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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...

Storytelling Festival Returns to Fincastle

Alan Hoal spent plenty of time at Camp Bethel in Fincastle as a child, when his father managed summer camps there. Hoal currently...

Kendig Award Recipients To Be Honored June 9

The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge will honor several individuals, businesses and organizations for their contributions to the arts at the “Perry...

Virginia Western Art Gallery Gives Fishburn Students a Chance to Shine

Earth Week is coming up later this month (April 17 - 25) and some students at Fishburn Elementary School in Roanoke are getting...

Katherine Devine Opens Art Center

A stroller marked the doorway to the studio above Reid’s Fine Furnishings, while a large white bunny holding an orange carrot enticed visitors...

Roanoke College Choirs Flourish Under Direction of Dr. Jeffrey Sandborg

Longtime Roanoke College Choir Director Dr. Jeffrey Sandborg has had plenty of time—he has been the Director since 1985-- to refine and grow...

The Very Best of “No Shame” Theatre

It’s “No Shame” Theater night at Studio Roanoke, and Dwayne Yancey has just wrapped up a poem about, among other things, space traveling...