Evince Magazine July 2013

Lindsey Kreger Love Mema, XOXO Page 3

Melanie Tosh Recharging Mental Health Page 6

June 2013 Photo by Michelle Dalton Photography

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Editor’s Note

Lindsey Kreger doesn’t have any wrinkles and gray hair that are the traditional hallmarks of someone with experience gained through aging, but an impressive story on page 3 landed this young professional on the cover of this month’s Evince, the Voice of Experience. Her award-winning true narrative is guaranteed to touch your heart.

Sometimes experiences can’t be categorized as good or bad until years have passed and consequences are evident.

During that time, Melanie Tosh, behavioral health clinician, helps others lead happier lives while working through depression, anxiety and other mental health problems that affect how past experiences are viewed and daily life is experienced. See page 6.

Linda Lemery (page 23) solves a lot of her problems with duct tape. That’s all I need to say about that.

Whatever positive or negative experiences you have today, know that you are not alone. Share the good times with others in person or by writing. Seek help if times are too tough to handle by yourself. Remember: It takes a village. No man is an island; we’re all in this together.

June Contents

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Editor’s Note

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Love Mema, XOXO

by Lindsey Kreger

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She Said He Said / Walk a Mile in My Shoes

by Dena Hill & Larry Oldham

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The Voice of Readers

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Melanie Tosh / Recharging Mental Health

by Joyce Wilburn

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Performance Points by Kristina Barkhouser

Sincerely,

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10 Got Water? by Stephanie Feruggia 11 Second Thoughts / Love the One You’re With

by Kim Clifton

Intern Lindsey Kreger Contributing Writers

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Love Mema, XOXO

by Lindsey Kreger

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The picture frame that held such an important picture was plain and dark brown. Nothing special.

The picture that seemed to live inside the frame wasn’t that spectacular either. We weren’t on the beaches of a sunny island; we weren’t about to go skydiving; we weren’t at Disneyland about to ride Splash Mountain; we weren’t particularly happy either, or at least we weren’t in that picture, but I was happier in that moment than I have ever been.

I was 13 years old in the picture, wearing a white lace dress and purple flowers in my hair. The flower girl. My grandfather, grandmother and I are standing in my uncle’s kitchen, in front of his sink overflowing with dirty dishes. My grandmother, myself in the middle, then my grandfather. We are at my uncle’s wedding, his third marriage. The first and last time I saw my grandfather in a suit. He looked so handsome.

My grandmother was always dressed up, looking as if she had somewhere important to go, even if she didn’t. She cared about her appearance more than anyone I have ever known. She couldn’t bear the thought of getting her pajamas wrinkled or messing up her curls, so she would fall asleep sitting straight up, her hair and clothes perfectly untouched.

That was the type of person she was. Always put together, always organized. I remember all of my family swarming me, the flower girl, challenging the fact that I was 13, not seven. I remember wanting the wedding to be over with quickly. I detested being a flower girl, with all eyes on me as

I littered the floor with flowers, purple and white. To the left, then to the right. I was emitting hatred toward my uncle, the person who chose this gruesome role for me. I remember dreading all of the pictures that came along with a wedding ceremony. When my grandparents and I took that picture together, I never knew the importance of it. I playfully elbowed my granddaddy and said, “You’ll be at my wedding, right?”

He replied, “In the first row.”

My grandfather died two years later. In those two years, we never took a single picture together.

There was no specific reason, it

Left Photo: Grandmother Shelby Kreger hugs Lindsey, age six.

Shelby Kreger died in 2012.

Right Photo: Danville resident, Lindsey Kreger, is a 2013 graduate of James Madison University with a degree in media arts and design and a concentration in journalism. Love Mema, XOXO is a true story that won first place in the narrative story category of the 2013 Madison Writing Awards.

Photo by Michelle Dalton Photography.

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just never happened. In those two years, I didn’t marry. In those two years, I never really noticed the picture of us on the table beside their king-sized bed. For so many years, I walked mindlessly past that picture, thinking nothing of it. My grandmother cleared my grandfather’s nightstand after he passed.

She cleared his candy bars, his clock, and the photograph of him when he was in the service. She could clear his nightstand, but not his memory. When he passed, so did my grandmother. Not physically of course, but emotionally.

The picture of the three of us on her nightstand wasn’t just a picture anymore. It was the most recent visual memory of us together; of us happy; of us living. “Why didn’t we take more pictures together?” my grandmother would ask me.

“I don’t know,” I would reply.

“I guess I assumed we would always be here.” This was the truth. The thought that one of us wouldn’t be here one day wasn’t a plausible theory to me. In my mind, my grandfather would still walk me down the aisle on my wedding day.

Beside this picture was where all of the birthday cards were kept.

My grandmother always gave me my birthday cards early. She never forgot a single birthday.

I was her only granddaughter.

How could she forget? I would walk into her bedroom, walk around the bed to her side, lean down and give her a kiss. I would pretend not to notice my card sitting there, propped against the dimly lit lamp. She would smile her infectious smile and say, “Did you miss anything?” I would laugh and reach over, snatch my card off her nightstand, rip open the envelope and immediately count the amount of money inside before reading the sentimental card. She would end these cards with the signature, Love, Mema and Granddaddy XOXO, in her handwriting, never my grandfather’s. When I was 15, I told her that I was too old for hugs and kisses at the end of my birthday cards. At the age Continued to page 8

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June 2013

SHE SAID

by Dena Hill

Walk a Mile in My Shoes When you set your mind to something you can do it. You came home from work saying that all the employees were going to have a Biggest Loser Contest. I thought that should be easy for you to win. I had never thought of you as being the biggest loser, but....

live out your life with me, you’ll have to step up the pace and workout every day. Anything less than that is not going to give you longevity. I don’t want to be married to the world’s biggest loser in anything, especially life.

HE SAID

by Larry Oldham I think what you said is good except for my being the biggest loser. I know your sense of humor and I took you as being facetious. With that I will tell you that for me losing weight has never been hard. It just means giving up sodas and candy. The walking became fun because of the data app.

She (data voice) tells me how many miles I walk, how many calories I use, average minutes per mile and the length of time I walk. I enjoy beating my time every day.

Okay, I’m kidding. I really knew what you meant. You were going to have a weight loss contest.

After you told me how much money you could win, I was thinking about entering the contest myself even though I’m not an employee.

I couldn’t see your being motivated by a few hundred dollars. The first week you lost about five pounds; I was impressed. The second week To think that you lost about you didn’t Photo by four pounds believe I could Michelle Dalton Photography. and once again lose weight you impressed or make a me. Then all of a sudden you started concentrated effort is disappointing to eating on certain days and other days say the least. I can do anything I set you didn’t eat anything. That was my mind to do because I have a lot of odd even for you. Yo-yo diets are not self control. I can eat less, walk more good for you. I started to worry about or even walk faster if I have to. What I your health, but more importantly, can’t do is control the longevity part. your state of mind. A lot of people It would be nice to live a long life, become grouchy when they’re but if it has to be spent doing without dieting. food, walking several miles each day, getting hot and sweaty and messing At the beach we walked three miles up my hair in the wind, I’m just not at a rapid pace and I could hardly sure I want to put my body through keep up with you. The next week you all that. came home with a new app on your phone that gave you data about your I don’t want to be a big loser and I walk; then you started walking every do want to stay with you forever, but day about two miles competing with I don’t want to feel like I’m being yourself. I’m really impressed with punished just to make you happy. I your dedication to losing weight and can tell you that walking a two-mile having your school-boy physique stretch day after day is not a happy back. day for me. Living a life of ease, wrapped in your loving arms and When the contest is over, do you plan eating a Snickers bar every day until to keep this regimented schedule or I reach 100 is my kind of life. Care to are you going back to eating Snickers join me? and drinking Cokes? If you plan to

She said He Said

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

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The Voice of Readers To the Editor of Evince: On behalf of Danville Parks and Recreation and the Danville Science Center thank you for promoting the annual Spring River Cleanup in the May Evince calendar.

The event was a great success! We thank the representatives from Evince, CIT, Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, Bonner Middle National Junior Honor Society and the many individuals who showed up to help despite the threat of stormy weather. Groups collected 16 big bags of debris from three miles of the stream bank along the Riverwalk on Friday and Saturday. The next river cleanup will be in October and we hope to have an equally impressive turnout. Thanks for your involvement in making the event a success!

Elizabeth Hincker Danville Parks and Recreation, Environmental Education Instructor We enjoyed every minute. See all our smiling faces in the picture below.

To the editor: Just a note to say that I read your article on Stacey Moreau (May 2013 Following Her Mother’s Advice page 3).

Stacey and her family are very special friends and it was so nice to read an article that was so accurately reported and at the same time so well written that it pulled me into the page.

I guess what I am trying to say is that for the first time in a long time, I did not skim, but savored every word. This article was not written, but crafted. It was truly engaging. “You done good.” Excellent.

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Melanie Tosh

Recharging Mental Health

by Joyce Wilburn

Photo by Michelle Dalton Photography

Immediately at the end of each workday, Melanie Tosh jumps into her car and turns up the music. “It recharges me for when I get home,” says the mom of 12-year-old Jacob and 11-month-old Faith. “My work doesn’t stop when I arrive at the house,” she adds, voicing the lament of every wife and mother who is employed outside the home. As a behavioral health clinician, Melanie understands the connection between mental and physical health and realizes that listening to upbeat tunes can be a great stress reducer.

During the work week, the Pittsylvania County native, who earned a degree in criminal justice from Averett College and a master’s degree in community counseling from Lynchburg College, provides basic mental health services to the patients of the Free Clinic and Piedmont Access to Health Services (PATHS). “We are using a holistic model where patients can receive primary medical care, medication and counseling all in one stop,” Melanie explains and then continues, “I’m dedicated to helping people in my area.”

Referring to the 97 patients that were seen in 2012,

Melanie comments, “Sometimes it helps just to have someone to talk to who is knowledgeable about symptoms of depression, anxiety and other disorders.”

She has the statistics that prove counseling can help. “We gave a short questionnaire to 41 patients to assess their level of depression. After counseling, 85% showed improved scores and 36% of the diabetic patients who received mental health services showed improvement in their blood tests,” she says. This could be the result of being more motivated to exercise and/or to try new activities—things Melanie encourages during the eight to 10 sessions each patient attends.

This young professional has been working in the grant-funded program, A New Lease on Life, since the fall of 2012. Before that, she worked in foster care and child protective services in Pittsylvania County and became a counselor at Danville Pittsylvania Community Services in 2007. “I like meeting people and hearing their stories. Of course, I love seeing success,” she says, referring to patients who have physically and mentally changed because they sought help. After a bit of reflection, she emphasizes that counseling can sometimes be just as beneficial as medication.

On other occasions, both are needed. Melanie is obviously at ease helping those who have been referred to her from the Free Clinic and PATHS. “These people might not otherwise be able to access these services because either they have no insurance or they have a low income,” she says.

Melanie happily follows the advice she gives to others. She spends time away from work having fun camping with her family at the lake and attending church activities.

She also doesn’t take life too seriously. “I think laughing is healthy so we try to keep it light and sometimes, I let things go.

The dishes and laundry will always be there, but the kids will grow up and leave. I choose to spend time with them instead,” she says. As another day at the office comes to an end, Melanie is smiling. It’s 5 o’clock and she is just minutes away from hopping into her car, turning on the music, recharging her mental batteries and enjoying an evening with her family.

• Depression is a serious medical condition. Symptoms of depression include: feelings of sadness; inability to concentrate; changes in sleep habits and appetite; irritability; mood swings; loss of interest in

pleasurable activities; feelings of worthlessness; loss of hope; restlessness; loss of energy. Seek medical help if symptoms are long lasting and overwhelming or if they interfere with relationships, school, work or the ability to function on a daily basis. If left untreated, they can lead to chronic medical problems or suicide. Treatment may involve counseling, medications or both. Talk to your doctor.

• The Free Clinic is located at 133 Ridge Street in Danville.

PATHS is located at 705 Main Street in Danville and 2 South Main Street in Chatham.

• Danville-Pittsylvania Community Services Board, the Free Clinic of Danville and PATHS have a partnership offering counseling service through a grant initiative known as A New Lease on Life that is a collaboration of the VA Association of Community Services Boards, the VA Association of Free Clinics, the VA Community Healthcare Association and the VA Health Care Foundation (VHCF) and is administered by the VHCF.

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Love Mema, XOXO of 15, the cards started to end solely with Love, Mema. The signature felt cold. I wished my grandmother had signed his name, even though he was no longer with us. I had to grow up. I had to learn to deal with my grandfather dying. I had to deal with no XOXO at the end of my birthday cards. I had to deal with my grandmother slowly disappearing, slipping away from her former self. I had to deal.

When I was 18, I graduated from high school and went away to college. I would call my grandmother every single day.

Not for long, but long enough to tell her how I was; long enough to tell her I loved her; long enough to hear how much she missed my grandfather. Some days I would forget; some days I wouldn’t have the energy; some days I just didn’t. This is how our relationship was for the next few years.

One day in my junior year of college, I called her very early on a sunny March morning, around nine or ten. She never slept much since my grandfather died.

I figured she would be awake.

I woke her up. “I’m sorry,” I said to her. “I didn’t mean to wake you.” She told me it was fine, she was just napping. My grandmother sounded different, sounded lost. “Is something wrong, Mema?” “No baby, I’m fine,” she assured me. I ignored my instincts. I began telling her about my plans for the day.

She kept dropping the phone.

“Mema?” “What’s wrong with your phone?” “I can’t hold the damn thing,” she replied. I told her I loved her and that I would call her when I got home. My birthday weekend was coming up and I was determined to see her. I missed her. I hung up the phone. I went about my routine: class, gym and homework. I called her that night to check on her. I called and called.

No answer. Just ringing. My grandmother always answered on the first, second or third ring.

She only answered on the third ring if she was in the shower or coming from the basement.

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I kept calling and the phone kept ringing, but no one answered.

She never left her house. She had to be there. Something had happened. No, it didn’t, I told myself. I called again. I called the same number I had always called 150 times. My grandmother’s house was a fiveminute drive from my own, in my small hometown. My hope was decreasing by the second.

Through my tears, I called my mother. I fidgeted with my hair.

Twisting strands back and forth, forming tiny knots that eventually fell out. My mother called me back with news that forever changed my world; my world that now feels incomplete; my world that continues without my grandmother, despite my deepest efforts to transform reality.

At 20 years old, I lost my best friend; someone who has been in my life since I was born; someone who loved me unconditionally from day one; someone whom I spoke to every day. Paramedics found my Mema in her bedroom on her side of the bed. She was sitting straight up, phone in her hand, dial tone buzzing. She was facing her nightstand where the picture from my uncle’s wedding stood. My grandmother, myself and my grandfather. The bland photograph didn’t do our relationship justice. I never realized how much a frown or an awkward smile could hide true happiness; how much a picture could mean years later; how much I wish I could be back there; how much I miss seeing this picture on my grandmother’s night stand, so familiar, so constant. The paramedics told my mother that she died earlier that day around nine or ten. The paramedics also found a card on her night side table propped against her lamp, still lit, white noise from the television in the background. There was no name on the white envelope. Blank.

My mother and aunt opened the envelope together outside of her now-empty home. Happy Birthday! engulfed the front.

Inside, there was nothing but her signature. Inside read, Love, Mema XOXO.

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If you were not one of the 350 people in our community who caught us rolling--literally, rolling in the back of a pickup truck-- and towing around our coolers on wheels, it’s never too late to get in on the action! Get Fit Dan River Region stormed the area armed with hundreds of ice cold water bottles and a message about drinking water. Our staff and student volunteers visited over 35 businesses and organizations to celebrate Rev Your Bev Day, a statewide awareness campaign to encourage drinking the good stuff that jumpstarts metabolism, hydrates and cleanses our bodies. It’s the health champion of beverages. In fact, folks were so excited about revving their BEVS, we called together a flash mob dance performance at Festival in the Park to conclude Rev Your BEV week. Be on the lookout for familiar faces on YouTube who joined the fun.

As we ring in summer, this is the ideal time to join the cause and Rev Your BEV one cup of water at a time. Drink a small glass (4-6 ounces) before eating

a meal. For every soft drink or sugary beverage you consume, match it with the same amount of water. Folks tell us that they can’t completely give up their sodas.

Remember, practice everything in moderation and that tip certainly applies to sugary drinks. Get Fit’s message focuses on what you can do, not on depriving yourself of something you enjoy. Simply be mindful to counteract your old habits with healthy additions your body will appreciate. Still need that caffeine kick? Good news, coffee and tea count toward your daily water consumption. (Go easy on the sugar.)

Carlisle School Danville campus second graders, Chloe Taylor, Amanda Dalton, Elisabeth Harrison, Sadie Gunn and Ramsey Jane Ferrugia, celebrated Rev Your Bev Day, a statewide water promotion campaign, last month. Photo by Von Wellington Photography.

Got Water?

by Stephanie Ferrugia Program Director, Get Fit Dan River Region

Join us to celebrate Rev Your Bev day 365 days a year by drinking at least 60 ounces of water every day, and share your success story with us on our Facebook page (Get Fit Dan River Region) or email us at info@getfitdanriver. org. Along with the new episode of What’s Cooking on the Dan starring Evince editor, Joyce Wilburn, find the Rev Your BEV flash mob video on Get Fit’s YouTube page, Get Fit Dan River Region, later this month.

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Second Thoughts

by Kim Clifton ©2013

Love the One You’re With We’ve turned into a country of palm readers.

Everywhere I go I see people walking with an outstretched arm, like a lost scoutmaster staring down at a compass. The difference is that he uses the device to get him where he wants to be. Not so with the folks I’m seeing. These people are using phones to take them somewhere they’d rather be.

Even stranger than seeing people being led around by their phones is knowing that they aren’t using them for the reason they were made. It’s odd that a gadget designed originally for communication has evolved into something that prevents people from doing just that. Like the families I’ve seen eating silently together in restaurants, looking at their phones and not each other. At first I thought it was amusing, but it’s not; it’s rude.

Sitting across from your husband while he’s paying more attention to his phone than you is like watching your date hit on someone else at a party.

This obsession with cell phones is epidemic. That’s why this gadget you see in the picture cracked me up.

It’s the perfect solution to all those people out there—and that includes me--who should be charged with a DUI...dining under iPhone. It’s called Cell Lock-up, a smart phone’s prison for phone addicts and here’s how it works: All mobile phones are collected from guests and stuffed into a plastic jail cell. And just like people sent to the Big House, they’re sentenced to stay there for a specified amount of time ranging from 15-45 minutes; here bars take on a whole different meaning. The hope is that while the doors are locked, minds will open.

Maybe people will talk with their voices instead of their fingers. It allows families to engage in conversations that demand answers from those present instead of reaching for Google. Moreover, it closes that online music box that someone’s Pandora subscription left open.

The world stopped making sense when the phone’s primary function became the taking of pictures.

Now they’ve evolved into tiny adult playpens with invisible walls about the size of a chalkboard eraser, but containing virtually everything needed to pacify us. There are games you can play alone or with friends. You can write in your Facebook diary or read the posts of others. You can watch TV and movies. You can check your calendar and your bank statement or just flip through photo albums. Today’s phones don’t even look like phones and they sure don’t feel like phones. The flat kinds are especially awkward since you hold them up to your mouth and speak. Mayberry Sheriff Andy Taylor did something like that except nowadays he wouldn’t ask for Sarah to dial a number. He’d ask Siri.

As I write this column I know I’m talking out of both sides of my mouth, since I have the attention span of a fruit fly.

I’m the world’s worst about pulling out my phone when I’ve finished eating or when I’m stuck in a checkout line.

Playing Candy Crush helps me pass the time and keeps me entertained. Forget the 6 o’clock news. I want to see right now what’s happening in the rest of the world, since clearly I’ve got nothing better going on in mine.

And that’s why I like the idea of Cell Lock-Up. What you do with the phone in your hand is a lot like what you do with the cards you’re dealt in poker.

You gotta know when to hold ‘em; know when to fold ‘em; know when to walk away and know when to run. They’re passing laws banning distracted driving by cell phone users. Maybe it’s time to ban distracted dining as well. Maybe we should also return to the old ways of connecting with each other...back when our arms reached out to shake hands instead of our networks. Maybe it’s time to pick up the phone only when it rings.

But mainly it’s time to stop talking to the hand.

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at the Danville Community Market

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.

Allison Shackelford, an administrative assistant at the Danville Regional Foundation, displayed exceptional customer service when she answered my phone call last month. It was late on a Friday afternoon when I phoned—a time when most employees are probably half-way out the door either mentally or physically. I needed some pertinent information and a copy of a letter emailed to me. I was dreading the thought that I might have to wait two days until Monday morning for the information I needed. I’d be worried the entire weekend about whether or not it could be secured.

After explaining my dilemma, Allison’s reply was quick. She would look for the requested letter and call me back immediately. Within ten minutes, she called me with the good news that it had been found. She offered to scan the document and email it. A few minutes later, I was holding it in my hand.

I was amazed. By this time it was past 5 o’clock. Allison could have taken a message and asked someone else to call me on Monday, but she didn’t. She heard a problem, found a solution and acted on it without a second thought.

Thank you, Allison. You made my day and my weekend.

Periodically, the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce conducts customer service training mainly for frontline staff. If you would like to attend a training session or are interested in having the Chamber conduct the training at your place of business, please email chamber@dpchamber.org or call 434.836.6990.

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The Fire for Lucky Horseshoes fiction by Telisha Moore Leigg

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a’ll think Colby Keen spits honey from a silver spoon when the spirits move him, but it ain’t true,” Tyrion Wilston, my father’s lover’s boy, growls out his throat on his mama’s front porch. He growls this in a whisper like gravel over water. He knows my father approves of Colby; Tyrion is risking my father’s good graces. Tyrion’s face is tense, his dark fingers on my forearm trying to keep me from going into the house.

Both he and I remember him helplessly holding my arm, blood running down, his panic and pity in the bathroom mixed with my resolve to cut a little deeper.

Tyrion looks down at my arm, sees he is touching an old scar, adjusts his fingers, and says, “Yo brother dead. And maybe he and I didn’t have good blood between us, but ask Colby why he was down there on that street before yo brother died.”

Tyrion releases me and I go inside. I watch television in the too-small living room of my father’s lover. She won’t say it, but she doesn’t want me here. I don’t enjoy her home or the show we watch.

My presence is the principle of the matter. My father’s affair with her took my home; let her feel uncomfortable in hers. But the whole time we watch reruns of Star Trek: Next Generation I am thinking about what Tyrion said, about how sorrow weights us like an anchor and how all the words in the world won’t bring a dead boy back. At 10:14, I text Colby, my boyfriend, then head over there.

When I was three or four my mother held my fingers over a hot burner, not close enough to burn, but just enough to show that the stove was not a toy.

Still, when I was seven, I snuck into the

kitchen and turned the burner on low, touched it, then turned it higher, until I burnt my fingers and cried. Even then, I needed something raw to heal me.

My fiancé, Colby, will be a handsome man, but now he’s a boy, more frame than force, just 18, next year going to trade school. And I, 19, sophomore at State, will be his wife in three months.

When we marry we’ll live in a small house that my father will pay for until I finish school, but tonight, whether by luck or Colby’s stealth we are alone in his mother’s apartment.

Three days ago, my mother came to my room with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a basket of folded clothes; she held my left hand while really looking for new wounds. I started to answer her unspoken questions. I started to say if you mean the cutting, then things are better. It’s been three weeks since my last. If you mean my life, I do not know. The wedding is three months away. It will be outside in September by willow trees in a section of our local park and I will wear your mother’s dress because you say it’s beautiful, but really I will wear it because the long lace sleeves don’t show the scars that shame you, Mama.

Colby will be there holding my hand, but I don’t think I love him. My mother lingers by my bed adjusting a rose quilt, but I turn away from her, pretend to be too sleepy for talk. Anyway, since her divorce from Daddy, she already knows that love is more brass than gold and I have smarter things to do with my heart.

Tonight won’t be about love either.

Colby leads me to sit on the edge of his

bed. He’s nervous as he holds my cheek.

He’s no fool. He’s serious with his love and wants the pound of flesh to anchor me to stay. Everything seems contrived.

Ms. Keen’s not home, my mother’s pressed but silent lips when I eventually come home, my father’s smoothing the way with praise for Colby’s working man’s hands, his money for a house. Colby’s bedroom has a television, blue curtains and paneled fake wood. And Colby loves me. There is a slightly sagging bed, a scarred dresser, clothes in a pile almost in the closet. And it is nice to be loved.

When my father found out about my fingertips and fire, he locked me in my room. I cried as my mother bandaged my fingers. “You’ve got to stop this, Laurel. Your daddy just wants you to be a good girl, okay?” I still remember that at nine, and I didn’t understand then that they, too, were falling like dying leaves being raked for the pile. “Please, be a good girl, Laurel, so this can go away,” Mama had told me while my father paced outside the door, then left for one of those late night visits that made Mama cry more. She never told me what “this” was, and I didn’t understand how to make people pay for what they couldn’t control or even how useless my little releases are.

“Shh,” Colby says and he kisses the right side of my neck. I see the old, rusty,

horseshoe over the doorframe of Colby’s room as he presses me closer to the mattress. I start to ask where he got the horseshoe and if he believes in the magic. I think he does. I think he’s happy. I think my mother is content and my father thinks I am safe now.

Darla will be glad to see the back of me.

Tyrion’s words may hold truth, but what truth Tyrion thinks he knows about a dead boy will not be heard and if heard, will not be believed. I think to myself don’t make trouble. Don’t make waves, because the sea has its own and they are deeper than you can tread.

Between Colby’s kiss and intent caress I remember Tyrion’s words ...and this ain’t no kind of right and I smile a little to myself, think of truth as a little boy’s sword and swagger. Luck is rain.

“Shh,” Colby says again, although I haven’t said anything. Maybe Colby knows we all want to bury, forget and be forged with fire into something new. Colby smoothes my left shoulder and turns my face into his. I have no questions, just surrender because those of us who are broken, who didn’t learn about the fire, know horseshoes are just upside-down vulvas; we too bend under hammer and force. Best to get it over with.

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

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Her Story... at the end of life, it’s time to treasure it.

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Most Legacy Hospice of the Piedmont patients are cared for at home. Home environments include private residences as well as independent, assisted, and nursing home facilities. Home hospice services provide pain control and symptom management to patients and support to their families. Medical equipment, supplies, medications, and caregiver training are additional services provided in your hospice benefit.

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Calendar Clips Each Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. the Langhorne House, 117 Broad Street, will be open for visitors to view the exhibit Did You Know? Little Known Facts about the Civil War. For example, what animal did Jefferson Davis bring with him to Danville? What weapon was manufactured in Danville? What did the first submarine look like? How is the movie Glory connected to the Langhorne House? Admission is free; donations are accepted. For more information, call 434.791.2256. (submitted by Margaret Wooding)

trying to observe and reflect all the color changes and vibrations. This method of painting concentrates on color and color application and aims toward brilliance and vibrancy of color based on principles taught at the Cape Cod Art School. Based on seeing color relationships in light and using paint to express those color relationships, the Cape School methods enable the painter to express the light effects of different times and types of day and to employ a greater variety of color relationships in an individual painting. Cost is $110 for members of the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History; $120 for others. Workshop will be held at 975 Main Street from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday; Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. To learn more about the instructor, visit alla-parsons.fineartamerica.com. For other info, contact 434.793.5644 or visit www.danvillemuseum.org. To register, email allaparsons@yahoo.com. (submitted by Cara Burton)

Wednesday, June 5

Sunday, June 9

Clip it. Post it. Do it.

For more activities, see the calendar on page 18-19.

Saturdays in June through September

Little Known Facts about the Civil War

Deadline for School Readiness Camp

Danville Public Schools is hosting a free School Readiness Camp for children with little or no pre-school experience who will begin kindergarten in the fall. Camp runs from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. from Monday, June 17, until Thursday, July 18.

Transportation and lunch will be provided. This is an opportunity for children to practice social interactions, school routines and pre-literacy activities, which will help them on the first day of school and beyond. For more information, call 434.799.6437 or visit www.SmartBeginningsDP.org. (submitted by Helen Jane Hodges, Director of Public Engagement)

Friday, June 7 – Saturday, June 8 Quilt Show & Sale

Southside Virginia Quilters Guild is hosting this event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at Cherrystone Missionary Baptist Association Center, 5551 Tom Fork Road in Ringgold. The show and sale will have new and antique quilts, old fashioned bed turning, boutique, door prizes, demonstrations, quilt raffle, viewers’ choice awards and vendors. On Friday, Willa Brigham, Emmy Award Winner, storyteller, inspirational speaker, television host, performing artist and quilter will present a variety of selections including some from her CD: Midnight Quilter. Vendors include: Patchwork Studio Quilt Shop -Keeling Mercantile; Sandy’s Home & Style from Halifax; Threads Run Through It Quilt Shop and Gammill Longarm Machines from Phenix, Virginia; The Sewing Studio, Quilt Shop and Baby Lock Tiara 16” Sit Down Quilting Machine from Martinsville; Quilt Connection Quilt Shop from Boones Mill; Wild Iris Creations and Longarm Quilting from Danville; Quilting Edge-2-Edge Longarm Quilting & Embroidery from Pelham; $5 Paparazzi Jewelry Independent Consultant, Jenifer Stinson; Thirty-One Independent Consultant, Robyn Wentz and Quiltricks from Cary, North Carolina.

Admission is $3. For more information visit Facebook or www.southsidevirginiaquiltersguild.org. (submitted by Belinda Crews)

Friday, June 7 – Sunday, June 9

Painting Outdoors with Vibrant Colors

During this three-day summer workshop by Alla Parsons, students will place brightly colored blocks of wood in the sun and paint them as a still life,

A Culinary Feast

This benefit for Danville’s Delius Legacy 2013 will be held at the Lawson-Overbey Inn, 782 Main Street, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. This elegant late-spring brunch will be an epicure’s delight. There is limited seating; reservations ($25 per person) are required. Call 434.799.5938 or 434.799.3379 by Friday, June 7. Then join your friends for A Musical Feast ...

Sunday, June 9

A Musical Feast

A free concert starting at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 871 Main Street, will feature piano virtuoso, Kathleen Hurt O’Hare, performing Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Brahms, Granodos, and Delius! Sponsor: Danville Delius Legacy 2013. (submitted by Gary Grant)

Saturday, June 8 & Monday, June 10 Auditions for Damn Yankees

The cast call for Damn Yankees, a musical based on the novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and 6:00 p.m. on Monday at the Center for the Arts, 101 Main Street in Gretna. The plot: Joe Boyd sells his soul to the devil, Mr. Applegate, for “one good long ball hitter” for his team, the Washington Senators.

Mr. Applegate grants his wish, turning him into a sports superstar who must return to his wife before 9:00 p.m. on the final game day if he doesn’t want Mr. Applegate to have his soul.

Prepare to sing a show tune; scripts will be provided for reading roles.

Crew positions include a stage manager and assistant, props, costumes, stage hands, lighting, sound designers, choreographer and an assistant rehearsal accompanist. Show presents on August 1-3. If interested but cannot attend either audition, call 434.656.3637. (Submitted by Janina Shoemaker)

Friday, June 14 – Sunday, June 15 Music from MGM Musicals The Little Theatre of Danville presents selections from your favorite musicals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, 107 West Main Street.

Danville’s most talented vocalists will present songs from 18

Evince Magazine blockbuster musicals. Admission $15, tickets available at Karen’s Hallmark, Rippe’s, online at www.danvillelittletheatre.org or by calling 434.792.1456. (submitted by Mark Harrelson)

Saturday, June 15

Master Gardeners’ Tour of Gardens

Seven gardens will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Visitors can interact with Master Gardeners, ask questions and glean ideas about horticulture practices and landscaping. Each garden is unique and there will be something for everyone: raised beds, vegetables, annuals and perennials, ornamentals, containerized plants, trees, a stylized conservatory, garden cottage, potting sheds, decks, patios and water features. The gardens at 17054 Philpot Rd - Alton (58E) surround a pre-Civil War home and include chickens, guineas and goats as well as raised beds filled with flowers and vegetables, fruit trees and grape arbors. The 1725 Orphanage Road site offers country atmosphere just 1 1/2 miles from the city - a charming garden surrounding an 1850’s Victorian home with established plantings of lilacs, roses, hydrangeas and more. Some of the gardens are considered small-space gardens; others include acreage. Other open gardens are: 405 West Main Street; 162 College Avenue; 318 3rd Avenue West; 140 Dovie Court (Southwick Farms); 306 Montague Street. For more information, call 434. 836.3482 or 434.797.3544 or visit danvillemastergardners.org Brochures are available at local garden centers. The Master Gardener program is part of Virginia Cooperative Extension. (submitted by Archer McIntire)

Friday, June 21

Opening Reception for DMFAH Exhibits

From 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. the public is invited to enjoy two new exhibits at the Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History, 975 Main Street. Linda Mitchell’s Truth in Animals exhibit in the Jennings and Schoolfield Galleries contains mixed media paintings populated with real and imagined animals who are often stand-ins for human beings and their inner lives. In Gallery IV, Robert Friedman will show his recent photography of Danville dating from 2007 to 2012. Both exhibits run through August 25. Museum admission is free during this event. For more information, call 434.793.5644. (submitted by Cara Burton)

Upcoming Thursday, July 4

Celebration in Danville

This year’s celebration includes a full day of activities including a trail run in the morning and a patriotic concert, children’s area, magic show and fireworks in the evening. Admission is free for all evening activities. Centra Medical Group Patriot Challenge on Anglers Ridge Mountain Bike Trails starts at 8:00 a.m. followed by an ice cream social for participants. Gates open at the Carrington Pavilion at 6:00 p.m. for arts, crafts, magic by Marlo the Magician and amusement rides. At 7:30 p.m. the Danville Symphony Orchestra will play. Food concessionaires will be available.

Fireworks display starts after dark.

For more info, call 434.793.4626 or visit www.PlayDanvilleVa.com.

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Guided Walking Tour – Millionaires Row & Holbrook Street. See ad page 8.

Classes at the Centre – Chair Aerobics, Aerobics, Zumba & Yoga. Times/Days Vary.

Spencer-Penn Centre (SPC) – 276.957.5757. www.thecentreatspencerpenn.com.

In The Know. 10am. SPC – 276.957.5757.

Summertime Bingo - Bring a gift to exchange, blood pressure & body mass index checked and enjoy playing Bingo.

Ages 50+. MTUW. Times/Location Vary.

434.799.5216.

Boogie Mondays - Learn new dances, make new friends, and have loads of fun.

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

Prime Time Fitness - Low-impact aerobics workout with a mix of various fun dance steps. MTH 9:30-11am/Ballou Rec Center; 5:308pm/Pepsi Building.

434.797.8848 Open Computer Lab. MTH 10am-5pm.

SPC – 276.957.5757.

Cardio Step Class – Up-tempo, high energy class. TTH 8:15-9:15am, 12-1pm or 4-5pm. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Baby Boomer Style Work Out. TTH 910:30am. City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

Ladies, It’s Time to Work It Out. TTH 10am-12pm. City Auditorium.

434.797.8848.

Zumba with Jennifer - Hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program. TTH 7pm.

Coates Rec Center. 434.797.8848.

Art with Flo – Wet-on-wet technique. W. Times/Location vary. 434.797.8848.

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

434.797.8848.

Kuumba-West African Dance Co. – Live drumming and energetic dancing.

Must pre-register. TH Kuumba Kids 6pm; Adults 6:30pm-7:45pm. City Auditorium.

434.797.8848.

Tai Chi - A slow moving exercise to enhance breathing, calm the mind and improve movement. TH 6pm. Coates Rec Center. 434.797.8848.

Through June 9

Nano Mini – Interactive exhibit on the basics of nanoscience and engineering.

Danville Science Center (DSC) – 434.791.5160.

Through June 28

Through October 12

Butterfly Station & Garden.

DSC – 434.791.5160.

June 1

DHS Warehouse Sale - Selling historic windows, doors, and other architectural elements retrieved from old houses.

Windows could be used for cold frames and decorative art; doors as room dividers, furniture, art. 9am-12pm. Former Dula Warehouse. 434.799.2323.

DRBA First Saturday Outing - A 9-mile scenic float from Moratock Park to Hemlock Golf Course. 10am. 336.547.1903.

Bob Ross Painting Class - Complete a painting, Golden Glow, in one day.

10:30am–3:30pm. Ballou Annex .

434.797.8848.

Hogs for Dogs Charity Ride. Registration 11:30am, ride 1pm. SPCA of MartinsvilleHenry County – 276.638.PAWS. Bread Making. 1-5pm. SPC - 276.957.5757.

Ride the Wind Summer Zip Line – Experience the thrill of the new 400-foot Zip Line. 3-4:30pm. Dan Daniel Memorial Park.

434.799.5215.

River District Rhythms at the Market – Disco Night featuring Groove Train.

Rebranding of the Fridays at the Crossing.

6-10:30pm. 434.799 5200.

From the Bottom 2 the Top Tour & Showcse. 6-11pm. Historic North Theatre – 434.793.7469.

June 1 (thru 15)

Intro to Cooking with Herbs - Welcome to the world of cooking with all natural herbs and seasonings. Sat. 12-2pm.

Stonewall Rec Center - 434.797.8961.

June 1 (thru 29)

Exhibit Little Known Facts about the Civil War. See story page 16.

Three Cheers for Good Health - Learn about the world of juicing, eating to heal, tastings of different juices, eating and preparing raw foods and using fresh herbs and herbal teas to bolster health. Sat 10am12pm. Pepsi Building. 434.797.8848.

Anime Club – Come watch anime, talk manga, and enjoy things Japanese. Ages 12+. 4-6pm. Danville Public Library (DPL) – 434.799.5195.

June 4

Ballou Choir Rehearsal. Ages 50+. 11am12:30pm. Ballou Rec Center. 434.799.5216.

African Violet Club - Learn about garden tending, pest control and more.

Meetings include a covered dish meal.

Ages 50+. 12-1:30pm. Ballou Rec Center.

434.799.5216.

History Of Architecture Lecture - The focus of this discussion will be architecture in Southern VA. 6:30pm. South Boston Public Library. halifaxlibrary.org.

June 4 (thru 25)

Beneath the Surface Teen Movie Night – Popcorn and lemonade will be served while watching the movie. Ages 13+.

2-4pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

June 4 (thru July 8)

Urban Style Line Dance - Learn a new urban line dance each week such as the Wobble or the Chuck Baby. 6pm. Pepsi Building. 434.797.8848.

June 5

School Readiness Camp. See story page 16.

Senior Bowling Tournament - 10am.

Riverside Lanes. 434.791.2695.

Summer Reading Kick-Off – Games, activities, and crafts to kick-off the program Dig into Reading. 2-3pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

June 5 (thru July 17)

Art Exhibit – Works by Michele Hehenberger. Kirby Gallery, Roxboro.

336.597.1709.

June 2

June 5 (thru July 31)

Through June 30

June 3 (thru 7)

Math in Everyday Life- Use math to follow a recipe in cooking, create a project and when participating in recreational activities.

Rising 7 & 8 graders. 8:45am-1:00 pm. New College Institute. 276.403.5612.

June 3 (thru 24)

Dinosaurs Exhibit. Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) – 276.634.4185.

Tai Chi – Increase strength, balance flexibility and explore your inner self. 11:1512:30pm. Ballou Rec Center. 434.799.5216.

Through September 1

June 3 (thru 27)

Summer Discovery – Enjoy Sunday openings, discounted new VMNH Memberships, and behind-the-scenes tours.

1-5pm. VMNH – 276.634.4185.

June 3 (thru July 29)

Tribal Fitness - The aerobic properties of West African Dance fused with the core strengthening principles of Middle Eastern Belly Dance. W 6pm. Pepsi Building.

434.797.8848.

Expressions Exhibit – Eclectic mix of styles and media by local and regional artists. Piedmont Arts Association (PAA), Martinsville – 276.632.3221.

Through August 25

Belly Dance - Learn basic belly dance techniques. M 5:30-6:30pm. Ballou Rec Center. 434.797.8848.

Dog Obedience-Beginner - Dogs learn “sit,” “stay,” and “come” commands and walk on a leash. M 7-8:30pm. Coates Rec Center. 434.799.5150.

June 1 (thru 30)

A Historical Event – In memory of the Confederate Soldiers buried there and in honor of the Women of the War. The 18th VA reenactors will participate. 5pm.

Green Hill Cemetery. 434.724.6691.

Danny’s Brush with Nature – Paintings of flowers, trees and flowing water by Danville native Danny Ricketts. The works reflect his many encounters with the natural world and his desire to recycle and reuse materials.

DSC – 434.791.5160.

June 3 (thru July 8)

Get Moving in the Summer 2013 Low impact exercise class. MTH 11:30am-12:30pm. Coates Rec Center.

434.797.8848.

If you’d like to submit an item for the Evince calendar, email it to calendar@evincemagazine.com. The deadline for the July issue is Saturday, June 15, at 5:00 p.m. Please send just the basic information following the format on these pages.

Wee Storytime – Dance, sing, listen and have fun. Ages up to 2. 10-10:45am. DPL – 434.799.5195.

June 6

Bob Ross Technique Workshop – Gold Glow of Morning. 9am-3:30pm. PAA – 276.632.3221.

Men’s Mini Health Fair - Know Your Numbers. Find out about men’s health numbers and what they mean. 11am-12pm.

Ballou Rec Center. 434.797.8848.

Photography Club Meeting - Digital photography for amateurs. 6:30pm. SPC 276.957.5757.

Book Discussion. 3pm. SPC - 276.957.5757.

Kayaking for Beginners - Learn basic skills and gain additional experience.

6-8pm. Abreu-Grogan Park. 434.799.5215.

Riverwalk Wildlife - Observe the ducks, geese, otters and other critters living near the water while gaining valuable knowledge from your guide. Riverwalk Trail.

434.799.5215.

June 6 (thru June 27)

Ballou Jammers - An acoustic musical jamboree. Bring a stringed instrument or just sit and listen. TH 3pm. Ballou Rec Center. 434.799.5216.

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June 6 (thru August 1)

Pajama Storytime – Dress in PJs and share stories and songs with a set theme.

6:30-7:15pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

June 7

Cantaloupe Festival – Entertainment, food, music & cantaloupe. 5-10pm. Berry Hill Resort, South Boston. 434.572.3085. www.valopefest.com.

Artscape On Main Exhibit – For all young artists between the ages of 5-13. Main Street, South Boston. gohalifaxva.com.

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

June 7 & 8

Quilt Show. See story page 16.

June 7 (thru 9)

Painting Outdoors Workshop.

See story page 16.

June 7 & 21

Movies in the Park – Relax under a canopy of stars while being entertained by popular family movies. 6/7-Hotel Transylvania; 6/21The Amazing Spiderman. 9-11pm. Ballou Park. 434.799.5215.

June 7 (thru June 28)

Book Swap - Take a book or two to read and bring a book or two to leave. F 9am5pm. Ballou Rec Center. 434.799.5216.

Game Show Fridays - An afternoon of your favorite game shows. 1:30-3pm. Ballou Park. 434.799.5215.

Friday Night Dances - Live music by the City Limits Band. Ages 50+. 7:30-10:30 pm.

Ballou Rec Center. 434.799.5216.

June 7 (thru August 2)

Preschool Story Time – Share stories and songs with a set theme. Ages 3-5.

11-11:45am. DPL – 434.799.5195.

June 8

Cherrystone Spring Fling. Antique car show, quilt show, outdoor open flea market, fish fry, country ham and bake sale.

7am-5pm. Cherrystone Missionary Baptist Association Center. 434.822.5038.

Firearm Safety Class - Learn the laws in VA that regulate concealed carry permits, basic design of handguns, handgun safety and marksmanship. 9am-2pm. Glenwood Community Center. 434.799.5150.

Festival In The Garden – Music, food, workshops & fun. 9am. Southern Virginia Botanical Gardens, Alton. www.svbg.org.

Bark in the Park – Dog-owner play day with activities including contests for the best dressed, best singer, and look-alike; bobbing for hotdogs; and the perennial favorite canine disc Hyperflite Skyhoundz competition. Browse the displays and join in the fellowship with other dog owners.

10am-1pm. Dan Daniel Memorial Park.

434.799.5215.

Stained Glass Mosaics Workshop Beautiful colors of hand cut stained glass will be used to create a mosaic 5” x 7” window hanging masterpiece. 10am-4pm.

Ballou Rec Center. 434.799.5215.

Kids’ Day at Jamison Mill Park - Enjoy nature walks, plant identification, birdhouse painting, food and more. Jamison Mill Recreation Park - Philpott Lake.

276.634.2545.

Cast calls for Damn Yankees.

See story page 16.

Auto Racing – PASS Supper Late Model 150/T. 5pm. South Boston Speedway – 434.572.4947.

Magic of the Masters Magic Show – Rotary Appreciation Night. Starring celebrity magician and World Champion Illusionist Wayne Alan. 8pm. Historic North Theatre – 434.793.7469.

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June 8 (thru August 3)

Disney Classic Movie Marathon – Movies, popcorn & lemonade. 10:30am-12:30pm.

DPL – 434.799.5195.

June 9

A Culinary & Musical Feast.

See stories page 16.

June 10 (Thru 14)

Children’s Theatre Workshop.

Open to grades 2-6. 10am-2pm. SPC. 276.957.5757.

Cupcake Wars Camp - Following recipes, careful measuring and decorating instruction will result in a week of delicious treats. Ages 10-14. 1-4pm. Artisan Center.

276.656.5461.

CSI Martinsville Camp - Students will learn how to work a crime scene by gathering evidence including fingerprints, blood splatter and DNA. Ages 10-14. 8:3011:30am. Artisan Center. 276.656.5461.

June 10 (Thru July 26)

Summer Art Camp – Create beautiful works of art, including crafts made from recycled items. 6/10-14; 6/17-21 & 7/2226. 9:30am-12pm. PAA. 276.632.3221.

June 11

Hillsborough/Mebane, NC Trip – Visit Hillsborough’s historic district then shop the Tangier Outlets in Mebane. 9am-7pm.

Ballou Rec Center. 434.799.5216.

June 11 (Thru August 27)

Hand and Foot - Play the fastest growing card game around. TU 1-4:30pm. Ballou Rec Center. 434.799.5216.

June 12

Emerald Pointe - All day water park pass, lunch and transportation are included. Ages 8+. 8am-6pm. Glenwood Community Center. 434.799.5150.

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

Winnie the Pooh Kids – Performance by local actors. 2-3pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

Dinosaur Dig. 3:30-4:30pm. DPLWestover – 434.799.5195.

One Family, Many Stories – Learn the importance of storytelling to preserving family history. 4-5pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

party. Dress the part and cast your vote for the area’s best martini. Silent jewelry auction with work by local artisans. 7-10pm.

Piedmont Arts, Martinsville - 276.632.3221.

Demetriss Tapp in Concert. Kirby Theater, Roxboro. See ad page 9.

June 15 & 16

CCS Virginia Festival of Speed Motorcycle Roadracing- The pressure will be on as caution is thrown to the wind and riders get set to battle it out.

8am-5pm. VIRginia International Raceway – 434.822.7700.

June 16

Dinosaur Camp – Read, sing, play and create crafts about these amazing animals that lived on earth before people. DSC. See ad page 25.

Artist Adventures Camp - Come and explore the creative world of drawing and painting. Ages 10-14. 8:30-11:30am.

Artisan Center. 276.656.5461.

Fueling Creativity: Junior Motorsports Camp - Learn about a career in motorsports that includes mechanical engineering, electronics, and mechanical design. Ages 10-14. 8:30-11:30am. Virginia Motorsports Technology Center. 276.656.5461.

Boys & Girls Club Steak & Stake Dinner Speaker Tony Womack. 6:30pm. Chatham Community Center. 434.489.9708.

June 17 & 19

Intro to Genealogical Research – Learn the basic skills on research. 11am-1pm.

DPL – 434.799.5195.

June 17 (thru 21)

Project Runway and Design Camp Students will learn the basics of design and sewing while creating wearable works of art.

Ages 10-14. 8:30-11:30am. Artisan Center.

276.656.5461.

Technology in Everyday Life - Students will learn how the latest innovations make our lives easier and will use their own creativity to make a mechanical device of their own. Rising 7 & 8 graders.

8:45am-12pm. New College Institute.

276.403.5612 .

Acting Camp – Professional theatre training experience for Southside youth. All participants will have the chance to perform in the premier summer performance. Ages 8-12 9am-12pm; ages 13+ 1:30-5:30pm.

Historic North Theatre. 434.203.2870.

June 18 (thru July 30)

June 19

June 13 & 14

June 20

June 14 (thru 16)

Music from MGM Musicals.

See story page 16 and ad page 25.

June 14

The Blues-Brews-and BBQ. 5pm.

Town Of Halifax. 434.470.1602.

Music Night - Grace & Glory, Jason Harris & Friends, Shelton Brothers. Open Mic 5:30pm. Bands 6:20pm. SPC-276.957.5757.

June 15

Sappony 5K Run. Mayo Park, Roxboro.

See ad page 9.

American Heart Association’s Heart Chase - A scavenger-hunt themed race where a team of 2-5 people compete to complete 10 challenges in 90 minutes. 8am-1pm. Ballou Rec Center.

434.797.8848.

Danville Area Humane Society Dog Wash. 9am-12pm. Danville Community Market. 434.799.0843.

Danville Master Gardeners’ Tour of Gardens. See story page 17.

Spaghetti Dinner – Fundraiser. 5pm7pm. Riverbend Volunteer Fire Dept.

434.792.2312.

Mad Men Martini Mixer - ‘60s themed

Welcome to Medicare Seminar Explanations of coverage options. 11am12:30pm. Ballou Rec Center. 434.797.5216.

Tampa Taiko Japanese Drumming Class. 2-3pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

June 17

June 13

USW Local 831 Members Appreciation Day. See ad page 22.

June 24

June 24 & 26

June 12 (thru July 24)

Kayaking - Take a lazy evening float down the Dan River. Put in at Newton’s Landing and ride the currents with Class I and II rapids to Anglers Park. 6:30-8:30pm. AbreuGrogan Park. 434.799.5215.

Made in the Shade Craft Beer Festival – Live music, food, vendors, craft and domestic beers focusing on those from VA, and more 12-6pm. Avoca Museum, Altavista. 434.369.1076.

Yard Sale. 7:30am-12pm. Danville Community Market. 434.799.0843.

Juneteenth/Community Health Outreach Day - Entertainment, health screenings, health information tables and a neighborhood basketball tournament.

10am-2pm. Doyle J. Thomas Park, Green Street. 434.797.8848.

Zoobaloo - Summer reading program with activities, crafts, music & fun. Grades K-5.

TU 1-2 pm. SPC. 276.957.5757.

Cursive Writing - Learn the art of cursive writing. Grades 5+. TU 2pm. Must preregister & pre-pay by June 15. SPC – 276.957.5757.

Karate. TU 2:30pm. SPC-276.957.5757.

Lighten Up for Life Summer Edition Fun fitness, nutritional programs and more for ladies 50+. W 9:30-11:30am. Ballou Rec. Center. 434.799.5216.

June 22

Monsters from the Crypt – Dress up as a monster, ghoul, zombie or beast. 2-3pm.

DPL – 434.799.5195.

Buried Treasure. 3:30-4:30pm. DPLWestover – 434.799.5195.

Senior Movie Day - Blind Side. 11am.

DPL – 434.799.5195.

Dealing with Weeds - Share information and have questions answered about gardening topics and more. 6-7:30pm.

City Auditorium. 434.797.8848.

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

Enchanted Evenings - Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy music by Jus Cauz Bluegrass Band. 6:30-8:30pm. Ballou Park.

434.799.5216.

June 20 (thru 22)

Braves vs Princeton. Legion Field, DDMP – 434.797.3792. See ad page 27.

June 20 (thru 30)

Prizery Summer Theatre - Oliver.

See ad page 5.

June 21

Just Everyday Women Walking by Faith - A non-denominational Christian women’s group. 11am-1pm. Mary’s Diner.

434.793.1075 or 434.836.9113.

June 21 (thru August 25)

DMFAH Exhibits - Linda Mitchell’s Truth in Animals and Robert Friedman Danville Photographs 2007-2012. See story page 17.

Researching Your African American Ancestors – Learn special techniques.

11am-1pm. DPL – 434.799.5195.

June 24 (thru 28)

June 25 (thru 27)

Cooking for Kids – Healthy food preparation in fun and imaginative ways. Ages 6-12.

10am-12pm. SPC – 276.957.5757.

June 26

Gnomes - Create a gnome. 3:30-4:30pm.

DPL-Westover – 434.799.5195.

Diversity Workshop - Creating Pathways to Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace.

12-5pm. IALR – www.ialr.org.

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June 27

Denny Diamond and the Family Jewels – It’s the closest thing to seeing Neil Diamond in concert. 8pm. Historic North Theatre – 434.793.7469.

June 28

Averett Alumni Danville Chapter Gathering - Fun and networking. 5-6pm.

Jakes on Main. 434.791.7252.

River District Rhythms Concert Series – Justin Moore. See ad page 7.

TGIF Concert Series – Music by Paradox.

Food and beverages available. 7-10:30pm.

Uptown Farmers’ Market, Martinsville 276.632.5688.

June 29

Music on Main. Roxboro. See ad page 9.

Play Days in the Park - Stimulate kids than an afternoon of games and activities for the whole family. 2-5pm. Ballou Park.

434.799.5215.

Masters of Motown – Presenting the greatest Motown music of the 60s. 8pm.

Historic North Theatre – 434.793.7469.

June 29 & 30

Braves vs Bluefield. Legion Field, DDMP – 434.797.3792. See ad page 27.

Upcoming July 3

Fireworks At The Speedway. 8pm. South Boston Speedway – 434.572.4947.

July 4

July 4th Celebration. See story page 17.

Pie Contest. Piedmont Shopper.

See ad page 13.

July 4 (thru 7)

Prizery Summer Theatre - Red, White And Broadway. See ad page 5.

July 5

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

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June 2013

Calling All Shutterbugs

by Mackenzie Osadchuk Your work could be featured in the 2014 Danville Calendar! Submit a color photo of a Danville event, scenic or historic place, or favorite snapshot of life in the city.

Photos of all seasons are encouraged. Limit one submission per person for each deadline. The next deadline is August 2. These pictures are preliminary winners.

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Evince Magazine

Reflecting Forward

ASK DR. JUDITH

The Voice of Experience

by Linda Lemery

I’ve hit a new low this year in my mad housewife skills. I mended a tear in my sweatpants by duct taping the hole shut. I was in a hurry. I’d been on the phone dealing with incomprehensible business forms that I knew from experience I wouldn’t understand.

I’m not a stupid woman but I find business forms baffling. I wanted to walk the dog and was on a timeline.

I raced by a doorknob, hung my pants pocket on it and ripped the fabric to kingdom come. My husband was headed out the door and yelled over his shoulder, “Duct tape it shut.”

I did. And it worked.

This month the theme of Evince is the Voice of Experience. We base our choices of actions on past experiences that we think will predict better future outcomes. This is one definition of learning. Linda’s corollaries state that: 1. For learning that sticks, ain’t no way but the hard way.

2. We need to pay closer attention to the lessons.

For example, let’s return to the duct-taped sweat pants. There they were with that glossy black ducttape stripe holding them together.

Thanks to my husband, we have a veritable rainbow of colored duct tape. After I ripped off my duct-taped pants, I flung them into a mending basket until I could find time to sew them. That was weeks ago. Socks, a sweatshirt, undies, a tie, a pair of sweats, tennis shoes (!) and more filled the basket to overflowing.

I hand-sewed the repairs for all those clothes earlier this spring.

It took a whole weekend. After finishing, I tried everything on. It was all either too big or too small. Most of it ended up in a yard sale.

Experience has taught me that there’s not much payoff in mending by hand.

And if I’m planning on mending by sewing machine, it’s almost like the stars are determined not to align.

I love old quilts, but old ones fray.

I remember acquiring one that was dirty, so I washed it. Big mistake.

A lot more fraying--to the point that it was impossible to fix with the existing

fabric. So I decided to sew patterned fabric patches over the frayed areas to reinforce it. Now, my machine is at least 65 years old. It seized up as I was constructing the first patch, so off I went to the repair shop. It takes a while to fix a museum piece, so while I waited, I cleaned up the dining room where I sew and somehow misplaced all my heavy metal bobbins. Plastic ones don’t work in that machine. Who knew the cheap metal replacements I raced out and bought would make the thread break? It took months to find the right bobbins. I finally finished sewing on the patches.

Experience taught me well. Now I’m afraid to use the quilt.

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Q: Do hearing instruments really help?

A recent survey conducted in part by A: Yes. Better Hearing Institute (bhi.org) showed

that 8 out of 10 people experienced improved quality of life with the instruments.

Hearing instruments are designed to improve communication. This improvement brings about increased potential to earn more money, improved relationships and decreased risk of depression and dementia.

Not everyone gets the same benefit from hearing instruments. A lot depends on the extent of the hearing loss, ability to understand speech, the quality of the hearing instrument, being fit by a Doctor of Audiology and most important the user’s attitude. People who are more motivated to improve their quality of life and are willing to “relearn” how to listen and wear the hearing instruments as directed will experience better benefit than if they aren’t.

A successful hearing instrument experience depends on “HOW”: the Honesty to accept the hearing loss, the Open-mindedness to use hearing instruments and the Willingness to do what needs to be done.

Let’s also remember, we are more likely to hear people complain about something than to praise.

When I think about those duct-taped pants, I realize I’ve mended them before. I was distracted by watching the Hallmark Channel at the time and I sewed the right pocket completely shut. So now my hand dives for that pocket and slides right down my hip and passes over that triple thickness of fabric (pocket, pocket, pants) every time and I become aggravated again.

Maybe what experience is teaching me here is to stitch the other pocket shut, whack out both pockets and be done. Problem solved.

Or perhaps I’m just not destined to look mended when I leave the house.

Just recently I realized I was almost late for an appointment and rushed outside, brushing against the car bumper. There was a screw sticking out of the bumper. (Why? Who knows? It had been there ever since the car lived with my mom in Florida.)

Naturally, I tore a gaping, L-shaped hole in the leg of my favorite pants.

Out came the duct tape. I made it to the gathering on time. The screw is now history.

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About the author: Linda Lemery llemery@gmail.com now carries leopard-patterned duct tape to her job as Circulation Manager at Averett University’s Mary B. Blount Library in Danville. She welcomes reader comments.

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Make it a Healthy Experience

by Suzanne Stowe TrainWithSuzanne.com A person can be experienced and you can have an experience.

Isn’t it funny how it takes one to become the other?

No matter how much we may want to pass on our experiences to someone else through words, the experiences we have, good or bad, shape us into the person we ultimately become.

Some experiences are simply funny and add interesting details to already comical situations. One of my favorites was in an airport. We had managed to arrive at the gate on time--everyone accounted for, backpacks with snacks and crayons in hand. (Think of the movie, Home Alone, Lost in New York.) This was before the airlines required everyone to remove their shoes and only a select few were given that privilege. As we approached the counter we were told we would need to remove our shoes, but they were not referring to just me and Eddie. Before it was over, there were five pairs of precious little sneakers and baby shoes lined up to be inspected along with the crayons and crackers in the backpacks. Why we were picked I do not know, but I can say it made my day.

Memorable life experiences at any age shape our lives and perspectives. Our response to these experiences determines our path. Some experiences that come to mind in raising six children make me smile and some bring a tear to my eye: the death of their father at an early age; Marshall winning the Louie Field’s Fun Run when he was seven; talking Marlena through her homesickness at Virginia Tech swim camp when she was 10; taking all of them to story time at the public library; learners’ permits and first time drivers; proms, first days of kindergarten and first jobs.

Whatever the experience, whether

having coffee with a friend or watching a child’s soccer game, focus on the person, not the food or the score.

Experience truly is the best teacher. No matter the age, new experiences are available to increase your knowledge, pursue a longtime interest, or invest time in others. Experience is the teacher of lifelong learning and it’s never too late. Take a foreign language, learn to swim, join in community activities, help someone else be successful, watch until your child’s bus is out of sight, encourage your child to stick with a sport, stay at camp to the end and say I love you whenever you say goodbye. Don’t rush through the days, but rather relish the moments...and I’m speaking from experience. Seize life. Dress festively every morning.

Relish life with the spouse you love. Each day is God’s gift. Make the most of each one.

by Dave Gluhareff TrainWithDave.com Our experiences and how we respond to them mold us into the people we are today.

When I lost 100 pounds in the late 1990s, my life changed for the better. I began helping people lose weight, get in shape, and feel better about themselves.

Life took on a new meaning and direction because I embraced change. My glass became half full.

I responded to that experience positively and used my weight loss to spur changes in the weight loss and fitness of millions of people with personal training facilities, articles, websites, speaking engagements and monthly columns. Life is what we make of it. It’s how we respond to and learn from the experiences we create or experiences we didn’t create that shape our lives. We can choose to make each experience we have a healthy one.

Evince Magazine thunderstorm had gone through the area an hour before, making me wonder if lightning had somehow mysteriously re-lit the sign.

Signs of Ghostly Life

by Mack Williams Danville Science Center Natural History Educator One day I walked past the former Yene Fusion Cafe at 1050 Main Street. My son, Jeremy, and I had enjoyed eating there not long before its closing. Over time, the outdoor metal tables and chairs had been removed, and because of either winds or vandalism, the burgundy outdoor circular sign had developed a noticeable gap, seriously affecting its message.

The sign is now gone, being 100% complete in its absence, compared to just previously being only about 60% present.

One night I noticed that the stillintact, electric Open sign was glowing again, but there was no new sign saying under new management and the building was completely dark. A violent

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Being the Natural History Educator at the Danville Science Center, I thought of how muscle contractions can continue to occur in some recently dead reptiles and insects. I remembered how one of our volunteers, John Hiltzheimer, had found and brought in a decapitated praying mantis the week before, with its legs still slowly moving; I wondered if there were some similarities between the former restaurant‘s reactivated sign and the late mantis’ still-moving legs.

I was also reminded of a newspaper article about a man repainting an old Coca-Cola ghost sign in downtown Danville. Maybe what I had seen on the front of the former restaurant was also a ghost sign of sorts, not like the one downtown advertising the drinking of a “delicious and refreshing” beverage, but instead, the sort of sign which invites the public to once again, step through the threshold.

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Book Clubbing A review by Diane Adkins

Spirits of Just Men

Mountaineers, Liquor Bosses, and Lawmen in the Moonshine Capital of the World

by Charles Thompson, Jr. Charles Thompson, a professor at Duke University, has written a book about moonshining in Franklin County that is a rich combination of both serious history and personal reflection.

His has a unique viewpoint, having roots in Franklin County and a moonshining heritage. In fact, his preface proclaims that his teaching position and a nice office at Duke can be directly attributed to the fact that his grandfather, a fine and decent man, was able to feed his family by being involved in the moonshine trade. As he says, turning corn into liquor was another farm chore and just about the only one that yielded cash in that time and place.

Without moonshine, his grandfather could never have purchased the land that gave his family stability and the hope of a better future. Thompson summarizes the work of Keister Greer in The Great Moonshine Conspiracy Trial of 1935, which showed that what started as a way for farm families to survive in the mountains became a racket for those in power.

There are many characters richly drawn in the narrative. One of them is a Primitive Baptist preacher named Goode Hash. Thompson connects the individualism of the Primitive Baptist faith and its strong reliance on God alone to change the hearts of humans to the distrust they had of Prohibition. Primitive Baptists disliked the mingling of church and state and since Prohibition was a government-enforced edict, it was viewed with suspicion. Elder Hash did not see government as having a role in regulating the hearts of humans.

Thompson contrasts Elder Hash with Ora Harrison, an Episcopalian teacher who comes to Franklin County to teach and build a school under the auspices of the Episcopal Church. Although their theology is different, the two work together to try to change the underlying economic circumstances that make moonshining nearly inevitable. Harrison is sometimes tempted to tie whiskey making to a “mountain depravity of mind” and to a basic lawlessness of mountain people, but she does much good for the children of the area. A doctor who comes and stays with Miss Ora, Dr. Franc Morrill, believes the key to the entire situation is ignorance—but it is the ignorance of “the people of this nation” who have not provided paved roads, adequate school facilities and industries that would give an opportunity for local people to stay and thrive.

Far from a leering look at moonshiners as we have often witnessed in literature and in television or a characterization of the people of our region as hillbillies and backwoods ignorant folks, this book recognizes with admiration the resourcefulness of the people who found a way to survive in difficult circumstances. It is a fascinating look at times and places not too far removed from our own.

Diane Adkins is the Director of the Pittsylvania County Public Library System with branches in Brosville, Chatham, Gretna and Mt. Hermon, and a newlyopened History Resource Center and Library in the renovated Chatham Train Depot. For more information about the library’s programs and services, including the Summer Reading Program, visit www.pcplib.org or call the Main Branch at 434.432.3271.

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

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Big Surprises in Unexpected Places

by Annelle Williams

On a trip to Myrtle Beach it was easy to find great food, but the best meal came as a big surprise. My sister and I took our mother and her sister on their yearly excursion to the South Carolina coast—a trip they had made for over 30 years always staying at the same family hotel. Friends they’ve made over the years came too and it was more like a fraternity/ sorority party than a beach trip.

We young kids couldn’t keep up with the nonstop visiting, so we escaped Ocean Boulevard and found a beautiful Italian restaurant and bar, Travinia, where we relaxed for an hour with a modified Negroni and a salad of arugula, prosciutto and long thin ribbons of Parmigiano-Regianno. Our experience was so invigorating we decided to try it again the next day. This time we headed north to Collector’s Cafe for one of their famous scallop cakes and a glass of crisp pinot grigio. After a little time away we were able to return to the party with renewed spirit.

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Add drained, soaked beans and 10 cups of water. Bring to a slow simmer; cover pot leaving the lid ajar and cook slowly for about two hours until beans are tender. Add more water if needed. You want enough broth for soup.

When beans are tender, add salt and pepper to taste.

Add butter to medium-sized sauté pan over medium heat. When butter is melted, add escarole and toss with tongs for a couple of minutes until barely wilted. Add escarole, red pepper flakes and lemon juice to beans. Simmer just to combine. Serve with extra virgin olive oil and Parmesan cheese as garnish.

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