11.03–11.09

Mon 11/3
🧸🎨 3:30–4:30pm: Make Your Own Book // Main Library // free ↝
🏆 4:30–5pm: Free Tai Chi // St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church // free ↝

Tue 11/4
💃 1–2pm: Line Dancing with Tracy // Melrose Plaza large fitness room // free ↝
🏳️‍🌈🍔 4–7pm: Queer Community Potluck // Roanoke Diversity Center // free ↝
🍔 6–8pm: Pumpkin Pie Baking 101 // Brambleton Rec Center // $15 ↝
✮🎨 6–8pm: Community Connections w/ Sweet Rain Healing (conversation and mandala painting) // Canvas & Coffee // free ↝
♫ 6:30pm: fingerswoventogether, Laurence Hope, ourpillarinautum (screamo, hardcore) // VFW Post 1264 // $10; all ages ↝
♫ 8:30pm: Request Line w/ Jared Stout // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Wed 11/5
♫🍔 5–8pm: Jazz Night // Six and Sky // free ↝
🛍️ 5–8pm: Mid-Week Market (live music, vendors, food & drink specials) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
✮ 5–10pm: Cigar 101 Workshop // Bison Head Cigar Lounge // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Foster Burton (psych rock, blues) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🏆🌳 5:30–9:30pm: Night Hike to the Star // Star Trail // $17 ↝
🌳🍷 6–7:30pm: Wreath Workshop & Cocktails // The Maridor // $125 ↝
🌳🍷 6–8pm: Petals & Potions: Fall European Garden (floral design & a wine flight) // George's Flowers // $90, 21+ ↝
✮🎨 6–8pm: Autumn Watercolor Workshop // Canvas & Coffee // free ↝
♫✮ 6:30–8:30pm: Shape Note Singing (folk) // Roanoke Quaker Meeting // free ↝
🎭 6:30–9pm: Open Mic Comedy Night // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 7–11pm: Open Mic Night // The Front Row // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 5:30): Ashley Cooke (country) // Sidewinders // $35; 18+ ↝

Thu 11/6
✮ 4–6pm: Fall Open House // Roanoke Higher Education Center // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Small Town Royals (country, folk, acoustic) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6pm: Circus Child - acoustic (alt rock, soul) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
🎨 6pm: Virginia Moss Art Workshop // Green Designs // $65 ↝
♫✮ 6–7pm: Frame Drum Demo & Lesson // Main Library // free ↝
✮ 6–7:30pm: Small Business Seminar // Melrose Library // free ↝
🎨 6–8pm: Wood Ornament Workshop // Sycamore Station // $18 ↝
🍔📚 6:30pm: Community Care & Open Mic: Potluck & Poetry // Blindhouse Beer Co. - Salem // free ↝
💃 7–10pm: Line Dancing with Angela // Tropicana Bar & Grill // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 6:30): Greensky Bluegrass // Shaftman Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // $36+ ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 7): Mariee Siou (folk) // The Spot on Kirk // $23 ↝
♫ 9:30pm: JStop Latin Soul (Afro-Cuban jazz) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Fri 11/7
✮🍔 4–6pm: After Hours Unplugged (professional networking dinner event) // The Green Goat // $100 ↝
🎲 5–9pm: Tabletop Game Night // Roanoke Higher Education Center // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Father Sun (reggae) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6pm: Mason Creek (bluegrass) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
🏆 🐾 6:15–7:15pm: Mindfulness & Meowditation (meditate with adoptable cats) // Toebean Cat Cafe // $30 ↝
♫ 6:30pm: Bradley Steele (rock) // Twin Creeks Brewing // free ↝
📚 6:30–8pm: Author Talk & Book Signing with William R. Cross (Winslow Homer: American Passage) // Taubman Museum // free ↝
✮ 6:30–9pm: Beaver Moon Sound Bath // Uttara Yoga // $25 ↝
🏆 7pm: Bud Light Watch Party // Bubba's 33 // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Mark Chesnutt (country) // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $76+ ↝
♫ 8pm: Supafly Live (funk, rock, variety) // The Watering Hole // free ↝
♫ 9pm: Axis Five (rock) // The Coffee Pot // free ↝
💃 9pm–12:30am (group lesson 9): Fiesta Friday with SalsaNoke (all-level Latin dance party) // Inka Grill // $10 ↝
♫ 10pm: Half Moon (jam) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝

Sat 11/8
✮ 9am–4pm: Sports & Trading Card Show // Salem Civic Center // free ↝
🏆 10am: FREE Self Defense Training // Starr Hill Brewery // free ↝
✮ 10am–noon: CVC Litter Pickup (volunteer) // Villa Heights Park // free ↝
🏳️‍🌈🍔 noon–3pm: Second Saturday (LGBTQ+ potluck & social for adults 45+) // Roanoke Diversity Center // free ↝
✮🍺 noon–10pm: 5th Anniversary Party // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
🧸🎨 1–2:30pm: DIY Turkey Peg Dolls // Belmont Library // free ↝
✮ 1–5pm: Women's Circle (ceremony, journaling, & refreshments) // Maplewood Studios // $15–33 sliding scale ↝
🧸🎨 2–3pm: DIY Gratitude Signs // Melrose Library // free ↝
🎨 2–4pm: Scherenschnitte Workshop (German/Swiss paper cutting class) // Roanoke History Museum // $20. ↝
🐾🍺 2–4pm: SWVA Wildlife Fundraiser (with animal guests!) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
✮♫ 2:30–4:30pm: Songwriting Workshop // 3rd Street Coffeehouse // $25 ↝
✮🏆 4–7pm: Red Sox Rebrand Launch Party w/ The Eric Wayne Band (family-friendly activities & fireworks // Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium // free ↝
🏆♫ 5:30pm: Inappropriate Music Yoga // Uttara Yoga // $18 ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Ripejive (funk, soul) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🏆 🐾 6:15–7:15pm: Gentle Paws Yoga (yoga with adoptable cats) // Toebean Cat Cafe // $30 ↝
♫ 7pm (doors 6): TobyMac (Christian) // Berglund Performing Arts Theatre // $26–50 ↝
♫ 7pm: Lonesome Joy (rock, Americana) // Fork in the Alley // free ↝
🎭🍷 7–9pm: The Ultimate Words x Vinyl x Vibes Speakeasy (live DJ, cocktails, spoken word) // Caribbica Soul // $18 ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 6:30): Loud Clangin' & Bangin' (rockabilly) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $18 ↝
🏆 8–11pm: Get Tilted! (after hours pinball party) // Roanoke Pinball Museum // $10, 21+ ↝
♫ 9:30pm–1am: Travis Reigh (country) // Sidewinders // cover ↝
♫ 10pm: The Snozzberries, Airshow (psych rock, jam, fusion) // Martin's Downtown // $12 ↝

Sun 11/9
✮ 9:15–10am (doors 9:00): Mindfulness Meditation // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // free ↝
💃 noon–4pm (beginner lesson at noon): Big Lick Bachata Brunch 2 Year Anniversary (Latin dance social) // Roanoke City Market Building // $5 ↝
🏳️‍🌈📚 1–2pm: Inaugural Sapphic Book Club // The Bibliopub // free ↝
🎨 1–4pm: Knit Blanket Workshop // Hammer & Stain // $85 ↝
✮🎨 2–3pm: Art Mixer (creative social) // Second Cafe // free ↝
🎨 2–4pm: DIY Doormat Workshop (painting) // Board & Brush // $45 ↝
🐾 2–4pm: Golden Hearts Senior Dog Adoption Event // Golden Cactus // free ↝
♫ 3pm (doors 1:30): RSO's Beethoven's Pastorale (trombone, classical) // Shaftman Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // $12+ ↝
♫ 5–7pm: Music on the Mountain with Jeremy Davall & Dave Corbitt // Mill Mountain Discovery Center // free ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Noah Spencer (Americana, country, singer songwriter) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 7): Clive Carroll (acoustic guitar) // The Spot on Kirk // $23 ↝

Ongoing/Multiple Dates

🧞‍♂️ Nov 6–9: Disney on Ice: Road Trip Adventures // Berglund Center // "No matter where they're sitting in the arena, audience members are an integral part to the story thanks to a variety of activities and participatory interludes like dance-along moments, an updated version of Road Trip Karaoke and extra special Toy Story 4 carnival-esque games. By the end of the show, more audience members will have been on the ice than the performers themselves." // $53+ ↝

🤘 Nov 7 & 8: The Floor is Gone // The Spot on Kirk // Come see over 20 bands, including local favorites Ex Parents and Gaol, at the fourth installment of Roanoke's own hardcore festival. Let's open this pit upppppp. // $29+ ↝

🧟‍♀️ Nov 7 & 8: Blackout // Terror Manor // It's the same as your regular Terror Manor..."except all lights are out in the haunted house and only one glow stick is given per group to see your way out." Note: This will be the venue's last event until Santa's Slaying in December. // $25 ↝

🎪 Nov 7–10: Paranormal Cirque // Salem Civic Center // "A new show with breathtaking implications always poised between fun and the most uninhibited fear that will transport you to a dark world inhabited by creatures with incredible circus art abilities." Ages 13+; under 17 with adult supervision. // $20–65 ↝

🎭 Nov 7–16: On Golden Pond // Exit, Pursued by a Bear // "Set at a serene lakeside cabin in Maine, it follows aging couple Ethel and Norman Thayer as they return for their summer retreat—only this year, their adult daughter arrives with her fiancé and his teenage son, sparking new tensions, unexpected bonds, and moments of reflection." // $18 ↝

🏺 Nov 8 & 9: Blue Ridge Potters Guild Annual Show & Sale // Patrick Henry High School // "Highlights of the event include multiple exhibits and the sale of diverse ceramic art including contemporary sculpture, wall art, and functional ware. Throughout the weekend, customers have the opportunity to observe potters demonstrate various clay techniques and decorating skills." // free ↝

Looking Ahead

🎄 Nov 11–13: Stocked Market // Berglund Center // As the local Junior League's biggest fundraiser of the year, your ticket purchase helps fund grants for local nonprofits and projects in the Roanoke area. Browse aisles and aisles of holiday gifts and decor from area and nationwide vendors! // $10 adv. $12 day of ↝

🎁 Nov 22: Printmaking on Furoshiki - sign up by Nov 6 // Second Cafe // $45; $33 if you BYO carving tool ↝