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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....

2009 Kendig Awards

The latest Perry F. Kendig Award ceremony “Bravos and Brushstrokes,” was held at the Taubman Museum of Art last Wednesday. Nine individuals or businesses...

Roanoker Pens a “Revolutionary” Ghost Story

Roanoker Walt Mayes, a retired counselor for the Virginia Department of Corrections, recently released his first novel, “Hungate’s Ghost,” set in the 1770’s. Peter...

It’s No Bull… Local Production is Going Overseas

Local puppeteer Philip Hatter of Thistledown Puppets and local teacher/author Alex Lucas are making waves in the Mediterranean this summer with their recently produced...

Emerging Artists Features the Music of Argentina

Ada Lis Jimena, mezzo soprano, and Kerry Morgiewicz, pianist, showcased a variety of musical styles and composers Monday night at the latest edition of...

Southwest Virginia Ballet Summer Notes

Southwest Virginia Ballet (SVB) partnered with the American Cancer Society (ACS) during the April performance of Reecuenctro.  The idea behind the partnership was...

Newly Relocated Music Lab Builds Momentum and Community

“Developing the educational component has really allowed the Music Lab to move to the next level” said, Chris Stup, Executive Director.  “The combination of...