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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,...

Exhibit Honors N&W’s African-American Heritage

by Gene Marrano It wasn’t always easy for Norfolk & Western’s earliest black employees – they were often relegated to the toughest jobs in the...

City Asks For More Input On The Arts

by Aaron Layman Representatives  from the Roanoke Arts Commission and Planning Commission presented highlights from their Arts and Culture Plan for Roanoke to the...

Taubman Tries Something A Bit More Challenging For Art Patrons

  by Gene Marrano The Taubman Museum of Art, which wants to go a little bit bolder these days and has vowed to rotate exhibits more...

Savannah Shoulders Makes Some Noise On The Local Music Scene

by Gene Marrano They call themselves Savannah Shoulders – named after a line in a song by folk musician Elliott Smith  – and they all...

Art and Medicine Do Indeed Mix

by Gene Marrano The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute kicked off its Arts in Medicine program with an inaugural show, now...

“Kids On Bikes” Race Around Downtown Library Deck

by Cheryl Hodges Last Saturday downtown Roanoke was crowded with people taking in the Festival’s many events, vendors, and food offerings that have become a...