2.10–2.16

💘 Valentine's Day is upon us and there are a million ways to celebrate, whether you choose to support a local business or to (arguably, more fun) stay in and snuggle. 💝 One local establishment, however, is celebrating Un-valentine's Day: this year, Mill Mountain Zoo is selling "un-gifts" in the form of bugs named after your ex! "When you donate $1 to the Zoo, we will name a bug after your unloved one to feed to our animals. Can't decide which ex to choose?? It's ok, there is no limit to the number of bugs you can buy!" ❤️‍🔥🐛 How many Chad-erpillars do you think they'll get?

Mon 2/10
🐾✮ 6:30pm: Monday Meetup - Healing for Pets & Their People (in person & online) // One Community Now // free, donations welcome ↝

Tue 2/11
✮ noon: Free CPR & AED Class by Compress & Shock Foundation - day 1 // Ridge View Bank - Roanoke // free, registration required ↝
🐾🧸 3–4pm: All About Animals (class, animal encounters, crafts, games) // Mill Mountain Zoo Gift Shop // $18+ ↝
💘 6pm: Vegas Meets Virginia Valentine's Dinner Show (entertainment by Tyrone Fox) // Hotel Roanoke // $100.72 per guest ↝
🏆 6–9pm: Crokinole Night (Canadian board game club) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Kendall Street Company (rock, jam) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // $10 ↝
♫ 6:30pm: Will Sarver (country, rock) // Wasena City Taproom // free ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Sky Dolphin (cover) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Wed 2/12
🏆 6am–8:30pm: Snowshoe Shuttle (transportation to and from Snowshoe Mountain Resort) // Public Works 1802 // $45 ↝
💘 5:30pm: 2nd Annual Temptation on the Twisted Track (speed dating for ages 21–40) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free, registration req. ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Ben Trout Trio // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: The Guard (bluegrass) // The CoffeePot // free ↝
💘🎭 6:30–8pm: Open Mic: Share the Love // Ursula's Cafe // free ↝
🎭 7–9pm (sign-ups begin at 6:30): Open Mic Comedy Night with the Comedy Lab // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Reggae Night by The Ambassador (reggae) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Thu 2/13
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: GOTE (rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮ 6pm: Free CPR & AED Class by Compress & Shock Foundation - day 2 // Ridge View Bank - Roanoke // free, registration required ↝
💘 6pm: Galentine's Day with Marie-Claire // Starr Hill Brewery // free ↝
✮🏆 6–8pm: Beginner Bike Maintenance (class, BYO-Bike) // Roanoke Mountain Adventures // $20 ↝
♫ 6–9pm: TJ Ellis (country, folk) // Wasena City Taproom // free ↝
💘 6:30–7:30pm: Singles' Mingle Hour // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
✮ 6:30–8pm: How to Understand and Build Soil Health (class) // Christ Lutheran Church // free ↝
♫ 7pm (doors 6): Winter Jam '25 (Christian music festival) // Berglund Center // $15 ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 6:30): Papadosio with Saxsquatch (prog rock, livetronica, jazz, jam) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $37+ ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 6:30): The History of R&B with DJ Showtime and DJ Antoine Terrell // Grandin Theatre // $15 ↝
♫ 9pm (doors 8:30): G. Thomas Allen (jazz) // Fostek Hall @ Jefferson Center // $41 ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Weekend Plans (funk, hip hop, jazz, soul) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Fri 2/14
💘🧸 11am–noon: V-Day Zine Workshop for teens (journaling, writing) // Main Library // free ↝
💘🎨 multiple seatings at noon, 3pm, & 6pm: Handmade Hearts - Valentine’s Day Pottery Workshop // Common Clay Pottery // $35–135 ↝
💘🎨 12:30–1:30pm: My Sweet Valentine Workshop (repurposed cardmaking) // The Taubman // $16, registration req. ↝
✮ 2–6pm: Greater Roanoke Home & Garden Show - day 1 (expert advice, demos, marketplace, and more) // Berglund Center // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: McFadden and Friends (jazz, blues, R&B) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
💘🎨 6–8pm: Valentine's Paint Your Partner (paint night) // Evie's Bistro and Bakery // $40 per couple, registration req. ↝
♫ 6–9pm: William Seymour fundraiser for American Heart Association (Americana, country) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
💘 6:30–8:30pm: Chocolate & Channeling (energy healing & mediumship seminar + refreshments) // One Community Now // $49, registration req. ↝
💃🏆 6–9:30pm: Valentine's Day Fundraiser (salsa, Zumba) // Dream Dance Studio // $14 adv. $20 day of ↝
💘 6:30–10pm (doors 5:30): Cheers to Love (three-course meal & beer pairing feat. Chef Quincy) // Big Lick Brewing // $75+, ages 21+; reservation req. ↝
♫ 7pm: Tyler Jones - night 1 (country) // Sidewinders // free ↝
🎭 7:30pm: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (live theatre) // Attic Productions - Fincastle // $15 adult, $10 child ↝
💘🧟 7:30–10pm: Terrortine's - day 3 (haunted house) // Terror Manor // $25 ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Crys Matthews & Heather Mae: Sweetheart Show (blues, folk, Americana, country, pop) // The Spot on Kirk // $25 adv. $30 day of ↝
🏳️‍🌈 8pm: Ru Paul Drag Race Viewing Party // The Park Dance Club ↝
♫ 9pm: Jeremy Wimmer Trio (acoustic) // The Watering Hole // free ↝
♫ 9pm–midnight: TJ Ellis (country, folk) // Fork in the Market // free ↝
♫ 10pm: Dark Moon Hollow with Charlotte Bluegrass All-Stars (bluegrass) // Martin's Downtown // $12 ↝

Sat 2/15
💘🎨🧸 10–11:30pm: Daddy, Daughter & Donuts: A Valentine Experience! (make your own stuffie) // Hammer & Stain // $40, registration req. ↝
✮♫ 10–11am: All-Level Djembe Class // The Beat Goes On - Salem // $10 ↝
✮ 10am–6pm: Greater Roanoke Home & Garden Show - day 2 (expert advice, demos, marketplace, and more) // Berglund Center // free ↝
💘🎨 11am–1pm: No-Sew Valentine Pillow // Fishburn Mansion // $18, registration req. ↝
🌳✮ 11–2pm: Garden Planning 101 (class) // Star City Compost // $20, registration req. ↝
✮ 11–3pm: Creator's Market: A Black Love Social // The Collective // free ↝
✮ noon–2pm: Commonwealth Film Collective Meet & Greet // Olde Salem Brewing - Downtown Roanoke // free ↝
💘 noon–3pm: V-Day Celebration (refreshments, dancing) // A New Slate Salon // free ↝
🎨 1–4pm: Sewing Machine Basics: Make A Dog Toy // MAKE Roanoke // $20, registration req. ↝
💘 1–6pm: Cupid's Crawl (bar crawl) // Downtown Roanoke - various locations // $20, registration req. ↝
🏆 1:30pm (pit party 6–7): Monster Truck Nitro Tour - early show // Salem Civic Center // $32+ ↝
✮ 2–4pm: Love Yourself: Guided Imagery and Music Workshop for Self Care // GLOW Healing Arts // $20 ↝
🎨 2–5pm: Drink and Draw (fundraiser Twin Valleys Roller Derby) // Blindhouse Beer Co. // free ↝
🎭 2:30pm: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (live theatre) // Attic Productions - Fincastle // $15 adult, $10 child ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Ripejive (funk, soul) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6pm: Emo on Tap with DJ Flex // Starr Hill Brewery // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Keith Goggin Band (blues, rock, cover) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
✮🏆 6–10pm: Bi-monthly Game Night (board game meetup) // Mishap Games // free ↝
💃✮ 6–11pm: American Heart Association Heart Ball // Hotel Roanoke // $200+ ↝
♫ 7pm: Tyler Jones - night 1 (country) // Sidewinders // free ↝
💃 7–10pm: Espresso & Swing (dance social) // Sweet Donkey // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 6): Classical Connections with Roanoke Symphony Orchestra // Shaftman Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center - day 1 // $34–60 ↝
🏆 7:30pm (pit party noon–1): Monster Truck Nitro Tour - late show // Salem Civic Center // $32+ ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 6:30): Caligula Blushed (tribute to The Smiths & Morissey) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $15+ ↝
💘🧟 7:30–10pm: Terrortine's - day 4 (haunted house) // Terror Manor // $25 ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Live at the Fillmore: The Definitive Tribute to The Original Allman Brothers Band // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $27+ ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): JStop Latin Soul (Afro-Cuban jazz) // The Spot on Kirk // $12 adv. $15 day of ↝
🎭 8–10pm: The R.E.A.L. Funny (comedy) // The Coffee Pot // $5–10 ↝
💘🏆 9pm–1am: Stoplight Party (taken/complicated/single designation) // Firehouse Skate 'N Play - Vinton // $15 adv. ↝
♫ 10pm: Area 581 ( rock covers) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝

Sun 2/16
🏆 10:30–11:30pm: Mobility & Mimosas (mobility workshop w/ complimentary mimosa) // YogaSix - Roanoke // free ↝
✮ 11am–4pm: The Dog Bowl Market // Black Dog Salvage // free ↝
✮ 11am–5pm: Greater Roanoke Home & Garden Show - day 3 (expert advice, demos, marketplace, and more) // Berglund Center // free ↝
💃♫ 1pm: Brunch N the City: Friends & Lovers Edition (brunch & dancing day party) // Market Building // $20–40, 21+ ↝
✮🌳 2–4pm: Community Gathering // Temple of Sacred Knowledge // free ↝
🎨 2–4pm: Adult Art Class: Painting Plants with Watercolor and Wax // Charles R. Hill Community Center - Vinton // $45, registration req. ↝
🎭 2:30pm: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (live theatre) // Attic Productions - Fincastle // $15 adult, $10 child ↝
♫ 3pm (doors 1:30): Classical Connections with Roanoke Symphony Orchestra // Shaftman Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // $34–60 ↝
♫ 3pm: Americans in Paris: A Recital with Danielle Talamantes and Kerry Wilkerson (opera) // Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church - Roanoke // $30 ↝
♫ 4pm: Eliza Thorn (folk, blues, country) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
💘 5–7pm: February Speed Dating // Bubba's 33 // free, registration req. ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Mason Creek (bluegrass) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Del McCoury Band (country) // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $67+ ↝

Ongoing/Multiple Dates

🏆 Wednesdays thru Feb 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 ↝

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

Looking Ahead

🏴‍☠️ Feb 23: Murder on the High Seas - A Jump Into Mystery event // Twisted Track Brewpub // An interactive murder mystery event where you will play a character, solve clues, and interrogate all suspects. You will laugh, talk, eat, and drink. In the end you will decide who committed the crime using your detective skills." Drinks & pub fare available for purchase. // $35, 21+ ↝

🌻 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! ↝