470.

March 5 (thru 26)

Preschool Early Literacy Programs – Wednesdays for Wees. 10am. PCPL Chatham, Gretna, Mt. Hermon and Brosville/ Cascade. www.pcplib.org.

Wees Story Time – Dance, sing, listen, make crafts and have fun. Ages up to 2.

10-10:45am. DPL (Downtown & Westover) – 434.799.5195.

Wednesday Friends - Bring a lunch and enjoy a special activity or speaker. Shopping day is the second Wednesday of the month.

Ages 60+. W 11am-1:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

Brown Bag Book Discussions – Reviewers for March include Chuck Warnock, Bob Jiranek, Kenyon Scott, and Katie Whitehead.

W 12-1pm. PCPL - Chatham. www.pcplib.org.

Read to Wrangell and Friends – Children are invited to read to a therapy dog.

Come and practice your reading skills with Wrangell. W 4-5pm. PCPL - Mt. Hermon . www.pcplib.org.

Computer Class - Individual Help. Bring questions and get the help need with computer or device. W 6-7pm. PCPL Chatham. www.pcplib.org.

March 5 (thru April 2)

Advanced Quilting Techniques –This class is for the experienced quilter. 9am12pm or 5:30-8:30pm. The Artisan Center – 276.656.5461.

Fused Glass Open Studio. 5:30-8:30pm.

The Artisan Center – 276.656.5461.

March 6

Bob Ross Technique Workshop – Spring in the Woodlands. 9am-3:30pm.

PAA – 276.632.3221.

Bingo Madness. 4-5pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

Autism Workshop - Creating Harmony in Your Homes: Constructive Approaches to Raising Children on the Autism Spectrum.

Workshop for the parents, grandparents and guardians of autistic children. 6:30-8pm.

Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

Danville United - Community Relations Coalition Meeting. This meeting will focus on the City of Danville’s Blight Eradication Program. 7pm. IALR, Barkhouser Auditorium. 434.799.5100.

March 6 (thru 16)

Julius Caesar – Production about greed, power, and the political arena will feature Shakespeare’s timeless words as written, but with a contemporary set and costumes.

3/6-8 & 13-15 7pm; 3/9 2pm. Black Box Theatre, Uptown Martinsville. 276.632.3221.

March 6 (thru 27)

Technology Woes Lifeline - Bring tech woes to one-on-one troubleshooting with a computer-savvy technician. TH 3-4pm.

Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

Family Story Time. TH 4-5pm. PCPL Mt. Hermon . www.pcplib.org.

Pajama Story Time – Dress in PJs and share stories and songs with a set theme. Ages 5-10.

TH 6-6:45am. DPL – 434.799.5195.

Adult Children of Alcoholics & Dysfunctional Families. TH 6:30-8pm.

West Main Baptist Church. 434.833.7336.

March 6 (thru April 3)

Spring Peeper Time Trials – Improve personal biking times and endurance during this five mile time trial. Ages 16+. 5:307pm. Anglers Park. 434.799.5215.

If you’d like to submit an item for the Evince calendar, visit www.showcasemagazine.com. The deadline for the April issue is Wednesday, March 12, at 5:00 p.m. Please send just the basic information following the format on these pages.

Evince Magazine March 6 (thru May 29)

Hands-Only CPR – Learn how to take immediate action and sustain someone until the paramedics arrive. This is NOT a CPR certification class. 6-9pm. Glenwood Community Center. 434.797.8848.

March 7

Singing at Ballou - Karaoke. Sing or just listen and enjoy. 2-3:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

First Friday Art Walk. 5-7pm. Studio 107, Martinsville. 276.638.2107.

First Fridays Painting + Pinot – Bring enthusiasm, friends and beverage of choice for a night of painting. All experience levels are welcome. Painting supplies and light refreshments provided. Age 21+. 6-9pm.

PAA – 276.632.3221.

March 7 (thru 28)

Preschool Story Time – Share stories and songs with a set theme. Ages 3-5. F 1111:45am. DPL – 434.799.5195.

March 8

Green Legs & Hamstrings – Choose a 5K, 10K, or half-marathon race on the finest single track trail system in the southeast.

Run as an individual or team. Prizes will be awarded in age and gender categories in each race. Overall winners are eligible for additional age group awards. Recognition will be given to runners with the best Dr. Seuss-themed costume as well as to teams of six or more. Ages 10+. 10am-1pm.

Anglers Park. 434.799.5215.

LEGO Free Play. 10:30am. PCPL - Mt. Hermon. www.pcplib.org.

The Musician Within: Tambourines Kids 6+. 2pm. South Boston Public Library.

434.575.4228.

Solas Concert. Danville Concert Association.

See story page 14 and ad page 25.

Caladh Nua - Traditional Irish Music. A tight-knit, vibrant band with its origins deeply rooted in the Southern counties of Ireland. Five versatile musicians and singers capture the essence of traditional Irish music performed with a contemporary flair. 7:30pm. The Prizery. 434.572.8339.

March 9

Skate Towards a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes. 1-6pm. Skatetown.

Classic Movie – Bull Durham. 3pm. Kirby Theater, Roxboro. 336.597.1709.

March 10

Senior Bowling Tournament - Exercise, make new friends, have fun. Have BP and BMI checked while waiting to bowl. 10am12pm. Riverside Lanes - 434.791.2695.

Beginner Internet Computer Class – Learn how to connect to the internet, and perform basic searches. Ages 50+.

11am-1pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

Teen Tech Week Book Trailer Contest Learn to create short videos on the iPad. Ages 12+. 4-5pm. DPL Childrens Area – 434.799.5195.

Beginner’s MS Excel Class - Learn the basics of using MS Excel. 6:30pm. Halifax Public Library. 434.476.3357.

March 10 (thru 15)

Teen Tech Week – Teens are invited to submit a “Word Cloud” featuring favorite book, song lyric, poem, etc. These clouds will be showcased in the YA section at Mt. Hermon. Teen Tech Week programs include: An App a Day - Download a free app by following a link from the library’s website; Word Cloud Tutorial, 3/11, 48pm. Mt. Hermon; Teen Tech Night - Meet with our geek squad and learn about latest technologies. 3/13, 5:30-7:30pm.

Registration required; Pi Day - Teens stop by and take a shot at reciting the numbers of Pi. You’ll get a sweet treat in return.

3/14, Mt. Hermon. Ages 12-18. PCPL. www.pcplib.org.

March 11

Craft Programs - Embroidery, 10am, Brosville; Make and Take Craft, all day, Chatham; Crafternoon, 3:30-5:30 pm, Brosville. PCPL - www.pcplib.org.

Crafter’s Corner – Bring current projects or learn new ones. 4:30-5:30pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

March 11 & 13

Intro to Genealogical Research – An intro to online genealogical databases to aid in research. Ages 18+. 11am-1pm.

Law Lab, DPL – 434.799.5195.

March 12

Polliwogs & Science Stars. Ages 3–4, 1–2pm. Ages 5–7, 3:30–4:30pm. DSC 434.791.5160.

Leprechaun Traps – Design a trap for those tricky little guys. Ages 6-10. 3:304:30pm. DPL-Westover – 434.799.5195.

March 13

Senior Movie Day - Enjoy the movie The Butler with snacks. Ages 50+. 11am.

DPL – 434.799.5195.

Mystery Trip - A surprise trip limited to 10 people. Wear comfortable shoes.

11am-12:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

Book Discussion Group – A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy. 4-5:30pm. PCPL. www.pcplib.org.

Teen Movie Night – Popcorn and lemonade will be served while watching Mortal Instruments: City of Bones. Ages 13+. 4-6pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

Science Talks – Hunting Dragons: Using fossils to explore lore. VMNH. 6-7pm. VMNH. 276.634.4141.

Wii Game Night – Ages 6+. 6:30pm. South Boston Public Library. 434-575-4228.

March 13 (thru April 4)

A Taste of Our Worldwide Heritage The best way to inspire healthy eating is through wonderful foods that happen to be healthy. 5:30pm. Stonewall Rec. Center.

434.797.8848.

March 14

Book Talk – Read a book set in Scotland or Ireland, or by a Scottish or Irish author.

Tea and shortbread provided. Bring lunch.

12pm. PCPL - Brosville. www.pcplib.org.

Miracles in Sight - Learn how you can help carry on the vision through eye donation. 2pm. Emeritus Assisted Living.

434.791.3180 or 434.799.2308.

Heads-N-Tails on the Dan – All-youcan-eat crawfish, shrimp and all the fixins, Unlimited adult beverages. Live music by Dirt Road Scholars. 6-10pm. Danville Community Market. headsntailsonthedan.com.

Zip Line-Night Flight – Fly through the moonlit sky while zipping through the trees.

Ages 8+. 7:30-9pm. Dan Daniel Park Phillip Wyatt Memorial Skate Park Shelter.

434.799.5215.

March 15

Shamrock 5K Race. Benefit for the Free Clinic of Danville. 9am-12pm. Riverwalk Trail. 434.799.1223. Facebook.

Meet the Artist – Local artists will be on hand to talk about their work and answer questions, refreshments, demonstrations and special sales. 10am-4pm. June Marie Boutique, Eden.

Family Movie Matinee - Enjoy the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, popcorn and lemonade. 10:30am12:30pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

Spring Dance - Music by DJ Danny Daniels. 7:30-10:30pm. Cedars Country Club. 434.799.5402, 434.251.9057 or 434.656.8036.

DSO Winter Classical Concert – Orchestra Extravaganza. See story page 14.

Ides of Marchi Gras Speakeasy. Danville Historical Society. See ad page 7 & story page 14.

The Second City Happily Ever Laughter – Next generation of comedy’s best and brightest, delivering an evening of hilarious comedy sketches and trademark improvisations. 8pm. Caswell County Civic Center. 336.694.4591.

March 15 & 16

Line Dance Invitational – Intermediate dancers and above enjoy a weekend filled with classes and a dance with DJ Saturday night. Ages 18+. 10am-10pm. Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216.

March 15, 17 & 29

Movies at PCPL - 3/15, 2:30pm, Mt. Hermon, Catching Fire; 3/17, 5:30pm, Chatham, TBA; 3/29, 10:30am, Mt. Hermon, Frozen. PCPL. www.pcplib.org.

March 15 (thru April 26)

Light It Up Blue – National campaign to raise awareness of autism. See story page 14.

March 17

Basic Email Computer Class – Learn the basics of email and set up an account.

Practice receiving and sending as well as composing and replying to emails. Ages 50+. 11am-1pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

Rubber Band Bracelets – Bring loom or just come and make bracelets. 3:305:30pm. PCPL - Brosville. www.pcplib.org.

Herbs for Spring Cleaning – Learn about astringent and anti-bacterial properties of some herbs and create a product. 5:308:30pm. The Artisan Center. 276.656.5461.

March 18

Seniors on the Move Trip - A day trip to historic Lexington, VA. Explore VMI Museum, Lee Chapel and area shopping and dining options. 7am-7pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

Paint/Craft/Create Series - Create a vintage sign. Ages 18+. 3-4pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434-799-5216.

Wii Night. 5:30-7:30pm. PCPL - Chatham. www.pcplib.org.

March 18 & 20

Court Records for Genealogical Research – Learn how to utilize court records to guide genealogical research. Ages 18+.

11am-1pm. Law Lab, DPL – 434.799.5195.

March 18 & 25

Art Class – Open to ages 6+. 4-4:45pm.

PCPL - Chatham. www.pcplib.org.

March 19

Beginner’s Internet Class - Learn how to successfully navigate the internet. 10am.

South Boston Public Library. 434.575.4228.

The Balancing Act - Information, nutrition and exercises to help prevent slips, trips and falls. Light lunch. Ages 50+. 11am3pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

AGLOW Meeting - Identity - Seeing Ourselves as God Sees Us. Danville Community Lighthouse. 434.799.0947.

March 20

Senior Bingo. Ages 50+. 11am-12pm.

DPL – 434.799.5195.

Senior Citizens Club - Monthly meeting and covered dish luncheon. Ages 50+. 121:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

Craft Programs – Spring Craft Day & family story time, 4pm, Mt. Hermon; After School Craft - Butterfly suncatcher, 4pm, Gretna.

PCPL - www.pcplib.org.

Gardening Basics - Planting Flowers and Vegetables. Info and answers about gardening topics and more. 6pm. DPL Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Movie Night - Enjoy a free showing of a popular children’s movie. 6pm. South Boston Public Library. 434.575.4228.

Sky Watchers. Nightfall. DSC – 434.791.5160.

Golden Dragon Acrobats - Award winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music and theatrical techniques performed in a breathtaking show. 7:30pm. The Prizery.

434.572.8339.

March 20 (thru April 24)

Knitted Socks – Each student needs to be able to cast on, knit, purl and bind off to start this class. 5:30-8:30pm. The Artisan Center – 276.656.5461.

March 21

What Do I Do Now? - A domestic comedy about what happens after the wedding vows. Presented by Gretna Little Theatre.

Gretna Movie Theatre. 434.656.3637.

March 21 (thru April)

DMFAH Exhibits - Magic Realism and Bright Leaf & Tobacco Barns. DMFA&H – 434.793.5644. See story page 14.

March 22

Concealed Handgun Class – Learn when and where you can a take a gun.

How to handle guns and etc. 9am-2-pm.

Community Center at Chatham.

434.432.3115.

Piedmont Kite Festival – Build-your-own kite or bring one. Games, crafts, music, and, of course, kite flying, will make it an exciting event. 10am-3pm. Jack Dalton Park, Henry County. 276.634.4141.

Edible Crafts – Bit O’Green. Ages 6+. 2pm.

South Boston Public Library. 434.575.4228.

Dancing for the Arts – This Dancing with the Stars-style fundraiser for PAA programming features eight teams of local dancers competing to win the most votes.

7pm. Martinsville HS Auditorium.

PAA – 276.632.3221.

Moonlight Bike and Bite - Bike from the Riverwalk to Anglers Park then roast hotdog & marshmallows while listening to adventurous stories. Ages 12+. 7:309:30pm. Behind Biscuitville. 434.799.5215.

Snyder Family Band – Music that takes from the deep well of tradition and creates a unique sound that is fed not only from bluegrass, but includes jazz, blues, Southern rock, jazz/rock fusion, Irish, swing, old time music and newgrass. 7:30pm. Kirby Theater, Roxboro. 336.597.1709.

March 22 & 23

Safe Teen Driver Course – A class to educate students with their learners permit or license to be safer, smarter, more responsible drivers. 8am. Virginia International Raceway. 919.802.4304.

March 24

MS Publisher Class. 6:30pm. Halifax Public Library. 434.476.3357.

March 24 & 25

Boating Safety Education – Meet all

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personal watercraft and boating operation state laws in this free six-hour course. Ages 12+. 6-9:30pm. Ballou Nature Center.

1.888.516.0844.

Gretna Little Theatre Audition – We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Roles for 2 men, 3 women, 1 girl, 1 boy. The set requires a Victorian kitchen, designers and carpenters needed. 7-9pm. Gretna Center for the Arts.

434.656.3637.

March 24 (thru 28)

Spring Break Camp – A safe and fun environment with structured activities throughout the week. 7:30am-6pm. Coates Rec. Center. 434.799.5150.

Spring Break Fairy Tale Theatre – Come watch a modern fairy tale remake and enjoy popcorn & lemonade. 2-4pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

March 25

Keeping Well Program Series – A Conversation about Lung Cancer. See story page 15.

After Hours with the Author - Author and professor Bunny Goodjohn will discuss her writings. 6:30pm. Halifax Public Library.

434.476.3357.

March 25 & 26

Crafty Kids – Kids teaching kids crafts. Ages 12 and under. 3pm.

PCPL - Mt. Hermon. www.pcplib.org.

March 26 (thru April 30)

Hoop Dance Classes - Reduce stress, increase flexibility, improve self-confidence.

Ages 18+. W 2:30-3:30pm. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

March 27

Gallery on the Go! - Bring lunch and hear AU Associate Professor of Art Lee Sandstead discuss the history and meaning of an interesting piece of artwork. Ages 50+. 11am-12pm. Ballou Rec. Center.

434.799.5216.

LEGO Club. 4-4:45pm. PCPL - Chatham. www.pcplib.org.

Jupiter Jazz – Learn about the planet Jupiter and all its crazy moons. Ages 6+.

6-8pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

How to Make Ointments for Healing.

6:30pm. PCPL - Chatham. www.pcplib.org.

March 27 (thru April 24)

Woodworking Open Studio. 5:30-8:30pm.

The Artisan Center. 276.656.5461.

Intermediate Woodturning. 5:30-8:30pm.

The Artisan Center. 276.656.5461.

March 28

Chatham Concert Series. Bach to the Baroque. See story page 15.

March 29

Goodyear Education 5K – Fundraiser for the Chamber of Commerce Ed Steffey Education Fund which supplements projects in local classrooms. 7:15am. Goodyear Golf Club. 434.797.1909. goodyeargolf.com.

Beginners’ Line Dance Workshop – Receive a step book, learn new dances and dance between classes. 10am-4pm.

Ballou Rec Center – 434.799.5216.

Comprehensive Services Day – Indoor and outdoor activities, including a community resource fair, career fair, health screenings, mini-seminars, free wellness checks, one on one consultation with doctors, games, prizes, entertainment and food. 10am-4pm. Danville Community Market. www.danvillevaevents.com.

March 31 & April 1

Hunter Safety Education – Class covers safe hunting and gun handling practices and skills and qualifies for the Concealed Weapons Permit. Ages 12+. 6-9:30pm.

Ballou Nature Center. 1.888.516.0844.

Upcoming Events April 5

Humane Society Easter Extravaganza – Pet pictures with the Easter Bunny, adoption fair w/discounted adoption fees. rabies clinic, microchips. lots of other goodies too.

11am-3pm. 434.799.0843.

April 12

Bridal Show & Wedding Expo.

See ad page 10.

April 12

Bridge to Bridge 5K & 10K Run/Walk Benefit for Danville Cancer Association.

Registration 8am, run/walk 9am. Riverwalk Trail. 434.791.3227.

Clarksville Lake Country Wine Festival.

See ad page 7.

Tea & Fashion Show Benefit.

DMFA&H. See story page 15.

April 18

Racin’ and Tastin’. See ad page 21.

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manda Oakes knows a little something about parenting.

In fact, she knows a lot. It’s not only her degrees in sociology and criminal justice and the professional experience she has obtained over the last few decades that make her an excellent resource on parenting skills; it’s the daily interactions with ten-year-old daughter, Adrien, that have kept the single mom up-to-date on the culture that surrounds youth and lends credence to her advice.

an unspoken rule is broken and then react. Tell them rules are important for safety, but, “I love you more than the rules, so talk to me.”

• Eat dinner with your family.

Children who eat with their families are less likely to use drugs. “It’s that simple,” says Amanda, because if families eat together without any distractions, there is opportunity for conversation.

As the Director of Prevention Services for Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services (DPCS), Amanda’s job is helping parents navigate the tricky avenues of raising happy, healthy children and avoiding the pitfalls. She explains, “Helping parents be better parents will have the biggest impact on children because parents have the biggest influence.” With that in mind, Amanda quickly elaborates on ways every parent can improve family relationships: • Make time for your children.

Talk to them about their interests, music, clothes and TV shows.

You might not like the same things, but you are showing you care enough to learn about the things they like. That will help to segue into conversations about more important issues in the constantly changing youth culture. If parents don’t feel comfortable talking about drugs, sex, violence, gangs or other sensitive topics, ask DPCS for conversation starters and more information.

• Know your children’s friends.

Parents can’t control every environment that the child encounters. If a child reports hearing or seeing something inappropriate ask, “What do you think about that?” to learn what the child is thinking and to determine the maturity level for the proper response.

For parents of teens, Amanda stresses knowing your child’s friends and their parents. Ask the friend’s parents about their expectations and make sure they are aligned with your own.

For example, say to a friend’s parent, “My daughter’s curfew is at midnight. What is the curfew at your house?” Community research shows that most often teens abuse drugs on the weekends at a friend’s house.

Currently, prescription drug abuse is on the rise and marijuana use is growing at an alarming rate because it is perceived as a safe high.

Check to make sure your teens are where they say they will be.

Assure your children that you trust them but safety and parenting come first. Set expectations ahead of time and don’t wait until

• Have a positive adult role model. If it’s not the parent, who is an important adult in the child’s life? Everyone needs someone to talk to—maybe a teacher, coach, pastor or relative.

• Enjoy positive activities together. Kids who are involved in sports, youth groups, extracurricular activities or other healthy activities with the family are less likely to have time for undesirable pastimes.

Adrien and Amanda Oakes enjoy mother-daughter time at Skatetown on Piney Forest Road. It’s one of their favorite family activities.

Photos by Michelle Dalton Photography.

Amanda Oakes

Improving Family Relationships

by Joyce Wilburn

That’s the short list of advice for parents, but Amanda and staff have more. They invite you to the next session of Strengthening Families.

For more information visit DanvillePittsylvania Community Services, 245 Hairston Street, call 434.799.0456 ext 3071, or visit www.dpcs.org.

• Resources for parents to help with communication: www.samhsa.gov/underagedrinking www.theparenttoolkit.org www.casafamilyday.org • Talking to kids about sex: www.vdh.virginia.gov/ofhs/ childandfamily/reproductivehealth/ talk2Me.htm

Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services Prevention Services Division

Programs address the following topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

strengthening families mediation parenting classes kids in divorce & separation anger management self-sufficiency social skills grades 1-3 children at risk for abuse, neglect, developmental problems social skills for 3-8 year olds physical activity and healthy eating prevention of alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse violence prevention for 9-11 year olds gang awareness and prevention aggression replacement for 1317 year olds dating abuse and violence

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Book Clubbing A review by Diane Adkins Director of the Pittsylvania County Public Library System

Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun

by Joshua Glenn & Elizabeth Foy Larsen

Got snow? As I am writing, there are about 14 inches of the glorious stuff on the ground. Some are having fun with it and some are shoveling it, but all are probably amazed at the beauty a good snowfall can bring to the world. However, for parents of young children, snow days present plenty of challenges—arranging for child care, taking unplanned days off and keeping kids active and engaged without parking them in front of the television for hours. Unbored: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun is a wonderful book that will help every parent deal with the cries of “I’m bored” from their young ones. It’s another tool—or actually 352 pages of tools—for the parenting toolbox, made to order for bad weather and long days at home. The great thing about it is that the grown-ups will have as much fun as the child while helping with these projects.

Aimed at children from about second grade up, there are plenty of ideas that could be adapted for the kindergarten-aged set. From clapping game rhymes, making a braided bracelet, creating popsicle harmonicas, making stop-action movies to publishing a fanzine, this book seems to have something to grab the attention of even the most hard-to-please at every age.

There is definitely a do-it-yourself philosophy firmly undergirding the book.

The writers want children to be responsible for themselves, using adults as resources rather than relying on them to provide entertainment every hour of the day. It’s all about being creative and finding one’s own way rather than the “right” way. Additional value is added with the interviews of people who have succeeded in creative pursuits, as well as lists such as the 10 best Car-free movies. Every page of the book is a revelation. Every page leads to fun. Don’t go through another snowstorm or holiday weekend without it.

Send information about what you or your book club is reading to joycewilburn@gmail.com.

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Sunny Spinach Pie Keep Your Sunny Side Up!

by Annelle Williams

Let’s have some fun! We’ve had a rough winter and it may not be over, so let’s turn our sunny sides up. I just read that we can make ourselves happier simply by listing the things we’re thankful for every day. It’s not enough to think about them. The act of writing them down makes a firmer impression on our psyche.

You probably won’t be surprised to know that I have lots of fun with my recipes, especially when things go well. Cooking and working on recipes are hobbies and a little bit of an obsessive compulsion. I read cookbooks like others read novels and with the web I can compare recipes all day long. But the fun for me comes when the ingredients hit the cutting board. I’m never happier than when I’m cooking (excluding grandson time). This is definitely a sunny side recipe, so whip it up and brighten your day.

Sunny Spinach Pie 16 oz. frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained and squeezed to eliminate liquid 16 oz. ricotta 1 1⁄2 cups shredded Parmesan 2 cups grated mozzarella 2 eggs 1⁄2 tsp. salt

1⁄4 tsp. red pepper flakes 2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil 1⁄2 sweet onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 fresh pie crusts (or make your own) 1 T heavy cream 2 cups marinara sauce

Preheat oven to 425°. Combine spinach, ricotta, Parmesan, mozzarella, eggs, salt and pepper flakes with a fork. Heat olive oil in sauté pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook for about 2 minutes until tender. Add garlic and cook for another minute.

Add cooked onions and garlic to spinach mixture. Stir again to thoroughly combine.

Cover a sheet pan with parchment paper. Lay one pie crust in center of pan.

Place one cup of spinach mixture in center of pie crust. Make a ring of spinach mixture around center, leaving a little space between ring and outer edge and ring and center.

Roll the second crust just a little larger than the first and place on top of the spinach mix on sheet pan. Push top crust down around center, and again around outside edge. Use fork tines to crimp the edges. Trim if needed.

Cut slices with a serrated knife around outer edge, leaving them attached to center.

Turn the pieces over on side with cut side up. Brush pie crust with heavy cream.

Bake for 15 minutes. Cover edges of pie crust with foil. Bake another 20 minutes or until center is browned. Remove from oven and cool a little. Slide onto serving plate and serve with marinara sauce.

For more pictures and recipes, visit my blog: http://aroundannellestable.blogspot.com.

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that unusually warm, upper 50s, mid-winter day. Several ladies asked if I had been waited on, not wanting to accidentally jump place in line. One man ordered 15 hotdogs and said that it was nice to be able to treat his employees; for him, a good deal turned into a good deed. One lady shouted from her car to someone in line, “Get three more for the babies!” (hopefully toddlers). Another man leaned into the ordering window and hollered to a cook, “I bet hot dogs are the only thing they’ve got you making all day!” The loudspeaker was called into action for announcing the order numbers to the great assembled host.

Yanceyville friend, David Shatterly, told me about the dog days of winter --not some meteorological phenomenon, but a soadvertised hot dog special (three hotdogs for $1.49) at Danville’s Dairy Hart Restaurant on Riverside Drive. Arriving there on a Saturday in February, I saw what looked like an institution from the 1950s still thriving! Cars filled the lot necessitating my parking on a side street.

The simple, white-painted cinderblock building reminded me of places where my father would take me as a child for a hamburger, hot dog, or barbecue sandwich. I noticed a mounted speaker outside. True to the “hart” theme (a “heart” in which the “e” is more than just silent), the windows were decorated with red hearts, apparently once part of Valentine’s Day cards or decorations. There were also glittery hearts, a picture of a Teddy Bear with hearts, and the cryptic xoxox. That day, February 1st, I thought about Valentine’s Day, but Dairy Hart’s hearts are evidently year-round.

Waiting Happily at Dairy Hart

by Mack Williams After placing my hot dog order with a sweet-faced lady, I stepped aside

and waited. Many others waited, but everyone seemed pleasant on

The special, 3 hotdogs/$1.49, seemed to turn a ten-based monetary system into one based on three and its multiples, as per the orders : 3,6,9,12,15, hot dogs, etc. Old-time politician, Thomas R. Marshall, said, “What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar!”

I haven’t found that five-cent cigar and really don’t want to, but based on the division of $1.49 by 3, I found a very, very good 50-cent hot dog at Dairy Hart last month--actually, three of them.

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Reflecting Forward The Voice of Fun

by Linda Lemery Is it true that blondes have more fun? Nah, I don’t think so.

Twice in the past three months, I took different groups of (over age 55) girls to Greensboro for Appreciation Day and we had a total blast each time. Listing the excursion members by hair color, we had strawberryblonde, blonde, gray, black, and brown hair among us. We all laughed until we cackled. And why was this so much fun?

Well, it has to do with interests.

We all love reading, clothing, eating, home furnishings, bargains and chatting, so I planned these appreciation trips around those things. I wanted to treat these women to a really fun day as an expression of appreciation for their friendship and support. It’s important to express appreciation before we’re dead, because after we die, it’s too late. (Some would argue that we can all appreciate each other when we meet again in heaven, but I believe at that point our minds will be on other things, so why not actively work to appreciate people when the mud of the earthly garden still clings to our heels as we kick them up?)

A fun stop on one trip was Tate Street Coffee House near the UNC campus.

There’s nothing like a chocolate croissant with cappuccino to divert one’s mind and the music in the corner made the experience better yet. Next, because we’re all readers, what better place to visit than a used bookstore, especially two of my faves: the Friends of the Library bookstore at the front of the Greensboro public library and Ed McKay’s Used Books.

The girls who rely on e-readers sat and had more coffee and talked while the rest of us pored over the books on sale. Of course, we couldn’t stay there forever because I had a schedule and the cool TSR sweater outlet was waiting—great deals on travel fabric and lots of end-ofseason sales. As we wore out from shopping, we enjoyed more great conversation in the chairs by the

door. Then it was on to high tea.

One of the regrets I have from two summers ago was not having high tea in the Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton, Canada. What held me back was the price.

However, I have discovered a lovely and reasonably priced high tea in Greensboro’s princely O’Henry hotel. This is where I took the girls for this next phase of Appreciation Day. As we sat on leather couches in the beautiful lobby, the savories were served on a three-level plate set and each person received a teapot full of beverage. I wore my delightful, outlandish, and completely inappropriate red-andpurple straw hat with the waist length red netting. How can it get any better than that?

After we stuffed ourselves, we went on to the Red Collection, a consignment store. (I want to spend a full day just browsing their furnishings!) Then we chatted and appreciated each other all the way home, stopping only for low tea-- dollar hamburgers and senior drinks.

Sure, there are other fun things I do: reading books by my favorite novelist and laughing until the couch shakes, going to local junque stores and yard sales, writing this column, zip lining at Dan Daniel Park or anywhere else, doing nice things for people, having lunch, walking, and playing card games with friends (even when I lose). But did you notice the “doing things with friends” theme during the day trips? We ladies enjoyed ourselves immensely, doing things we enjoyed and reconnecting with each other, irrespective of hair color.

We just had fun. Many thanks to these ladies for a couple of great days and especially for their friendship.

Biographical sketch: Linda Lemery llemery@averett.edu also has fun working with students at Averett University’s Mary B. Blount Library in Danville. She welcomes your comments.

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When You Are Down, Dress Up

by Carollyn Lee Peerman When life beats you down, dress up. Put on the finest clothes you’ve got and go out with an attitude that says, “Hello World, here I come.” A well dressed you is confident and ready to face the day. The way you dress has a tendency to affect your personality and how other people perceive you. Your clothes are a statement to the world as to what you think about yourself and how you would like to be treated. Your clothes proclaim loudly who you are. Make sure your clothes are shouting the message that you are a person of value worth taking the time to know.

“A man with a good coat upon his back meets with a better reception than he who has a bad one,” wrote Samuel Johnson in 1763. So put the best coat you have upon your back and see how much better you are treated. Oscar Wilde put it this way, “With an evening coat and a white tie, anybody, even a stockbroker, can gain a reputation for being civilized.” Be concerned about your dress, but not overly concerned. “Let me be dressed fine as I will, flies, worms, and flowers, exceed me still,” wrote Isaac Watts in 1720. Doesn’t that sound familiar? Jesus said that Solomon in all of his glory was not arrayed as the lilies of the field.

The lilies toil not; neither do they spin. The carefree lilies of the field are glorious in their beauty.

When you are down, dress up your thoughts by planting in your mind seeds of constructive power. After all, you will never be any better or higher than your best thoughts.

Seeds of constructive power are thoughts that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, virtuous and of good report. Thoughts become what you do. Thoughts become who you are. Accentuating the positive and avoiding the negative attract good things and positive people to you. Every good thought you think makes a contribution to the ultimate result of your life.

When you are down, dress up your bookshelves with the literature of the best minds throughout the ages. Libraries give you access to a wide range of books. “In books we have the choicest thoughts of the ablest men in their best dress,” wrote John Aiken. Books nourish your mind. Books teach you how to live and encourage you to do your own thinking. “Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time,” said E. P. Whipple.

When you are down, dress up your environment with uplifting music.

Let inspiring music wash away from your soul the dust of everyday life.

Let music touch your heart. Listen to the true music of Nature—the song of the birds, the whisper of leaves, the ripple of waters upon a sandy shore, the wail of wind and sea. Music quickens time. “Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak,” wrote William Congreve, 1697.

When you are down, dress up your life with the finest clothes, thoughts, books and music. They have the power to transform the dreariest day into the brightest.

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Stuart Pearson, attorney at Gardner Barrow Sharpe & Pearson; Peyton Keesee, service representative at Centech Service Corporation and Mark Holland, attorney at law, check out the new Edward Jones office.

Photographer Von Wellington stopped by the February Business after Hours sponsored by the Danville Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce at the new Edward Jones office on West Main Street. To learn more about becoming a Chamber member and attending future Business after Hours, visit www.dpchamber.org.

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Jim Abercrombie welcomes Brooks Powell, D & S Agency Employee Benefit Advisor, and First Piedmont VP Christine Baggerly.

Sarah Folmer, YMCA CEO, and Debra Dodson, Executive Director of the Community Foundation of the Dan River Region, discuss future projects.

For more info about Von Wellington Photography, visit www.vonwellingtonphotography.com or call 434.770.3553. See more pictures on Facebook.

Tricia Gammon, WAKG/WBTM Account Executive, and Brent Gammon, attorney at Daniel, Medley & Kirby, like the good conversation and food at Business after Hours.

Gail and Walter Gunn, ACN Independent Business Owners, join Willie Fitzgerald, President NAACP Pittsylvania County, in sampling the food while socializing.

Sabrina Whipple, Assistant Retail Sales Leader at nTelos Wireless, Katrina Brumfield, nTelos Wireless retail sales representative, and Brad Crouch, BB&T Sales & Service Officer, hear about an autism awareness event, Light It Up Blue, from Lauren Mathena, DOAR. See page 14.

Silvana Miller, President of Sur Language & Culture School, and Nancy Sun, Research Assistant (intern) City of Danville Economic Development, discuss new developments in Danville.

Kimbal Campbell, Banking Officer First Citizens Bank, Charlie Abercrombie, Edward Jones Financial Advisor, and Sue Abercrombie exchange pleasantries.

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Budge Kent, President Danville Science Center Board of Directors; Brenda Arthur, and Myra Lester, ERA Holley & Gibson Realty, talk about the opening of the DSC Digital Dome Theater. See page 14.

Norman Yoder, CPA Brown Edwards, Lynchburg, Rev. Jeffrey Wright, Hospice Chaplain Liberty Home Care & Hospice Services, and Darlene Wright, BB&T, smile and pose for the camera.

Paul Salierno from Lord Abbett (Richmond), and Ben Sullenger, Business Account Executive Verizon Wireless, share a moment of conversation.

Don Warren, Don’s Auto Recycling, Kelli Hauser, Prudential Manasco Realty, and Connie Warren chat about local news.

Cindy Scearce, Senior Branch Office Administrator, Edward Jones; Linda Rhue, Edward Jones Financial Advisor; Ansley Sturgill, Edward Jones; and Kate Farmer, Danville Pittsylvania Chamber of Commerce, welcome visitors.

Justin Ferrell, United Way, John Quinn, ERA Holley & Gibson Realty, and Jan Quinn, Property Manager Williamsburg Village Apartments, pause for a picture.

Dr. Donna Helton, Family Dentistry, and Lisa Martin, D & S Agency Emergency Benefits Advisor, taste the delicious goodies.

Everyone enjoyed the refreshments prepared

by Angela Blankenship’s Creative Catering.

Jane Massie, Alzheimer’s Association Development Manager, receives door prize gift from Kate Farmer, C of C Business Services Manager.