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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,...

City Dedicates First “Artsy” Bus Shelter

The City of Roanoke, the Greater Roanoke Transit Company (GRTC) operating as Valley Metro, and the Roanoke Arts Commission dedicated the first of two...

Blue Ridge PBS Provides Civil War Film to Schools

Blue Ridge PBS recently mailed nearly 2,000 DVD’s of “Virginia in the Civil War: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance” to every public school and library system...

Conflict Resolution Center’s “Peace By Piece” Quilt Raises Awareness Of Tolerance

Area children have completed a massive quilt decorated with images of peace and tolerance as part of the Conflict Resolution Center's Peace by Piece...

Star City Playhouse Just the Ticket for Playgoers

Marlow Ferguson, a former New York stage actor who founded the Star City Playhouse on Williamson Road along with his wife Karon Sue Semones,...

Nicholas Carr Speaks at Roanoke College

Acclaimed business writer and speaker, Nicholas Carr, spoke at Roanoke College last week to a sizable crowd that braved heavy rains to make their...

Cole Is Still “Unforgettable”

Nine-time Grammy Award winner Natalie Cole and the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra kicked off this year’s Picnic at the Pops Series with “An Unforgettable Journey”...