2.03–2.09

Mon 2/3
🏆 5:45–6:45pm: EveryBody Yoga // Fishburn Mansion // $48 ↝
💘✮ 6:30pm: Monday Meetup - Crystals for Love (in person & online) // One Community Now // free, donations welcome ↝

Tue 2/4
♫ 5–8pm: Christian Q. (funk, blues, jazz, pop) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮ 5:30–7pm: Living with Grief Meetup // Ursula's Cafe // free, registration req. ↝
🎨 5:30–7:30pm: Threads of Nature Opening Reception (art quilt show) // Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine // free ↝
✮ 6pm: Tarot Tuesday Masterclass (1/4) // One Community Now // $40 for 4-week series ↝
♫ 6–8pm: Marie-Claire Evans Duo (singer songwriter) // Wasena City Tap Room // free ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Christian Q. & Co (funk, blues, jazz, pop) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Wed 2/5
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Noah Spencer (Americana, country, singer songwriter) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
💘✮ 6–8pm: Valentines to Legislators (letter writing with Planned Parenthood) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: The Guard (bluegrass) // The CoffeePot // free ↝
✮🎭 6:30–7:30pm: Open Mic Night // Ursula's Cafe // free ↝
♫ 10:30pm: Karaoke Night! // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Thu 2/6
✮🧸 5–7pm: First Aid the Wild Way (class for girls ages 11–14) // Melrose Library // sliding scale ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Sideshow Runaways (group show) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮🎨 6–8pm: Orvis Fly Tying Night // Three Notch'd Brewing // free ↝
🏆 6–8:30pm: Gold Sprints - round 2 (indoor stationary bike race) // Cardinal Bicycle // $10 to race ↝
🎭 7pm: Post-Apocalyptic Poets presents: Chanlee Luu (writer's showcase & poetry open mic) // Blindhouse Beer Co. // free ↝
♫ 6:30–8:30pm: Ryan Greer (rock, singer songwriter) // Wasena City Taproom // free ↝
🎭 7–9pm: Hoot and Holler - Lovestruck (live storytelling event) // Grandin Theatre // $23.50 ↝
♫ 10:30pm: Latin Night hosted by JStop Latin Soul (Afro-Cuban jazz) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Fri 2/7
🎨 5pm: Strawberry Milk // Alexander/Heath Gallery // free ↝
💘🎨 5–8pm: Love in Many Colors: Opening Reception // Art on 1st // free ↝
✮ 5–9pm (live music 6:30): Late Nights: Carnevale Celebration // The Taubman // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Music Road Co. Trio (reggae, funk) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: The Eric Wayne Band Trio (southern rock) // Starr Hill Brewery // free ↝
💘✮ 6–8pm: Thai Massage Follow-Along Class // Uttara Yoga Studio // $75 ↝
♫ 6pm: Music on the Corner: Richard Masters performs "Fascinating Rhythm" (classical piano) // St. John's Episcopal Church // free ↝
🎨 6–7pm: Carnevale Mask Making Workshop // The Taubman // $25, registration req. ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Callie Hopper (singer-songwriter) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Dan Fox Live on the Dock // Twin Creeks Brewing - Vinton // free ↝
♫ 7pm (doors at 6): 18th Annual Winterfest Beach Bash (benefit for Penguin Club) // Salem Civic Center // $10 adv. $12 day of ↝
♫ 7–10pm: Jokers Wild (country, rock, Americana) // The Hangout // $10, 21+ ↝
🎭 7:30pm: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (live theatre) // Attic Productions - Fincastle // $15 adult, $10 child ↝
♫ 7:30–9pm (doors 7): Russ Rentler with Bob Schmucker (folk, Celtic, blues, Americana) // 3rd Street Coffeehouse // free ↝
💘🧟 7:30–10pm: Terrortine's - day 1 (haunted house) // Terror Manor // $25 ↝
♫ 8pm (doors at 6): Q99 Back to the 80s Bash // Sidewinders // $25, 21+ ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30):  Mad Iguanas: Live Album Recording! (rock) // The Spot on Kirk // $10 adv. $15 day of ↝
🏳️‍🌈 8pm: Ru Paul Drag Race Viewing Party // The Park Dance Club ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Chief Adjuah (jazz, trumpet, electronic, experimental) // Shaftman Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // $20+ ↝
♫ 9pm: Jesse Ray Carter (rockabilly, blues) // Fork in the Market // free
💘🎭 9–11pm (doors 8): Brews & Burlesque // Golden Cactus // $20 adv. $25 day of; 21+, space limited ↝
♫ 10pm: Airshow (jam, fusion) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝

Sat 2/8
🌳🏆 8:30am–4pm: Winter Waterfalls: Stiles Falls (guided hike) // Alta Mons - Shawsville // $17, registration req. ↝
🌳🏆 9–11am: Women's Naturalist Hike (guided hike) // Alta Mons - Shawsville // $17, registration req. ↝
✮♫ 10am–noon: Beginner & Intermediate Djembe Class // The Beat Goes On - Salem // $10 ↝
✮🧸 10am–noon: Nature-Based Creative Writing the Wild Way (class for girls ages 9–14) // Williamson Library // sliding scale ↝
✮🧸 11am–2pm: Saturday at the Station: Winter Edition (storytime, activity stations, reduced admission fee) // O. Winston Link Museum // $3 ↝
✮ noon–2: Silent Book Club // Jolly Grape // free ↝
✮ noon: Wellness for the Winter Blues (dance presentation & uplifting art activities) // South Roanoke United Methodist Church // free ↝
🎭 noon–3pm: Threads of Truth: Poetry & Storytelling Workshop (class & storytelling circle) // Melrose Library // free, registration req. ↝
💘🎨 1–2:30pm: Tie Dye a Heart with 27dyes // Motel Studios // $40, registration req. ↝
💘🎨 1–3:30pm: Shaken or Stirred: The Hands-On Craft Cocktail Adventure (Valentine cocktail making class) // Lucky Restaurant // $100, 21+; registration req. ↝
🐾 1–4pm: Adoption Event // Angels of Assisi // adoption fees: dogs $50, cats $20 ↝
💘🎨 2–3:30pm: Sugar Cookie Decorating Class // Grandin CoLab // $55, registration req. ↝
🎭 2:30pm: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (live theatre) // Attic Productions - Fincastle // $15 adult, $10 child ↝
💘🎨 4–6pm: Wine & Art: Embossed Valentines // Jolly Grape // $30, registration req. ↝
💘✮ 4:30–9pm: The Single Valentine's Pub Crawl // Downtown Roanoke - various locations // $16–19, registration req. ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Solacoustix (blues, R&B, rock // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
💘✮ 6pm: Date My Friend (pitch your single friend to the local dating pool!) // Starr Hill Brewery // $5 to pitch, free to attend ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Dirt Road Breakdown (rock, blues) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Florencia & the Feeling (pop-funk fusion) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
🎨 7–9pm: The Ultimate Paint & Sip - 90s Edition // Golden Cactus // $40, registration req. ↝
💘🧟 7:30–10pm: Terrortine's - day 2 (haunted house) // Terror Manor // $25 ↝
💃✮ 8pm: Policeman's Ball (open to public; music by Daniel & Jerry Wimmer) // Salem Civic Center // $30 single, $50 couple ↝
💘💃 8:30pm–1:30am (group lesson 9): Red, White, & Pink Dance with SalsaNoke (clothing color indicates relationship status!) // Inka Grill // $10–15, 18+ ↝
♫ 9pm: Bob Marley Birthday Bash w/ Lazy Man Dub Band and DJ Ruby Star (reggae) // Martin's Downtown // $15 ↝

Sun 2/9
💘🏳️‍🌈 10am: The Vino & Velvet Valentine's Drag Brunch (morning seating) // Well Hung Vineyard // $15, registration req. ↝
💘🏳️‍🌈 11am–1pm: Queer Speed Dating // Misfit Beauty Club // $22, registration req. ↝
💘✮ 11am–2pm: Valentine's Party (brunch specials, vendors, photo booth, craft stations) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
💘💃 noon–4pm: 2nd Annual Not-Your-Valentine Black Out Party (all black dress code) // Market Building // $15 ↝
💘✮ noon–5pm: Galentine's Party (bubbly specials, chocolate pairings) // Stave & Cork // free ↝
♫ noon–10pm: Winter Beach Party // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // free ↝
💘🎨 1–4pm: Valentine's Tie Dye Class // A Little Bit Hippy // $10 for first item, $5 for each additional (bring your own items or purchase new ones there!) ↝
💘🏳️‍🌈 2pm: The Vino & Velvet Valentine's Drag Brunch (afternoon seating) // Well Hung Vineyard // $15, registration req. ↝
✮ 2–3:30pm: The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon (book signing with author Heath Hardage Lee) // The Taubman // free ↝
🎭 2:30pm: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (live theatre) // Attic Productions - Fincastle // $15 adult, $10 child ↝
🏳️‍🌈 7:30–9pm (doors 6:30): Diversity Wins! fundraiser for RDC (drag show) // The Park Dance Club // $3 ↝

Ongoing/Multiple Dates

🏆 Wednesdays Feb 5–26: Creative Connections Series // "Discover the joy of connection with the Creative Connections Series—a 4-week dynamic movement class series designed for partners and friends! This BOGO deal invites you to bring a plus one and dive into partner/group improv exercises that spark creativity, laughter, and connection." //$75 for 2 people ↝

🎭 Feb 6–9: Dissonance // Mill Mountain Theatre // "Dissonance is a 90-minute two-person play about race, love, and friendship. Angela, a Black woman, and Lauren, a White woman, have been friends for 20 years. They met in graduate school, became godmothers to each other’s children, and most recently, started a new business, but they have never had a candid conversation about race...until now." //$25 adult, $15 child; PG13 ↝

💃 Thursdays Feb 6–27: BUZZ Live! Non-Profit Talk Show // The Spot on Kirk (live podcast recording) // Attend or participate ↝

Calls for Art Submissions

🌻 Submissions open now: Become a Sunflower Festival vendor! // "We're seeking handmade craft and food vendors to join us for an unforgettable 10-day festival that brings over 21,000 attendees from across the US. In 2024, our vendors made an astounding $518,400 across the days of the festival—this could be your opportunity to shine!" // Apply here ↝

🪕 Submissions due Feb 28: Become a FloydFest vendor! // "Vendor selections are made based on diversity of ideas, educational offerings and sense of community. Positive interaction with attendees through imaginative and interactive educational displays, activities and discourse are encouraged." Note that this year's FloydFest will be held July 23–27. // Find out more here ↝
🙋 Interested in volunteering instead? Apply now! ↝

🖼️ Submissions due Apr 1: 2025 Rising Stars Invitational // The Little Gallery // Submissions (at least 5 per person) should be from early-to-mid career artists within 4 hours of The Little Gallery. ↝

🌼 Registration ends May 3: Daisy Art Parade // Downtown Roanoke // The Daisy Parade is an annual family-friendly event celebrating Roanoke's art, community, and culture. It eschews business-sponsored floats in favor of creative handmade costumes and moving sculptures. This year's will take place on May 10 and will travel around several blocks downtown before ending at the Henrietta Lacks Plaza. // Find a krewe or register your own here! ↝