de Page 8-4-Martinsville Bulletin, Thursday, December 8, 2011 Your Calendar A AND ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS DEC. 8-14 (fax) 638-7409; Martinsville Bulletin, P.O. Box 3711, Martinsville, 24115 Happening this week HOLIDAY POPS SPECTACULAR Conductor David Wiley leads the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. The Holiday Pops Spectacular will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Martinsville High School auditorium.
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Chorus on Sunday The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will return to Martinsville for the sixth year with familiar holiday classics, new yuletide favorites and a few surprises. Its Holiday Pops Spectacular will be presented at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Martinsville High School auditorium. Tickets cost and Tickets are available at Piedmont Arts or at the door. In the spirit of the season, Grace Network will collect nonperishable food items to stock the pantry for the needy.
This performance is supported partially by a grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. or (fax) 638-7409 by noon Friday for publication in the following Thursday edition. Tuesday Citywide Holiday Concert The Citywide Holiday Concert will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Martinsville High School (MHS) auditorium. In addition to the annual presentation of "Sleigh Ride" by the MHS Symphonic Band, the MHS gospel and concert choirs will perform.
The MHS jazz band, MHS concert band and middle school bands will perform two selections and combine for a holiday finale. The bands are under the direction of Kevin Lewis, Brian Joyce and Michelle Meyer, and the choirs are directed by Michelle Meyer and Tim Harrison. Admission is free. Publication in "Mark Your Calendar" is free for nonprofit organizations. Sent announcements to accentde- HOLLYWOOD CINEMA 656-FILM BESIDE WALMART hollywoodmountain.com HAPPY FEET 2 0-01 PUSS IN SOOTS THE IMMORTALS PA ARTHUR CHRISTMAS BA -O REAL STEEL PO-18 December 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Classes and Basketmaking A basketmaking class will be held from 9:30 to noon Saturday at the Spencer-Penn Centre.
The cost of $25 includes a project to take home. To register, call 957-1521 or 957- 5757. Handmade Holiday Market The Southern Virginia Artisan Center will host Handmade Holiday Market. with crafts and artists, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday. Decorating for Christmas the Colonial Williamsburg Way Colonial Williamsburg long has been known for its iconic Christmas style, and as the holiday season begins, the buildings in the historic area are embellished with decorations made from natural materials. From 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Ridgeway Branch Library, Joel Bunn, a former landscaping supervisor for Colonial Williamsburg, will lead a demonstration on creating your own little piece of a colonial Christmas: a wreath in the distinctive Colonial Williamsburg Christmas style. Watch him MOVIE TOWN www.
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If you pay the $8 materials fee, you will receive an evergreen wreath base and supplies. Senior Egg Art workshop Karen Eggleston will lead a SASSY Senior Egg Art workshop on Tuesday at the Artisan Center. Choose one of two sessions: 3-5 p.m. or 6-8 p.m, Each student will complete an elaborate egg ornament to take home. The cost is $25.
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Director Julie Walters Steele, her family and the homestead staff recreate an old-fashioned radio show of live holiday music and period skits from 1 the 1930s and '40s most of which were sponsored by Reynolds tobacco products. During intermission, desserts will be served, and a silent auction will be held. Tickets cost $8 for adults and $5 for students. The production will be held at 7 tonight. The house will be open at 5:30 p.m.
for viewing, and Esprit d' Chord will perform. The Sunday matinee will begin at 2 p.m. The house will be open at 12:30, including performances by Esprit d' Chord. Call the homestead at 694-7181 for reservations. Friday Music Night The monthly Music Night at Spencer-Penn Centre will feature Tina, Herbert and Cathrine Conner at 6:30 p.m.; Chords of Faith at 7:30 p.m.: and Highway 61 at 8:30 p.m.
The doors will open at 5 p.m. for concessions. and an open mic session will begin at 5:30. Admission costs $3. Friday 29th Division Band The Virginia National Guard is hosting its fourth annual series of free holiday celebrations in western Virginia this week.
The concerts feature Virginia's 29th Division Band and various guest soloists from the Virginia National Guard. The local celebration. which will feature holiday music, children's activities, a visit with Santa Claus and refreshments. will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church.
Saturday ZenStix Holiday Jam The ZenStix Holiday Jam will be held on Saturday at the Rives Theatre. Two stages will have music by After Jack, Midnight Alice. OmBrew and The Stone Saints. The doors will open at 7 p.m. The event is free.
Local charities will be represented to accept donations. Upcoming events Bluegrass at the Rives Mark Templeton and Pocket Change will take the stage from 7 to 9 p.m. Dec. 17 as part of the Lions Club of Martinsville and Henry County's 2011 concert series, which is held at the Rives Theatre in uptown Martinsville. The doors will open at 5 p.m., and an open mic session will be held from Music Jamboree The Patrick County Music Association's monthly music jamboree Dec.
17 will feature the Snyder Family. Other groups will include Bill and Maggie Anderson, Jason Harris and Friends. Old Grass, The Country Boys and Rhody Creek. The music will begin at 4 p.m at the Rotary Building in Stuart. p.m.
Woman thinks child molester is a dangerous family secret Dear Annie: My 12-year-old son recently informed me that his 18-year-old cousin was molesting him. I immediately informed. my in-laws. They were in shock and denial. Both said.
"Are you sure? Maybe they were experimenting." I was outraged and disgusted, and so was my husband. I went to the police and filed a report. Both the perpetrator and the victim are their grandsons. My husband no longer speaks to his brother because of what his son did. His brother said he should have been informed before I filed the police report.
But the police advised us not to, saying it would give the perpetrator a chance to develop a defense. The cousin was arrested. He didn't deny what he'd done. He was sentenced to a year in the county jail and will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, which is absolutely fine with me. The problem is that my inlaws have chosen to keep this a family secret.
Whenever rel atives visit and ask where the cousin is, they respond that bet is away at college. I find appalling. What happens when the cousin gets out of jail and goes back to live with his parents? Will they tell the relatives with little kids then? My husband no longer wishes to visit his parents. I know my mother-in-law is angry with me, and I'm OK with that. My primary concern is prod tecting my family and uing to seek treatment for my son.
We have found him a great therapist. Should I tell the family 1 Annie's Mailbox By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar ily members need to know the truth, but it would help if you could approach your in-laws with love and understanding, instead of anger and recriminations. This is breaking their hearts. Help them see how important it is for relatives to know why they cannot permit their young children to be alone with the cousin for his sake as well as theirs. When he is released from prison, he likely will be prohibited from being near these children anyway, so the inlaws are only postponing the inevitable.
Sympathize with how awkward it will be to inform others, but the sooner itis done the more supportive and trusting the family membets can be. Please talk to your son's therapist about the best way to word this. Dear Annie: We have four kids. Three of them are doing well, but our youngest, age still lives with us, does drugs and has no job. He sleeps all day and does nothing around the house to help.
We have him, tried We different feed ways him to and motivate house and he acts as though he entitled: What "should we do: Dear At the End of Our Rope Rope: First try to get your son to a doctor to make members who have children? Daughter-in-Law Dear Daughter-in-Law: Fam- sure there are no medical or psychiatric problems hampering his development. Then please take the necessary steps to make him responsible for his own life. It will not be easy for you (or for him), but the situation as it stands is untenable, and you have to consider your own well-being. Contact Because I Love You (bily.org) and Families Anonymous (familiesanonymous.org) for support and assistance. Dear Annie: I was disappointed with your response to 'A Devoted Grandma," who thinks her friend "Betsy" should switch turns hosting Christmas Eve dinner because it will be easier with a new baby at Grandma's house.
Grandma stated that Betsy relented in an unfriendly way. It was Betsy's year to hold the celebration, and just because there is a new grandchild doesn't mean Grandma gets to demand it be at her house. At some point, most families have small children. It's not an excuse to give up traditions. And Betsy didn't need to be "more gracious." Another Grandma Dear Grandma: We agree about Grandma, but it never burts to be more gracious, especially when friends are confronted with unpleasant choices.
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