3.24–3.30

Mon 3/24
🐾 11am–8pm (various time slots available): Pet Portraits with the Easter Bunny // Valley View Mall // $37+ ↝
💃 7:30–8:30pm: Adult Ballet Class // Hope Center // $15, registration req. ↝

Tue 3/25
🌳 5–7pm: Virginia Urban Agriculture Information Session // Lick Run Farm // free, registration req. ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Jeff Miller (acoustic, loop guitar) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮♫ 6–7pm: World Rhythms Drum Class // The Beat Goes On - Salem // $10 ↝
✮ 6–7:30pm: Soul Path Tarot Meetup // GLOW Healing Arts - Salem // $25, registration req. ↝
🏆 6–9pm: Crokinole Night (Canadian board game club) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
✮ 6:30pm: Creative Conversations: Giving Back (panel on youth empowerment) // The Collective // free, registration req. ↝
✮ 7pm: At Home with the Virginia Presidents with Heather Cole (lecture) // Christ Lutheran Church // $5 ↝
🎭 7:30pm (doors 7): The R.E.A.L. Funny Open Mic Night (comedy) // The Spot on Kirk // free, donations appreciated ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Sky Dolphin (cover) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Wed 3/26
🧸🎨 9:30am–noon: Defying Gravity: A Wicked Celebration (sign painting) // Hammer & Stain // $45, registration req. ↝
🎨 10–11am: Scrollathon (be a part of this nationwide participatory art project) // Taubman Museum // free, registration req. ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Jared Stout Duo (alt country) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮ 5:30pm: Get2KnowNoke Q1 Social // Liberty Trust lobby // free ↝
✮♫ 6–7pm: African Drum Class - intermediate // The Beat Goes On - Salem // $10 ↝
🎨 6–8pm: Roanoke Starry Night (paint nite) // Motel Studios // $45, registration req. ↝
✮ 6–8pm: Silent Book Club // Ursula's Cafe // free, donations appreciated ↝
🏆 6:30pm: Shrek Trivia // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
💃🏳️‍🌈 6:30–7:30pm: Queer Tango // Roanoke Diversity Center // $5–20 ↝
🎭 7–9pm (sign-ups begin at 6:30): Open Mic Comedy Night with the Comedy Lab // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm: Laniidae, Valoria, To Be A King (metalcore) // The Spot on Kirk // $10 at the door ↝
♫ 8–11pm (doors 7): Nocturnal Cellist, Ross Lewicki, Kyle Hutchins  (experimental cello, piano, saxophone) // Art Rat Studios // free, BYOB, donations welcome ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Ben Trout Band // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Thu 3/27
🧸🎨 9:30–11am: Spring Break Swiftie Celebration (painting & giant friendship bracelet) // Hammer & Stain // $45, registration req. ↝
🌳 4:30–6pm: Rain Barrel Workshop (first session) // Morningside Urban Farm // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: GOTE (rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮ 5–7pm: Tech Together: Powered by WoTech & BIT SWVA (trivia event for women in tech) // The Quarters // $5, registration req. ↝
✮ 6pm: Batter Up for Love (pitch your single friend to the local dating pool!) // Starr Hill Brewery ↝
✮ 6–7:30pm: Rain Barrel Workshop (second session) // Morningside Urban Farm // free ↝
🍔 6–8pm: Cocktail Workshop: Old Fashion & Manhattan // Well Hung Vineyard // $45, registration req. ↝
🎭 6:30–9pm: The ULTIMATE Pen Dive Poetry Night (live poetry & storytelling for Women's History Month)// Golden Cactus // $10 ↝
♫ 7pm (doors 6): The Tan and Sober Gentlemen (folk) // Grandin Theater // $20 adv. $24 day of ↝
♫ 7pm: Organ Recital: Bach and the Cross (classical) // Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church // free ↝
🏆 7pm: Harlem Globetrotters // Berglund Center // $32+ ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 7): Nefesh Mountain (progressive bluegrass) // The Spot on Kirk // $20 adv. $25 day of ↝
🎭 7:30pm: Sense & Sensibility (live theatre) // Attic Productions - Fincastle // $22 adult, $17 child ↝
✮ 7:30–8:30pm: An Evening with Alicia Bannon: Ethics Reform at the Supreme Court (lecture) // Roanoke College // free ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Off the Beaten Path (reggae, rock) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Fri 3/28
🌳 1–3pm: Adventure Skills: Compass Basics // Explore Park // $15, registration req. ↝
🧸 9:30–11am: Spring Break Swiftie Celebration (painting & giant friendship bracelet) // Hammer & Stain // $45, registration req. ↝
🧸🏆 1–3pm: Kindness, Kites, & Connections // Villages at Lincoln // free ↝
🧸🎨 4–5:30pm Children’s Art Pop-Up Series (mixed media art class) // Art on 1st // $35 ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Virginia Electric (garage Americana, rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Grandin Chillage (kickoff outdoor festival with live music & food trucks) // Grandin Village // $5 (<12 free); leashed pets welcome ↝
✮ 6:30pm: Group Sound Bath // One Community Now // $15 ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Virginia Sweet (southern rock) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 6:30): The Ultimate Tribute to Bee Gees & ABBA // Shaftman Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // $29+ ↝
🎭 7:30pm: Sense & Sensibility (live theatre) // Attic Productions - Fincastle // $22 adult, $17 child ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Ari Hest (singer songwriter, folk) // The Spot on Kirk // $15 adv. $20 day of ↝
🏳️‍🌈 8pm–2am: Zodiac Haus (drag show & dance party) // The Park Dance Club // cover, 18+ ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Melissa & the Growlers (funk, soul) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝

Sat 3/29
🏆🌳 7am–10pm: Odyssey Land Navigation Clinic (adventure racing workshop) // Next Level Fitness and Healing // $250, registration req. ↝
✮ 8–12am: Junk in the Trunk Rummage Sale // Wasena Park // free ↝
🌳 9am: Bird Walk with the Roanoke Valley Bird Club // Evergreen Burial Park // free, registration req. ↝
🎨 10–11:30am: Glass Bead Suncatcher Workshop // Taubman Museum // $25, registration req. ↝
🐾 10am–3pm: Puppapalooza (community dog show & festivities) // Virginia Museum of Transportation // $13, registration req. ↝
✮♫ 11am (complete beginners arrive at 10:30 for basics): All-Level Djembe Class // The Beat Goes On - Salem // $10 ↝
🎨 1–4pm: Introduction to Basket Weaving // MAKE Roanoke // $20, registration req. ↝
🌳 2–4pm: Sprouting Life Garden Class // Sycamore Station - Salem // $35, registration req. ↝
🧸 2–4pm: Royal Princess Par-tea (tea party & crafts) // Lucid Dreams - 1418 Hershberger Rd NW // $15 ↝
🎭 2:30pm: Sense & Sensibility (live theatre) // Attic Productions - Fincastle // $22 adult, $17 child ↝
🎨 4:30–9pm: Puppet Build Day (help build an octopus for the Daisy Art Parade!) // MAKE Roanoke // free ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: The Eric Wayne Band (southern rock) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 7pm (doors 6): The Brothers Young (bluegrass) // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $10 ↝
✮ 7pm (open mic sign-ups 6:30): Spring for Ursula Fundraiser // Ursula's Cafe // entry with donation ↝
✮ 7pm: CE5: A Group Discussion & Preparations (encounters of the fifth kind) // One Community Now // free, donations welcome ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 5:30): Drew Pace (country) // Sidewinders // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Blue Cactus, Amelia Empson (alt country, folk) // The Spot on Kirk // $12 adv. $15 day of ↝
♫ 8–11:30pm: Cold Brew: The Dirt Road Tour feat. Pro Dillinger & Friends (rap, hip hop) // The Coffeepot // $10 ↝
🏳️‍🌈 8pm–2:30am: Y2K Dance Saturday // The Park Dance Club // cover, 18+ ↝
♫ 10pm: Higher Education (psych rock) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝
🏳️‍🌈 10:30pm (doors at 9): Pink Pony Revue (drag show) // Show Pony // $7 ↝

Sat 3/30
🧸🌳 9–11am: Budding Naturalist (nature day camp) // Camp Roanoke // $18, registration req. ↝
🧸 2–4pm: Weekend Recess (day camp) // Camp Roanoke // $18, registration req. ↝
🎨 2–4pm: Adult Art Class: Introduction to Gouache Painting // Charles R. Hill Community Center - Vinton // $45, registration req. ↝
🎭 2:30pm: Sense & Sensibility (live theatre) // Attic Productions - Fincastle // $22 adult, $17 child ↝
♫ 3–6pm: Oddfellows (rock) // Allsports Cafe - Salem // free ↝
✮ 3:30–5:30pm: Breath Methods with Jeremy Price // Uttara Yoga Studio // $25 ↝
🎨 4–6pm: Pick Your Canvas Paint Night // Bubba's 33 // $20, registration req. ↝

Sun 3/31
🎨 1–3pm: Tie Dye Class // A Little Bit Hippy // $10 for first item, $5 for each additional (bring your own items or purchase new ones there!) ↝
✮ 2–6pm: Paint the Town Red: Sunday Funday Fundraiser (music, brunch, & paint party) // Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs // $40+ ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Mason Creek (bluegrass) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝

Ongoing/Multiple Dates

🩹 Apr 4–6: Wilderness Medicine Workshop // Fishburn Mansion // "Prepare for the unexpected with this engaging, hands-on introduction to wilderness medicine with CPR, taught over 20 hours.You’ll learn the Patient Assessment System, how to provide effective first aid treatments for injuries & illnesses…and how to make appropriate evacuation decisions." // $375, register by April 1 ↝

🧸 Mar 24–26: Spring Mini-Camp // Taubman Museum // "Let your child’s creativity bloom by enrolling them in the Taubman’s first-ever Spring Mini-Camp! Participants will explore a variety of art materials, enjoy guided tours in the galleries, get creative in Art Venture, and make new friends along the way." This spring break activity is suited for kids 5–10 years old. // $150, registration req. ↝

🧑‍🎨 Mar 24–27: Young Artists' Camp // Brambleton Center // "Each day, your child will be introduced to a new art discipline led by one of our Cultural Arts instructors and given time to shine. Clay, fabric, canvas and more will be provided to allow your young artist to fully explore their creativity." // $160, registration req. ↝

⛺️ Mar 24–28: The Wild Way Spring Break Camp // Taubman Museum // "There’s no excuse to be bored this spring break. Join us for a full week of outdoor adventure, including hiking, climbing, caving, camping skills, and more." For girls 9–14. // sliding scale payment, registration req. ↝

🧵 Mar 28–29: The Star Quilters Guild presents the Largest Quilt Show & Vendor Sale in SWVA // Berglund Center // Appreciate the beauty of quilting with over 250 quilts on display! There will be vendors, demonstrations, door prizes, and quilt raffles. // $10 at the door ↝

🎭 thru Mar 30: Waitress, the Musical // Mill Mountain Theatre // "The musical follows Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert pie maker at Joe’s Diner, who finds herself in an unfulfilling marriage to her controlling husband, Earl. When Jenna discovers she’s pregnant, she begins to re-evaluate her life and dreams of escape." // $21–45 ↝

🏆 ongoing: Group Bike Rides Are Back // various locations // Whether you're a seasoned mountain biking pro or a casual cruiser who wants to go slow & meet for drinks after, there's a group ride for you! An easy and fun way to stay active and meet new friends. // free ↝

Looking Ahead

🏳️‍🌈 Applications open: Volunteer at Roanoke Pride 33! // "Join us in celebrating diversity and unity at this year's Pride Festival being held in Elmwood Park on April 27, 2025! We're looking for passionate volunteers to fill various roles and make this event an unforgettable experience." // Apply here ↝

📚 Submissions due Apr 15: Reading Into Art Exhibition // "We are seeking creative works inspired by literature—transform a book into a visual narrative." There are several ways to participate, and all mediums are welcome. The show will run May 2–17 // Enter here ↝

🫏 Submissions open now: Become a Sweet Donkey Market vendor! // "War On Books will be organizing 4 vendor markets this year at Sweet Donkey! The first of these will be on May 10th, but we’re looking for a handful of vendors to participate." // Apply here ↝