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VA Student Win Big in International Competition While Helping NASA Return to Moon

Two teams of Virginia high school students topped more than 600 teams to take home top international prizes in a competition to grow crops in lunar soil simulant.The students...

Blue Ridge Music Festival Presents Mozart & Haydn in The Mountains

Join David Stewart Wiley, Conductor and Festival Virtuosi Orchestra with guest soloists on period natural...

Miss America, Madison Marsh, Will Be Honored Guest at 2024 Miss Virginia Pageant

The Miss Virginia Opportunity, Inc., is honored to announce that Madison Marsh, Miss America 2024,...

SML Antique and Classic Boat Society To Hold Annual Spring Boat Show Saturday June 8th

The SML Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society will hold their annual Spring...

Battle of New Market 160th Anniversary Commemoration Event

160th Commemoration of the Battle of New Market, May 18th-19th, 2024. Join the Virginia Museum...

Perry F. Kendig Award Announced

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

The “Mary Project” Aids Family of William Fleming Student

Composer and lyricist Dana “Grace” Franklin Pannell couldn’t recall exactly how many Christian-themed productions she has put together over the years.  “Ten to...

Local Group Hits the Movie Big Time with “Yeah Yeah Yeah”

The local pop-rock group “My Radio” recently scored a major coup -- their song “Yeah Yeah Yeah” was chosen for the soundtrack of...

“Bike Rack #9” Joins City’s Growing Public Art Collection

The Roanoke Arts Commission (RAC) has announced the addition of a work of public art to the downtown area. Artist John Wilson of Wilson...

Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and David Stewart Wiley Renew Contract

The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce that Music Director and Conductor David Stewart Wiley has signed a contract renewal through 2013 and...

Roanoke’s Music Scene: From Down By Downtown… to Down By The River

Members of the Creative Connectors STAR group, with help of local promoter Gary Jackson, musician Cyrus Pace, and others, held what they hope...