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Two Hokies Reflect on a Lifetime of Metallica Ahead of Lane Stadium Show

Two former Virginia Tech athletes and alumni have been sleeping with one eye open and gripping their pillows tight for the past several months. A dream comes true for both...

Battle of New Market Commemoration Weekend Set for May 17–18

Over May 17-18, the Virginia Museum of the Civil War at New Market Battlefield State...

Roanoke’s 2nd Street Bridge Turns Into Waterslide for Summer Fundraiser

Downtown Roanoke, Inc. (DRI) is transforming a bridge into the ultimate 800- foot waterslide as...

Historian-Led Tour to Mark 161st Anniversary of Battle of New Market

The Virginia Museum of the Civil War at the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park...

Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon Set for May 3

Virginia Amateur Sports, in partnership with Kinetic MultiSports, is proud to announce that the 27th...

Roanoke Native & Jazz Great Don Pullen To Be Honored With Exhibit / Concert

The Jefferson Center and the Harrison Museum of African American Culture have announced that they will open an arts exhibit celebrating one of...

Reynolds Homestead Gains Help to Improve Care of Its Collections

by Andrea Brunais Virginia Tech's Reynolds Homestead has been chosen to receive a site visit from experts designed to improve the care of its...

Two New Winter Exhibitions Opening at Eleanor D. Wilson Museum

The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum will kick off its 2012 season with two new exhibitions: Bayous and Ghosts: Work by Margaret Evangeline and...

It Happens Just Once A Year

Sculptor Betty Branch opens her Norfolk Ave. studio on Warehouse Row to the public for a few weekends every December, when she also...

Opera Roanoke and St. John’s Episcopal Present “Amahl and the Night Visitors”

St John’s Episcopal Church "Music on the Corner Series" and Opera Roanoke will present a special performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors,...

Hollins Professor Releases Two Books On Major Political Players

by Gene Marrano Ed Lynch, chair of the political science department at Hollins University and former chairman of the Roanoke County Republican party, has...