August 10 to August 16, 2009

YOUR WEEK IN EVENTS IS WAITING! So get out there and heart your community! If you want to see everything happenin’ in our greater Roanoke Valley and beyond, 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!

WEDNESDAY

Lunchbox Reading: Tree Man By Steven Schutzman

Time: 12:15pm
Place: Studio Roanoke, 30 Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA
Price: FREE, bring a bag lunch.
Info: In this thoughtful, funny play two women pour glass after glass of wine while connecting in truthful, imaginative, and even reckless ways.

THURSDAY

Retro Market

Time: 5:30pm
Place: Vinton Farmer’s Market, Vinton, VA
Price: FREE
Info: Buy and sell collectibles from the 1950s thru the 1980s including decorative items, vinyls and cassette tapes, fun clothing, and groovy housewares. Complete with fun music, specialty coffee, children’s area, and more.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

Warren Street Festival

Time: All Day
Place: Downtown Rocky Mount, VA
Info: An African American Heritage Celebration. Over 100 years ago Stephen Warren, a former slave, built a house at what is now Warren & West Court Street in Rocky Mount. Enjoy family fun activities, good food and music!

FRIDAY

WVTF Juried Art Show and Reception

Time: 5pm
Place: WVTF’s Art Gallery, Roanoke, VA
Price: FREE
Info: Reception will feature live music and refreshments, plus selected works from regional artists will be exhibited through August 31st. Proceeds from submissions go to support WVTF Public Radio.

Movies in the Park: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (PG-13)

Time: 6pm
Place: Elmwood Park, Roanoke, VA
Price: FREE
Info: Dr. Henry “Indiana” Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind the Crystal Skulls. Movie starts at dusk.

The Rape of Europa

Time: 7pm
Place: Taubman Museum of Art, 110 Salem Avenue, Roanoke, VA
Price: $6.50
Info: Documentary that takes the audience on an epic journey through 7 countries into a violent whirlwind of fanaticism, greed, and warfare that threatened to wipe out the artistic heritage of Europe.

SUNDAY

Jeff Dunham “Spark of Insanity” Tour

Time: 5pm
Place: Roanoke Civic Center Coliseum, Roanoke, VA
Price: $43.75
Info: Jeff Dunham is a true entertainer topping charts, selling out shows, and most of all, keeping North America and the rest of the world laughing heartily with his sharp yet humane, lovable humor.

The Seldom Scene

Time: 7:30pm
Place: Theater at Lime Kiln, Lime Kiln Road, Lexington, VA
Price: $18-$25
Info: The Seldom Scene has long been regarded as one of the most progressive bands in bluegrass and as one of the finest acts in the whole genre. The band returns to Lime Kiln year after year to a delighted following.