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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...

Brian Culbertson to Perform at Shaftman

After eleven inspired albums that have passionately surveyed a broad spectrum of musical styles and prominently featured many of music’s finest players, R&B/Jazz...

Studio Roanoke Staggers After Theft But Bounces Back

Kenley Smith and the Studio Roanoke theater space he built downtown on Campbell Avenue may have discovered how many really felt about his venture...

Putting a Bottom Line On The Arts

The value of arts and culture in society is not a parameter easily put into numbers. One can describe the emotional effect that a...

Blue Ridge Music Center Hosts American Piano Masters

Boogie woogie piano music will make the August evening even hotter on the 21st when Daryl Davis takes the stage at the Blue Ridge...

Mill Mountain Theatre’s “Last Standing Soldier”

Ginger Poole’s association with now-defunct Mill Mountain Theatre began in 2006 when she appeared as an actor in Mill Mountain’s production of the comedy...

Cook Book Helps College Kids Navigate Unchartered Territory – The Kitchen

If the name Alice Hincker sounds somehow familiar, it may be because of a past foray into local politics – she ran for Roanoke...