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Arts / Events Etc.

Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert Coming to Roanoke

Nickelodeon, GEA Live, and Senbla today announced Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – The 20th Anniversary Tour (www.avatarinconcert.com) will land in Roanoke at Berglund Center on September 24th...

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,...

Food Truck Thursday at Roanoke County Administration Center Thursday, May 8

Roanoke County is hosting Food Truck Thursday at the Roanoke County Administration Center on Thursday,...

Civil War Roundtable Explores 1864 Beefsteak Raid at Pamplin Park

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier welcomes Mr. J....

Late in Life, Eddie Maxwell Finds Solace in Painting

Eddie Maxwell has enjoyed the titles of army veteran, retired railroad pensioner,  and hair salon owner. He is also the survivor of a...

FloydFest a Big Draw in its 8th Year

The 8th annual FloydFest featured dozens of bands, a few well-known, like Blues Travelers, but most only familiar to real music aficionados.  The thousands...

FiddleFest Returns to Hollins Campus Next Weekend

“I’m a player, ” explains Mike Conner in his office at Williamson Road Service Center in northeast Roanoke, recognizable for the giant Paul Bunyan...

Wanted: Input on Gainsboro Library Sculpture

The Roanoke Public Libraries and the Roanoke Arts Commission are inviting public input that will be used to enhance the sculptural installation titled, "Reading...

Ruth Waalkes Named Executive Director of Virginia Tech’s New Center for the Arts

Ruth Waalkes, director of artistic initiatives at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland, has been named executive director...

“Floyd Fest 8 – Revival” Returns to Refresh, Renew and Recreate

Floyd Fest 8 – Revival, returns next weekend with four days of music, music, music, just off milepost 170.5 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. ...