Arts / Events Etc.
UVA Discovery Could Create New Opportunity For Vision Loss Prevention
Health scientists from the University of Virginia have found a previously unknown contributor to harmful blood vessel growth in the eye. This discovery can help address the formation of...
Ferrum College to Showcase “You Caught Me Dancing”
The Blue Ridge Dinner Theatre at Ferrum College will open the new year with a...
VA Museum of Fine Arts Appoints New Curator of Decorative Arts
Following an international search, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) announced today the appointment...
A Salute to Southwest Virginia: 250th Anniversary of the Fincastle Resolutions
January 18 event marks Fincastle Resolutions, VA250 Mobile Museum Experience, VA250 Fanfare & special exhibitsVirginia...
Scenic Virginia Announces 2024 Photo Contest Winners
Mountains & Valleys"Frosty Fall Morning" taken in Clintwood, by James Dell, Winner"Summer Day on McAfee...
An Evening with Author David Baldacci
New York Times #1 Best-selling author David Baldacci recently came to Roanoke for a talk and book signing at the Tanglewood Barnes & Noble,...
‘Tis the Season . . .
Dancers (L to R) Kate Oborn, Abigail Bagliani, Courtney Hood, Shannon Toole, Maria Jessee, Bria Gepitulan and Sarah Francisco are all smiles as they...
City Dedicates First “Artsy” Bus Shelter
The City of Roanoke, the Greater Roanoke Transit Company (GRTC) operating as Valley Metro, and the Roanoke Arts Commission dedicated the first of two...
Blue Ridge PBS Provides Civil War Film to Schools
Blue Ridge PBS recently mailed nearly 2,000 DVD’s of “Virginia in the Civil War: A Sesquicentennial Remembrance” to every public school and library system...
Conflict Resolution Center’s “Peace By Piece” Quilt Raises Awareness Of Tolerance
Area children have completed a massive quilt decorated with images of peace and tolerance as part of the Conflict Resolution Center's Peace by Piece...
Star City Playhouse Just the Ticket for Playgoers
Marlow Ferguson, a former New York stage actor who founded the Star City Playhouse on Williamson Road along with his wife Karon Sue Semones,...