March 16 to March 22, 2009

YOUR WEEK IN EVENTS IS WAITING! So get out there and heart your community! If you want to see everything happenin’ in our fantastic little corner of Virginia, check out our main calendar of events here or for the best of the best, pick up A Useful Paper today! It’s all FREE, yo!

TODAY

International Women’s Day Reception

TIME :: 4:30pm
PLACE :: Pickle Lounge, Roanoke College, Salem, VA
DETAILS :: Activities include H.O.L.A. presenting a bilingual poetry reading performance of “Female Voices of Latin America/Voces femeninas de Latino América”.

$1.99 Cheap Skate

TIME :: 4pm
PLACE :: Skate Center Play Zone, 4121 Brandon Avenue, Roanoke, VA
PRICE :: $1.99
DETAILS :: $1.99 Skating, $1.99 Skate Rental, $1.99 Play Zone, $1.99 Challenge Arena, $1.99 Pizza & Drink. Every Monday.

TUESDAY

St. Patrick’s Day

TIME :: ALL DAY
PLACE :: Everywhere
PRICE :: FREE… but beware the pinches If you don’t wear green!
DETAILS :: The feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history. People traditionally wear a bunch of shamrocks on their jackets or caps. Children wear orange, white and green, and women wear green ribbons in their hair.

“Star Spangled Girls”

TIME :: 7:30pm
PLACE :: Antrim Chapel, Roanoke College, Salem, VA
PRICE :: FREE
DETAILS :: The Touring Theater Ensemble of North Carolina will perform this short play about women in World War II. Hosted by Gender and Women’s Studies, the Jordan Endowment for the Humanities, CCLS, Colket Center, the History Department, and the Office of Community Programs.

WEDNESDAY

Influential Women in Science

TIME :: 6pm
PLACE :: Kime Meeting Room, Roanoke College, Salem, VA
PRICE :: FREE
DETAILS :: Dr. DorothyBelle Poli, Assistant Professor of Biology will give a brief presentation about some of the world’s most influential women in science. She is currently working with the National Park Service, to classify which basal land plants are in the parks. Q&A session to follow.

The Wading Girl with Tenderhooks

TIME :: 8:30pm
PLACE :: 202 Market, 202 Market Street, Roanoke, VA
PRICE :: $5
DETAILS :: Roanoke’s own Wading Girl and Tenderhooks (Knoxville, TN) stop into town to do laundry, hang out with their dogs, and rock out at 202. All ages!

THURSDAY

Everyday Objects, Exceptional Art!

TIME :: 4pm
PLACE :: Taubman Museum of Art, 110 Salem Avenue SE, Roanoke, VA
PRICE :: $50-$65
DETAILS :: Ages 9-12. Art can be created with non-traditional materials. Using Mark Jenkin’s tape sculptures and Devorah Sperber’s artworks as inspiration, children will use everyday objects and recycled materials to create unique works of art. Through April 2nd.

4th Annual Scrabble Tournament

TIME :: 5pm
PLACE :: Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Avenue SW, Roanoke, VA
PRICE :: $30 / player
DETAILS :: An evening of word-building fun and fast-paced competition. You won’t want to miss it! Teams must be in multiples of 3.

Mathemagics

TIME :: 7:30pm
PLACE :: Roanoke College Colket Center, Wortmann Ballroom, Salem, VA
PRICE :: FREE
DETAILS :: Dr. Arthur Benjamin is a professor of mathematics and a magician. Many feats of mind will be demonstrated; how to mentally multiply enormous numbers (faster than a calculator), memorize a 100-digit number and figure the day of the week of anyone’s birth date.

FRIDAY

Broadway in Roanoke: The Rat Pack is Back!

TIME :: 8pm
PLACE :: Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre, Roanoke, VA
PRICE :: $27-$47
DETAILS :: This spirited tribute recreates one of the famous “Summit at the Sands” hotel shows, when the “Rat Pack” created a free-wheeling nightclub act starring Vegas’ four favorite sons: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin and Joey Bishop.

SATURDAY

KIVA World Water Day

TIME :: 1pm
PLACE :: Lick Run Greenway to Brown Robertson Park
PRICE :: FREE
DETAILS :: Join KIVA, once again (or for the first time) for a walk for World Water Day. This year, they will be walking on the lovely Lick Run Greenway – starting at Target at Valley View Mall and ending at the wonderful Brown-Robertson Park with free play on the playground.

SUNDAY

Aerial Playground

TIME :: 1:30pm
PLACE :: The Water Heater, 813 5th Street SW, Roanoke, VA
PRICE :: $5
DETAILS :: Are you a Cirque Du Soleil groupie? Do you dream of flying or leaving the bounds of gravity often? Now is your chance to turn dreams into reality. Develop your aerial dance skills weekly at The Water Heater. All participants will sign a liability waiver. Every Sunday (1:30pm) & Thursday (5:30pm).