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July Calendar
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All of the community events that are usually promoted in the Calendar section might not be happening. Therefore, it’s best to contact the groups that usually sponsor these activities. This list might help.
The Danville Farmers’ Market, 629 Craghead Street, is open on Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. until noon. The first hour is reserved for seniors and immuno-compromised shoppers. 434.797.8961.
The Caswell Farmers Market in Yanceyville, North Carolina, at 2246 Hwy 86, by Goodwill, will be open on Thursdays, 4:00-6:30pm with safety protocols in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Danville Master Gardeners will answer inquiries about gardening, lawns and landscaping on Mondays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 434.799.6558 or send an email to danvillemastergardeners@gmail.com.
Abbreviation Key • AU=Averett University, 434.791.5600 www.averett.edu • DMFAH=Danville Museum of
Fine Arts & History, 975 Main St. 434.793.5644 www.danvillemuseum.org • DSC=Danville Science Center, 677 Craghead St. 434.791.5160 www.dsc.smv.org • PA=Piedmont Arts, 215 Starling
Ave, Martinsville 276.632.3221 www.PiedmontArts.org • The Prizery=700 Bruce St.,
South Boston, 434.572.8339, www.prizery.com Ongoing Guided Walking Tours: Millionaires Row, Holbrook Street and Tobacco Warehouse District. Danville Historical Society. www.danvillehistory.org 434.770.1974 DMFAH: self-guided audio tours Brosville Library: 11948 Martinsville Highway www.pcplib.org 434.685.1285 Danville Public Library: 511 Patton St. readdanvilleva.org 434.799.5195 DPL Westover Branch: 94 Clifton St. www.readdanvilleva.org 434.799.5152 Gretna Library: 207 A Coffey Street, www.pcplib.org 434.656.2579
Gunn Memorial, Caswell
County Public Library: 118 Main St, Yanceyville, NC www.caswellcounty.gov/library 336.694.6241
Halifax County Public
Library: 177 South Main St. halifaxcountylibrary.org 434.476.3357
History Research Center and
Library: 340 Whitehead St,, Chatham www.pcplib.org 434.432.8931 Mt. Hermon Library: 4058 Franklin Turnpike www.pcplib.org 434.835.0326
Pittsylvania County Public
Main Library: 24 Military Drive, Chatham www.pcplib.org 434.432.3271 South Boston Public Library: 509 Broad St. 434.5575.4228 www.halifaxcountylibrary.org Langhorne House Museum: 117 Broad St. 434.793.6472 July 1 (thru 25)
16 Hands: Two Generations,
Working Together: This free exhibit features work by Ellen Shankin, Brad Warstler, Silvie Granatelli, Benjie Osborne, Josh Manning, Donna Polseno, Hona Knudsen, Wendy Werstlein, Sarah McCarthy, Seth Guzovsky, Andrea Denniston and Josh Copus from Floyd, Virginia. Dreaming
Geometry: An Artistic
Exploration of Mathematics is on display in the Lynwood Artists Gallery. PA July 1 (thru 29)
Smokestack Theatre Reading
on the Lawn: Wednesdays 6:30- 8:30pm free DMFAH July 1(thru August 28) Camilla Williams Exhibit: DMFAH July 4 Danville Fireworks Display: Danville River District at dusk; fireworks will be detonated from the MLK Jr. Bridge Danville Patriot Challenge: Four Miles on the Fourth Anglers Park $30 434.793.4636 www.PlayDanvilleVa. com July 4 (thru 25) Yoga on the Lawn: free sessions taught by Firefly instructors on the DMFAH lawn Saturdays 9-10am July 7 (thru August 28) Camilla Williams Exhibit: Williams was born in Danville and became the first African American to sing with a major American opera company in NYC. Exhibit features her opera costumes including Madame Butterfly. DMFAH July 7 DMFAH: Re-opening day to the public July 9 Music on Main: featuring Mel Melton & the Wicked Mojos Crossing at the Dan Complex 7pm free Bring a lawn chair or blanket. 434.793.4636 July 11 & 12 DMFAH: free admission July 15 & 16 VMFA on the Road: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Artmobile will be parked behind the DMFAH. This free interactive art space will bring works from the VMFA’s art collection and features hands-on activities. See page 8. July 16 Music on Main: featuring Revolution Band Crossing at the Dan Complex 7pm free Bring a lawn chair or blanket. 434.793.4636
July 18 Cars & Coffee: See classic cars, sports cars, muscle cars, etc in the parking lot of Crema + Vine 1009 Main St. Danville 9-10:30am 434.548.9862 July 23 Music on Main: featuring Jukebox Revolver Crossing at the Dan Complex 7pm free Bring a lawn chair or blanket. 434.793.4636
Save the Date August 19
AU classes begin
August 24
DCC classes begin
September 1 Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce will move to the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research, 150 Slayton Ave. September 5 Derby Day: DMFAH September 26
Chatham Rotary Club
Auction & Gala: Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex 6-9pm www.chathamrotaryclub.com
Where Can I Find Evince? Evince is available at many l ocation’s including the lobby of our office at 753 Main Street in Danville. During business hours pick up several copies and take them to your home-bound friends and family. If you missed an issue, visit www. evincemagazine.com and search under the “virtual magazines” tab.
Exhibition extended to August 28th
January 12 - May 24, 2020
Museum Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday • 10am - 5pm Sunday • 2 - 5pm
Adults / $10 • Seniors (62+) / $8 Students / $4 • Age 7- College Children 6 and under / Free Members, Military, DoC / Free
The Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History would like to
announce the Camilla Williams exhibition, made possible
through a generous Make More Happen Grant from
the Danville Regional Foundation. The Camilla Williams exhibition highlights the relationship this New York
City Opera diva had with her hometown Danville,
and explores the difficult path to fame in a racially
divided South during the Civil Rights protests.
For more information call: 434-793-5644, or email: info@danvillemuseum.org www.danvillemuseum.org • Sincere thanks to our sponsors:
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I’ve found a new way to mark time. I check the length of my leg hair. During this COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve been a fish out of water. Before the YMCA closed, I was swimming every morning by 5:30, burning through the water in a 30-minute sprint toward health. After finishing my shallow-end back exercises, I would fly out of the pool into the shower, take a 10-minute sauna, jump into my shorts and t-shirt, run up to the gym to do 30 abdominal crunches, 30 back extensions, 10 minutes on the bosu ball, 30 minutes on the walking track, then throw on my business clothes, gulp down a cup of coffee, and charge out the door to get me to work on time.
At work, I would race through various tasks until lunch, when I’d leave the building and run more errands than seemed humanly possible. I blasted my way through the afternoon, generally leaving late, only to screech to a halt in the driveway, leap out of the car, and rush into the house to start my afterwork activity du jour. It was rare to have an evening when I just came home and sat down. Then
Reflecting Forward
Marking Time by Linda Lemery
the pandemic blew in, Governor Northam told everybody who could to work remotely and self-isolate. The gym closed, and my carefully constructed schedule toppled like a house of cards in that strong, frightening wind.
Subsequently, I was working from home with an old computer, a flash drive, and ever-present technology problems. Weeks went by with my barely keeping up. I tried to organize, but my stress levels were
mounting, the uncertainty levels were climbing, and exercise was going by the wayside. My husband and I tried to walk in the evenings. We trudged along in sweatpants until the weather warmed up and we walked down the driveway in kneelength shorts. I felt a breeze on my legs, as a warning. I paid attention. It was late May. The length of my leg hair told me that the gym had closed months prior, that same gym that was the
only place I shaved my legs. I read somewhere that body hair served as an early warning system for ancient hominids, our ancestors on the evolutionary scale. The stirring of body hair signaled that weather or something else was changing, spurring the hominid into action, flight, or hiding.
So, I’m hiding in plain sight. My leg hair has continued to grow. I still haven’t shaved. After work has finished for the day, I watch movies and read books. My only after-work activities are a monthly Google Hangout writers group, a monthly Zoom book club, home paperwork, home cleaning and refurbishing, gardening, and walking. And when I’m out for a walk, I‘m relaxed in shorts, mask, visor, wraparound sunglasses, and body hair. Maybe my priorities have changed or my mental state has shifted. Or maybe I’ve learned to value time in a new way. Not only do we mark time, but it marks us.
About the Author: When she’s not reflecting on body hair, Linda Lemery llemery@ averett.edu works as Circulation Manager at Averett University’s Mary B. Blount Library in Danville. She welcomes reader comments.
