High School Art Exhibition
art/dance/theater
The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge announces its 23rd Annual High School Art Exhibition sponsored by the Roanoke Arts Commission. The show will run May 1 – June 8, 2008, at the Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center at Hollins University, in Roanoke, Virginia.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: free.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center, Hollins University.
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
film/cinema/movie listings
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West is now showing in the MegaDome Theatre at the Science Museum of Western Virginia. One of the most popular National Geographic large-format films of all time, Lewis & Clark will run through August 31, 2008.
Through careful research and meticulous recreations, this scientific expedition lives again on the big screen. Movie-goers will go back 200 years to experience this monumental quest—the adventure, danger and beauty of the unmapped West.
The film chronicles the group of explorers led by Lewis and Clark into uncharted territory to find a water passageway to the Pacific Ocean and describe for science the wonders of the west.
The expedition conquered raging rivers, buffalo-filled prairies, sub-zero temperatures and rugged mountains on their 8,000-mile journey to the Pacific Ocean and back. The generosity of Native Americans is detailed, including the story of Sacagawea, a teen-aged Native American girl who accompanied the group and whose contributions were invaluable…
Cinema: adventure, documentary, education, epic, family, native american movie, period piece, road trip, western. Cost: Tickets are $5 adults; $4.50 seniors; $4 children (ages 3-12). Tickets for all age groups are discounted to $3 for members, for visitors in addition to regular Museum admission, or for visitors during Free Friday Afternoons—the second Friday of each month from noon-6pm when Museum admission is free.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008.
Science Musuem of Western Virginia
MegaDome Theatre
One Market Square, 4th Floor
Roanoke, VA 24011.
Free Hearing Evaluation for 55+
mind and body
This is an opportunity for those 55 and older who suspect they may experience hearing loss to have a complete hearing evaluation. It is Free of charge and appointments are needed. Call your local Beltone Audiology Center (in the White pages) to schedule a time.
Cost: Free of Charge for those 55+. Contact: Kevin McCurdy.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 9:00 AM.
Beltone Audiology and Hearing Aid Centers in Roanoke, Salem, and Lynchburg, Va.
Yoga at Balanced Living Yoga Studio
mind and body
Yoga at Balanced Living Yoga Studio
Balanced Living offers weekly Yoga Classes. Yoga classes are held Monday & Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm and Tuesday & Thursday mornings at 9:15 am. 5515 Williamson Road, Roanoke. For more info or to participate please call 540.556.1611.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM.
5515 Williamson Road,
Roanoke, VA.
"Louisiana Link"
art/dance/theater
For the first time since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, O. Winston Link’s oldest exhibition of photographs documenting life in Louisiana will be on view for the public. Opening May 10 at the O. Winston Link Museum, “Louisiana Link” will provide visitors with a new perspective on the work of this important and influential artist. Through more than 50 images Link captures numerous different facets of 1937 life and industry in Louisiana. These include the daily activities of an LSU student, the Catholic blessing of the shrimp boats, oil prospecting, alligator hunting, rice harvesting, cotton marketing, bee insemination, and parties of then Governor Leche.
“Louisiana Link” will present rarely seen prints – offering new insight on a photographer whose name and iconic railroad images enjoy worldwide recognition. Although best known for his dramatic black and white portraits of the vanishing steam locomotive, Link was a versatile photographer who made portraits of friends, records of events and striki…
Art: art exhibition. Contact: Allie Hasson at the Link Museum.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:00 AM.
O. Winston Link Museum
101 Shenandoah Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24016.
"Never Built Virginia" @ Library of VA
art/dance/theater
From Thomas Jefferson’s design of the Virginia State Capitol to Northern Virginia’s soaring post-modern structures of glass and steel, the commonwealth’s architectural triumphs are well-documented. But what of those that never made it beyond the drawing board?
Never Built Virginia will explore a variety of proposed architectural projects from around the commonwealth that remained unbuilt because the architecture was too radical, because funding collapsed, or because they lost favor with their patrons. Never Built Virginia offers examples of structures that never were and poses the question, “What if?”.
Cost: free.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219.
Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture
art/dance/theater
Be among the first to explore the Virginia Center for Architecture's new exhibition Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture. Enjoy light refreshments and hear a lecture by Raleigh, North Carolina-based architect Frank Harmon.
Harmon, who is featured in the exhibition, believes that a building should be unique to its surroundings. He discusses his regional approach to design and his interest in vernacular architecture - dwellings and farm buildings made of local materials and constructed sensibly.
Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture takes you on a pictorial tour of some of the Sun Belt's most respected Modern architecture. Three-dimensional models help tell the story. These buildings aren't just designed to be beautiful - most of them have a decidedly green tint. Work by several of the architects highlight how the buildings where we live, work and learn can be designed to conserve natural resources and create healthier indoor spaces.
The exhibition also includes sever…
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Virginia Center for Architecture
2501 Monument Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23220-2618.
Spirit of Place Environmental Themes by Genesis Chapman
art/dance/theater
Large scale drawings and sculpture.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: free. Contact: Mary Tartaro.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Perspective Gallery
Squires Student Center
Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA.
The Senior Art Exhibition :: Fresh New Works!
art/dance/theater
Ballator Thompson and Wetherill Wilson Galleries: The Senior Exhibition. This exhibition features the work of the members of the class of 2008 majoring in studio art and film and photography. Through May 18. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA 24020-1707.
Women Only! In Their Studios :: Art Exhibition
art/dance/theater
Main Gallery: Women Only! In Their Studios. Showcasing a variety of media and styles, Women Only! features a new canon of modern artists. All of these women share a relentless focus and the courage to embrace uncharted territories. Each artist is an innovator of compelling power, whether working in painting, photography, or even quilts or videos. Featured artists include Jennifer Bartlett, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Camille Billops, Elizabeth Catlett, Linda Freeman, Ann Hamilton, Grace Hartigan, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Elizabeth Murray, Howardena Pindell, Laurie Simmons, Faith Ringgold, Miriam Schapiro, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Joan Snyder, Pat Steir, Gail Tremblay, Jackie Winsor, and Flo Oy Wong. This exhibition is organized by Smith Kramer Traveling Exhibitions. Through June 28. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Art: art exhibition.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA 24020-1707.
Yoga
mind and body
Presented by Yoga Center. Registration is required: 853-2477. Please bring a towel or a yoga mat.
Mind & Body: yoga. Cost: None. Contact: Cat Vann.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Roanoke Main Library-Auditorium.
Subway Provides Free Child ID Kits in stores
community events
To promote the health and safety of children in Roanoke, Lynchburg and surrounding areas, Subway Restaurants is launching a Subway Child ID campaign on May 7, 2008. Subway is launching the program leading-up to National Missing Children’s Day, which is May 25, 2008, as well as school getting out for the summer. Subway hopes to prepare children and their parents/guardians for their typically more active lifestyles during the spring and summer, by providing child safety training and free Subway Child ID Kits. Customers can pick-up Subway Child ID Kit at a local Subway location beginning on May 7, 2008. Kits are free of charge with no purchase necessary and will be available while supplies last.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Pick-up free Child ID Kits at Subway stores in Roanoke, Lynchburg and surrounding areas starting on May 7th, while supplies last.
Graffito: Scratching the Surface
art/dance/theater
Bring your friends! This gallery features the Urban Art of Roanoke's local artists and is kickin'!
The space is open Mondays & Fridays
from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
and Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: Free. Contact: youngcurators@gmail.com.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 4:00 PM.
309 Campbell Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24016-3624.
Modern Dance at WinterSun
art/dance/theater
Every Tuesday, 5:30-7pm. Taught by Brit Bachellerie, Modern Technique partners a softer ballet turnout with parallel positioning, incorporating deep articulation of the torso and spine with whole body integration, and utilizing free and ‘ordinary’ movement. Modern dance was instigated by rebels and visionaries who denounced rigid, unnatural technique and harsh unrealistic ideas of beauty and broke away from the exclusionary practices of the dominant dance world.
Dance: modern. Contact: 360.259.7425 or email gardendance@gmail.com.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
SUN MUSIC HALL AND CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
302 S Locust Street
Floyd, Virginia.
For more info visit wintersuninc.net. Swing Roanoke Dance Lessons
art/dance/theater
Every Tuesday Night 6:30pm-8:30pm, Church of Holy Spirit, Basic Swing Lessons 6:30-7:30 pm. Intermediate Swing Lessons 6:30-7:30 pm. Feature Class (different feature style every six weeks). $5 covers lessons for one evening. Located at 6011 Merriman Rd, Roanoke. Practice at Corned Beef & Co Tuesdays 9pm-.
Dance: swing. Cost: $5. Contact: More details at www.swingroanoke.com or contact info@swingroanoke.com.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Stitch-n-Bitch knitting group
community events
We will be meeting every 2nd and 4th week of the month.
Hobbies & Special Interests: knitting. Cost: Free! Contact: abostwick@dioswva.org.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Sereknity Yarn Shop
2223 Crystal Spring Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24014
(540) 345-5648.
Roanoke Valley Shag Club
art/dance/theater
The Roanoke Valley Shag Club, “Roanoke’s Premier Dance Club” since 1989 where the “best dancers” in Roanoke learned to dance. Join the official “Shag Club” at Charades Lounge for FREE “Carolina Shag” & “Line Dance” lessons from 7 to 7:30 PM. Shag/Beach music with club DJ’s from 7:30 to 9:30 pm with a $3.00 cover. The RVSC promotes a “fun & friendship” atmosphere where singles & couples can enjoy dancing & socializing. Member/guests dances monthly in venues around the Valley for our 250 plus members & friends. To join the RVSC, go to www.roanokevalleyshagclub.com.
Dance: shag. Cost: $3.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
For more info visit www.roanokevalleyshagclub.com. Acoustic Endeavors at Blues BBQ Co.
music and nightlife
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
107 Market St.
Roanoke, VA 24011.
For more info visit www.acousticendeavors.com. Blacksburg Old Time Jam
music and nightlife
Open jam featuring old-time mountain music, every Tuesday night 7-10 PM. Dancers welcome. Special late evening menu available at Gillies Restaurant.
Music: bluegrass, country, old-time. Contact: 540.961.2703.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Gillies Restaurant
153 College Ave
Blacksburg VA.
For more info visit www.nrot.org. Jiu Jitsu
mind and body
Tuesdays and Thursdays 7pm, Jiu Jitsu Training at Great River Institute. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced adult jiu jitsu classes and degree programs at Great River Institute in Montvale, VA. Classes emphasizing mind, body, spirit connection.
Mind & Body: intermediate, beginner, advanced. Contact: call 540-947-0221 or email GrtRvrInst@aol.com.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Big Lick-Green Drinks, monthly meet-up
community events
A chance for local "greenies" in the Roanoke Valley to get together socially. Open to all ages. Check our websites for more info on monthly speakers & topics!
http://www.myspace.com/biglickgreendrinks OR - http://www.greendrinks.org -click on USA, then Salem, VA.
Green Living: other. Cost: Free - though you pay for your own drinks & food! Contact: Carrie, Justin, or Mandy : beersnobs@thebluenymph.net.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 7:00 PM.
All Sports Cafe
131 E. Main Street
Salem VA 24153
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For more info visit www.myspace.com. Open Mic Night
music and nightlife
Take your show on the road. We provide the stage, lights, mic and audience... you provide the talent.
Cost: Free.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 9:00 PM.
202 Market
202 Market Street
Roanoke, Va 24011.
For more info visit 202market.net. High School Art Exhibition
art/dance/theater
The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge announces its 23rd Annual High School Art Exhibition sponsored by the Roanoke Arts Commission. The show will run May 1 – June 8, 2008, at the Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center at Hollins University, in Roanoke, Virginia.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: free.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008.
Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center, Hollins University.
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
film/cinema/movie listings
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West is now showing in the MegaDome Theatre at the Science Museum of Western Virginia. One of the most popular National Geographic large-format films of all time, Lewis & Clark will run through August 31, 2008.
Through careful research and meticulous recreations, this scientific expedition lives again on the big screen. Movie-goers will go back 200 years to experience this monumental quest—the adventure, danger and beauty of the unmapped West.
The film chronicles the group of explorers led by Lewis and Clark into uncharted territory to find a water passageway to the Pacific Ocean and describe for science the wonders of the west.
The expedition conquered raging rivers, buffalo-filled prairies, sub-zero temperatures and rugged mountains on their 8,000-mile journey to the Pacific Ocean and back. The generosity of Native Americans is detailed, including the story of Sacagawea, a teen-aged Native American girl who accompanied the group and whose contributions were invaluable…
Cinema: adventure, documentary, education, epic, family, native american movie, period piece, road trip, western. Cost: Tickets are $5 adults; $4.50 seniors; $4 children (ages 3-12). Tickets for all age groups are discounted to $3 for members, for visitors in addition to regular Museum admission, or for visitors during Free Friday Afternoons—the second Friday of each month from noon-6pm when Museum admission is free.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008.
Science Musuem of Western Virginia
MegaDome Theatre
One Market Square, 4th Floor
Roanoke, VA 24011.
Health Screenings by Carilion
community events
Health Screenings by Carilion Monday & Wednesday mornings from 8 am - 11 am.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Tanglewood Mall common area in K & W Court.
Free Hearing Evaluation for 55+
mind and body
This is an opportunity for those 55 and older who suspect they may experience hearing loss to have a complete hearing evaluation. It is Free of charge and appointments are needed. Call your local Beltone Audiology Center (in the White pages) to schedule a time.
Cost: Free of Charge for those 55+. Contact: Kevin McCurdy.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 9:00 AM.
Beltone Audiology and Hearing Aid Centers in Roanoke, Salem, and Lynchburg, Va.
"Louisiana Link"
art/dance/theater
For the first time since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, O. Winston Link’s oldest exhibition of photographs documenting life in Louisiana will be on view for the public. Opening May 10 at the O. Winston Link Museum, “Louisiana Link” will provide visitors with a new perspective on the work of this important and influential artist. Through more than 50 images Link captures numerous different facets of 1937 life and industry in Louisiana. These include the daily activities of an LSU student, the Catholic blessing of the shrimp boats, oil prospecting, alligator hunting, rice harvesting, cotton marketing, bee insemination, and parties of then Governor Leche.
“Louisiana Link” will present rarely seen prints – offering new insight on a photographer whose name and iconic railroad images enjoy worldwide recognition. Although best known for his dramatic black and white portraits of the vanishing steam locomotive, Link was a versatile photographer who made portraits of friends, records of events and striki…
Art: art exhibition. Contact: Allie Hasson at the Link Museum.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:00 AM.
O. Winston Link Museum
101 Shenandoah Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24016.
"Never Built Virginia" @ Library of VA
art/dance/theater
From Thomas Jefferson’s design of the Virginia State Capitol to Northern Virginia’s soaring post-modern structures of glass and steel, the commonwealth’s architectural triumphs are well-documented. But what of those that never made it beyond the drawing board?
Never Built Virginia will explore a variety of proposed architectural projects from around the commonwealth that remained unbuilt because the architecture was too radical, because funding collapsed, or because they lost favor with their patrons. Never Built Virginia offers examples of structures that never were and poses the question, “What if?”.
Cost: free.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219.
Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture
art/dance/theater
Be among the first to explore the Virginia Center for Architecture's new exhibition Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture. Enjoy light refreshments and hear a lecture by Raleigh, North Carolina-based architect Frank Harmon.
Harmon, who is featured in the exhibition, believes that a building should be unique to its surroundings. He discusses his regional approach to design and his interest in vernacular architecture - dwellings and farm buildings made of local materials and constructed sensibly.
Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture takes you on a pictorial tour of some of the Sun Belt's most respected Modern architecture. Three-dimensional models help tell the story. These buildings aren't just designed to be beautiful - most of them have a decidedly green tint. Work by several of the architects highlight how the buildings where we live, work and learn can be designed to conserve natural resources and create healthier indoor spaces.
The exhibition also includes sever…
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Virginia Center for Architecture
2501 Monument Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23220-2618.
Spirit of Place Environmental Themes by Genesis Chapman
art/dance/theater
Large scale drawings and sculpture.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: free. Contact: Mary Tartaro.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Perspective Gallery
Squires Student Center
Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA.
The Senior Art Exhibition :: Fresh New Works!
art/dance/theater
Ballator Thompson and Wetherill Wilson Galleries: The Senior Exhibition. This exhibition features the work of the members of the class of 2008 majoring in studio art and film and photography. Through May 18. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA 24020-1707.
Women Only! In Their Studios :: Art Exhibition
art/dance/theater
Main Gallery: Women Only! In Their Studios. Showcasing a variety of media and styles, Women Only! features a new canon of modern artists. All of these women share a relentless focus and the courage to embrace uncharted territories. Each artist is an innovator of compelling power, whether working in painting, photography, or even quilts or videos. Featured artists include Jennifer Bartlett, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Camille Billops, Elizabeth Catlett, Linda Freeman, Ann Hamilton, Grace Hartigan, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Elizabeth Murray, Howardena Pindell, Laurie Simmons, Faith Ringgold, Miriam Schapiro, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Joan Snyder, Pat Steir, Gail Tremblay, Jackie Winsor, and Flo Oy Wong. This exhibition is organized by Smith Kramer Traveling Exhibitions. Through June 28. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Art: art exhibition.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA 24020-1707.
Subway Provides Free Child ID Kits in stores
community events
To promote the health and safety of children in Roanoke, Lynchburg and surrounding areas, Subway Restaurants is launching a Subway Child ID campaign on May 7, 2008. Subway is launching the program leading-up to National Missing Children’s Day, which is May 25, 2008, as well as school getting out for the summer. Subway hopes to prepare children and their parents/guardians for their typically more active lifestyles during the spring and summer, by providing child safety training and free Subway Child ID Kits. Customers can pick-up Subway Child ID Kit at a local Subway location beginning on May 7, 2008. Kits are free of charge with no purchase necessary and will be available while supplies last.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Pick-up free Child ID Kits at Subway stores in Roanoke, Lynchburg and surrounding areas starting on May 7th, while supplies last.
Weekly Story Times
kids/tween/teens
Cost: Free of Charge. Contact: Barnes & Noble-Tanglewood Mall.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 11:00 AM.
Barnes & Noble - Tanglewood Mall.
Commonwealth Catholic Charities Open House
community events
Commonwealth Catholic Charities invites you to join us in celebration of our newly renovated offices! This event is free and open to the public. Feel free to stop by!
Cost: Free. Contact: Alison Drennan.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Main floor of the Jefferson Center
541 Luck Avenue, Suite 118
Roanoke, VA 24016.
Graffito: Scratching the Surface
art/dance/theater
Bring your friends! This gallery features the Urban Art of Roanoke's local artists and is kickin'!
The space is open Mondays & Fridays
from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
and Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: Free. Contact: youngcurators@gmail.com.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 4:00 PM.
309 Campbell Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24016-3624.
Integrative Dance For Kids!
kids/tween/teens
Want your kids to do something with their bodies? Classical dance too rigid? Sport too competitive? Integrative dance is perfect for giving kids a chance to develop their motor skills and physical strength. It allows them to use their imagination, to learn many new concepts, develop confidence in groups, and still gives them an opportunity to develop technical dancing skills! Using Laban and Bartenieff concepts, Brit Bachellerie is here to get your kids moving.
Contact: Call 360.259-.7425 or email gardendance@gmail.com.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
SUN MUSIC HALL AND CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
302 S Locust Street
Floyd, VA.
For more info visit www.wintersuninc.net. Yoga at Balanced Living Yoga Studio
mind and body
Balanced Living offers weekly Yoga Classes. Yoga classes are held Monday & Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm and Tuesday & Thursday mornings at 9:15 am.
Mind & Body: yoga. Contact: For more info or to participate please call 540.556.1611.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
5515 Williamson Road
Roanoke, VA.
FREE Carolina Shag & Line Dance Lessons
art/dance/theater
Presented by STAR CITY SHAGGERS, Basic 1 starts Wednesday , September 5th. Every Wednesday 7pm, Blueberry Hill Restaurant & Lounge. Association members Dee Jays spin your favorite Shag & Beach tunes. Come join in with the greatest fun loving dancing the Roanoke Valley has to offer. No membership required and there is never a fee for lessons, dancing or fun. The motto is NO DUES, NO RULES, JUST DANCE.
Dance: shag. Cost: NO COVER CHARGE.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Blueberry Hill Restaurant & Lounge.
For more info visit www.shaggin4fun.com. Ladies Night and America's Next Top Model at 202 Market
music and nightlife
America's Next Top Model 7-10PM
Electric Jam 9:00.
Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
202 Market Street
Roanoke, VA.
For more info visit www.202market.net. Teen Empowerment Group
community events
All teens and preteens (10 yrs - 18yrs) and parents interested in participating in these excitiing empowerment groups are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served during each group session.
Cost: FREE. Contact: Nailah Cook.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Empowering teens and families through group connectedness-Valley Word Church.
Electric Jam at 202 Market
music and nightlife
Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 9:00 PM.
202 Market Street
Roanoke, VA 24011.
For more info visit www.202market.net. Ladies Night at The Mix One6
music and nightlife
Drink Specials for Ladies.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
16 Campbell Ave.
Roanoke, VA 24011.
For more info visit www.myspace.com. Coffee & Chat
community events
An informational time to unwind, no agenda, light refreshments provided.
Theme "Small Taste of Asia".
Cost: None. Contact: Nancy Fields.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Jackson Park Library
1101 Morningside St SE
Roanoke, VA 24013-2515.
For more info visit www.roanokeva.gov. High School Art Exhibition
art/dance/theater
The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge announces its 23rd Annual High School Art Exhibition sponsored by the Roanoke Arts Commission. The show will run May 1 – June 8, 2008, at the Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center at Hollins University, in Roanoke, Virginia.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: free.
Thursday, May 15, 2008.
Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center, Hollins University.
Vennue Magazine wants you to be a centerfold!!! Deadline is May 15th!
art/dance/theater
Want to be a centerfold?
Submit your artwork to Vennue Magazine and your work could be featured in the centerfold of upcoming issues. Artwork must be at least 11x17 at 150dpi, in jpeg or tiff formats. Please include: your name, where you live in Virginia, and any other info you would like displayed with your work.
Email: graphics@beckmediagroup.com
If you have any questions please feel free to call! 540-904-6800
Deadline is May15th!!!
Thursday, May 15, 2008.
Beck Media Group.
For more info visit www.myspace.com. Vennue Magazine wants you to go find ART!!! Deadline is May 15th!
art/dance/theater
Where do you find ART?
Submit your images to Vennue Magazine of ART that you find in unexpected places.
What is ART? A shadow on a sidewalk, a string of wild graffiti, a misshapen pear... your mother's tattoo. In other words, all thoughtful and inspiring interpretations of ART are welcome. Please include your name, where you live in Virginia, and where you found this object or image of inspiration. Images must be at least 2x3 horizontal or vertical at 150dpi to print clearly in jpeg or tiff formats. Your images could be featured in our next issue!!!
Deadline is May 15th!!!
Thursday, May 15, 2008.
Beck Media Group.
For more info visit www.myspace.com. Small Business Conference
professional/business
GET ON TARGET: Learn Steps to Grow Your Business on Any Budget!
The Women & Veterans Small Business Conference is OPEN TO ALL BUSINESSES!!
Roanoke Regional Small Business Development Center will be hosting a conference on May 15, 2008, at Virginia Western Community College. Discover marketing techniques used by industry experts to be successful in today's competitive market.
Visit www.sbdcevents.org or call 540.983.0717 ext. 239 for more information on the event speakers, breakout sessions, and more.
Cost: $20/professional and $10/student. Contact: Roanoke Regional SBDC.
Thursday, May 15, 2008.
Virginia Western Community College.
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
film/cinema/movie listings
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West is now showing in the MegaDome Theatre at the Science Museum of Western Virginia. One of the most popular National Geographic large-format films of all time, Lewis & Clark will run through August 31, 2008.
Through careful research and meticulous recreations, this scientific expedition lives again on the big screen. Movie-goers will go back 200 years to experience this monumental quest—the adventure, danger and beauty of the unmapped West.
The film chronicles the group of explorers led by Lewis and Clark into uncharted territory to find a water passageway to the Pacific Ocean and describe for science the wonders of the west.
The expedition conquered raging rivers, buffalo-filled prairies, sub-zero temperatures and rugged mountains on their 8,000-mile journey to the Pacific Ocean and back. The generosity of Native Americans is detailed, including the story of Sacagawea, a teen-aged Native American girl who accompanied the group and whose contributions were invaluable…
Cinema: adventure, documentary, education, epic, family, native american movie, period piece, road trip, western. Cost: Tickets are $5 adults; $4.50 seniors; $4 children (ages 3-12). Tickets for all age groups are discounted to $3 for members, for visitors in addition to regular Museum admission, or for visitors during Free Friday Afternoons—the second Friday of each month from noon-6pm when Museum admission is free.
Thursday, May 15, 2008.
Science Musuem of Western Virginia
MegaDome Theatre
One Market Square, 4th Floor
Roanoke, VA 24011.
Free Hearing Evaluation for 55+
mind and body
This is an opportunity for those 55 and older who suspect they may experience hearing loss to have a complete hearing evaluation. It is Free of charge and appointments are needed. Call your local Beltone Audiology Center (in the White pages) to schedule a time.
Cost: Free of Charge for those 55+. Contact: Kevin McCurdy.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 9:00 AM.
Beltone Audiology and Hearing Aid Centers in Roanoke, Salem, and Lynchburg, Va.
Yoga at Balanced Living Yoga Studio
mind and body
Yoga at Balanced Living Yoga Studio
Balanced Living offers weekly Yoga Classes. Yoga classes are held Monday & Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm and Tuesday & Thursday mornings at 9:15 am. 5515 Williamson Road, Roanoke. For more info or to participate please call 540.556.1611.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM.
5515 Williamson Road,
Roanoke, VA.
"Louisiana Link"
art/dance/theater
For the first time since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, O. Winston Link’s oldest exhibition of photographs documenting life in Louisiana will be on view for the public. Opening May 10 at the O. Winston Link Museum, “Louisiana Link” will provide visitors with a new perspective on the work of this important and influential artist. Through more than 50 images Link captures numerous different facets of 1937 life and industry in Louisiana. These include the daily activities of an LSU student, the Catholic blessing of the shrimp boats, oil prospecting, alligator hunting, rice harvesting, cotton marketing, bee insemination, and parties of then Governor Leche.
“Louisiana Link” will present rarely seen prints – offering new insight on a photographer whose name and iconic railroad images enjoy worldwide recognition. Although best known for his dramatic black and white portraits of the vanishing steam locomotive, Link was a versatile photographer who made portraits of friends, records of events and striki…
Art: art exhibition. Contact: Allie Hasson at the Link Museum.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 10:00 AM.
O. Winston Link Museum
101 Shenandoah Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24016.
"Never Built Virginia" @ Library of VA
art/dance/theater
From Thomas Jefferson’s design of the Virginia State Capitol to Northern Virginia’s soaring post-modern structures of glass and steel, the commonwealth’s architectural triumphs are well-documented. But what of those that never made it beyond the drawing board?
Never Built Virginia will explore a variety of proposed architectural projects from around the commonwealth that remained unbuilt because the architecture was too radical, because funding collapsed, or because they lost favor with their patrons. Never Built Virginia offers examples of structures that never were and poses the question, “What if?”.
Cost: free.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219.
Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture
art/dance/theater
Be among the first to explore the Virginia Center for Architecture's new exhibition Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture. Enjoy light refreshments and hear a lecture by Raleigh, North Carolina-based architect Frank Harmon.
Harmon, who is featured in the exhibition, believes that a building should be unique to its surroundings. He discusses his regional approach to design and his interest in vernacular architecture - dwellings and farm buildings made of local materials and constructed sensibly.
Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture takes you on a pictorial tour of some of the Sun Belt's most respected Modern architecture. Three-dimensional models help tell the story. These buildings aren't just designed to be beautiful - most of them have a decidedly green tint. Work by several of the architects highlight how the buildings where we live, work and learn can be designed to conserve natural resources and create healthier indoor spaces.
The exhibition also includes sever…
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Virginia Center for Architecture
2501 Monument Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23220-2618.
Spirit of Place Environmental Themes by Genesis Chapman
art/dance/theater
Large scale drawings and sculpture.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: free. Contact: Mary Tartaro.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Perspective Gallery
Squires Student Center
Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA.
The Senior Art Exhibition :: Fresh New Works!
art/dance/theater
Ballator Thompson and Wetherill Wilson Galleries: The Senior Exhibition. This exhibition features the work of the members of the class of 2008 majoring in studio art and film and photography. Through May 18. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA 24020-1707.
Women Only! In Their Studios :: Art Exhibition
art/dance/theater
Main Gallery: Women Only! In Their Studios. Showcasing a variety of media and styles, Women Only! features a new canon of modern artists. All of these women share a relentless focus and the courage to embrace uncharted territories. Each artist is an innovator of compelling power, whether working in painting, photography, or even quilts or videos. Featured artists include Jennifer Bartlett, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Camille Billops, Elizabeth Catlett, Linda Freeman, Ann Hamilton, Grace Hartigan, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Elizabeth Murray, Howardena Pindell, Laurie Simmons, Faith Ringgold, Miriam Schapiro, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Joan Snyder, Pat Steir, Gail Tremblay, Jackie Winsor, and Flo Oy Wong. This exhibition is organized by Smith Kramer Traveling Exhibitions. Through June 28. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Art: art exhibition.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA 24020-1707.
Subway Provides Free Child ID Kits in stores
community events
To promote the health and safety of children in Roanoke, Lynchburg and surrounding areas, Subway Restaurants is launching a Subway Child ID campaign on May 7, 2008. Subway is launching the program leading-up to National Missing Children’s Day, which is May 25, 2008, as well as school getting out for the summer. Subway hopes to prepare children and their parents/guardians for their typically more active lifestyles during the spring and summer, by providing child safety training and free Subway Child ID Kits. Customers can pick-up Subway Child ID Kit at a local Subway location beginning on May 7, 2008. Kits are free of charge with no purchase necessary and will be available while supplies last.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Pick-up free Child ID Kits at Subway stores in Roanoke, Lynchburg and surrounding areas starting on May 7th, while supplies last.
Noon Meditation at Dharmapala Buddhist Center
mind and body
Thursdays 12 - 1 PM, Noon Meditation for everyone - a nice way to spend your lunch hour! Dharmapala Buddhist Center, a member of the New Kadampa Tradition, is located at 4119 Franklin Road - Route 220 South - just before Lowe's and National Optical.
Mind & Body: meditation. Cost: $3 Suggested Offering. Contact: herri Spain, 540-366-3000.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
4119 Franklin Rd
Roanoke, VA 24018-5703.
For more info visit www.meditationinvirginia.org. Graffito: Scratching the Surface
art/dance/theater
Bring your friends! This gallery features the Urban Art of Roanoke's local artists and is kickin'!
The space is open Mondays & Fridays
from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
and Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: Free. Contact: youngcurators@gmail.com.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 4:00 PM.
309 Campbell Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24016-3624.
Aikido
mind and body
Mon & Thur: 5:45-6:45pm; Sat: 9-10:30am. Self Defense, Strength Training, and Stress Reduction. Looking for these and more? Then join Sensei Ron Malachowsky, Nidan, 2nd degree black belt, in newly forming AIKIDO classes in the Iwama tradition. TAA member.
Contact: Ron Malachowsky at 540.992.2212.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM.
Ladies Night at Metro!
music and nightlife
Food and drink specials...
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
14 east campbell avenue
roanoke, virginia 24011.
For more info visit www.metroroanoke.com. Reiki
mind and body
Loving Touch Center, a school for learning and healing, offers free meditation and mini Reiki healing sessions the first and third Thursdays of the month from 6-8 pm at the Rocky Mount Library in Franklin County.
Mind & Body: meditation. Cost: free. Contact: call Samuel or Anita, Reiki Master Teachers at 540.482.0805.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
An evening with Robert Morgan
community events
Join us for an evening with Robert Morgan, author of New York Times bestseller, Gap Creek. Live music by the Java Brothers. Dinner included and cash bar available. All proceeds benefit the Radford Public Library.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Selu Nature Conservancy
Sale-Selu Lane
Radford, VA.
For more info visit www.radford.va.us. Dinner with author, Robert Morgan
community events
Radford Public Library and the Lamplighters present Robert Morgan, author of New York Times Notable Book, Gap Creek. Tickets are $35. Live music by The Java Brothers. All proceeds benefit the Lamplighters, Friends of the Library. Live music performed by The Java Brothers.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
SELU Nature Conservancy
Radford, VA.
For more info visit www.radford.va.us. Old Southwest, Inc. Neighborhood Meeting
community events
Come out and support historic
Old Southwest! The safety meeting starts at 6:30 and then the regular membership meeting begins at 7pm- We are only as strong as those that participate and become involved- You can make a difference today-.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 6:30 PM.
Alexander-Gish House
641 Walnut Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24016.
Karaoke Night @ Gunther O'Darby's Pub
music and nightlife
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 7:00 PM.
Gunther O'Darby's
Jefferson Street
Roanoke, Va 24011.
Beginning Yoga for Adults
mind and body
Presented by Yoga Center. Registration is required: 853-2240. Please bring a towel or a yoga mat.
Mind & Body: yoga. Cost: None. Contact: David DeShong.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Raleigh Court Library.
2112 Grandin Ct. Rd.
Roanoke, VA.
Beginning Yoga for Adults
mind and body
Presented by Yoga Center. Registration is required: 853-2240. Please bring a towel or a yoga mat.
Mind & Body: yoga. Cost: None. Contact: David DeShong.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Raleigh Court Library
2112 Grandin Ct. Rd.
Roanoke, VA.
Jiu Jitsu
mind and body
Tuesdays and Thursdays 7pm, Jiu Jitsu Training at Great River Institute. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced adult jiu jitsu classes and degree programs at Great River Institute in Montvale, VA. Classes emphasizing mind, body, spirit connection.
Mind & Body: intermediate, beginner, advanced. Contact: call 540-947-0221 or email GrtRvrInst@aol.com.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Choosing Child Care
kids/tween/teens
Donna Foley, Director of Child Services for the Council of Community Services, presents a program on selecting quality child care. Ms. Foley has been in the child care profession for over 18 years. She currently oversees two programs that strive to improve the quality of child care in the Roanoke Valley and Southwest Virginia. This event is free.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Melrose Library
2607 Salem Turnpike
Roanoke, VA.
For more info visit www.roanokeva.gov. College Night at The Mix One6
music and nightlife
Every Thursday Night, 18+ with proper ID.
Cost: FREE.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
16 Campbell Ave.
Roanoke, VA 24011.
For more info visit www.myspace.com. Guy's Night! at Blues BBQ Co.
music and nightlife
Instead of a boring old Ladies night... Check out Guy's Night!! Plenty of "in house" specials, and movies/music Guys Love!!
Cost: FREE.
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 8:00 PM – Friday, May 16, 2008, 12:00 AM.
107 Market Square
Roanoke, VA 24011.
The Biscuit Burners
music and nightlife
"Honest music, deliberately crafted, stunningly presented... As the gentlemen churn the musical waters with speedy sixteenth-note runs, the ladies smooth the surface with vocals that are sometimes lifting, sometimes haunting, and always distinct." - Marquee Magazine, 2005
“They have a captivatingly unique sound that’s all their own, yet rich with heritage and culture. Their music is a breath of fresh air in this stale period of lifeless pop music culture.” – Singer & Musician Magazine, February 2006
They were quickly praised by Aerosmith's Joe Perry who gushed in a Associated Press interview July 2005: The last (band) I heard that blew me away was The Biscuit Burners. ”.
Cost: ?
Thursday, May 15, 2008, 9:00 PM.
202 Market Street
Roanoke, VA 24011.
For more info visit www.202market.net. High School Art Exhibition
art/dance/theater
The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge announces its 23rd Annual High School Art Exhibition sponsored by the Roanoke Arts Commission. The show will run May 1 – June 8, 2008, at the Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center at Hollins University, in Roanoke, Virginia.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: free.
Friday, May 16, 2008.
Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center, Hollins University.
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
film/cinema/movie listings
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West is now showing in the MegaDome Theatre at the Science Museum of Western Virginia. One of the most popular National Geographic large-format films of all time, Lewis & Clark will run through August 31, 2008.
Through careful research and meticulous recreations, this scientific expedition lives again on the big screen. Movie-goers will go back 200 years to experience this monumental quest—the adventure, danger and beauty of the unmapped West.
The film chronicles the group of explorers led by Lewis and Clark into uncharted territory to find a water passageway to the Pacific Ocean and describe for science the wonders of the west.
The expedition conquered raging rivers, buffalo-filled prairies, sub-zero temperatures and rugged mountains on their 8,000-mile journey to the Pacific Ocean and back. The generosity of Native Americans is detailed, including the story of Sacagawea, a teen-aged Native American girl who accompanied the group and whose contributions were invaluable…
Cinema: adventure, documentary, education, epic, family, native american movie, period piece, road trip, western. Cost: Tickets are $5 adults; $4.50 seniors; $4 children (ages 3-12). Tickets for all age groups are discounted to $3 for members, for visitors in addition to regular Museum admission, or for visitors during Free Friday Afternoons—the second Friday of each month from noon-6pm when Museum admission is free.
Friday, May 16, 2008.
Science Musuem of Western Virginia
MegaDome Theatre
One Market Square, 4th Floor
Roanoke, VA 24011.
Free Hearing Evaluation for 55+
mind and body
This is an opportunity for those 55 and older who suspect they may experience hearing loss to have a complete hearing evaluation. It is Free of charge and appointments are needed. Call your local Beltone Audiology Center (in the White pages) to schedule a time.
Cost: Free of Charge for those 55+. Contact: Kevin McCurdy.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 9:00 AM.
Beltone Audiology and Hearing Aid Centers in Roanoke, Salem, and Lynchburg, Va.
"Louisiana Link"
art/dance/theater
For the first time since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, O. Winston Link’s oldest exhibition of photographs documenting life in Louisiana will be on view for the public. Opening May 10 at the O. Winston Link Museum, “Louisiana Link” will provide visitors with a new perspective on the work of this important and influential artist. Through more than 50 images Link captures numerous different facets of 1937 life and industry in Louisiana. These include the daily activities of an LSU student, the Catholic blessing of the shrimp boats, oil prospecting, alligator hunting, rice harvesting, cotton marketing, bee insemination, and parties of then Governor Leche.
“Louisiana Link” will present rarely seen prints – offering new insight on a photographer whose name and iconic railroad images enjoy worldwide recognition. Although best known for his dramatic black and white portraits of the vanishing steam locomotive, Link was a versatile photographer who made portraits of friends, records of events and striki…
Art: art exhibition. Contact: Allie Hasson at the Link Museum.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 10:00 AM.
O. Winston Link Museum
101 Shenandoah Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24016.
"Never Built Virginia" @ Library of VA
art/dance/theater
From Thomas Jefferson’s design of the Virginia State Capitol to Northern Virginia’s soaring post-modern structures of glass and steel, the commonwealth’s architectural triumphs are well-documented. But what of those that never made it beyond the drawing board?
Never Built Virginia will explore a variety of proposed architectural projects from around the commonwealth that remained unbuilt because the architecture was too radical, because funding collapsed, or because they lost favor with their patrons. Never Built Virginia offers examples of structures that never were and poses the question, “What if?”.
Cost: free.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219.
Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture
art/dance/theater
Be among the first to explore the Virginia Center for Architecture's new exhibition Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture. Enjoy light refreshments and hear a lecture by Raleigh, North Carolina-based architect Frank Harmon.
Harmon, who is featured in the exhibition, believes that a building should be unique to its surroundings. He discusses his regional approach to design and his interest in vernacular architecture - dwellings and farm buildings made of local materials and constructed sensibly.
Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture takes you on a pictorial tour of some of the Sun Belt's most respected Modern architecture. Three-dimensional models help tell the story. These buildings aren't just designed to be beautiful - most of them have a decidedly green tint. Work by several of the architects highlight how the buildings where we live, work and learn can be designed to conserve natural resources and create healthier indoor spaces.
The exhibition also includes sever…
Friday, May 16, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Virginia Center for Architecture
2501 Monument Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23220-2618.
Spirit of Place Environmental Themes by Genesis Chapman
art/dance/theater
Large scale drawings and sculpture.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: free. Contact: Mary Tartaro.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Perspective Gallery
Squires Student Center
Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA.
The Senior Art Exhibition :: Fresh New Works!
art/dance/theater
Ballator Thompson and Wetherill Wilson Galleries: The Senior Exhibition. This exhibition features the work of the members of the class of 2008 majoring in studio art and film and photography. Through May 18. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA 24020-1707.
Women Only! In Their Studios :: Art Exhibition
art/dance/theater
Main Gallery: Women Only! In Their Studios. Showcasing a variety of media and styles, Women Only! features a new canon of modern artists. All of these women share a relentless focus and the courage to embrace uncharted territories. Each artist is an innovator of compelling power, whether working in painting, photography, or even quilts or videos. Featured artists include Jennifer Bartlett, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Camille Billops, Elizabeth Catlett, Linda Freeman, Ann Hamilton, Grace Hartigan, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Elizabeth Murray, Howardena Pindell, Laurie Simmons, Faith Ringgold, Miriam Schapiro, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Joan Snyder, Pat Steir, Gail Tremblay, Jackie Winsor, and Flo Oy Wong. This exhibition is organized by Smith Kramer Traveling Exhibitions. Through June 28. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Art: art exhibition.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Hollins University
Roanoke, VA 24020-1707.
Subway Provides Free Child ID Kits in stores
community events
To promote the health and safety of children in Roanoke, Lynchburg and surrounding areas, Subway Restaurants is launching a Subway Child ID campaign on May 7, 2008. Subway is launching the program leading-up to National Missing Children’s Day, which is May 25, 2008, as well as school getting out for the summer. Subway hopes to prepare children and their parents/guardians for their typically more active lifestyles during the spring and summer, by providing child safety training and free Subway Child ID Kits. Customers can pick-up Subway Child ID Kit at a local Subway location beginning on May 7, 2008. Kits are free of charge with no purchase necessary and will be available while supplies last.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Pick-up free Child ID Kits at Subway stores in Roanoke, Lynchburg and surrounding areas starting on May 7th, while supplies last.
Break a Guinness World Record Event with Carilion Clinic
mind and body
In observance of high blood pressure education month, Carilion Clinic will attempt to break the world record for the most blood pressures taken over a 24 hour period. The event will take place beginning at 3 pm on May 16 and ending at 3 pm on May 17. Current record is 2,109 blood pressures taken, which means Carilion needs over 2,110 adults to show up for a blood pressure screening. Screenings are free, but participants must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
Cost: Free. Contact: Marie Webb.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 3:00 PM – Saturday, May 17, 2008, 3:00 PM.
Valley View Mall.
Graffito: Scratching the Surface
art/dance/theater
Bring your friends! This gallery features the Urban Art of Roanoke's local artists and is kickin'!
The space is open Mondays & Fridays
from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
and Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: Free. Contact: youngcurators@gmail.com.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 4:00 PM.
309 Campbell Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24016-3624.
"Invasion" by Juan Astianax
art/dance/theater
In celebration of "Local Colors" Pamela Jean Gallery proudly presents "Invasion" by Juan Astianax with reception to meet the artist, Friday May 16 from 5 pm to 8 pm. View vibrant paintings and sculptures from one of Mexico's finest artists.
Art: art opening, art reception, mixed media, painting, sculpture. Cost: FREE. Contact: Susan Moore.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Pamela Jean Gallery
115 Salem Ave SE
Roanoke, VA 24011.
For more info visit www.pamelajeangallery.com. "Invasion" by Juan Astianax
art/dance/theater
In celebration of Local Colors" Pamela Jean Gallery proudly presents "Invasion" by Juan Astianax. View vibrant paining and sculptures from one of Mexico's finest artists from May 16 to June 13, 2008.
Art: art exhibition, art gallery, art opening, mixed media, painting. Cost: FREE. Contact: Susan Moore.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 5:00 PM – Friday, June 13, 2008, 6:00 PM.
Pamela Jean Gallery
115 Salem Ave. S. E.
Roanoke, A 24011.
For more info visit pamelajeangallery.com. Portraiture in Graphite - 5 week course
art/dance/theater
Students will enjoy instruction in the art of portraiture drawing using graphite. This is a 5 week course and will teach the basics of drawing the human figure. Students will be able to advance to the study of charcoal drawing upon completion of this course. For more information contact Bedford Academy 305 N Bridge Street, Bedford VA 24523 (540) 586-4235 johnmatisse@toast.net.
Art: art class, composition, drawing, portraiture. Cost: $130 for 5 week course. Contact: Amy Carter.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 5:00 PM.
Bedford Academy for the Arts
at the Bower Center - Located at
305 N Bridge Street
Bedford, VA 24523.
Dogs in the Alley!
food/wine/libations
Friday Night May 16 - Sunday May 18, 15% of all purchases at Fork in the Alley will go to the Roanoke Dog Park - Roanoke's 1st Fenced, Off Leash, Public Dog Park.
Come for Lunch and Dinner - great food, for a great cause!
Cost: no charge. Contact: roanokedogpark@gmail.com.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 5:00 PM – Saturday, May 17, 2008, 4:00 PM.
Fork In The Alley
www.forkinthealley.com
2123 Crystal Spring Avenue - South Roanoke - next to the 7-11.
Asymmetry - Paintings by Gerry Bannan
art/dance/theater
Opening Reception:
Friday, May 16, 6:00pm
Exhibition runs through June 11.
Cost: Free. Contact: Rachael Hawks Worsham.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 6:00 PM.
Crossroads Art Center
2016 Staples Mill Rd.
Richmond, VA.
For more info visit crossroadsartcenter.com. Betsy Hale Bannan, Paintings
art/dance/theater
May 16-June 11, 2008.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: free. Contact: Rachael Hawks-Worsham.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 6:00 PM.
Crossroads Art Center
2016 Staples Mill Rd.
Richmond VA.
Sunset Wine Tasting
food/wine/libations
Live music - Wine tasting - hors d'oeuvres - live and silent auction with proceeds benefiting the National Kidney Foundation of the Virginias.
Cost: $50. Contact: Nicole Shackelford 540-562-0992.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
West Manor, Elkton Farm Rd. Forest, VA.
For more info visit www.kidneyva.org. Floyd Country Store Friday Night Jamboree
music and nightlife
Friday evening at the Floyd Country Store, Blue Ridge Highlands in Floyd County
The Floyd Country Store, home of the Friday Night Jamboree, was constructed around 1910, and has been an important part of the community ever since.
The Jamboree has run for many years with "Granny Rules: no smokin', no drinkin', no spittin', and no cussin'."
The Jamboree starts every Friday at 6:30pm with an hour of bluegrass gospel music. At 7:30pm, dancers hit the floor, flatfooting and clogging to the music of regional Bluegrass or Old-Time bands. The music and dancing continues until at least 10:30pm, with an occasional two-step, square dance, or waltz thrown in for fun. If the crowd is willing, at 10:30pm we'll round up one of the jamming groups that can be found picking outside or upstairs in the store, and they will play for the crowd until around 11:30pm.
Friday, February 02, 2007 - Friday, December 25, 2009 (6:30 PM-11:30 PM).
Cost: Admission is only $3. Major venue on The Crooked Road. Children Welcome. Contact: Store: (540) 745-4563 Office: (540) 745-3900 Fax: (540) 745-3911 or info@floydcountrystore.com.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 6:30 PM.
Floyd Country Store
206 South Locust St.
Floyd, VA 24091.
For more info visit www.floydcountrystore.com. James Pace Little Big Band at Hotel Roanoke
music and nightlife
Join us in the newly renovated Regency room for an exquisite meal and some relaxing and entertaining music. Get ready for a variety of food and an overall enjoyable experience. Whether for some romance or a big family event, everyone is welcome and we promise you will enjoy it!
Friday, May 16, 2008, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center
110 Shenandoah Ave.
Roanoke, VA 24016.
For more info visit hotelroanoke.com. Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr.
music and nightlife
Friday, May 16, 2008, 7:00 PM.
John Paul Jones Arena
575 Alderman Road
Charlottesville, VA 22904.
For more info visit www.lynyrdskynyrd.com. Studio Virginia - arts& culture radio show
art/dance/theater
WVTF's weekly arts and culture show (89.1fm) Rebroadcast every Sunday at 1pm on Radio IQ.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
arts in Roanoke and the region.
Third Friday 808 RBT Dance
art/dance/theater
Join the Dancing Duo of Dave & Donna Spangler at 8:08 PM on the 3,300 square foot floor for the monthly dance with very danceable recorded ballroom, Latin and swing music at Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road. Only $5 per person.
Dance: ballroom dance. Cost: $5 per person. Contact: Dave & Donna Spangler.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Roanoke Ballet Theatre, 1318 Grandin Road.
For more info visit www.dancingduo.net. An Evening with The PUNCH BROTHERS This Show has been rescheduled from April 11
music and nightlife
An Evening with The PUNCH BROTHERS
Tickets Purchased for 4/11/08 can be refunded at point of purchase or redeemed for the new date. punchbrothers.com At the conclusion of The Blind Leaving the Blind, the 40-minute, four-movement suite that is the heart of Punch Brothers Punch�the bands Nonesuch debut�composer-singer-mandolin player Chris Thile conjures up the image of a heartbroken young man nursing his psychic wounds at a bar with his friends. In real life, the 26-year old Thile, who was recovering from his own tattered marriage as he developed the piece, took a more constructive approach, joining four of his own musical buddies to form a kind of super group/support group. The quintet did visit some bars along the way, but, more importantly, over the course of two years, these performers helped Thile to realize the most conceptually daring, emotionally cathartic work of an already impressive career.
Cost: Doors at 8 / $20.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 8:00 PM.
Satellite Ballroom
1435 University Avenue
Charlottesville, VA.
For more info visit www.satelliteballroom.com. Jazz Club: The Frank Vignola Quintet
music and nightlife
his new exciting sound is more than “HOT” jazz. It’s a melding of contemporary gypsy jazz, bluegrass, toe-tapping swing, blues and acoustic rock, and great renditions of old standards, all performed by some of the best players on the music scene today.
The Frank Vignola Quintet has shattered the barriers between popular music and traditional jazz to create an exciting new sound in acoustic string music. Their repertoire together with the amazing virtuosity puts them in a league by themselves, in essence creating a new genre of music. They are like no other band— mixing high-energy original material with new unique renditions of contemporary tunes by the likes of The Police, Frank Zappa, Black Sabbath and even Slayer. The quintet also taps into the standard songbook, creating unique interpretations of classic jazz tunes. Showing superior versatility, Vignola and the band also tackle new arrangements of Bach and Mozart. To quote the great mandolinist Jeff Pinkham, “This is the best string band on the planet”…
Cost: Tickets: $24 , Children 1/2 off, Students 1/2 off.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 8:00 PM.
Jefferson Center
541 Luck Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24011.
For more info visit www.jeffcenter.org. Adam Markham featured at Hotel Roanoke
music and nightlife
The Pine Room Pub is a perfect place to come for a casual atmosphere and great live music. Come visit us with your friends and family to enjoy our free entertainment from local musicians. You can grab a bite to eat, play a game of pool, or sit by our fireplace. Relax and be entertained by us!
Friday, May 16, 2008, 9:00 PM – Saturday, May 17, 2008, 1:00 AM.
Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center
110 Shenandoah Ave.
Roanoke, VA 24016.
For more info visit hotelroanoke.com. Andy Zipf
music and nightlife
Cost: $5.
Friday, May 16, 2008, 9:00 PM.
202 Market Street
Roanoke, VA 24011.
For more info visit www.202market.net. Art Show-Bob Ransley & L. Diane Johnson
art/dance/theater
Cost: 0.
Saturday, May 17, 2008 – Sunday, June 8, 2008.
The Little Gallery on Smith Mountain Lake
Bridgewater Plaza - Lower Level
Moneta, VA.
High School Art Exhibition
art/dance/theater
The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge announces its 23rd Annual High School Art Exhibition sponsored by the Roanoke Arts Commission. The show will run May 1 – June 8, 2008, at the Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center at Hollins University, in Roanoke, Virginia.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: free.
Saturday, May 17, 2008.
Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center, Hollins University.
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West
film/cinema/movie listings
Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West is now showing in the MegaDome Theatre at the Science Museum of Western Virginia. One of the most popular National Geographic large-format films of all time, Lewis & Clark will run through August 31, 2008.
Through careful research and meticulous recreations, this scientific expedition lives again on the big screen. Movie-goers will go back 200 years to experience this monumental quest—the adventure, danger and beauty of the unmapped West.
The film chronicles the group of explorers led by Lewis and Clark into uncharted territory to find a water passageway to the Pacific Ocean and describe for science the wonders of the west.
The expedition conquered raging rivers, buffalo-filled prairies, sub-zero temperatures and rugged mountains on their 8,000-mile journey to the Pacific Ocean and back. The generosity of Native Americans is detailed, including the story of Sacagawea, a teen-aged Native American girl who accompanied the group and whose contributions were invaluable…
Cinema: adventure, documentary, education, epic, family, native american movie, period piece, road trip, western. Cost: Tickets are $5 adults; $4.50 seniors; $4 children (ages 3-12). Tickets for all age groups are discounted to $3 for members, for visitors in addition to regular Museum admission, or for visitors during Free Friday Afternoons—the second Friday of each month from noon-6pm when Museum admission is free.
Saturday, May 17, 2008.
Science Musuem of Western Virginia
MegaDome Theatre
One Market Square, 4th Floor
Roanoke, VA 24011.
Williamson Rd. Church of the Brethren Giant Yard Sale
shopping and sales
Clothes, furniture, household goods, books and more. Proceeds benefit Sr. Youth Work Camp trip to South Dakota / Lakota Native American-Pine Ridge Reservation.
Contact: Katie Jones 853-1212 or kjones@rcps.info.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
3110 Pioneer (corner of Pioneer and Oakland, 1 block off Williamson Rd.) Roanoke, VA.
Manna Ministries Yard Sale & Silent Auction
shopping and sales
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
3645 Orange Ave
Roanoke, VA 24012
Behind Wendys.
FLEA MARKET/BAKE SALE
community events
8am-2pm.
Cost: FREE. Contact: 540-366-0893.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
4512 Old Mountain Rd NE
Roanoke, VA 24019-5740.
Roanoke Classic III
sports and recreation
INFO: It's back and bigger than ever. The Roanoke Classic is in its third year with great prizes sponsored by the Cave Spring Academic Team. Teams of four compete in a Jeopardy-style fashion (buzzers and lights and everything) for fame and glory. Awards for the top teams and top individuals. Last year, we gave away over $300 in prizes and we hope to top that mark this year.
FORMAT: The questions are typically what you might hear on Jeopardy or Trivial Pursuit. All age levels are welcome, however, we do try to gear our questions for the adults. The format of a match is 20 tossup questions with follow-up bonus questions (no bouncebacks) and we're keeping the power marks. The distribution has slightly changed in accordance with surveys from last year which include more history and sports/pop culture questions.
COST: $50 per team (all proceeds go to helping the CSHS Academic Team and getting us to Nationals)
PRIZES:
* Trophies for the top three teams and top three individuals
* Tiffany necklace (Yes...…
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM.
Cave Spring High School.
Stone Mountain Zendo Sittings
mind and body
Zen Buddhist group meets twice weekly for sittings in the basement of Christ Episcopal Church in Old Southwest. Learn about Zen Buddhism, find support for your home practice, and connect with a group.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM.
Christ Episcopal Church in Old Southwest
Roanoke, VA.
Franklin County Rescue 50th Anniversary Event
community events
9a-1p-Open house at Franklin County Rescue, 147 W. Court Street, Rocky Mount, VA 24151
3-9pm-Community Event at Rocky Mount Farmer's Market-music, food, ice cream, door prizes, and other events.
Cost: $0.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM.
Franklin County Rescue Squad building and Rocky Mount Farmer's Market.
"Louisiana Link"
art/dance/theater
For the first time since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, O. Winston Link’s oldest exhibition of photographs documenting life in Louisiana will be on view for the public. Opening May 10 at the O. Winston Link Museum, “Louisiana Link” will provide visitors with a new perspective on the work of this important and influential artist. Through more than 50 images Link captures numerous different facets of 1937 life and industry in Louisiana. These include the daily activities of an LSU student, the Catholic blessing of the shrimp boats, oil prospecting, alligator hunting, rice harvesting, cotton marketing, bee insemination, and parties of then Governor Leche.
“Louisiana Link” will present rarely seen prints – offering new insight on a photographer whose name and iconic railroad images enjoy worldwide recognition. Although best known for his dramatic black and white portraits of the vanishing steam locomotive, Link was a versatile photographer who made portraits of friends, records of events and striki…
Art: art exhibition. Contact: Allie Hasson at the Link Museum.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:00 AM.
O. Winston Link Museum
101 Shenandoah Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24016.
"Never Built Virginia" @ Library of VA
art/dance/theater
From Thomas Jefferson’s design of the Virginia State Capitol to Northern Virginia’s soaring post-modern structures of glass and steel, the commonwealth’s architectural triumphs are well-documented. But what of those that never made it beyond the drawing board?
Never Built Virginia will explore a variety of proposed architectural projects from around the commonwealth that remained unbuilt because the architecture was too radical, because funding collapsed, or because they lost favor with their patrons. Never Built Virginia offers examples of structures that never were and poses the question, “What if?”.
Cost: free.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219.
Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture
art/dance/theater
Be among the first to explore the Virginia Center for Architecture's new exhibition Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture. Enjoy light refreshments and hear a lecture by Raleigh, North Carolina-based architect Frank Harmon.
Harmon, who is featured in the exhibition, believes that a building should be unique to its surroundings. He discusses his regional approach to design and his interest in vernacular architecture - dwellings and farm buildings made of local materials and constructed sensibly.
Southern Exposure: Contemporary Regional Architecture takes you on a pictorial tour of some of the Sun Belt's most respected Modern architecture. Three-dimensional models help tell the story. These buildings aren't just designed to be beautiful - most of them have a decidedly green tint. Work by several of the architects highlight how the buildings where we live, work and learn can be designed to conserve natural resources and create healthier indoor spaces.
The exhibition also includes sever…
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Virginia Center for Architecture
2501 Monument Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23220-2618.
Spirit of Place Environmental Themes by Genesis Chapman
art/dance/theater
Large scale drawings and sculpture.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: free. Contact: Mary Tartaro.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Perspective Gallery
Squires Student Center
Virginia Tech Blacksburg VA.
KIVA - Kids In the Valley, Adventuring! hikes to Peaks of Otter!
sports and recreation
KIVA - Kids In the Valley, Adventuring! is a free monthly outdoor adventure club for families around the area. We focus on free play, environmental learning through books and special speakers, and volunteer efforts.
Snacks have been donated by Clif Bar and water bottles are being donated by Target!
Outdoor Rec: hiking. Cost: as always, free. Contact: Chip Donahue.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
We will meet at the Discovery Center atop Mill Mountain at 10 AM or you can meet us at the bottom of Peaks of Otter at 10:45 AM.
Beginning Yoga for Adults
mind and body
Presented by Yoga Center. Registration is required: 853-2340. Please bring a towel or a yoga mat.
Mind & Body: yoga. Cost: None. Contact: Mary Lou Puritz.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Williamson Road Library
Williamson Rd NE
Roanoke, VA 24012.
Craig County Rescue Squad Open House
community events
Information Booths
Live Entertainment
Concessions.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Craig County Rescue Squad-EMS
New Castle, Va.
Subway Provides Free Child ID Kits in stores
community events
To promote the health and safety of children in Roanoke, Lynchburg and surrounding areas, Subway Restaurants is launching a Subway Child ID campaign on May 7, 2008. Subway is launching the program leading-up to National Missing Children’s Day, which is May 25, 2008, as well as school getting out for the summer. Subway hopes to prepare children and their parents/guardians for their typically more active lifestyles during the spring and summer, by providing child safety training and free Subway Child ID Kits. Customers can pick-up Subway Child ID Kit at a local Subway location beginning on May 7, 2008. Kits are free of charge with no purchase necessary and will be available while supplies last.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:00 AM.
Pick-up free Child ID Kits at Subway stores in Roanoke, Lynchburg and surrounding areas starting on May 7th, while supplies last.
Paint Alexandria 2008
art/dance/theater
We invite you to participate in The Art League's annual "Paint" Alexandria, a two-day, all media, plein air event. We encourage artists of all media to participate and creatively interpret our beautiful hometown. Participants will be guided in the fine art of sketching, painting, and photography.
Telephone:
school office: (703) 683-2323
gallery: (703) 683-1780.
Cost: $40.00. Contact: school@theartleague.org.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
Old Town Alexandria
105 North Union Street
Alexandria, VA 22314.
For more info visit www.theartleague.org. Local Colors Festival
festivals/fairs
More than 70 countries participate in the Parade of Nations, exhibits of arts and crafts, sell of authentic food, non-stop live entertainment on the main stage, international classical music on a second stage, children’s games, and more.
Celebrating Roanoke's diversity and promoting multi-cultural understanding through education, services, and events.
Local Colors is Roanoke’s premiere year-long multi-cultural program which recognizes and embraces people of diverse origins, races and ethnic backgrounds.
Throughout the year Local Colors works with schools, colleges, neighborhoods, retirement communities, government, businesses, and civic organizations to promote diversity and multi-cultural understanding.
Photo Credit: Cricket Powell.
Contact: Pearl Fu at (540) 904-2234 or 580-0341 or send mail to pearlfu@aol.com.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 11:00 AM.
Elmwood Park, Downtown Roanoke, VA.
For more info visit www.localcolors.org. Open House
shopping and sales
Cost: $349,000.00. Contact: Jerry Grubb.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
The Oaks at Cherokee Hills.
Falling Branch Elementary Spring Carnival
community events
Cost: minimal, for game/raffle tickets.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Falling Branch Elementary School, Exit 118 off I-81.
The Sailor Dog
kids/tween/teens
The Sailor Dog is the story of Scuppers, a dog who dreams only of a life at sea. Meet some adventuresome canines when our friends from Lynchburg Humane Society bring some playful puppies for you to meet! Explore our James River exhibition and create your own aquatic adventures!
Cost: Free with admission! Contact: (434) 845-1888.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Amazement Square
27 9th St
Lynchburg, VA 24504-1422.
For more info visit amazementsquare.org. Still Life Drawing/ Painting at Art Under The Sun
art/dance/theater
Still life Drawing Sessions (non instructional)
Still life set up changes weekly.
Open to the public during business hours,
no registration required / $5.00 per session
You may stay and draw as long as you like.
Some materials available for use with a donation.
Come draw or paint in a warm inviting environment.
If you would like to draw with a group,
a small group gathers on Sat. from 2pm-5pm.
Cost: $5.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Art Under the Sun
302 South Locust Street
Floyd, Virginia 24091.
Monkey Dance
film/cinema/movie listings
Roanoke Public Libraries invite you to a new
Documentary Film Screening Series to celebrate Asian/Pacific American
Heritage Month. All events are free and everyone is welcome to attend.
Monkey Dance
Three Cambodian-American teenagers come of age in a world shadowed by
their parents' nightmares of the Khmer Rouge. Traditional Cambodian dance links them to their parents' culture, but fast cars, hip consumerism, and new romance pull harder. Gradually coming to appreciate their parents' sacrifices, the three teens find a balance between their parents' dreams and their own.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM.
Roanoke Main Library
706 S. Jefferson St.
Roanoke, VA.
Restoration Talk and Tour at Poplar Forest
community events
In honor of National Historic Preservation month, Director of Restoration Travis McDonald will present a slide talk and tour explaining why Jefferson's design of his retreat at Poplar Forest was a radically modern architectural work in early America. The talk and tour is free with regular house admission, which also includes a separate tour of the house either before or after the restoration tour.
Cost: Free with regular admission charge. Contact: (434) 525-1806.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 3:00 PM.
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
1548 Bateman Bridge Rd
Forest, VA 24551-4239.
Graffito: Scratching the Surface
art/dance/theater
Bring your friends! This gallery features the Urban Art of Roanoke's local artists and is kickin'!
The space is open Mondays & Fridays
from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
and Saturdays from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Art: art exhibition. Cost: Free. Contact: youngcurators@gmail.com.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 4:00 PM.
309 Campbell Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24016-3624.
Tarot Cards :: A Gentle Introduction
mind and body
Learn to use tarot cards as a path to healing, wholeness, and insight! Discover why the tarot is a powerful (and fun) tool for accessing your inner wisdom and gaining self-empowerment.