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Arts / Events Etc.

Elani Spencer Hosts Free Poetry Workshop for Veterans at Roanoke Library

A poetry workshop for U.S. military veterans will be held at the City of Roanoke Main Library, 706 South Jefferson Street, Saturday, Oct. 11 from 2 to 3 p.m....

Inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas: The Striking New Landmark Redefining the Future of 5-Star Luxury

Fontainebleau in Miami Beach is easily one of the most iconic and luxurious hotels you...

Best Minnesota Betting Sites in 2025 – Top 5 MN Online Sportsbooks

With sports fandom running deep in the North Star State, choosing the best Minnesota betting...

New Mural Blossoms Downtown

Downtown Roanoke, Inc. and the Roanoke Arts Commission are proud to announce the addition of...

Biomedical Innovator Rob Gourdie Opens Maury Strauss Lecture Series in Roanoke

Roanoke’s reputation as a great place for biotech was in for a watershed moment when...

Southwest Virginia Ballet Kicks Off 20th Season With “TIES”

Southwest Virginia Ballet will take part in the third annual Roanoke Arts Festival on Saturday, October 3 with two performances (3 and 7 p.m.)...

Retired PH Librarian to Exhibit Paintings at WVTF

Recently retired from Patrick Henry High School, librarian Anna Wentworth now has more time to devote to another passion: her painting. The Radford University...

Jeepers Creepers! New Documentary Recalls Local TV “Horror Hosts”

Sean Kotz’s introduction to television horror hosting came in 1975 when he was a ten-year-old living on the eastern side of Virginia, where TV...

Rimsky-Korsakov Descendant to Make U.S. Debut in Roanoke

The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra with David Stewart Wiley, Music Director, opens a new season on Monday evening October 5, 2009.  Opening Night is the...

Major Exhibition at Hollins a First for Betty Branch

Despite the fact that she’s lived and created art in the Roanoke Valley all her life, internationally-known sculptor Betty Branch has never had a...

Taubman’s New Director Sees “Tremendous” Potential

The Taubman Museum of Art’s long search for a new executive director has ended with the appointment of David Mickenburg. He replaces the now-retired...