1.13–1.19

Mon 1/13
🏆 5:30pm: 100 Miler Kickoff Event (walk, raffle, tips, community) // Fishburn Mansion // free for participants ↝
🏆 6–7pm: Adult Beginner Movement Class (rock climbing) // River Rock Climbing // $10, registration req. ↝
✮ 6–7:15pm: Begin with a Pure Vision (basic & practical meditation) // Dharmapala Kadampa Buddhist Center // $10 ↝
✮ 6:30pm: Monday Meetup - Crystals for Abundance (in-person & online) // One Community Now // free, donations welcome ↝
✮🏆 6:30–7:30pm: PedalSafe ROA January Public Meeting (bike safety community) // Kirk Family YMCA // free ↝

Tue 1/14
🧸 10:30–11:30am: Beginning Engineering: Hurricane Season Night Light (STEM workshop) // Buchanan Library // free, 10+, registration req. ↝
✮🏆 4–5:30pm: Botetourt Senior Bingo // Fincastle Library // free ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Leonard Blush and The Camelcals (rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🏆 6–9pm: Crokinole Night (Canadian board game—new club starting 2nd & 4th Tuesdays every month!) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
🎨 6:30pm: Paint Night: Valentine Raccoon (painting) // Crab du Jour // $30, registration recommended ↝
✮ 7–8:30pm: Tarot Share (all-level tarot card class) // Lifestream Center // $15 ↝
🎨 7–9pm: Commonwealth Film Collective Kickoff Event (short film screening, meet & greet) // Olde Salem Brewing - Downtown Roanoke // free ↝
♫ 8:30–8:30pm: Ella Folk (country) // Wasena City Taproom // free ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Sky Dolphin (cover) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Wed 1/15
✮🏆 9–10pm: Bingo & Breakfast // Chick-fil-A Valley View // free ↝
🎨 4–5:30pm: New Year's Intention Candles with Get Lit Candle Bar (candlemaking class) // Toebean Cat Cafe // $40 ↝
✮ 4:30–6:30pm: Beer & Biotech (Q&A) // Big Lick Brewing // free, registration requested ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Ben Trout Trio // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮ 6–8pm: Campaign Launch with the Humble Hustle (refreshments, community) // The Collective // free, RSVP requested ↝
✮ 6:30–7:30pm: Death Café (conversation, Q&A) // Meadowbrook Public Library - Shawsville // free ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Reggae Night by The Ambassador (reggae) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Thu 1/16
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: GOTE (rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮🏆 6–8pm: Beginner Bike Maintenance (class, BYO-Bike) // Roanoke Mountain Adventures // $20 ↝
🏆 6–9pm: Wicked Pink & Green Party (roller skating, costume contest) // Firehouse Skate 'N Play - Vinton // $20 unlimited play ↝
🎨 6–9pm: Thankful Thursday Craft Event (glass jar pine lantern) // New Freedom Farm // $22, registration req. ↝
♫ 6:30–8:30pm: Bob Chew (acoustic, cover) // Wasena City Taproom // free ↝
✮ 7pm: Girls' Night IN (adult toys, games, snacks) // Glitter Squad Photography // free ↝
♫ 7–9pm (doors 6:30): 3rd Thursday Open Mic // 3rd Street Coffeehouse // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 7): Rick Price (country, pop, soft rock, folk) // The Spot on Kirk // $15 adv. $20 day of ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Seedpicker (soul, funk, blues) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Fri 1/17
✮ through 1/26: Downtown Roanoke Restaurant Week begins // various locations ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Father Sun (reggae) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮ 6–7pm: Writer's Group Interest Meeting // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: William Seymour (Americana, country) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Adam Hill Trio (piano, easy listening) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Karlee Raye Band (country) // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // free ↝
♫ 7pm: James Tamelcoff - night 1 (country) // Sidewinders // free ↝
🧸🎨 7–8:30pm: Gallery Opening Party (youth art gallery) // Children's Gallery // free ↝
♫ 7–10pm: Whispering Dream (rock covers) // The Hangout // $5 ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 6:30): Big Something - night 1 (rock, fusion) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $37+ ↝
🏳️‍🌈🎨 8pm: Fired Up & Fabulous: A Drag & Pottery Night (drag show, mug painting) // Motel Studios // $40, registration req. ↝
🏳️‍🌈 8pm: Ru Paul Drag Race Viewing Party // The Park Dance Club ↝
♫ 8pm: The Eric Wayne Band (southern rock, country, cover) // Rosie's Gaming Emporium - Vinton // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Michael Cleveland (fiddler) // Shaftman Performance Hall // $20–45 ↝
💃 9pm–midnight (group lesson 8:30): Fiesta Friday with SalsaNoke (all-level Latin dance party) // Inka Grill // free ↝
♫ 10pm: Wim Tapley & the Cannons (pop, Americana) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Sat 1/18
✮ 9am–noon: Grandin Village Farmer's Market // Grandin Village // free ↝
✮ 9am–5pm: Salem Gun & Knife Show - day 1 // Salem Civic Center // $10 ↝
🎨 10–11:30am: Felt Flower Workshop // Taubman Museum // $25, registration req. ↝
✮ 10–3pm: Basics of Permaculture Design (classes, gardening) // Lick Run Community Development Center // $20 ↝
✮♫ 11am–noon: Beginner & Intermediate Djembe Class // The Beat Goes On - Salem // $10 ↝
✮♫ 11am–3pm: The Creator's Market // The Collective // free ↝
✮ 1–3pm: Blender Basics: Low Poly Mesh Modeling with MAKE Roanoke (software class) // South County Library // $20, registration req. ↝
✮ 2pm: Salute to Southwest Virginia: 250th Anniversary of the Fincastle Resolutions // O. Winston Lynk & Roanoke History Museum // free, family-friendly ↝
🎨 2–5pm: Drink and Draw (fundraiser St. Francis Service Dogs) // Blindhouse Beer Co. // free ↝
🏳️‍🌈 2–5pm: 3rd Annual HOE Community Dinner by Amia Expression // Roanoke Diversity Center ↝
🎭 3pm: Afternoon Fun with The R.E.A.L. Funny (comedy show) // Ursula's Cafe // free ↝
✮ 3–5pm: FAFSA Fire (financial aid assistance) // Roanoke Higher Education Center // free, registration requested ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Up Jumped Trouble (bluegrass) // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // free ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Isaac Hadden & Friends (rock, funk, folk, variety) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
💃✮ 6–8pm: Dances of Universal Peace (spiritual dance meetup) // CommUNITY ARTSreach Frontier Center // free, donation of $5–25 encouraged ↝
✮🏆 6–10pm: Bi-monthly Game Night (board game meetup) // Mishap Games // free ↝
♫ 7pm: Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee (old time, bluegrass) // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $10 ↝
♫ 7pm: James Tamelcoff - night 2 (country) // Sidewinders // free ↝ 
♫ 7–11:30pm: Emo Night Karaoke (with live band) // Three Roads Brewing - Lynchburg // $15, 21+ ↝ 
♫ 7:30pm (doors 6:30): Big Something - night 2 (rock, fusion) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $37+ ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Umphrey's McGee (rock, fusion) // Shaftman Performance Hall // $49.50 ↝
🎭 8–10pm (doors 7): The R.E.A.L. Funny (comedy) // The Coffeepot // $10, 2-for-1 deal; 18+ ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Woody Woodworth & The Piners, The Dimestore Cowboys, Marie-Claire Evans (alt country, bluegrass, rock, singer songwriter) // The Spot on Kirk // $12 adv. $15 day of ↝
♫ 8pm: Last Call Party Band (cover) // Rosie's Gaming Emporium - Vinton // free ↝
♫ 8:30–9:30pm: The Aurora Observatory (prog rock, ambient, experimental) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 10pm: Gasoline Alley (rock) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Sun 1/19
🏆 8:30am–4pm: Winter Waterfalls: Bottom Creek Gorge (guided hike) // Bottom Creek Preserve // $17, registration req. ↝
✮ 10am–5pm: Salem Gun & Knife Show - day 2 // Salem Civic Center // $10 ↝
✮ 11am–4pm: Dog Bowl Market (vendors & crafts) // Black Dog Salvage // free ↝
🏆 noon–3pm: Jolene Jamboree (3rd annual Dolly Parton birthday celebration) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
💃 noon–4pm (beginner lesson at noon): Big Lick Bachata Brunch (Latin dance social) // Roanoke City Market Building // $5 ↝
✮ 1–4pm: International Wine Festival (tastings, hors d'oeuvres, jazz) // Taubman Museum // $65, registration req. 21+ ↝
♫ 1–4pm: Steele Y Dan (acoustic) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮♫ 1:30–4pm: Guitars Under the Star Guitar Pull (open jam session) // Mill Mountain Discovery Center // free ↝
✮ 2–4pm: Community Gathering // Temple of Sacred Knowledge // free ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Sasha Landon (of Palmyra) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6pm: Wasted Space, Earth to Heaven, Stockpile, GAOL (hardcore) // Blindhouse Beer Co. // $10, all ages ↝
✮🏆 7–10pm (practice starts at 6): Belles & Chimes Winter Tourney (ladies pinball tournament) // Roanoke Pinball Museum // $20 entry ↝

Ongoing/Multiple Dates

🎭 Jan 17–19, various times: Staged Readings // Exit, Pursued by a Bear // A staged reading involves a group of actors and a director exploring a new play. There are no more than 7 hours of rehearsal, and all actors will be on stage with scripts. Sets, props and costumes are minimal. [It] is intended to explore a new work in order to gain audience insight's about what's working...as the playwright works to complete their work. // See participating menus ↝

✮ Jan 17–26: Downtown Roanoke Restaurant Week // "Roanoke's tastiest week returns! Restaurant Week is your chance to experience Downtown’s extensive mix of lunch and dinner options." See participating menus ↝

✮ through Jan 19: VOTE in the 39th Annual "Best of Roanoke" Awards! // Show some local love by casting votes for your favorite places and faces. (Some of the more obscure "best of" categories include: meteorologist, ladies' night out, homeschool co-op, periodontist, and "Attraction to Feel Like a Kid Again.") ↝

💃 Sundays, Jan 5–Feb 9: Dance Like It's 1799 (dance class series) // "Explore the world of Jane Austen through dance! Ages 8–14 will have a ballet style warm up and class based on cotillion style and ballroom dance. Ages 15–adult will learn social dance of Regency Era." // $15 per class or $72 for all six classes ↝

🏳️‍🌈💃 Tuesdays, Jan 7–Feb 11: QDR: The FUNdamentals of Dance Connection! (queer dance class series) // "Leave perfectionism at the door in this beginner friendly series where we will focus each week on different skills for the dance floor through the different rhythms of salsa, bachata, tango and more. No partner necessary!" // $60–90 sliding scale for all six classes, registration req. ↝

💃 Tuesdays, Jan 7–Feb 18: Urban Kiz 6 Week Series (dance class series) // "We will continue to learn intermediate moves and concepts, however we will also review the foundations and basics of kizomba and urban kiz weekly, so [new students] are also welcome. No partner necessary." // $80 for all six classes, registration req. ↝

🏆 Jan 12–Mar 9: Walkabout Outfitters Get Outside Challenge 2025 // Complete your tracker by going outside at least 60 times (for 20 mins), then turn it in to any Walkabout location for a chance to win a $250 shopping spree or other prizes! ↝

🏆 Jan 13–Apr 23: Roanoke 100 Miler // "...walk, run, hike, or bike your way to 100 miles, or substitute one mile for 30 minutes of human-powered activity! All participants will receive encouraging messages, check-ins, and fitness tips from PLAY Roanoke and will have opportunities to win gift cards and other prizes." // $10 ($20 w/ t-shirt), registration req. ↝