1.20–1.26
Mon 1/20
🏆 noon–9pm: MLK Day Skate (roller skating) // Firehouse Skate 'N Play - Vinton // prices vary ↝
✮♫ 5:30–7:30pm: Beginner & Intermediate Frame Drum Class // The Beat Goes On - Salem // $10 ↝
🏆🧸 6–7pm: Youth Beginner Movement Class (rock climbing) // River Rock Climbing // $10; ages 8–13, registration req. ↝
✮ 6–7:15pm: Begin with a Pure Vision (basic & practical meditation) // Dharmapala Kadampa Buddhist Center // $10 ↝
🏆 6–10pm: 2025 Pinball Spring League kickoff // Roanoke Pinball Museum // $40 season dues ↝
✮ 6:30pm: Monday Meetup - The Psychology of Money // One Community Now // free, donations welcome ↝
🏆 7:30pm: National Championship showing (Ohio State vs. Notre Dame) // A Few Old Goats Brewing - Roanoke & Buchanan // free ↝
Tue 1/21
🏆 5:30pm: Group Walk: Murray Run Greenway (~1 mile) // Shrine Hill Park // free ↝
✮ 5:30–7pm: REVIVE! (opiod overdose reverse/Narcan training) // Roanoke City Health Department // free ↝
🧸🎭 6pm: PAW Patrol Live! - night 1 (kids' musical) // Berglund Center // $28–128 ↝
✮ 6–8pm: Silent Book Club // Golden Cactus // free ↝
🎭 6:30–9pm (sign-ups begin at 6): Star City Poet's Society Open Mic Night // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Christian Q & C0 (funk, jazz, blues, pop) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝
Wed 1/22
✮ 5:30–7pm: New Year, New Headshot! (business event with free photos, LinkedIn lesson, refreshments) // EnVision Center // free, registration req. ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Brandon Dickerson and Friends (bluegrass jam) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🧸🎭 6pm: PAW Patrol Live! - night 2 (kids' musical) // Berglund Center // $28–128 ↝
🏆 6:30–8:30pm: Feud Time (Family Feud themed game night) // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // free ↝
🎭 7–9pm (sign-ups begin at 6:30): Open Mic Comedy Night with the Comedy Lab // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
✮ 7:30–10pm: Southwest Virginia Songwriters Association monthly meeting // 3rd Street Coffeehouse // free ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Stray Lions & Limbers (indie, pop) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝
Thu 1/23
🏆 6am–8:30pm: Snowshoe Shuttle (transportation to and from Snowshoe Mountain Resort) // Public Works 1802 // $45 ↝
✮ 9–11am: Grow & Glow Networking Event (women-only) // Glitter Squad // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: The Night Shift (covers) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮ 6pm: MAKE Community Meeting (creative social) // MAKE Roanoke // free ↝
🎨 6:30pm: Home Sweet Home Paint Event (painting social) // AmVets Post 40 // $30 gen. $20 vets ↝
✮ 6–7pm: Tiny Particles, Big Problems (microplastics lecture & discussion) // Clean Valley Council // free ↝
🏆 6–8:30pm: Gold Sprints - round 1 (indoor stationary bike race) // Cardinal Bicycle // $10 to race ↝
✮ 6:30pm: Quantum Healing with Essential Oils (in-person & online class) // One Community Now // free, donations welcome ↝
♫ 7pm (doors 6): Jared Stout Band with Corey Hunley (alt country) // Grandin Theatre // $20 adv. $25 day of ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Andy Sydow (folk, rock) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝
Fri 1/24
🧸🎨 10–11:30am: Homeschool Wheel Class (kids' pottery class) // Motel Studios // $60, registration req. ↝
✮ 5:30–6:30pm: Red Volkaert Masterclass (guitarist tips & techniques) // The Harry and Lavon Webb Education Center // free, registration req. ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Kerosene Willy (rock, jam, fusion) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Keith Goggin (blues, rock, cover) // Twin Creeks Brewing - Vinton // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Mike Oregano (one-man band, rock, jazz) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
✮ 6:30pm: Group Sound Bath // One Community Now // $15 ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Muskrat Flats (jam, Americana, funk, psychedelic) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
🎨 6:30–9:30pm: Sip and Paint (painting social) // Lucid Dreams // $25–50, 21+ ↝
♫ 7–10pm: American Honey (variety, cover) // The Hangout // $10 ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 6:30): Big Daddy Love & The Judy Chops (rock, bluegrass, Americana, fusion, psychedelic) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $20+ ↝
♫ 7:30–10:30pm: Mercy Creek (folk rock) // Olde Salem Brewing - Downtown Roanoke // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Cash Unchained (Johnny Cash tribute) // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $27+ ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Red Volkaert (country guitar) // Fostek Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // $20 ↝
🏳️🌈 8pm: Ru Paul Drag Race Viewing Party // The Park Dance Club ↝
♫ 8pm: Jive Mother Mary (rock) // Rosie's Gaming Emporium - Vinton // free, 21+ ↝
🎭 8–9:30pm: Next Stop Comedy // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // $25 ↝
♫ 9pm: Jeremy Wimmer Trio (acoustic) // The Watering Hole // free ↝
♫ 10pm: Lady Couch & Feelfree (soul, rock, regage) // Martin's Downtown // $15 ↝
♫ 10pm: Travis Reigh - night 1 (country) // Sidewinders // free ↝
Sat 1/25
🏆 9:30am–4pm: CFA Star City Cat Show - day 1 // Holiday Inn & Conference Center // admission TBA ↝
♫ 11am: Destination 3: Piano Spectacular // Grandin Court Baptist Church // $34+ ↝
🧸🎨 11:30am–6pm: New Year's Wishes Workshop (kid vision board collage) // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // free ↝
🧸🐾 noon–4pm (demos 1–2): Snake Party! (snake demonstrations, crafts) // Mill Mountain Discovery Center // free ↝
🏳️🌈 2–3:30pm: Empowering Allies: Bystander Intervention for LGBTQ+ Support (class) // Second Cafe // free ↝
🎨 2:30pm: Puppy Love Paint Day (painting social) // Ma Dukes // $30, registration req. ↝
🏆 7:30am–5pm: Winter Wonderland Hike & Warm Springs Float (guided group hike) // TBA // $75 ↝
🏆 9am: 5th Forever 5 & 10 Mile Trail Races (running) // Hellgate 100k course // $40+, registration req. ↝
✮♫ 10am–noon: Beginner & Intermediate Djembe Class // The Beat Goes On - Salem // $10 ↝
✮ 11am–noon: Cozy Mystery Author Talk with Libby Klein // Blue Ridge Library // free ↝
🎨 12:30–3pm: Studio Grand Opening (wood workshop; snacks & giveaways) // Board & Brush // free ↝
✮ 3–5pm: Book Swap // Olde Salem Brewing - Downtown Roanoke // free ↝
♫ 5–8pm: High Strung Band (rock, country, cover) // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // free ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Mike & Brandon Potter // The Hangout // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Seedpicker (soul, funk, blues) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🏆 6pm (doors 4:30): Guns and Hoses (charity hockey game) // Berglund Center Coliseum // $9+ ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Seph Custer (Americana, folk, rock) // Twin Creeks Brewing - Vinton // free ↝
♫ 7pm: The Floorboards (Americana, country, rock) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
🎭 7pm: Post-Apocalyptic Poets presents: Hopeful (poetry) // Hollins VAC Auditorium // $5 suggested donation ↝
🏆 7:30pm: Retro Game Night // Olde Salem Brewing - Market St. // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 6:30): The Dead Reckoning (Grateful Dead cover band) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $27 ↝
♫ 7:30–10:30pm: Tim Rowlett (country, variety, cover) // Olde Salem Brewing - Downtown Roanoke // free ↝
🎭 8pm (doors 7:30): Big Lick Conspiracy (comedy show) // The Spot on Kirk // $12 adv. $15 day of ↝
♫ 8pm: Rewind (cover) // Rosie's Gaming Emporium - Vinton // free, 21+ ↝
♫ 9pm: Travis Reigh - night 2 (country) // Sidewinders // free ↝
🏆 9pm–1am: Sip & Skate (adults-only roller skate night club) // Firehouse Skate 'N Play - Vinton // $15, 21+ ↝
♫ 9pm–2am: 3rd Annual Sneaker Ball with DJ Purple Haze // Status Restaurant & Lounge // $20 ↝
💃 9pm–2:15am (group lesson at 9): 15th Annual Anniversary Dance // SalsaNoke // $15, 18+ ↝
♫ 9:30pm–1am: Section X (rock covers) // The Coffee Pot// $5 ↝
♫ 9:45pm: Omegawolfe (country, rock) w/ Nerd Alert (funk, electro) // Martin's Downtown // $15 ↝
♫ 10pm–1am: Vinyl & Vibes with Star City Soul Club (vinyl listening party) // Sidecar // free ↝
Sun 1/26
🐾 9:30am–4pm: CFA Star City Cat Show - day 2 // Holiday Inn & Conference Center // admission TBA ↝
🏳️🌈 11am–1pm: Drag Brunch // Starr Hill Brewery // $10 ↝
🏳️🌈 11:30am–3pm: The House of Boleyn Drag Brunch // Inka Grill Peruvian Cuisine // $10 ↝
🎨 noon–2pm: Crafty Social: Kindness Cards with I Heart SE // Golden Cactus // free ↝
🎭 1–4pm (check in by 12:45): Murder by Magic (wizarding-themed murder mystery event) // Big Lick Brewing // $35, registration req. ↝
✮♫ 2–3:30pm: World Drum Playshop (Hawaiian percussion) // GLOW Healing Arts // $15 ↝
✮ 2–3:30pm: Roanoke Writers Meetup // Blindhouse Beer Co. // free ↝
🏆 3pm: Lord of the Rings Trivia // Olde Salem Brewing - Market St. // free ↝
🎭 4–6pm: Story Seeds: Growing Stories from Personal Experiences (writing workshop) // Fishburn Mansion // $45, registration req. ↝
✮ 5–5:45pm: Bria Skonberg - Open Sound Check (jazz trumpet Q&A) // The Harry and Lavon Webb Education Center // free, registration req. ↝
♫ 5–8pm: 3 Eyed Tiger (rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 9pm (doors 8:30): Bria Skonberg Quintet (jazz, trumpet) // Fostek Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // $35 ↝
Ongoing/Multiple Dates
🏆 Jan 23–25: Glow and Throw // Blue Ridge Axe Throwing // "Join us after dark and experience axe throwing like never before with glowing axes, targets, and vibes!" ↝
✮ thru Jan 26: Downtown Roanoke Restaurant Week // See participating menus ↝
💃 Sundays thru Feb 9: Dance Like It's 1799 (dance class series) // $15 per class or $72 for all six classes ↝
🏳️🌈💃 Tuesdays thru Feb 11: QDR: The FUNdamentals of Dance Connection! (queer dance class series) // $60–90 sliding scale for all six classes, registration req. ↝
💃 Tuesdays thru Feb 18: Urban Kiz 6 Week Series (dance class series) // $80 for all six classes, registration req. ↝
🏆 thru 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! ↝
🏆 thru 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. ↝