7.21–7.27

Mon 7/21
🎨 6–8pm (doors 5:45): Craft & Sip: Sunflower Tiki Torch // Ledo Pizza // $39+ ↝

Tue 7/22
♫ 5–8pm: Alex Arbaugh (rock, folk) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
📚 6–7:30pm: Coffee, Tea, & Poetry (poem sharing) // Roanoke Higher Ed Center // free; 18+ ↝
🏆 6–9pm: Crokinole Night (Canadian board game open play) // Golden Cactus // free ↝

Wed 7/23
🧸 11am: Foam Party // Raleigh Court Library // free ↝
🧸 2pm: Foam Party // Belmont Library // free ↝
🎨🧸 3:30–5:30pm: Hand Sewing for Beginners // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // $5+, ages 6+ ↝
✮🍔 4:30–6pm: LEAP Community Store's 1st Bday Party // LEAP // free ↝
♫🍔 5–8pm: Jazz Night // Six and Sky // reservations recommended ↝
✮🍔 6pm: History After Dark: Victorian Death Photography // 1772 Rooftop on Main - Fincastle // reservations req. ↝
🏆 6–7pm: Stronger Together: 1 Year of Latinas Outside (fitness event) // Elmwood Park // $7 ↝
🏆🌳 6–8pm: Sunset Kayaking // Carvin's Cove // $35 ↝
📚 6–8pm: Silent Book Club // Ursula's Cafe // free ↝
🎭 7–9pm (doors 6): Caregiving (documentary screening) // Grandin Theatre // free ↝
🎭 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 ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 7): Kindred Valley (indie folk) // The Spot on Kirk // $12 adv. $15 day of ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Jacob Panic, Clover Lynn & the Hellfires (banjo metal, gothic bluegrass) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Thu 7/24
🎨 4–7pm: Meet the Artist: Raven Skye McDonough (artist meet & greet) // Blue Ridge PBS // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Party in Elmwood: Band of Oz (beach music) // Elmwood Park // $10 ↝
🌳 6–7:30pm: Community Night: DIY Culinary Herb and Spice Blend (workshop, kids' activities, and yoga) // Morningside Urban Farm // free ↝
🎨 6–8pm (doors 5:30): Paint Your Pet Modern (paint night) // Brady's Distillery // $29 ↝
🎨 6:30pm: Bahama Beach Babe Paint Night // AmVets Post 40 // $30 gen. $25 vets ↝
♫ 7pm (doors 5:30): Aaron Lewis and the Stateliners (country) // Salem Civic Center // $43+ ↝
✮♫ 7–9:30pm: Guitars Under the Star Guitar Pull (open jam session) // Mill Mtn Star // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm (doors 5:30): Shallow Side (rock) // Sidewinders // $18, 21+ ↝
♫ 7:30: Sky Dolphin - duo (cover) // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free ↝
♫ 8–11pm (doors 7): Majid Araim, Klimchak, Tater Fraterabo, Lena Gray (experimental, electro-acoustic, ambient) // Art Rat Studios // free, donations encouraged; BYOB ↝
🎭 8:30–10:30pm: Comedy Night // Olde Salem Brewing - Roanoke // free ↝
♫ 10pm: The Hip Snacks (soul) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Fri 7/25
🧸🎨 4–5:30pm: Children’s Art Pop-Up Series (abstract art class) // Art on 1st // $35; ages 8–12 ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: The Band Paul (rock, funk, jam) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6pm: Rumours (Fleetwood Mac tribute) // Dr. Pepper Park // $32+ ↝
✮ 6–7pm: Laced in Love Bridal Fashion Show // Bent Oaks Manor // $10+ ↝
🎨🍔 6–7:30pm (doors 5:30): Blossoms & Bubbly (floral arranging) // Our Daily Bread - Vinton // $61 ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Troublesome Blues Band (rock, folk, blues) // Grandin Chillage // $5 (<12 free) ↝
♫🍔 6–9pm: FFTnT's with Marie-Claire Evans // Sweet Donkey // free ↝
💃 6–11pm (group lesson 6:30): Loco Rooftop with SalsaNoke (all-level Latin dance party) // Six & Sky // $10 ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Tin Can Locomotive (Americana) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫ 7pm (doors 6): Billy Currington, Kip Moore, Marlon Funaki (country) // Elmwood Park // $59 adv. $69 day of ↝
♫🎭 7–8:30pm: The Goat Singer (variety show) // Big Lick Brewing // $10 ↝
♫ 7–10pm: Big Daddy Ray Band (rock, cover) // The Hangout // $10 ↝
♫ 7–10:30pm: Terry Brown & the Fire (jazz, soul, R&B) // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm: Of A Feather (folk, country) // 3rd Street Coffeehouse // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Everclear (rock) // The Harvester - Rocky Mount // 98+ ↝
🎨 8–11pm: Back to the 90s Glow Paint Party // Lucid Dreams // $45, 21+ ↝
♫ 9pm: Hello Gorgeous (alt cover) // Fork in the Market // free ↝
♫ 10pm: Gasoline Alley (rock, cover) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝
🎭 11pm (doors 10:30): No Shame Theatre (late night open mic/performances) // Ursula's Cafe // free; donations welcome ↝

Sat 6/26
✮ 7am–noon: Joy Market Saturday // CommUNITY ARTSreach // free ↝
🎨 9–11am: DOPE Urban Walk - Art Tour // Downtown Roanoke // $10 ↝
✮ 9am–12pm: Fill the Sleigh (drive/bake sale for Community Christmas Store; pics with Santa) // American Legion Post 3 - Salem // donations accepted ↝
🎨 10am–noon: Figure Drawing Class // Appalachian Arts Hub // $15 ↝
✮ 10am–4:30pm: Free admission for locals // O. Winston Link Museum ↝
🧸🌳 11am–2pm: Children's Planter Workshop // Greenbrier Nurseries // $30 ↝
✮ noon: Christmas in July (live music, food specials, & photos with Santa) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
📚 noon–2pm: Silent Book Club // Crafteria // free ↝
♫ 3–6pm: Appalachian Happy Hour hosted by B-99.9 Radio (country, live recording) // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // free ↝
♫ 3–7pm: Star City Soul Club (soul, funk, house) // Fork in the Alley // free ↝
♫🍔 3–10pm: Backyard Pool Party (BYO pool/inflatables; DJs & food) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
♫🍔 4–11pm: Luau on the Rooftop (DJ, food specials, karaoke, party favors) // Corned Beef & Co. // free ↝
💃 5–8pm: Swingin' at Second (swing dancing social) // Second Cafe // free ↝
🏆 5–9pm: D&D and tabletop game night // Atheling Downtown // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Kemistry Band (jazz) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🎨 6–7:30pm: Sips, Strokes & Stories: Georgia O'Keefe (paint event) // Stave & Cork - Salem // $35, 21+ ↝
🎨 6–8pm: Cosplay Life Drawing (draw from a model; BYO supplies) // Big Lick Comics // free ↝
🎨 6–8:30pm (doors 5:30): Palette & Passion (date night painting) // 1111 Shenandoah Ave NW // $35, 18+ ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Crawford & Power (country) // Brady's Distillery // $12 ↝
🏳️‍🌈 7pm: Drag Benefit for Mr. SWVA Pride // Open Bible Baptist // donations accepted ↝
♫ 7–10pm: The Band Paul (rock, funk, jam) // The Hangout // $10 ↝
🌳 7:30–9:30pm: Vernal Pools & Wetlands at Night (lesson & short hike) // Explore Park Visitor Center // $12 ↝
🏆 7:30–10:30pm: Retro Game Night: Rock Band // Olde Salem Brewing - Roanoke // free ↝
♫ 10pm: Hot Fuss (90s/00s rock covers) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝

Sun 7/27
✮ 9:15–10am (doors 9:00): Mindfulness Meditation // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // free ↝`
🏳️‍🌈🏆 11am: Drag Bingo // Starr Hill Brewery // $10 ↝
🏳️‍🌈🍔 noon–2pm (doors 11): Downtown Divas Drag Brunch (fundraiser for New River Community Action) // Evie's Bistro // $18 ↝
💃 noon–4pm (beginner lesson at noon): Big Lick Bachata Brunch (Latin dance social) // Roanoke City Market Building // $5 ↝
📚 2–3:30pm: Roanoke Writers Meetup // Blindhouse Beer Co. // free ↝
🎨 2–4pm: Drop Spindle Workshop (wool spinning) // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // $25 ↝
🎨 2–4:30pm: Mosaic Pendant Workshop // Art on 1st // $45 ↝
🎨 4–8pm: Community Cosplay Workday // MAKE Roanoke // free ↝
✮♫ 5–7pm: Guitars Under the Star Guitar Pull (open jam session) // Mill Mtn Star // free ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Common Ground Bluegrass // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🌳✮ 6–8pm: Lúnasa Gathering: First Harvest // Happy Hollow Gardens - Roanoke // free ↝
🎭 8–11pm (doors 7): DOOMSDAY x 3 (absurdist performance) // Art Rat Studios // free, donations welcome; BYOB ↝

Ongoing/Multiple Dates

🪕 July 23–27: Floydfest // Festival Park, Check // The most beloved and eclectic musical event in SWVA is back for its 22nd year. The lineup includes everything from national names Paul Cauthen and Mt. Joy to local acts like Christian Q. and Ripejive. // Buy passes now ↝

💃 July 25 & 26: Chicago Stepping Workshop // 1707 Cove Rd // "Chicago Stepping is a dance borne decades ago in Chicago as a way for youth to channel energy through dance. Stepping evolved into smooth cultured, yet still competitive, partner dance. It is built on the lead dancer guiding an 8 count 'basic step' adding turns, passes, and footwork." // $29+ ↝

🌽 July 24–Aug 3: Leaving Iowa // Showtimers Community Theatre // "A funny and heartwarming play that is a love letter to everyone who remembers the family road trip.  Leaving Iowa takes us on two very different road trips:  One that embraces idealism, optimism, and the roadside attraction and one of discovery and reconciliation. " // $18 ↝

🎩 July 24–Aug 10: Guys and Dolls // Attic Productions - Fincastle // This classic musical  "takes us from the bustle of Times Square, to the dance clubs of Havana, to the sewers of New York City as it demonstrates the great lengths to which a guy will go when he truly falls in love with a 'doll.'" (Stage Agent) // $22 adult, $17 <18 ↝

🐠 thru July 27: The Rainbow Fish // Mill Mountain Theatre // "Experience the magic of The Rainbow Fish, a vibrant adaptation of Marcus Pfister’s beloved story. This heartwarming musical brings dazzling underwater characters and the tale of friendship and sharing to life for young audiences." // free ↝

Looking Ahead

🎭 July 30–Aug 10: Shrek, the Musical // Mill Mountain Theatre // "Bursting from the screen to the stage, the Tony-winning Shrek The Musical blends the beloved feature film story of the titular swamp-dwelling ogre and his wise-cracking donkey sidekick...for a family-friendly adventure you won't soon forget!" // $76+ ↝