8.04โ€“8.10

Not to be confused with the most amazing, desert-dwelling, life changing, charmingly weird, absolutely perfect indie rock outfit ever Built to Spill (or that Korean boy band), "BTS" in this post is shorthand for ๐Ÿšธ "Back to School." Time to start enforcing those bedtimes again!

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Mon 8/4
๐Ÿ“š 6โ€“8pm: Silent Book Club // Village Grill // free โ†
โ™ซ 8โ€“11pm (doors 7): Jack Wright, Olchar E. Lindsann (improv saxophonist, spoken word) // Art Rat Studios // free, donations encouraged; BYOB โ†

Tue 8/5
๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ” 4โ€“7pm: Queer Community Potluck // Roanoke Diversity Center // free โ†
โœฎ 6โ€“7pm: Artist Talk: Dylan Collins on Public Art // Raleigh Court Library // free โ†
โœฎ 6:30โ€“8pm: Southside Night Out (community social open to all w/ games & food trucks) // 2328 Crystal Spring Ave // free โ†
๐ŸŽญ 8โ€“9:30pm (doors & sign ups 7:30): The R.E.A.L. Funny Open Mic Night (comedy) // The Spot on Kirk // free, donations appreciated โ†
โ™ซ 8:30pm: Christian Q. & Co. (funk, blues, jazz, pop) // Martin's Downtown // free โ†

Wed 8/6
๐Ÿ† 10โ€“11:30am: Games You Grew Up With (board games 1970sโ€“2000s) // Fincastle Library // free โ†
๐Ÿšธ 10amโ€“1pm: 4th Annual BTS Celebration (free supplies, activities, haircuts) // CHIP of Roanoke Valley // free โ†
โ™ซ๐Ÿ” 5โ€“8pm: Jazz Night // Six and Sky // reservations recommended โ†
โ™ซ 5:30โ€“8:30pm: Sideshow Runaways (group show) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free โ†
๐Ÿšธ 6โ€“7pm: BTS Scavenger Hunt & Ice Cream Social // Williamson Road Library // free โ†
๐ŸŽจ 6โ€“8pm: Paint & Sip // Motel Studios // $25 โ†
๐ŸŽญ 6:30โ€“8pm: Open Mic Night // Ursula's Cafe // free; donations welcome โ†
โ™ซ 7โ€“11:30pm (doors 6:30): Hull's 75th Anniversary with Cash Unchained // Hull's Drive In - Lexington // $23+ โ†
โ™ซ 7โ€“11pm: Open Mic Night // The Front Row // free โ†

Thu 8/7
โœฎ 5โ€“7pm: Collective Meditation Workshop // Maplewood Studios // $15 โ†
โ™ซ 5:30โ€“8:30pm: Small Town Royals (country, folk, acoustic) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free โ†
โ™ซ 5:30โ€“8:30pm: Party in Elmwood: Jim Quick & Coastline (soul, blues) // Elmwood Park // $10 โ†
๐ŸŒณ 6โ€“7:30pm: Community Night: Battling Garden Burnout (workshop, kids' activities, and yoga) // Morningside Urban Farm // free โ†
๐Ÿ” 6โ€“8pm: Beliveau Wine Tasting & Food Pairings // Sycamore Station // $15 โ†
๐Ÿ’ƒ 7โ€“10pm: Line Dancing with Angela // Tropicana Bar & Grill // free โ†
โ™ซ 7:30โ€“10:30pm: Ben Trout Trio // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free โ†
โ™ซ 9:30pm: JStop Latin Night feat. Terry Brown // Martin's Downtown // free โ†

Fri 8/8
๐ŸŽจ 11amโ€“4pm: Hair Braiding Workshop (full - join waitlist) // Melrose Library // free โ†
๐Ÿšธ 2โ€“6pm: PLAY-Palooza BTS Event (rec program & childcare showcase, free movie) // lower Washington Park // free โ†
๐Ÿ† 5โ€“9pm: D&D and tabletop game night // Atheling Downtown // free โ†
๐Ÿ†๐ŸŒณ 6โ€“8pm: Sunset Kayaking // Carvin's Cove // $35 โ†
๐Ÿ’ƒ 6โ€“8pm: Ecstatic Dance // Uttara Yoga // $25 โ†
๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿพ 6โ€“8pm: Purrs & Paintbrushes (sign painting benefit for TNR) // Hammer & Stain // $45 โ†
โ™ซ 6โ€“9pm: Shorefire (rock, reggae) // Grandin Chillage // $5 (<12 free) โ†
โ™ซ 6โ€“9pm: Tin Can Locomotive (Americana) // Fork in the Alley // free โ†
โ™ซ 6โ€“9pm: Crawford & Power (country) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // $10 adv. $15 day of โ†
โ™ซ 6:30pm: Virginia Sweet (rock) // Twin Creeks Brewing Co. // free โ†
โ™ซ 6:30pm: Liv Sloan & the Diehards (blues, jazz, rock fusion) // Big Lick Brewing // free โ†
โ™ซ 7pm (doors 6): The Legacy Motown Revue // The Coves Amphitheater at SML // $25 โ†
โ™ซ 7โ€“10pm: Gypsy Nix (Fleetwood Mac tribute) // The Hangout // $10 โ†
โ™ซ 7โ€“11pm: Eli Lev (folk pop) // 3rd St. Coffeehouse // free โ†
โ™ซ 7pm: The Meskos Electric Revue (pop, rock, soul, improv) // Olde Salem Brewing - Roanoke // free โ†
โ™ซ 7:30โ€“10:30pm: Sky Dolphin (cover) // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free โ†
โ™ซ 7:30โ€“11:30pm: Inimical Drive, Silvertung, Halo Scars (metal, rock) // The Spot on Kirk // $15; all ages โ†
โ™ซ 8pm (doors 7): Atlanta Rhythm Section (southern rock) // The Harvester - Rocky Mount // 60+ โ†
โ™ซ 10pm: MoonroofTexting and Driving (indie pop, pop punk, emo) // Martin's Downtown // $10 โ†

Sat 8/9
โœฎ 7amโ€“noon: Joy Market Saturday // CommUNITY ARTSreach // free โ†
๐Ÿ† 8am: Salem Distance Run 5K & 10K // Longwood Park - Salem // $35+ โ†
๐Ÿงธ 9amโ€“2pm: Touch-a-Truck Kids Festival // Green Hill Park // free โ†
๐Ÿšธ 10amโ€“2pm: BTS Health Fair (kids immunizations & physicals, free food, games, & water slide) // New Horizons Healthcare // free โ†
โœฎ 10amโ€“6:30pm: Day Trip: Caesar's Danville Casino (via shuttle bus) // Public Works 1802 // $65 โ†
๐Ÿงธ 11amโ€“2pm: Saturday at the Station (reduced admission & activities for kids) // O. Winston Link Museum // free โ†
๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ” noonโ€“3pm: Second Saturday (LGBTQ+ potluck & social for adults 35+) // Roanoke Diversity Center // free โ†
๐Ÿงธโœฎ noonโ€“5pm: Kids Made Market (shop goods & gifts made by kids!) // Valley View Mall // free โ†
๐Ÿงธโœฎ 1โ€“3pm: Animal Albums Block Party (children's author book signing, lawn games, dancing) // Eleanor D. Wilson Museum @ Hollins University // free โ†
๐Ÿšธ๐Ÿงธ 2โ€“5pm: BTS Nails (kid manicures) // Lucid Dreams // $12+ โ†
๐ŸŽจ 4โ€“5:30pm: Ash Tray Making (pottery) // Motel Studios // $40 โ†
โ™ซ 4:30โ€“7:30pm: Phat Pocket (funk, dance) // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free โ†
โœฎ 5โ€“7pm: Opening Reception: "Built to Better the Best" // O. Winston Link Museum // free โ†
๐Ÿ† 5โ€“9pm: D&D and tabletop game night // Atheling Downtown // free โ†
โ™ซ 5:30โ€“8:30pm: Hadden, Dempsey, Sipe, & Greenstreet (jam) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free โ†
๐Ÿ† 6pm: Legends of the Hidden Lager (90s inspired obstacle course race) // Starr Hill Brewery // free to watch (participation full) โ†
โ™ซ 6โ€“9pm: Phat Laces (funk, jam) // Martin's Downtown // $10 โ†
โ™ซ 6:30โ€“9:30pm: Blackwood Station (folk) // Big Lick Brewing // free โ†
โ™ซ 7:30โ€“10:30pm: Irรฉson (Afro-Cuban acid jazz) // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free โ†
๐ŸŽจ 7โ€“9pm: Women of Hip Hop Paint & Sip // Golden Cactus // $55 โ†
โ™ซ 7โ€“10pm: The Frequency (classic rock covers) // Living Proof Beer Co. โ€“ Rocky Mount // free โ†
โ™ซ 8pm (doors 6:30): Grateful for Biggie (Grateful Dead/Notorious B.I.G. fusion) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $27+ โ†
๐Ÿ† 8โ€“11pm: Get Tilted! (after hours pinball party) // Roanoke Pinball Museum // $10, 21+ โ†
โ™ซ 9pm: Eyes of Silver (Doobie Brothers tribute) // The Watering Hole // $10 โ†

Sun 8/10
โœฎ 9:15โ€“10am (doors 9:00): Mindfulness Meditation // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // free โ†`
๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ” 10am: Disney Good vs. Evil Drag Brunch - morning seating // Well Hung Vineyard // $7 โ†
๐Ÿ’ƒ noonโ€“4pm (beginner lesson at noon): Big Lick Bachata Brunch (Latin dance social) // Roanoke City Market Building // $5 โ†
๐Ÿงธ 1โ€“2:30pm: Royal Eras Princess Party - 90s Edition (snacks, crafts, games, music, & dancing) // Fishburn Mansion // $48 for one child + 1 adult โ†
๐Ÿพ 1โ€“5pm: H.E.A.R.T. Adoption Event (meet adoptable pets) // Motel Studios // free โ†
๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ” 2pm: Disney Good vs. Evil Drag Brunch - afternoon seating // Well Hung Vineyard // $7 โ†
๐Ÿ“š 2โ€“3:30pm: Roanoke Writers Meetup // Blindhouse Beer Co. // free โ†
โœฎ 2โ€“5pm: Bug Out Bag Workshop (survival kit building) // Daniels Institute of Massage // $15โ€“40 suggested donation โ†
๐ŸŽจ 5โ€“8pm: Sip & Stitch (crafting social) // Atheling Downtown // free โ†
โ™ซ 3:30pm: Mama Said String Band (modern bluegrass, Americana) // Big Lick Brewing // free โ†
๐ŸŽจ 4โ€“6pm (doors 3:30): Sunflower Paint Party // Bubba's 33 // $32+ โ†
โ™ซ 5โ€“7pm: Music on the Mountain with Jason Long // Mill Mountain Discovery Center // free โ†
โ™ซ 5โ€“8pm: The Jive Exchange (funk, soul, cover) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free โ†
โ™ซ 5โ€“8pm: Groove Kontrol (jazz) // Fork in the Alley // free โ†
โœฎโ™ซ 7โ€“9:30pm: Guitars Under the Star Guitar Pull (open jam session) // Mill Mtn Star // free โ†


Ongoing/Multiple Dates

๐Ÿ Aug 4โ€“8: Pollinator Promenade // multiple locations // "Each day from 10am to noon, CVC will lead a guided tour of a different local space that is alive with native plants that are attracting pollinators." All tours are free and open to all ages, though registration is required. // free โ†

๐Ÿซœ Thursdays Aug 7โ€“28: Flourishing in the Garden (FIG) Kids' Program // Lick Run Farm // Enroll your child in "a 4-week gardening, yoga, and nutrition program for kids that uses a mind-body-land approach to improve holistic wellbeing." // free โ†

๐Ÿง… thru 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+ โ†

๐ŸŽฉ thru 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 โ†

๐Ÿ’ƒ Tuesdays thru Sep 2: Beginner West Coast Swing Classes // Carilion Wellness - Roanoke // "West Coast Swing is a world-wide, popular, partner dance, danced in a slot, to a variety of types of music (blues, swing, rock, hip hop, ballads, country, pop...). Come join the fun as this dance sweeps the nation and world!" // $15/class or $75 for all โ†

Looking Ahead

๐Ÿ“ท Submissions due Aug 15: Shadows & Silhouettes // "This open-call photography exhibition invites artists of all experience levels to explore the power of contrast, shape, and mystery. Whether you work in digital, film, or alternative processes, we welcome your interpretation of shadows and silhouettes in all their striking forms." Show will run Sep. 5โ€“27. // $10 per entry or $35 for four // Enter here โ†