Calendar of Events for 2011

     -Roanoke Valley Region-

 
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Dates are subject to change without notice.  Verify with contact for accuracy.
All numbers are area code 540 unless otherwise noted.

 

 

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January
   
1-2/20 James Grasbow: Corrugated Fountain- Taubman Museum of Art   342-5760 
   
1-2/20  Primitivo Surez: Recurring-Taubman Museum of Art   342-5760
   
1-1/13 Document Roanoke!  A Juried Photo Contest and Exhibition - O. Winston Link
   
1-3/25  Winter Wonderland Getaway Package- Chateau Morrisette 540-593-2865
1 Sunny FM Saturday Skate Date- Roanoke Civic Center 12-3pm 853-54-83
   
3-2/5

The Gift: Recent Acquistions to the permanent Collection- Eleanor D. Wilson Museum- Hollins University 362-6532

3-2/5 Suzanna Fields- Pool- Main Gallery - Hollins University
6 Lecture: Suzanne Fields- VAC Auditorium and Eleanor D. Wilson Museum 362-6532
7-9 Stampede Championship Rodeo - Salem Civic Center  375-3004
14-16 Greater Roanoke Home & Garden Show - Roanoke Civic Center    853-5483
14 Winter Beach Blast - Salem Civic Center   375-3004
17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day
   
20 35th World Championship Ice Racing - Roanoke Civic Center (7:30) 853-8453
21   EventZone Cabin Fever Series - The Embers - Roanoke Civic Center   853-5483
   
23 Opera Roanoke - Stars in the Star City Recitals: Leah Partridge - Jefferson Center 982-2742
24

Movie Masterworks (8pm) - Roanoke Symphony Orchestra - Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre- 343-9127

28-30 Kid's Winter Carnival-Salem Civic Center   375-3004
29

Southwest Virginia Ballet - Mixed Repertoire (1pm) - Taubman Museum of Art - 387- 3978

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February
   
1 Broadway in Roanoke presents "Fiddler on the Roof "(7:30 pm) - Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre - 853-5483
   
2 Groundhog Day
   

 ...3-6 

 Kazim Temple Shrine Circus - Roanoke Civic Center    853-5483
   
 5 Tons of Fun-Tanglewood Mall    387-6078
   
5 Ron White: Behavioral Problems Tour Roanoke Civic Center 853-5483
   
13 Romantic Strings —Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (3pm) —Jefferson Center-343-9127
   
14 Romantic Strings —Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (3pm) —Jefferson Center-343-9127
   
14 Valentine's Day
   
17-4/16

Helen Frederick: 2011 Frances Niederer Artist-in-Residence Eleanor D. Wilson Museum Hollins University 362-6532

   
 18  EventZone Cabin Fever Series-Band of Oz-Roanoke Civic Center    853-5483
   
18-19 VHSL&AAA Wrestling- Salem Civic Center 375-3004
   
19 Blues Festival-Roanoke Performing Arts - 853-5483
   
21 President's Day
   
23 Leah Partridge in Recital (2:30pm) - Opera Roanoke - Jefferson Center - 982-2742
   
24

Broadway in Roanoke Presents "Color Purple" - Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre 853-5483
   
24-27 ODAC Basketball Tournament- Men's and Women's- Salem Civic Center 375-300
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March
   
3 Harlem Globetrotters- Roanoke Civic Center- 7pm 853-5483
   
4 

EventZone Cabin Fever Series - Jim Quick & The Coastlines - Roanoke Civic Center 853-5483
   
9  Broadway in  Roanoke presents "Rain" (7:30pm) - Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre 853-5483
   
12 St. Patrick's Day Parade - Downtown Roanoke   342-2640
13 Daylight Savings Begins
   
17 St. Patrick's Day
   
18

Opera Roanoke and the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra presents Madama Butterfly (8pm) Jefferson Center - 982-2742
   
 18-19 NCAA D- I I I Men's Basketball Championship- Salem Civic Center 375-3004
   
 20 Mike Epps & Friends - Roanoke Performing Arts Theater - 7pm- 853-5483
   
 20

Opera Roanoke and the RSO presents Madama Butterfly (2:30pm) - Jefferson Center -

982-2742
   
22 Broadway in Roanoke presents "Wizard of Oz" - (7:30 pm) Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre - 853-5483
   
25-27 The SPRING Home Show - Better Living Expo - Salem Civic Center  375-3004
   
24-28 Shamrock Volleyball Festival - Various locations
   
20 Beethoven's Olde to Joy (8pm) - Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (8pm) - Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre - 853-9127
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April
2-3 Cinderella - Southwest Virginia Ballet - Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre - 853-5483
6-17 In 25 Words of Death - Showtimers 774-2660
8 Boz Scaggs & RSO Pops 3 (8pm) - Salem Civic Center - 343-9127         
8-10 Salem Red Sox -Lewis Gale Field - 389-3333
9 Easter Egg Hunt - Longwood Park    375-3057
9 Salem Red Sox - Lewis Gale Field - 389-3333
12-14 Salem Red Sox - Lewis Gale Field - 389-3333
15-17 Blue Ridge Bike Fest - Roanoke Civic Center (3pm) 206-2414
16 13th Annual Family Kite Festival - Green Hill Park   3 87-0267
16 Blue Ridge Marathon -Downtown to the Blue Ridge Parkway- 444-4422
   
17 Palm Sunday
   
18 Passover Begins at sundown
 
20-24 Salem Red Sox-Lewis Gale Field-3 89-3333
22 Good Friday and Earth Day
   
23 Roanoke Garden Tour - Various Garden Locations    345-1734
24 Easter
   
27-30 Vinton Dogwood Festival Begins - Downtown Vinton   983-0613
29-30 Salem Red Sox-Lewis Gale Field-3 89-3333
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  May
1 Broadway in Roanoke presents "Beauty & the Beast" - 2pm - Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre - 853-5483
.1-8 Salem Red Sox - Lewis Gale Field - 389-3333
1 Out of This World - Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (3pm) - Jefferson Center - 343-9127
2 Out of This World - Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (3pm) - Jefferson Center - 343-9127
4 Roanoke Regional Housing Symposium   985-0131
4-8 Cirque de Soleil "Alegria" Roanoke Civic Center - 853-5483
5-8 Festival in the Pines - Tripple Creek Campground  483-9293
6-7 Community School's Strawberry Festival   563-5036
6 Roanoke College Baccalaureate - (4:30pm) - Bast Center - 540-375-2500
7

Roanoke College Commencement — (10am) - Roanoke College Front Quad - John. R Turbyfill - 540-375-2500

7 Radford University Spring Commencement 831 -5000/831-5128
7 Chili Cook-off Festival-Downtown Roanoke   343-4716
7 Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon - Smith Mountain Lake Park - 343-0987
7-8 Sesquicentennial Homes Tour - Various Locations   387-6078
8 Sesquicentennial Homes Tour - Various Locations   387-6078
   
8 Mother's Day
8 Mother's Day Serenade featuring Elizabeth Futral & Scott Williamson (2:30pm)  Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Opera Roanoke Jefferson Center - 982-2742
10 Seniors Art Majors Exhibition - Eleanor D. Wilson Museum - Hollins University 362-6532
10 Behind the Scenes at the Museum - Student Curated Exhibition - Eleanor D. Wilson Museum and VAC First Floor Lobby 362-6532
13 Virginia Tech (University & Graduate) Commencement Ceremony - 231-6252
13 Virginia Western Community College Spring Commencement
13-19 Salem Red Sox - Lewis Gale Field -389-3333
13-15 Pigg River Ramble Weekend - Waid Recreation Park   483-9293
14 Virginia Tech Spring Commencement (College Ceremonies) - 231-625
14  Caching in on Scenery - Garst Mill Park   387-6078
14 Roanoke Rails -Virginia Museum of Transportation and the O. Winston Link Museum 982-5465
18-22 DREW Expo - Roanoke Civic Center   387-0267
20-24 NCAA Division III Softball Championship - Moyer Complex  375-3004
   
21 Shrimpfest - Salem Civic Center  387-0267
   
22 Hollins University Commencement (10am) 362-6000
   
26-30 NCAA Division III Softball Championship - Moyer Complex - 375-3004
   
27-30 Roanoke Festival in the Park - Elmwood Park    342-2640
   
27-31 Salem Red Sox- Lewis Gale Field -389-3333
   
28 Appalachian Power 5 & 10 K Run - Downtown Roanoke - 342-2640
   
28 SW Virginia Ballet- Festival in the Park -342-2640
   
30 Memorial Day
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 June
 
1 Salem Red Sox - Lewis Gale Field- 389-3333
1-12 Much Ado about Nothing- Showtimers- 774-2660
4 "RSO Rocks!" - A British Invasion (8pm) - Salem Civic Center - 343-9127
4 Woofstock Dog Festival - Roanoke-Elmwood Park 206-2414
4-5 Sidewalk Art Show - Taubman Museum of Art   342-5760
7-8 Radio Gals- Blue Ridge Dinner Theater- 365-4335
9-12 ISF Senior Slow-Pitch Softball World Cup- multiple venues
10-11 Annual Blue Ridge Blues & BBQ Festival - Elmwood Park   529-8502
11 Radio Gals-Blue Ridge Dinner Theater-365-4335
14-15 Radio Gals-Blue Ridge Dinner Theater-365-4335
17-18 Radio Gals-Blue Ridge Dinner Theater-365-4335
17-19 Southwest Virginia Antique Farm Days - Franklin County Recreation Park  483-9293
18 Juneteenth Celebration - Booker T. Washington National Monument   721-2094
   
19 Father's Day
20-25 Roanoke Valley Horse Show- Salem Civic Center- 375-3004
21-22 Smoke on the Mountain- Blue Ridge Dinner Theater-365-4335
23-28 Salem Red Sox- Lewis Gale Field -389-3333
24-25 Smoke on the Mountain- Blue Ridge Dinner Theater -365-4335
24-25 Star City Motor Madness - Virginia Museum of Transportation   342-5670
   
25-27 Miss Virginia Pageant - Roanoke Civic Center   853-5483
   
27-7/1 Summer Dance Intensive- Dance Centre of Southwest Virginia
   
29 USA National Women's Softball Team- Lewis Gale Field 389-3333
   
29-30 Smoke on the Mountain- Blue Ridge Dinner Theater- 365-4335
   
30... Salem Fair-Salem Civic Center   375-3004
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July
...10 Salem Fair - Salem Civic Center   375-3004
4 Independence Day
   
4 Music for Americans - Rivers Edge Sports Complex   342-4030
4 Vinton 4th of July Celebration - Vinton War Memorial Grounds   983-0613
4 Independence Day Celebration — Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest (434) 525-1806
5-7 Gabriel's Honky- Blue Ridge Dinner Theater-365-4335
6-11 Salem Red Sox- Lewis Gale Field- 389-3333
9 Gabriel's Honky - Blue Ridge Dinner Theater -365-4335
9 7th Annual Horse and Hound Wine Festival-Peaks of Otter Winery   586-3707
12-13 Gabriel's Honky - Blue Ridge Dinner Theater-365-4335
15-16 Gabriel's Honky - Blue Ridge Dinner Theater-365-4335
15-17 Coventry Commonwealth Games-various locations-343-0987
17-23 Salem Red Sox- Lewis Gale Field- 389-3333
19-21 Showtime at First Baptist- Blue Ridge Dinner Theater -365-4335
21-8/7 Camelot- Showtimers- 774-2660
23 Showtime at First Baptist- Blue Ridge Dinner Theater- 365-4335
26-27 Showtime at First Baptist- Blue Ridge Dinner Theater- 365-4335
29-30 Showtime at First Baptist- Blue Ridge Dinner Theater- 365-4335
30 Touch-a-Truck-Green Hill Park   387-6078
   
31 Ramadan begins st sundown
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 August
2-4 Salem Red Sox- Lewis Gale Field-3 89-3333
5-6 Virginia Mountain Peach Festival - Downtown Roanoke   342-0233
11-17 Salem Red Sox- Lewis Gale Field- 389-3333
22-28 Salem Red Sox- Lewis Gale Field- 389-3333
27 Roanoke Wing Fest - Elmwood Park (12 noon-5pm) 206-2414
   
30 Ramadan Ends
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 September
1-5 ASA Men's Class "D" & "E" Slow Pitch Softball Championship- various venues
5 Labor Day
   
10 Olde Salem Days - Main Street Salem    772-8871
16-18 Franklin County Civil War Days - Franklin County   483-9293
 
17 34th Annual Boones Mill Apple Festival - Boones Mill   483-9293
24 Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival - Smith Mountain Lake   721 -1203
24 Bedford Centerfest - Centertown Bedford   586-2148
24-25 Green Hill Medieval Faire and Highland Games - Green Hill Park  387-6078
25 Henry Street Heritage Festival - Downtown Roanoke
   
28 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown
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 October
...1,18,15,22,29 Roanoke Ghost Tours- Downtown Roanoke- 206-2414
1-11/9... 40 Days + 40 Nights - Various Performing Arts Locations   342-5790
1 Big Lick Blues Festival - Elmwood Park  342-2640
1 Harvest Festival - Downtown Roanoke   342-2028
5-16 The Haunting of Hill House- Showtimers- 774-2660
7 Yom Kipper begins at sundown
   
8 Craig County Fall Festival - Downtown New Castle   864-5004
8 Vinton Fall Festival - Downtown Vinton   983-0613
   
22 Blue Ridge Folk Life Festival - Ferrum College   365-4416
29 Pumpkinfest - Salem Farmers Market   375-3057
   
31 Halloween
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November
...-9 40 Days + 40 Nights - Various Performing Arts Locations   342-5790
   
8 Election Day
   
11 Veterans Day
11-13

Junior League of Roanoke Valley's 23rd Annual Stocked Market - Roa. Civic Center  853-5483

19 Grandin Village Holiday Children's Parade - Grandin Village   777-1790
19 Thomas Jefferson Wine Festival - TJ's Poplar Forest   (434)525-1806
   
24 Thanksgiving Day
24-1/1... Fashions for Evergreens - The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center   985-5900
25-12/23 Fantasyland - History Museum   342-5770
26 Virginia Dare Flotilla for Toys - Smith Mountain Lake   297-7100
30-12/11 A Christmas Carol- Showtimers- 774-2660
27-12/23 Fantasyland - History Museum of Western Virginia - 342-5770
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December

1-3

 Scrooge-Roanoke Civic Center-853-5483

..1 Fantasyland - History Museum  342-5770
3 Vinton Christmas Parade - Downtown Vinton - 343-1364
2 Come Home to Franklin County Christmas- Rocky Mount- 483-9293
2 Salem Christmas Parade - Main Street Salem   387-0267
2 Roanoke Christmas Tree Lighting/ Dickens of a Christmas- Downtown Roanoke 342-2028
3 Santa by Rail - O. Winston Link Museum   982-5465
3 Christmas in Ole Virginia - Booker T. Washington National Monument   721-2094
3 Dickens of a Christmas/Roanoke Christmas Tree  Lighting - Downtown Roanoke 342-2028
3-4 Old Southwest Parlor Tour - Old Southwest Neighborhood  343-8794
4 Rocky Mount Christmas Parade - Rocky Mount  483-9293
5 Roanoke County Christmas Tree Lighting - Green Ridge Rec. Center  387-0267
9 Dickens of a Christmas/Roanoke Christmas Parade - Downtown Roanoke 342-2028
   
10-11 Nutcracker- Southwest Virginia Ballet- Roanoke Civic Center 853-54-83
   
16 Pet Costume Contest/ Dickens of a Christmas- Downtown Roanoke 342-2028
   
17 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl- Salem Field- 375-3004
   
20 Hanukkah begins at sundown
   
25 Christmas Day
   
31 New Year's Eve Blast-Roanoke Civic Center   853-5483
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