9.08–9.14

If you need a special friend to get you through the colder months, our local shelters have you covered with several waived adoption fee days this month: Angels of Assisi on the 13th & 21st, and Roanoke Valley SPCA on the 12th & 13th. Head to their facilities to bring home your new best friend without paying the usual $50–$100 fee (or more). Commit now and use those savings to buy matching Halloween costumes...or holiday jammies. 🐶🐱

Mon 9/8
🧸🍔 5–7pm: Dinner & Movie on the Lawn - Lilo and Stitch // Belmont Library // free ↝
🏆💃 7–10pm: Bellydance Basics (1st class in 6-week series) // Uttara Yoga Studio // $17 drop-in, $90 for all classes ↝
🏆🌳 7:30–9:30pm: Full Moon Kayaking // Carvin's Cove // $45 ↝

Tue 9/9
📚 6–8pm: Silent Book Club // Well Hung Vineyard // free ↝
🎲 6–9pm: Crokinole Night (Canadian board game open play) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
♫ 8:30pm: Request Line w/ Jared Stout // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Wed 9/10
🎲 10am–2pm: Mahjong at the Mansion (1st of 3-week introductory series) // Fishburn Mansion // $65 ↝
🛍️ 5–8pm: Mid-Week Market (live music, vendors, food & drink specials) // Golden Cactus // free ↝
♫🍔 5–8pm: Jazz Night // Six and Sky // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Freak Rangers (tribute to Jerry Garcia) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🏆 6–7:30pm: Ride With Billy! (beginner bike ride & social) // Cardinal Café // free ↝
🌳🍷 6–8pm: Petals & Potions (floral design & a wine flight) // George's Flowers // $75, 21+ ↝
🎭 7–9pm (sign-ups begin at 6:30): Open Mic Comedy Night with the Comedy Lab // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
🎲 7–10pm: Crokinole Night (Canadian board game open play) // Fork in the Alley // free ↝
♫ 7–11pm: Open Mic Night // The Front Row // free ↝
🎭 7:30–9:30pm (doors 6:30): Jeremy Alder, Mark Brady (comedy) // Grandin Theatre // $17 ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Swamp Flower (group show) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Thu 9/11
✮ 9:30am–4pm: Day Trip: Trader Joe's in Charlottesville (via shuttle bus) // Public Works 1802 // $34 ↝
🐾🌳 4:30am: Merlin Release with SWVA Wildlife Center // Smith Park // free ↝
🎨 4:30–7:30pm: DIY Brimmed Hats (benefit for ACS) // Hammer & Stain // $70 ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: Mad Iguanas (rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
✮ 5:30–9pm: Women's Night Out (social w/ keynote speakers) // The Harvester - Rocky Mount // $77 ↝
✮ 6pm: Mapping Urban Renewal (local sociology discussion) // Gainsboro Library // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm: Mountain Walrus (funk) // Fork in the Alley // free ↝
✮ 6–7pm: Intro to Metrology (precise measuring) // MAKE Roanoke // free ↝
🍷🎨 6–7pm: Kombucha Making Class // Sycamore Station // $5 ↝
🌳 6–7:30pm: Community Night: Preserving the Harvest pt. 2 (workshop, kids' activities, and yoga) // Morningside Urban Farm // free ↝
♫ 6:30pm (doors 5:30): Halestorm, Lindsey Stirling (rock, violin) // Salem Civic Center // $58+ ↝
🌳✮ 6:30–8pm: Transforming Perceptions of the Appalachian "Coalfields" (lecture) // Christ Lutheran Church // free ↝
♫ 7pm: Alabama (country) // Berglund Center Coliseum // $34+ ↝
🏆🐾 7–8:30pm: Goat Yoga // Beaver Dam Farm - Buchanan // $41 ↝
♫ 7–9pm: Big Lick Tonic (rock) // Village Grill // free ↝
💃 7–10pm: Line Dancing with Angela // Tropicana Bar & Grill // free ↝
♫ 8–11pm (doors 7): Mia Zabelka, Walter Wright (experimental) // Art Rat Studios // free, BYOB ↝
♫ 9:30pm: Reggae Night by The Ambassador (reggae) // Martin's Downtown // free ↝

Fri 9/12
📚 noon–4pm: Book Sale // Salem Public Library // free ↝
🧸🎨 1–2:30pm: START with Color (color theory for kids) // Taubman Museum // $20; 10+ ↝
🎨 1–2:30pm: Crochet Pumpkin Workshop // Art on 1st // free ↝
✮🍔 5–7pm: Go Cross Welcome Party (cycling social & cookout)// Fallon Park // free ↝
🏆 5–9pm: D&D and tabletop game night // Atheling Downtown // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: The Ambassador and the Chosen Few (reggae) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 6–8:30pm (doors 5:30): Jordan Harman and The Humble Brags at the Tavern Stage Summer Music Series (soul) // Explore Park // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: Mason Creek (bluegrass) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
📚 6:30–8pm: Book Swap // Dragon Bite Books & Crafts // free ↝
♫ 7–10pm: Stimulator Jones (dance, hip hop, fusion) // Fork in the Alley // free ↝
♫ 7:30pm: Davey O., Bob Schmucker (singer songwriter, folk) // 3rd St. Coffeehouse // free ↝
♫ 7:30–10:30pm: Doc McClintock (folk) // Olde Salem Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 6:30): Dangermuffin, Pressing Strings (folk, jam, Americana) // 5 Points Music Sanctuary // $24+ ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7:30): Clem Snide, Rye Valley (folk, Americana) // The Spot on Kirk // $20 adv. $25 day of ↝
♫ 8pm: Son Little (R&B) // The Harvester - Rocky Mount // free ↝
💃 8:30pm–12:30am (group lesson 8:30): Fiesta Friday with SalsaNoke (all-level Latin dance party) // Inka Grill // $10 before 9:30 ↝
🎭 9–11pm (doors 8): Brews & Burlesque: That's Hot (Y2K theme) // Golden Cactus // $20+; 21+ ↝
♫💃 9pm–2am: Party Mortals w/ DJ Stimulator Jones, Star City Soul Club, Melody Mundaca (dance, house) // The Front Row // free ↝
♫ 9:30pm: GAK! (90s covers) // Martin's Downtown // $10 ↝
♫ 10pm–2am: Headhuncho Amir (hip hop, rap) // 213 Lux Lounge // $45 ↝

Sat 9/13
🛍️✮ 8:30am–4:30pm: Olde Salem Days (arts & crafts vendors with , food, music, & car show) // Main St. Salem // free ↝
🏆 9am–noon: 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb (110 stories) // Wells Fargo Tower // $30 to participate ↝
🏆🌳 9am–5pm: Blue Ridge Tunnel Hike (via shuttle bus) // Public Works 1802 // $13 ↝
✮🍔 10am–3pm: Boones Mill Apple Festival // Downtown Boones Mill // free ↝
🧸✮ 10am–4pm: Teen Leadership Workshop // Camp Roanoke // $35 ↝
🧸🎨 11am–noon: DIY Play Dough // Stewartsville Library // free ↝
🛍️ 11am–3pm: The Creators Market (local vendors) // The Collective // free ↝
🍔🍷 11am–4pm: Explore & Pour (wine tastings, vendors, & live music) // Explore Park // $27 for 7 tastings ↝
🍷✮ noon–3pm: 9/11 Stair Climb After Party // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
🏳️‍🌈🍔 noon–3pm: Second Saturday (LGBTQ+ potluck & social for adults 45+) // Roanoke Diversity Center // free ↝
🧸🎨 1–2:30pm: Fairy Houses // Belmont Library // free ↝
🌳 1–3pm: Exploring Wildlife Through Scat ID // Explore Park // $12 ↝
♫ 1–3pm: Geoff White (violinist) // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // free ↝
✮♫ 1–3pm: Harmonium Workshop for All (beginner instrument workshop)// Uttara Yoga // $40 ↝
🏳️‍🌈🍔 1–4pm: Second Saturday (LGBTQ+ potluck & social for adults 35+) // Roanoke Diversity Center // free ↝
🧸🎨 2–2:30pm: Sunprinting (cyanotypes) // Melrose Library // free ↝
🧸🎨 2–4pm: DIY Birdfeeders // Brambleton Rec Center // $12 ↝
🏳️‍🌈✮ 3:30–11pm (doors 3): Shere Love (memorial for Blake Sturm) // Blindhouse Beer Co. // $2 ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Big Matt and the Time Machine (cover) // Living Proof Beer Co. - Rocky Mount // free ↝
💃 5–8pm: Swingin' at Second (swing dancing social) // Second Cafe // free ↝
♫ 5:30–8:30pm: The Eric Wayne Band (southern rock) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
🍷 5–9pm: Oktoberfest (music, games, & vendors) // Starr Hill Brewery // free ↝
♫ 6–9pm: PowerWhip (classic rock covers) // Twisted Track Brewpub // free ↝
♫ 6:30–9:30pm: Nathan Seldomridge (rock, singer songwriter) // Big Lick Brewing // free ↝
🎨🏳️‍🌈 7pm: SWVA Pride Paint Night // Vega Center // $35; BYOB ↝
♫ 7:30–9pm: RSO's Symphony Under the Stars (classical) // Elmwood Park // free ↝
♫ 7:30–10:30pm: TJ Ellis (country, folk) // Olde Salem Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫ 8pm (doors 7): Beginnings (tribute to Chicago) // The Harvester - Rocky Mount // $55+ ↝
♫ 8–11pm (doors 7): Madam Orange, Mr. Thursday, Feign Thing (experimental, electronic, performance art) // Art Rat Studios // free, BYOB ↝
🏆 8–11pm: Get Tilted! (after hours pinball party) // Roanoke Pinball Museum // $10, 21+ ↝
♫ 8:30pm (doors 7:30): Angel Massacre, Ametropia, Arise (black metal) // Coffee Pot Roadhouse// $10; 21+ ↝
♫ 9–11pm: Randolph Thomas (singer songwriter) // The Front Row // free ↝
🏆 9pm–1am: Disco Sip & Skate (adults-only roller skate night club) // Firehouse Skate 'N Play // $15 adv., 21+ ↝
♫ 10pm: Jared Stout Band (alt country) // Martin's Downtown // $12 ↝
♫ 10pm–1am: Vinyl & Vibes with Star City Soul Club (vinyl listening party) // Sidecar // free ↝

Sun 9/14
🌳🍷 2–4pm: Plant & Pour (succulent potting, refreshments, & conversation) // The Collective // $40 ↝
🎨 2–4pm: Sip & Stitch (crafting social) // Atheling Downtown // free ↝
🏳️‍🌈🍔 2–5pm: Big Daddy's Big 80's Birthday Brunch // The Park Dance Club // $10 ↝
🎨🌳 3–6pm: Nature Photography for Beginners // Camp Roanoke // $35 ↝
🏆🧸 3pm: NERF War // Lakewood Park // free; ages 10+ ↝
🍔🍷 4:30–8:30pm: LEAP Farm Fare Supper (local food prepared by Bloom chefs) // 1109 Main St SW - Wasena // $75 ↝
🎲 5pm (doors 4:30): Murder in Moonshine Country (murder mystery event) // Bubba's 33 // $35 ↝
♫ 5–7pm: Music on the Mountain with The Ambassador & Brent Hoskins // Mill Mountain Discovery Center // free ↝
🎲 5–8pm: Dungeons & Dragons 1E // Atheling Downtown // free ↝
♫ 5–8pm: Small Town Royals (country, folk, acoustic) // Parkway Brewing - Salem // free ↝
♫🍷✮ 6:30–11pm: Caribbica Fest (block party) // Caribbica Soul // $10+ ↝

Ongoing/Multiple Dates

🧛 all September: Kids Costume Swap // Gainsboro Library // "Bring washed, gently-used kids Halloween costumes to any city branch and 'shop' the swap all month at the Gainsboro Branch Library!" // free ↝

🎭 Sep 12–13: The Company You Keep // Fostek Performance Hall @ Jefferson Center // "This production tells the story of a family coping with the loss of a recently deceased loved one as they strive to find the strength to move forward. While piecing together the circumstances surrounding their loved one's passing, the family encounters unexpected challenges and shocking revelations that significantly impact their understanding of what happened." // $46 ↝

🚴 Sep 13–14: VBR's Go Cross Race // Fallon Park // "Virginia’s Blue Ridge Go Cross Cyclocross Race returns as a 2-day UCI C1/C2 cyclocross event. This style of race is designed to entertain rowdy crowds with epic wipe outs and heckling encouraged. New Belgium Brewing and colorful commentators will make this event fun for racers and spectators alike." // free ↝

🌻 thru Sep 14: Sunflower Festival // Beaver Dam Farm - Buchanan // Since 2016, the festival offers fresh flowers and beautiful views along with "hay wagon rides, a farm animal petting area, over 120 unique hand made craft and food vendors, photo booths and live music." // $10+ ↝

🎭 thru Sep 14: Sylvia // Exit, Pursued by a Bear // "Sylvia is a comical satire about a middle-aged couple, Greg and Kate, who are figuring out life as empty-nesters when Greg suddenly adopts a dog—or rather, the dog adopts Greg...Both dog-lovers and haters (boo!) will find themselves howling with laughter throughout the show." // $18 ↝

🏳️‍🌈💃 Sundays, Sep 7–Nov 9: Tango! The Resistance (queer dance class series) // Dream Dance Studio // "Come meet your local queer tango fam and fall in love with this dance that will continue to resist fascism and hate...We are a queer-centered, 'straight- friendly' space. Basically, if you want to dance with wonderful humans, take care of each other on the dance floor, and enjoy connection and creativity over mastering moves—life is good." // $5–20 per class sliding scale ↝

Looking Ahead

🎭 Sep 17–Oct 12: Million Dollar Quartet // Mill Mountain Theatre // "...the smash-hit musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins together for one unforgettable night. Million Dollar Quartet features a glorious score of rock ‘n’ roll, gospel, R&B, and country hits, performed live onstage by world-class actors and musicians." // $26+ ↝

🧟‍♀️ Sep 19–Nov 1: It's officially haunted house season! // Terror Manor // "...Roanoke, Virginia’s largest and most terrifying haunted house! Nestled in the heart of the city, our spine-chilling attraction boasts over 40 meticulously designed rooms that promise an extended experience of sheer terror." Fridays & Saturdays only. // $30+ ↝

🎨 Oct 1: Printmaking on Totes - sign up by Sep 15 // Evie's Bistro // "Class will be held on Wednesday, October 1 from 6–8pm. Explore the art of printmaking, learning how to carve, mix block printing ink, and print on your tote. This is your opportunity to let your imagination run wild and bring your visions to life. This is perfect for beginners or for someone wanting to refine their skills, so all are welcome!" // $38–50 depending on pricing option ↝