11.17–11.23
Mon 11/17
🧸🐾 10:30–11:30am: Stories w/ Live Turkeys // Belmont Library // free; <5 ↝
🎭 6pm: Monday Night Movie Club (The Big Lebowski & Dazed and Confused) // Starr Hill Brewery // free; 18+ ↝
Tue 11/18
💃 1–2pm: Line Dancing with Tracy // Melrose Plaza // free ↝
🍔 5–8pm: Friendsgiving Potluck // AFOG - Roanoke // free ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Alex Arbaugh (rock, folk) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
📚 6–7:30pm: Coffee, Tea, & Poetry (poem sharing) // Roanoke Higher Ed Center // free; 18+ ↝
✮ 6:30pm: Creative Conversations: Reimagining Social Infrastructure Pt. 2
(speaker-led conversation) // The Collective // free ↝
🎭 8–9:30pm (doors & sign ups 7:30): The R.E.A.L. Funny Open Mic Night (comedy) // The Spot on Kirk // free, donations appreciated ↝
♫ 8:30pm: Clownvis Presley (yes, it's exactly what it sounds like), Jared Stout // Martin's Downtown // free ↝
Wed 11/19
✮🍺 4:30–6:30pm: Beer & Biotech: Nanomaterial Contaminants (Q&A) // Freedom First Credit Union // free ↝
📚 5pm: Conversation w/ author Bruce Bryan (Turning Tables) // Crystal Springs Grocery // free ↝
🎨 5–6pm: Hair Braiding Workshop // Melrose Library // free ↝
♫🍔 5–8pm: Jazz Night // Six and Sky // free ↝
🛍️🍔 5–8pm: Foodie Mid-Week Market // Golden Cactus // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Foster Burton (psych rock, blues) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🧸🎭 6pm (doors 5): Sesame Street Live // Berglund Center Coliseum // $36+ ↝
✮ 6pm: Roanoke Indivisible Monthly Meeting // CommUNITY ARTSreach // free ↝
🍷🍔 6pm: Wine & Pie Pairing // Well Hung Vineyard // $45 ↝
✮ 6–7pm: BUZZ Live! Watch Party - Angels of Assisi // The Spot on Kirk // free ↝
🎨 6–7:30pm: Embroider Your Own Clothing // Canvas & Coffee // $15 ↝
📚 6–8pm: Silent Book Club // Ursula's Cafe // free ↝
🎨 6:30–8:30pm: Glaze a Ceramic Christmas Tree // Motel Studios // $90 ↝
🎭 7–9pm (sign-ups begin at 6:30): Open Mic Comedy Night with the Comedy Lab // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 7–11pm: Open Mic Night // The Front Row // free ↝
🍷 7:15–8:15pm: Wine & Mind Wellness Night (wine tasting and mindfulness methods) // Crystal Springs Grocery // $65 ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 7): Paper Wings, Lillian Hackett (folk) // The Spot on Kirk // $21 ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Ben Trout Band // Martin's Downtown // free ↝
Thu 11/20
🍔✮ 12:30pm: Lunch & Learn w/ the Collective: Protect Your Peace (self reflection & mindfulness workshop) // The Collective. // free ↝
✮🍷 5:30–7:30pm: Headshot Happy Hour (get a professional photo taken while networking with other professionals) // The Bibliopub // $10–20 ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Freak Rangers (tribute to Jerry Garcia) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🎨 6–8pm: Fresh Wreath Workshop // Well Hung Vineyard // $45 ↝
✮🎨 6–8pm: Artful Encounters (creative social) // Art on 1st // free ↝
🎨 6–9pm: Diamond Painting or BYO Craft // Starr Hill Brewery // free; diamond kits avail. for purchase ↝
🎨 6:30pm: Holiday Goat Paint Night // AmVets Post 40 // $30 gen. $25 vets ↝
♫ 7pm (doors 6): Caitlin Krisko, Erin Lunsford Trio (rock, Americana) // The Spot on Kirk // $22 adv. $25 day of ↝
♫ 7–9pm: Open Mic Night // 3rd St. Coffeehouse // free ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Organ Fairchild (rock, jam) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝
Fri 11/21
📚 4–6pm: Meet & Greet w/ children's author Emmie Barr (Sugar Craze) // The Bibliopub // free ↝
♫ 6pm (doors 5:30): Violent Convictions, Dreamkiller 276, Infamy, The Downclines, Sex Agenda, Vilomah (hardcore) // Blindhouse Beer Co. // $10 ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Free and The Freebirds (country, folk, acoustic) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6pm: Adam Hill (solo piano) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
🧸 6–10pm: Parents' Night Out (childcare) // Preston Rec Center // $25 ↝
♫ 6:30pm: Jonesville (acoustic) // Twin Creeks Brewing // free ↝
🎭 7pm: Meads and Myths: Freyja & Thrym - first show (child-friendly) // Atheling Downtown // free ↝
♫ 7–10pm: Stone Country (country, rock, blues) // The Hangout ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 6:30): The Ultimate Elvis Christmas (holiday, cover) // Shaftman Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // $44+ ↝
♫ 7:30pm: Jess Klein, Rob Fraim (acoustic singer songwriter) // 3rd Street Coffeehouse // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Water Culture, Lost in Space Camp, Oh! You Pretty Things, Regen Tate (emo, post rock, math rock) // The Spot on Kirk // $15 ↝
🎭 8pm: Meads and Myths: Freyja & Thrym - second show (adults only) // Atheling Downtown // free ↝
♫ 8–11pm: Mourn the Illusion (hard rock, metal covers) // Olde Salem Brewing - Roanoke // free ↝
♫ 10pm: 65 North Pickers (bluegrass) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝
Sat 11/22
🏆 8am: Star City Half Marathon & 10K // River's Edge Park // $55–$90 to race ↝
🏆 9am: Intro to Wild Caving // Public Works 1802 // $55 ↝
🛍️ 9am–1pm: November Holiday Market // Daleville Town Center // free ↝
🧸✮ 11am: Grandin Village Children's Parade // begins at Christ Lutheran Church // free ↝
🎨🍔 11am–12:30pm: Thanksgiving Sugar Cookie Decorating Class // South County Library // $61 ↝
🎨 noon–3pm: Spin Club (wool spinning) // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // free to attend; $20 for supplies ↝
🎨 2–4pm: Community Paint Party // Harrison Museum // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: The Kind (psychedelic folk rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6pm: The Eric Wayne Band (southern rock) // Starr Hill Brewery // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: The Shoobies (tropical rock, cover) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
♫ 6:30pm: Kinnfolk (celtic, folk) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 6:30pm: Five Shades of Gray (cover) // Twin Creeks Brewing // free ↝
♫ 7pm: Opera Roanoke's Handel's Messiah Singalong // Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church // free; donations accepted ↝
🎨 7–9pm: Hand Build a Christmas Tree // Motel Studios // $50 ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Deaf Andrews, Hash (indie, pop, alt rock) // The Spot on Kirk // $15 ↝
♫ 8pm: The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight (orchestral covers of rock classics) // Berglund Performing Arts Theatre // $75+ ↝
♫ 8pm: The Nighthawks (blues, roots rock) // Coffee Pot Roadhouse ↝
🎭 8–10pm: Open Mic Comedy // Atheling Downtown // free ↝
♫ 9pm: Out of Spite (cover) // The Watering Hole // free ↝
💃 9pm–1:30am (group lesson 9): Latin Dancegiving with SalsaNoke (all-level dance party) // Inka Grill // $10 ↝
♫ 9pm–2am: FlippaT (southern rap) // Status Restaurant & Lounge // $45+, 21+ ↝
♫ 10pm: Glam'r Kiti (80's cover) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝
♫ 10pm–1am: Vinyl & Vibes with Star City Soul Club (vinyl listening party) // Sidecar // free ↝
Sun 11/23
🌳🏆 8am–2pm: Guided Hike // Carvin's Cove // $17 ↝
🎨 1:30–3pm: Caregiver & Child Yoga + Creative Activity // Canvas & Coffee // $25 for parent/child pair; $12.50 for each extra child; ages 4+ ↝
🎨 2–4pm: Paint Your Pet (paint nite) // Big Lick Brewing // $45 ↝
🌳✮ 2–4pm: Root Medicine Workshop // Maplewood Studios // donation-based ↝
🏳️🌈🎲 11am: Thanksgiving Drag Bingo & Brunch // Starr Hill Brewery // $10 ↝
🏆✮ 11am–4pm: Cranksgiving (food drive on bikes) // Golden Cactus // $15–20 suggested ↝
🎨 noon–3pm: Sit 'n Knit (free knitting lesson) // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // free ↝
🎨 4–6pm: Soy Candlemaking // Bubba's 33 // $34 ↝
🎭 6pm: Adult Improv Showcase // Atheling Downtown // free ↝
Ongoing/Multiple Dates
🎭 Nov 20–24: Little Women, the Musical // Roanoke College // Based on Louisa May Alcott's life, "the story shows Jo March trying to sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not interested...Begrudgingly taking [her friend's] advice, Jo weaves the story of herself and her sisters and their experience growing up in Civil War America." // $10 ↝
🎭 Nov 21 & 22: Much Ado About Nothing // The Bibliopub // "Shakespeare in the Yard is back at The Bibliopub with two back to back performances of Much Ado About Nothing. Due to the interactive nature of this show, seating is ticketed and limited, so reserve your seat now! Live pre-show music will begin thirty minutes before the show, so plan to arrive early and grab a glass of wine or beer." // free; registration. req., donations accepted ↝
Looking Ahead
🎄 Nov 24: Mannheim Steamroller // Berglund Center Coliseum // You know that one really cool, kinda eerie rendition of "Carol of the Bells" you hear everywhere? This is your chance to see it live at "the longest running concert tour in the entertainment industry!" // $49+ ↝
🏆 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 28–Dec 21: A Christmas Story // Mill Mountain Theatre // "Filled with hilarious and memorable moments...this play captures the nostalgic charm and warmth of a classic American Christmas, reminding audiences of the magic and humor of childhood holiday memories." // $35 adult, $25 youth ↝
🛍️ 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!" ↝
🏘️ Dec 6: 44th Annual Old Southwest Holiday Parlor Tour of Historic Homes // Historic Alexander-Gish House // Celebrate the magic of the holidays with a self-guided tour of historic homes, festive decorations, refreshments, and music. Since 1979, Old Southwest Inc.’s largest annual fundraiser has helped support important projects around the community. // $20 adv. $25 day of ↝