11.10–11.16

Mon 11/10
✮ 6:30–7:30pm: Humans of SWVA Listening Circle (share your personal stories re: recent government actions) // 1007 1st St SW // free ↝
🎭 7:30pm: Paranormal Cirque III - final day // Salem Civic Center // $25+ ↝

Tue 11/11
💃 1–2pm: Line Dancing with Tracy // Melrose Plaza // free ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Jared Stout - solo (country) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
📚 6–8pm: Silent Book Club // TXTUR // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 7): Mama's Broke, Chris Acker (folk, indie) // The Spot on Kirk // $23 ↝
♫ 8:30pm: Christian Q. & Co. (funk, blues, jazz, pop) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Wed 11/12
♫🍔 5–8pm: Jazz Night // Six and Sky // free ↝
🛍️ 5–8pm: Mid-Week Market (live music, vendors, food & drink specials) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Mercy Creek (folk rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🎨 6–8pm: Soy Candlemaking // Well Hung Vineyard // $34 ↝
♫ 7–11pm: Open Mic Night // The Front Row // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Earth, Stebmo (drone metal, jazz) // The Spot on Kirk // $29 ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Swamp Flower (group show) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Thu 11/13
✮ 7:30–9am: AAF Morning Meetup (networking for creatives & advertising professionals) // Albemarle Bakery & Coffee House // free ↝
🍷🛍️ 5–8pm: Holiday Wine Buying Event (wine tastings & education) // Crystal Spring Grocery // $23 ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Leonard Blush and The Camelcals (rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🎨 6pm: Jeep Lover's Painted Sign Making // Brady Distillery // $32 ↝
🍔♫ 6–7:30pm: Thanksgiving Café Night with Star City Swag (live music & free meal) // Gainsboro Library // free ↝
🎨 6–7:30pm: Beginner Crochet Class - scarf // Kind Brew Coffee Co. // $30 ↝
🎨 6–8pm: Watercolor Class // Sycamore Station // $25 ↝
✮ 7pm: The Flood of '85 Remembered (storytelling) // Salem Museum // free ↝
💃 7–10pm: Line Dancing with Angela // Tropicana Bar & Grill // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 6:30): Warren Zeiders (country) // Salem Civic Center // $40+ ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 7): Will Overman, Holy Roller (country, southern rock) // The Spot on Kirk // $18 ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Reggae Night by The Ambassador (reggae) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Fri 11/14
✮ 9–10am: Beyond Networking (professional networking event) // Reserve at Daleville // free ↝
🎨 1–2:30pm: START: Understanding Perspective (all-levels art concept workshop) // Taubman Museum // $20; ages 10+ ↝
🛍️ 5–8pm: Who-ville Holiday Market // Roanoke City Market // free ↝
🎨✮ 5–8pm: Jammy Jam (BYO craft pajama party) // Second Cafe // free ↝
🎨 5–10pm: Yarn & Yap (fiber artists meetup & coffee) // The Bibliopub // free ↝
♫✮ 5:30–6:15pm: FREE Songwriting Masterclass w/ The Wildmans // Fostek Hall @ Jefferson Center // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Jordan Harman and The Humble Brags (soul) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6pm: Elonzo Wesley (indie folk) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
♫ 7–10pm: The Red Ferns (bluegrass) // Fork in the Alley // free ↝
♫ 7–10pm: Jokers Wild (country, rock, Americana) // The Hangout // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm: Five Shades of Gray (cover) // Olde Salem Brewing - Roanoke // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 6:30): Shwayze, The Quasi Kings, Twin Fin (hip hop, reggae, rock) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $27+ ↝
♫ 8–11pm (doors 7): Psychiceyeclix, Rapunzel’s Head Lice (experimental, electronic) // Art Rat Studios // free, BYOB ↝
♫ 8–11pm (doors 7): Dueling Pianos - night 1 // Corned Beef & Co. // $25 ↝
🎭 8pm (doors 7:30): Big Lick Conspiracy (improv comedy show) // The Spot on Kirk // $15 ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): The Wildmans (bluegrass, Ameriana, indie folk) // Fostek Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // $40 ↝
🎭 8–9:30pm: Next Stop Comedy // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount ↝
🎨🍷 8–10pm: TrapxCanvas (trap music paint & sip night) // Holiday Inn Roanoke // $42 ↝
♫ 8:30pm–12:30am: Supafly Five (funk, rock, variety) // The Coffee Pot Roadhouse // free ↝
💃 9pm–12:30am (group lesson 9): Fiesta Friday with SalsaNoke (all-level Latin dance party) // Inka Grill // $10 ↝
♫ 10pm: Jacoozy (rock, funk, fusion) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝

Sat 11/15
🏆🛍️ 9am–4pm: Roanoke Velo Swap (cycling gear trade) // Riverdale // free ↝
🏆 10–11am: Intro to Pickleball (indoors) // Green Ridge Rec Center // $20 ↝
✮🍔 10–11am: Ginger Gungas (history lesson, cookie tasting, & dessert potluck) // Wilson Warehouse - Buchanan // free ↝
🏆🛍️ 10am–4pm: Ski Swap (gear trade) // Roanoke Mountain Adventures // free ↝
🎨 10:30am–12:30pm: DIY Decorative Sign // Taubman Museum // $45 ↝
🎨 11am–noon: Embroidering On Photographs // Gainsboro Library // free ↝
🐾 1–3pm: Raptors! (educational birds of prey event) // Explore Park // $12 ↝
🎨 1:30–4:30pm: Tapestry Weaving Workshop // Art on 1st // $45 ↝
🏆🐾 2pm: Goat Yoga // AFOG - Buchanan // $25 ↝
☕️ 2:30–4pm: Single Origin Coffee Tasting (educational) // Canvas and Coffee // $25 ↝
✮ 5–6:30pm: SPOCK Meeting (fringe topic discussion) // Apex Piano // free ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Starfire Live! (cover) // The Hangout // free ↝
💃 5–8pm: Swingin' at Second (swing dancing social) // Second Cafe // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Time Sawyer (folk, bluegrass, country) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🎲🍔 6pm: Casino Night (LBHS fundraiser) // The Train Station // $65 ↝
♫ 6pm: Copy Cat Syndrome (funk jazz fusion) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
🎲 6–10pm: Bi-monthly Board Game Night // Mishap Games // free ↝
🏆 🐾 6:15–7:15pm: Gentle Paws Yoga (yoga with adoptable cats) // Toebean Cat Cafe // $30 ↝
♫ 7pm (doors 6): The Robey Family (acoustic covers) // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $12 ↝
🎨🎭 7–9pm: Classic Movie & BYO Craft // Appalachian Arts Hub // free ↝
♫ 7–10pm: Hippie Glow in the Dark Party w/ Phat Anchovies (funk, rock) // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 6:30): Mountain Walrus - album release party (southern funk) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $19+ ↝
🎭 8–10pm: The R.E.A.L. Funny Comedy Show // The Coffee Pot // $18 ↝
♫ 8–11pm (doors 7): Dueling Pianos - night 2 // Corned Beef & Co. // $25 ↝
♫ 8–11pm: Creedence Clearwater Recital (tribute to CCR) // The Watering Hole // $10 ↝
♫ 9pm: Kinglet Road (oldies covers) // The Coffee Pot Roadhouse // free ↝
🏆🍺 9pm–1am: Fireball & Flannel Friendsgiving Party (adults-only roller skate night club) // Firehouse Skate 'N Play // $15 adv., 21+ ↝
♫ 10pm: Liv Sloan & the Diehards (blues, jazz, rock fusion)// Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝

Sun 11/16
🛍️♫ 10am–2pm: Sunday Funday w/ Femme Fatales Vinyl Club (vendors & vinyl DJs) // Motel Studios // free ↝
🛍️🐾 11am–4pm: The Dog Bowl Market feat. animal ambassadors from SWVA Wildlife Center // Black Dog Salvage // free ↝
🌳 1–3pm: Intro to Compass Navigation // Explore Park // $9 ↝
🎨 1–3pm: Tie Dye Class // A Little Bit Hippy // $10+ ↝
📚 2–3:30pm: Roanoke Writers Meetup // Blindhouse Beer Co. // free ↝
🎨 2–4pm: Jeep Lover's Painted Sign Making // Bubba's 33 // $29 ↝
🎭📚 2–5pm: Star City Poet's Society 1st Anniversary Show // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 5–8pm: The Floorboards (Americana, country, rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 7): Pierre Bensusan (world jazz guitarist, fusion) // The Spot on Kirk // $29 ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Tophouse, Crowe Boys (folk, alternative) // The Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount // $35+ ↝

Ongoing/Multiple Dates

🎭 thru Nov 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 13–16: Gay United States Pageantry Week // The Park Dance Club // See performers from across the country strut their stuff in the Gay USP nationals here in Roanoke! "All are welcome as we continue to offer equal opportunity, fairness, high quality & premier concepts in today’s competitive world of pageantry." // $24+ ↝

🎭 Nov 14 & 15: The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals - thesis production // Hollins University // "Everything in Hatchetfield seemed normal until people began singing… Then, they began dancing…and now, a musical pandemic is sweeping the entire city. It’s up to Paul (an average guy who doesn’t like musicals) and his friends to stop this musical apocalypse and fight for humanity’s future." // free ↝

🎄 Nov 14–16: 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 ↝

Looking Ahead

🍷 Nov 19: Wine & Mind Wellness Night // Crystal Springs Grocery // "60-minute journey designed to awaken the senses and soothe the nervous system. Enjoy slow, mindful sipping paired with sommelier insights and guided practices to enhance your enjoyment not only of the wine, but of your daily life. Guests will receive a welcome aperitif, tasting notes, and a ritual guide to extend the experience beyond the evening." // $65 ↝

🏆 Nov 27: Drumstick Dash 5K // Downtown Roanoke // "The DASH benefits the Rescue Mission of Roanoke’s dining services and provides for the meals that [we serve] on an annual basis...These meals go to adults and children alike, providing needed nutrition so that each of our guests can focus on the ultimate success, rising out of poverty." // $36 to compete ↝

🛍️ Nov 29: Small Business Saturday // Downtown Roanoke // "Enjoy holiday shopping with downtown retailers (and restaurants) offering great sales and specials! Join us in Market Square from 10am to noon for our kickoff event. We'll be giving out free coffee and tote bags while supplies last!" ↝