8.04โ8.10
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 ๐ธ "Back to School." Time to start enforcing those bedtimes again!

Mon 8/4
๐ 6โ8pm: Silent Book Club // Village Grill // free โ
โซ 8โ11pm (doors 7): Jack Wright, Olchar E. Lindsann (improv saxophonist, spoken word) // Art Rat Studios // free, donations encouraged; BYOB โ
Tue 8/5
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ 4โ7pm: Queer Community Potluck // Roanoke Diversity Center // free โ
โฎ 6โ7pm: Artist Talk: Dylan Collins on Public Art // Raleigh Court Library // free โ
โฎ 6:30โ8pm: Southside Night Out (community social open to all w/ games & food trucks) // 2328 Crystal Spring Ave // free โ
๐ญ 8โ9:30pm (doors & sign ups 7:30): The R.E.A.L. Funny Open Mic Night (comedy) // The Spot on Kirk // free, donations appreciated โ
โซ 8:30pm: Christian Q. & Co. (funk, blues, jazz, pop) // Martin's Downtown // free โ
Wed 8/6
๐ 10โ11:30am: Games You Grew Up With (board games 1970sโ2000s) // Fincastle Library // free โ
๐ธ 10amโ1pm: 4th Annual BTS Celebration (free supplies, activities, haircuts) // CHIP of Roanoke Valley // free โ
โซ๐ 5โ8pm: Jazz Night // Six and Sky // reservations recommended โ
โซ 5:30โ8:30pm: Sideshow Runaways (group show) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free โ
๐ธ 6โ7pm: BTS Scavenger Hunt & Ice Cream Social // Williamson Road Library // free โ
๐จ 6โ8pm: Paint & Sip // Motel Studios // $25 โ
๐ญ 6:30โ8pm: Open Mic Night // Ursula's Cafe // free; donations welcome โ
โซ 7โ11:30pm (doors 6:30): Hull's 75th Anniversary with Cash Unchained // Hull's Drive In - Lexington // $23+ โ
โซ 7โ11pm: Open Mic Night // The Front Row // free โ
Thu 8/7
โฎ 5โ7pm: Collective Meditation Workshop // Maplewood Studios // $15 โ
โซ 5:30โ8:30pm: Small Town Royals (country, folk, acoustic) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free โ
โซ 5:30โ8:30pm: Party in Elmwood: Jim Quick & Coastline (soul, blues) // Elmwood Park // $10 โ
๐ณ 6โ7:30pm: Community Night: Battling Garden Burnout (workshop, kids' activities, and yoga) // Morningside Urban Farm // free โ
๐ 6โ8pm: Beliveau Wine Tasting & Food Pairings // Sycamore Station // $15 โ
๐ 7โ10pm: Line Dancing with Angela // Tropicana Bar & Grill // free โ
โซ 7:30โ10:30pm: Ben Trout Trio // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free โ
โซ 9:30pm: JStop Latin Night feat. Terry Brown // Martin's Downtown // free โ
Fri 8/8
๐จ 11amโ4pm: Hair Braiding Workshop (full - join waitlist) // Melrose Library // free โ
๐ธ 2โ6pm: PLAY-Palooza BTS Event (rec program & childcare showcase, free movie) // lower Washington Park // free โ
๐ 5โ9pm: D&D and tabletop game night // Atheling Downtown // free โ
๐๐ณ 6โ8pm: Sunset Kayaking // Carvin's Cove // $35 โ
๐ 6โ8pm: Ecstatic Dance // Uttara Yoga // $25 โ
๐จ๐พ 6โ8pm: Purrs & Paintbrushes (sign painting benefit for TNR) // Hammer & Stain // $45 โ
โซ 6โ9pm: Shorefire (rock, reggae) // Grandin Chillage // $5 (<12 free) โ
โซ 6โ9pm: Tin Can Locomotive (Americana) // Fork in the Alley // free โ
โซ 6โ9pm: Crawford & Power (country) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // $10 adv. $15 day of โ
โซ 6:30pm: Virginia Sweet (rock) // Twin Creeks Brewing Co. // free โ
โซ 6:30pm: Liv Sloan & the Diehards (blues, jazz, rock fusion) // Big Lick Brewing // free โ
โซ 7pm (doors 6): The Legacy Motown Revue // The Coves Amphitheater at SML // $25 โ
โซ 7โ10pm: Gypsy Nix (Fleetwood Mac tribute) // The Hangout // $10 โ
โซ 7โ11pm: Eli Lev (folk pop) // 3rd St. Coffeehouse // free โ
โซ 7pm: The Meskos Electric Revue (pop, rock, soul, improv) // Olde Salem Brewing - Roanoke // free โ
โซ 7:30โ10:30pm: Sky Dolphin (cover) // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free โ
โซ 7:30โ11:30pm: Inimical Drive, Silvertung, Halo Scars (metal, rock) // The Spot on Kirk // $15; all ages โ
โซ 8pm (doors 7): Atlanta Rhythm Section (southern rock) // The Harvester - Rocky Mount // 60+ โ
โซ 10pm: Moonroof, Texting and Driving (indie pop, pop punk, emo) // Martin's Downtown // $10 โ
Sat 8/9
โฎ 7amโnoon: Joy Market Saturday // CommUNITY ARTSreach // free โ
๐ 8am: Salem Distance Run 5K & 10K // Longwood Park - Salem // $35+ โ
๐งธ 9amโ2pm: Touch-a-Truck Kids Festival // Green Hill Park // free โ
๐ธ 10amโ2pm: BTS Health Fair (kids immunizations & physicals, free food, games, & water slide) // New Horizons Healthcare // free โ
โฎ 10amโ6:30pm: Day Trip: Caesar's Danville Casino (via shuttle bus) // Public Works 1802 // $65 โ
๐งธ 11amโ2pm: Saturday at the Station (reduced admission & activities for kids) // O. Winston Link Museum // free โ
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ noonโ3pm: Second Saturday (LGBTQ+ potluck & social for adults 35+) // Roanoke Diversity Center // free โ
๐งธโฎ noonโ5pm: Kids Made Market (shop goods & gifts made by kids!) // Valley View Mall // free โ
๐งธโฎ 1โ3pm: Animal Albums Block Party (children's author book signing, lawn games, dancing) // Eleanor D. Wilson Museum @ Hollins University // free โ
๐ธ๐งธ 2โ5pm: BTS Nails (kid manicures) // Lucid Dreams // $12+ โ
๐จ 4โ5:30pm: Ash Tray Making (pottery) // Motel Studios // $40 โ
โซ 4:30โ7:30pm: Phat Pocket (funk, dance) // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free โ
โฎ 5โ7pm: Opening Reception: "Built to Better the Best" // O. Winston Link Museum // free โ
๐ 5โ9pm: D&D and tabletop game night // Atheling Downtown // free โ
โซ 5:30โ8:30pm: Hadden, Dempsey, Sipe, & Greenstreet (jam) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free โ
๐ 6pm: Legends of the Hidden Lager (90s inspired obstacle course race) // Starr Hill Brewery // free to watch (participation full) โ
โซ 6โ9pm: Phat Laces (funk, jam) // Martin's Downtown // $10 โ
โซ 6:30โ9:30pm: Blackwood Station (folk) // Big Lick Brewing // free โ
โซ 7:30โ10:30pm: Irรฉson (Afro-Cuban acid jazz) // Hanging Rock Tavern - Salem // free โ
๐จ 7โ9pm: Women of Hip Hop Paint & Sip // Golden Cactus // $55 โ
โซ 7โ10pm: The Frequency (classic rock covers) // Living Proof Beer Co. โ Rocky Mount // free โ
โซ 8pm (doors 6:30): Grateful for Biggie (Grateful Dead/Notorious B.I.G. fusion) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $27+ โ
๐ 8โ11pm: Get Tilted! (after hours pinball party) // Roanoke Pinball Museum // $10, 21+ โ
โซ 9pm: Eyes of Silver (Doobie Brothers tribute) // The Watering Hole // $10 โ
Sun 8/10
โฎ 9:15โ10am (doors 9:00): Mindfulness Meditation // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // free โ`
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ 10am: Disney Good vs. Evil Drag Brunch - morning seating // Well Hung Vineyard // $7 โ
๐ noonโ4pm (beginner lesson at noon): Big Lick Bachata Brunch (Latin dance social) // Roanoke City Market Building // $5 โ
๐งธ 1โ2:30pm: Royal Eras Princess Party - 90s Edition (snacks, crafts, games, music, & dancing) // Fishburn Mansion // $48 for one child + 1 adult โ
๐พ 1โ5pm: H.E.A.R.T. Adoption Event (meet adoptable pets) // Motel Studios // free โ
๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ 2pm: Disney Good vs. Evil Drag Brunch - afternoon seating // Well Hung Vineyard // $7 โ
๐ 2โ3:30pm: Roanoke Writers Meetup // Blindhouse Beer Co. // free โ
โฎ 2โ5pm: Bug Out Bag Workshop (survival kit building) // Daniels Institute of Massage // $15โ40 suggested donation โ
๐จ 5โ8pm: Sip & Stitch (crafting social) // Atheling Downtown // free โ
โซ 3:30pm: Mama Said String Band (modern bluegrass, Americana) // Big Lick Brewing // free โ
๐จ 4โ6pm (doors 3:30): Sunflower Paint Party // Bubba's 33 // $32+ โ
โซ 5โ7pm: Music on the Mountain with Jason Long // Mill Mountain Discovery Center // free โ
โซ 5โ8pm: The Jive Exchange (funk, soul, cover) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free โ
โซ 5โ8pm: Groove Kontrol (jazz) // Fork in the Alley // free โ
โฎโซ 7โ9:30pm: Guitars Under the Star Guitar Pull (open jam session) // Mill Mtn Star // free โ
Ongoing/Multiple Dates
๐ Aug 4โ8: 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
๐ซ Thursdays Aug 7โ28: 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
๐ง 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
๐ฉ 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
๐ 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
๐ท 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. 5โ27. // $10 per entry or $35 for four // Enter here โ