Arts / Events Etc.
VA Museum of Fine Arts Appoints New Curator of Decorative Arts
Following an international search, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced today the appointment of Alisa Chiles, Ph.D., as the museum’s new Sydney and Francis Lewis Curator of...
A Salute to Southwest Virginia: 250th Anniversary of the Fincastle Resolutions
January 18 event marks Fincastle Resolutions, VA250 Mobile Museum Experience, VA250 Fanfare & special exhibitsVirginia...
Scenic Virginia Announces 2024 Photo Contest Winners
Mountains & Valleys"Frosty Fall Morning" taken in Clintwood, by James Dell, Winner"Summer Day on McAfee...
Audition Being Held for Mill Mountain Theatre’s 2025 Season
The stage is calling YOU! Mill Mountain Theatre is excited to announce that auditions are...
Roanoke City Announces Inaugural Snowplow Naming Contest Results
The results are in! The City of Roanoke is excited to announce the winners of...
VT Professor Authors “Birthright: The True Story That Inspired Kidnapped”
In his new book "Birthright," Virginia Tech professor of history A. Roger Ekirch brings to life an extraordinary story of intrigue and scandal,...
The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge Seeks Community Input for Outstanding Excellence in the Arts Awards
The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge is seeking nominations for the 2010 recipients of the Perry F. Kendig Award for Outstanding Support...
Come to the Library for Short Plays AND a Round of Golf
River Laker and the Roanoke City library system are full of surprises. Not only will the library stage “The Sneakerhead Show” Thursday night...
“Vietnam – Now and Then”
On Thursday the History Museum of Western Virginia held a showing of “Now and Then,” a photographic tour of sites in Vietnam during...
The Sway Katz Return to the Whole Note
Had enough of frigid temperatures? Feeling housebound? Shake a leg and ease on down to The Whole Note, where the SWAY KATZ jazz...
Artist Creates a World of Labyrinths at Hollins Museum Exhibit
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum director Amy Moorefield is a big fan of site-specific work; that is, artwork created especially for the space it...