4.21–4.27

🫵 HEY YOU 🫵

Sorry, had to get your attention. While scrolling this week's events, make sure you go alllll the way to the bottom to check out the "ongoing/multiple dates" section. That's because we've got a packed weekend including a new play, the Vinton Dogwood Festival, Screamiverse, AND Roanoke Pride! Unfortunately, I'm missing all of it since I'll be out of town on business, but I hope you'll have some fun on my behalf. Happy Monday! 🎭🌸🧟🏳️‍🌈

Mon 4/21
✮ 5–6pm: Brave Presence: Embracing Vulnerability with Curiosity and Courage (lecture & networking) // Hollins University // free ↝

Tue 4/22
♫ 5–8pm: Amy & Christian Q. // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🏆 5:30pm: 100 Miler Finale (group walk) // Mill Mountain Discovery Center to Blue Cow Ice Cream // free ↝
✮ 6pm: Dowsing Rods: Spirit Guides and Ancestors (divination class) // GLOW Healing Arts // $20 (bring your own rods) ↝
♫ 6:30–8:30pm: Ella Folk (country) // Wasena City Taproom // free ↝
🏆 6–9pm: Crokinole Night (Canadian board game club) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
💃🎭 7pm (doors 6:30): The Great Gatsby (ballet) // Shaftman Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // $65+ ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Sky Dolphin (cover) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Wed 4/23
🏆 8–9am: Free Yoga // Grandin CoLab // free, registration req. ↝
✮ 5–8pm: Earth Day Market (live music, vendors, food & drink specials) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
🏳️‍🌈💃 6:30–7:30pm: Queer Tango // Roanoke Diversity Center // $5–$10, registration req. ↝
🎭 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 ↝
♫ 7:30–10:30pm: Christian Q. & Co. (funk, blues, jazz, pop) // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Griffin Haley (Americana, blues, rock) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Thu 4/24
🍔 11am: Food Truck Thursday // Green Hill Park // free ↝
✮ 4–6pm: Off the Clock (networking, hors d'oeuvres, beverages) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // $10, registration req. ↝
🎨 4–7pm: Meet the Artist: Willard Gayheart (pencil artist meet & greet) // Blue Ridge PBS // free ↝
✮ 5:30–8pm: Opioid Awareness Reception - A 25th Anniversary Event (feat Dopesick author Beth Macy) // New Horizons Healthcare // $25, registration req. ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Solacoustix (blues, RnB, variety) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🌳 6–7:30pm: Community Night: Seed Swap & Planting Primer (workshop, kids' activities, and yoga) // Morningside Urban Farm // free, registration req. ↝
✮ 6–8pm: Budget Chic Clothing Swap Fashion Show // Towers Shopping Center // $5 ↝
♫ 6:30–8:30pm: DJ Iron Lion (reggae, R&B, hip hop) // Wasena City Taproom // free ↝
💃 7–10 (group lesson at 7): Salsa Dance Social // Big Lick Brewing // $10 ↝
♫ 7:30pm: Chris Moyse, Bob Schmucker (folk) // 3rd Street Coffeehouse // free ↝
♫ 7:30–10:30pm: Abbey & Andy (acoustic) // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 6:30): Octave Cat, Consider the Source (electronic, dance, prog rock, fusion) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $16+ ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Into the Fog, Armchair Boogie (psychedelic jamgrass) // The Spot on Kirk // $15 adv. $20 day of ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Mojo Thunder (rock) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Fri 4/25
🌳 10am–noon: Creek Exploration // Jae Valley Park // $12, registration req. ↝
✮ noon–1pm: Fishburn Mansion Tour // Fishburn Mansion // $10, registration req. ↝
♫ 5–9pm: Empty Bottles (yacht rock, cover) at Salem After Five // Salem Farmer's market // $5 ↝
🏆 5:30–8pm: Roanoke River Evening Paddle (canoeing & kayaking) // Roanoke River Blueway // $45, registration req. ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: GOTE (rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🏳️‍🌈🎭 6pm: Shine a Light - SARA Benefit (drag show) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $25+ ↝
🎭 6–7pm: Sight + Sound presents: Assemblage (short-form multimedia) // The Eye - SMWV // $10 ↝
🎨 6–7:30pm (doors 5:30): Spring Themed Paint Party // Well Hung Vineyards // $28, registration req. ↝
♫ 6–9pm: The Jive Exchange (funk, soul, cover) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Lazy Man Dub Band (reggae) // Grandin Chillage // $5 (<12 free) ↝
✮ 6:30pm: Group Sound Bath // One Community Now // $15 ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Mercy Creek (folk rock) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Jack Marion (country) // Twin Creeks Brewing // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm: Mike DeGiorgi & Larry Sakayama (benefit for Why Not Workshop) // 3rd Street Coffeehouse // free ↝
🐾 7:30–10:30pm: Bug & Bat Night (s'mores, class, & upclose encouters) // Mill Mountain Discovery Center // $15 individual, $45 family; registration req. ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Yellow Brick Road (A Tribute to Elton John) // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $37+ ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Busy Weather, Warmones, Perfüme, The Downclines (punk, grunge, hardcore) // The Spot on Kirk // $10 ↝
♫ 8pm–12:30am: Supafly Live (funk, rock, variety) // The Watering Hole // free ↝
✮ 8:30–10:30pm: Dark Sky Night: International Dark Sky Week Celebration (ranger-led stargazing) // Natural Bridge State Park // $5 parking fee ↝
🏳️‍🌈 9–11pm: Queen of the Runway (drag fashion show) // Hotel Roanoke // $15, registration req. ↝
🎭 9–11pm (doors 8): Brews & Burlesque: Comedy Cabaret // Golden Cactus // $20+, 21+; space limited ↝
🏳️‍🌈 9:30pm (doors 7): Roanoke Pride 33 Kickoff Celebration (drag show & dance party) // The Park Dance Club // cover, 18+ ↝
♫ 9:30pm: JStop Latin Soul (Afro-Cuban jazz) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝

Sat 4/26
🏆🌳 7–9am: Birding Bike Tour (guided birdwatching & biking) // Roanoke River Greenway // $25, registration req. ↝
✮ 9–10:30am: Free CPR & AED Class // Daleville Baptist Church - Botetourt // free, registration required ↝
🏆 9:15am: SMS Peace, Love, & Hope 5K // Mason Creek Greenway // $30, registration req. ↝
✮ 10am–noon: CVC Arbor Day Celebration // Hermitage Roanoke // free ↝
🧸✮ 10am–4pm: Party for the Planet Eggstravaganza (crafts, games, animal encounters) // Mill Mountain Zoo // $10+, registration req. ↝
✮ 10am–5pm: Roanoke Valley Holistic Expo (alternative healing vendors) // Salem Civic Center // free ↝
🌳 10:30am: Wild Ones presents: Gardening with Native Plants (demo & workshop) // Belmont Library // free ↝
🌳 11am: Gardening for Pollinators: Butterfly Island Planning (class) // Greenbrier Nurseries // $15, registration req. ↝
✮ 11am–4pm: The Ultimate Urban Pop-up (vendors, food, live music) //
CommUNITY ARTSreach // free ↝
✮ noon: 3rd Annual Daniel Stuppy Car & Bike Show (benefitting Mastiff Rescue of VA) // The Watering Hole // free ↝
🏆 noon–4pm: Good Times Urban Scramble (multi-destination race) // Good Times Cycle and Adventure // free ↝
🍔 noon–4pm: Chili Cook-Off ($500 grand prize winner!) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free to taste, $25 to enter; registration req. ↝
✮ 1–3pm: Found Poetry Workshop - early session // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // $10 ↝
🧸 1–3:30pm: Piñata Mayhem (children's party) // Lucid Dreams - 1418 Hershberger Rd NW // $15 ↝
🎨 1–4pm: Honesuckle Basketry Workshop (basketmaking) // O. Winston Link Museum // $40, registration req. ↝
♫ 3–10pm: Rock Haven 2025 (live music benefit for Brain Injury Solutions) // Black Dog Salvage // $10 ↝
✮ 3:30–5:30pm: Found Poetry Workshop - late session // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // $10 ↝
✮ 5–9pm: Blacks in Technology Anniversary Party (Caribbean-themed music & food) // Charter Hall // $25+ ↝
🏆 5:30–7pm: Druminyasa (yoga with live drumming) // Uttara Yoga Studio // $35, registration req. ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Seedpicker (soul, funk, blues) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮ 6–8:30pm: BRL 2025 Annual Scrabble Tournament (open to all levels) // St John's Episcopal Church // prices vary ↝
♫ 6–9pm: GAK! (90s covers) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Dr. Phil's Kimo Therapy (cover) // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Glam'r Kiti (80's cover) // Brady's Distillery // free ↝
🧟 6–11pm: Screamiverse Haunt Down Party (live music & haunted house) // Terror Manor // $15 with Screamiverse pass; $25 without ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: PJ Moon (soul, loop guitar) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 5:30): Adam Church (country) // Sidewinders // free ↝
♫ 7:30–9pm (doors 6): RSO's Portraits of America - day 1 (classical) // Shaftman Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // $12+ ↝
🏳️‍🌈 9:30pm (doors 7): Saturday Pride Dance Party // The Park Dance Club // cover, 18+ ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Hearts Gone South, Jack Marion (country) // The Spot on Kirk // $12 adv. $15 day of ↝
♫ 10pm: South Hill Banks (folk) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝

Sun 4/27
♫ 1–3pm: Geoff White (violinist) // Stave & Cork - Salem // free ↝
🌳 9am: Tree Walking Tour // Evergreen Burial Park // free ↝
🐾 1:30pm: Tales & Ales: Cat Edition (drink with adoptable cats) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
🧸 2–4pm: Weekend Recess (day camp) // Green Hill Park // $18, registration req. ↝
🏆 2–5pm: Breakthrough T1D Walk (diabetes research fundraiser) // Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium // registration req. ↝
✮ 2–5pm: Murder by Magic (interactive murder mystery) // St Mark's United Methodist Church - Daleville // $35, 13+; registration req. ↝
🐾🏆 3pm: Goat Yoga // Fishburn Mansion // $35, registration req. ↝
♫ 3–4:30pm (doors 1:30): RSO's Portraits of America - day 2 (classical) // Shaftman Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // $12+ ↝
🎨 3–6pm: Making Prints in the Darkroom (photography class) // Art on 1st // $45, registration req. ↝
🎨 4–6pm: Paint Your Pet Party // Bubba's 33 // $28, registration req. ↝
✮ 4–7pm: Don't Fall To Pieces: Puzzle Night // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Martin Barre (of Jethro Tull) // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $57+ ↝
🏳️‍🌈 9:30pm (doors 7): Sunday Festival After Party (drag show & dance party) // The Park Dance Club // cover, 18+ ↝

Ongoing/Multiple Dates

♫🧸 Apr 21–24: Recording Camp with John Gulyas // The Harry and Lavon Webb Education Center // "A fun filled week for Middle and High School students spent learning the recording process, mic technique, mixing, mastering, and more! Come experience the Music Lab's state of the art recording studio and have access to world class recording equipment." // $150, scholarships available ↝

🎭 Apr 23–May 4: Peter and the Star Catcher // Mill Mountain Theatre // "With imaginative storytelling, clever humor, and an ensemble cast playing multiple roles, this play reveals the origins of Peter Pan, Captain Hook, and Neverland, capturing the magic of childhood wonder and the power of believing in the impossible." // $17.50 ↝

📖 Apr 25 & 26: Sounds of the Mountains Storytelling Festival // Camp Bethel - Fincastle // "Join us for fun stories, music, food, and springtime beauty, all to raise funds for Camp Bethel." There will be hearty food for purchase, or you may bring your own! // prices vary ↝

🌸 Apr 25 & 26: Vinton Dogwood Festival // Downtown Vinton // Featuring a parade, car show, craft show, live music, petting zoo, kids' events, and food vendors, there's something for everyone at one of southwest Virginia's oldest festivals! // View the schedule ↝

🎭 Apr 26 & 27: Auditions for "The Importance of Being Earnest" // Exit, Pursued by a Bear - Community High School Theatre // "Available roles: 2 men, aged 18-30; 2 women, aged 18-30; one man and one woman, aged 30-50; one person, aged 50+; 2 people, any age. Please note, this production will contain portrayals of LGBTQIA+ relationships." // free ↝

🧟 Apr 26 & 27: Screamiverse Expo // Berglund Center // "Screamiverse Expo is a celebration of horror, sci-fi, and the world of macabre arts. Attendees can explore unique vendors, tattooing, informative panels, special guests, and much more." // $34.50 for weekend pass ↝

🖼️ Apr 26 & 27: Open Studios Tour Roanoke // various locations // "Once a year, Roanoke, VA showcases its local artists as they open their studios, providing an intimate glimpse into their creative processes and the vibrant artistic community of the valley." // free ↝

🏳️‍🌈 Apr 25–27: Roanoke Pride 33! // "Join us in celebrating diversity and unity at this year's Pride Festival being held in Elmwood Park!" // See the schedule ↝

Looking Ahead

🤼 Apr 28: Micro Wrestling Federation // The Hangout // "The Micro Wrestling Federation is a full-scale, WWE type event supported by an entire cast under five feet tall. It’s going to be pandemonium as the Micro Wrestlers body slam, bear hug, and headlock throughout an evening of nonstop action." // 25+ ↝

🫏 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 ↝

🍅 Saturdays May 17–Aug 23: Printmaking with Zoe // Second Cafe // "Come join us for our summer printmaking series! Classes will be held at Second Cafe from 3-5pm on 5/17, 6/21, 7/19, and 8/23. Check out the link here for the sign up form and more info. Hope to see you there! Follow us on Instagram at zoe.aust and second.cafe to connect and for more updates!" // $50 for individual class, $175 for all 4 classes + drink (all materials included) ↝