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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 is excited to announce that noted Civil War Historian and Tour Guide, Aaron Siever...

Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon Set for May 3

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

Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert Coming to Roanoke

Nickelodeon, GEA Live, and Senbla today announced Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – The...

2025 Tavern Stage Summer Music Series Returns to Explore Park

For the third year, Roanoke County Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Explore Park, and Twin Creeks...

PBS Appalachia Premieres Season 3 of “The Life of a Musician” May 3rd

PBS Appalachia proudly announces the premiere of Season 3 of its Emmy Award-Winning music series,...

History Museum Reopens in Cozier Digs

by Gene Marrano Albeit in a much cozier space, the History Museum of Western Virginia reopened its doors on a temporary basis in the...

Wilson Museum Kicks Off Season With Well-Regarded Regional Artists

by Gene Marrano The Fall-Winter season at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum on the Hollins University campus kicks off with an exhibition from two...

Sound and “Furry” at the Taubman

by Gene Marrano There’s something very different in Gallery 1 and in the second floor hallway at the Taubman Museum of Art these days....

Community High School Theater Provides New Space For Acting Troupe

by Gene Marrano The local professional theater group known as GAMUT is in rehearsals now for a play that guarantees to be a bit...

George Benson to Play in Support of Shaftman Performance Hall

After a half century as a high school auditorium, sitting dormant and neglected for 20 more years, renovations to Shaftman Performance Hall began...

Downtown “Art By Night” Tour

"Art By Night,"  held the first Friday of each month, is a self-guided tour which includes 13 art galleries in downtown Roanoke that...