June 8 to June 14, 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!

MONDAY

Jazz on the Patio

Time: 6pm
Place: Roanoke Public Library, 706 South Jefferson Street, Roanoke, VA
Price: FREE
Info: Aaron Parker’s “Bad Eggs” with collaborators Troy Gatrell and Adam Baber for Jazz on the Patio play classic gems and unknown beauties. Yummy refreshments provided. All ages welcome.
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WEDNESDAY

The Car Less Brit Museum Pre-Opening Party

Time: 12pm
Place: 310 2nd Street SW, Roanoke, VA
Price: FREE
Info: This new museum (the next zany chapter in the Car Less Brit project) will include oddities and wonders of Roanoke bike culture and anything else of interest. Don’t miss this “pre-opening viewing.” There are sure to be surprises!
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Dreams and Nightmares Opening Night

Time: 6pm
Place: Center in the Square, Roanoke, VA
Price: FREE
Info: The Young Curators of the Taubman Museum of Art present their 5th Annual Exhibition, Dreams and Nightmares through July 24. Also on view: Thur-Friday 2-5pm, Sat 12-5pm and Sun 2-5pm.
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THURSDAY

Vandaveer with Red Clay River

Time: 7:30pm
Place: Kirk Avenue Music Hall, 22 Kirk Avenue, Roanoke, VA
Price: $6
Info: Vandaveer is the alt-folk song singing/record making/globetrotting project penned and put forth by DC-by-way-of-Kentucky tunesmith Mark Charles Heidinger. This show will be a treat for all!
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FRIDAY

Herb and Dorothy-Documentary Film

Time: 7:30pm
Place: Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA
Price: $6.50
Info: This film tells the extraordinary story of Herb, a postal clerk, and Dorothy, a librarian – an ordinary couple of modest means who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history.
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SATURDAY

Buy Local in Roanoke!

Time: 8am-12pm
Place: Grandin Village, Roanoke, VA
Info: The Grandin Village community market is located in the upper parking lot behind Surf n’ Turf Grill. Featuring local produce, goods, arts, and crafts every Saturday through September. Enjoy delicious in season foods!
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The Not-So-Naked Bike Ride

Time: 11am
Place: Meet at The Water Heater, 813 5th Street SW, Roanoke, VA
Price: FREE
Info: World Naked Bike Ride comes to Roanoke in a tame but oh so glorious way. Get out your loveliest underlings and enjoy the wind. Riders to converge on the Historic Farmer’s Market and elsewhere.

The Five Deadly Venoms

Time: 8pm
Place: Kirk Avenue Music Hall, 22 Kirk Avenue, Roanoke, VA
Price: $12
Info: This band has quickly and rightfully earned a reputation at the top of New York City’s vibrant bluegrass scene, carving a fresh, exciting and unique vision of American acoustic and bluegrass music. Don’t miss these guys!
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SUNDAY

Tinker Mountain Writer’s Workshop

Time: 1 week
Place: Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
Price: Call 540-362-6229
Info: The Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop is an opportunity to develop the writing skills you’ve always wanted in a one-week experience at Hollins University. Workshop runs through June 19. Contact info above for details.
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