November 2 to November 8, 2009

From dancing in the air to poetry slams to lots of live music and none other than The Wiggles… 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!

MONDAY

Aerial Dance for Beginners

Time: 7pm, Every Monday until December 7th
Place: The Water Heater, 813 5th St, Roanoke, VA
Price: $10per class
Info: Enjoy a full-body warm-up emphasizing strength and flexibility, then take your turn trying out basic aerial dance vocabulary on the trapeze and silk and improvising your own ideas.

TUESDAY

Poetry Slam

Time: 8pm
Place: Studio Roanoke, 30 Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA
Price: $5
Info: Local poets have organized a poetry slam in Roanoke! Every other month poets will compete for a cash prize at Studio Roanoke. For rules and information on poetry slams, visit slampapi.com.

WEDNESDAY

Roanoke Ski Club Annual Ski Show

Time: 6:30pm
Place: Hidden Valley Country Club, Roanoke, VA
Price: FREE
Info: See what’s cool for 2010. From the latest fashion to must-have gear and if you’re wondering where to go, the region’s top ski resorts will be there, too. Apps and cash bar, music and door prizes.

The Coal Men

Time: 7:30pm
Place: Kirk Avenue Music Hall, 22 Kirk Ave, Roanoke,  VA
Price: $8
Info: Sometimes, the sum of something is much greater than it’s parts… this is exceptionally true when it comes to Nashville-based band, The Coal Men, who just released their newest CD, Kids With Songs, earlier this year.

THURSDAY

Roanoke Symphony Picnic at the Pops with Natalie Cole

Time: 6:30pm
Place: Salem Civic Center Arena, Salem, VA
Price: $20-$45
Info: Grammy Award Winning Artist Natalie Cole brings her signature smooth voice to the Salem Civic Center for one Unforgettable concert with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra.

Bobby Gonzalez “Hope, Pride & Love of Diversity”

Time: 7pm
Place: Roanoke College, Massegill Auditorium, Salem, VA
Price: FREE
Info: Bobby González is a nationally known multicultural speaker, storyteller, author and poet, a man who has traveled down many roads to share his love of all cultures.

Avenue Q

Time: 7:30pm
Place: Roanoke Performing Arts Center, 710 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA
Price: $29.50-$52
Info: Broadway’s smash-hit Tony Award® winner for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book is full of heart and hummable tunes about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account.

The New Familiars

Time: 7:30pm
Place: Kirk Avenue Music Hall, 22 Kirk Ave, Roanoke,  VA
Price: $10
Info: Touring the east coast playing honest, folk-infused rock and roll, known as The New Familiars, these five gentlemen combine an amazing passion for harmony and collaborative songwriting with multi-instrumental talent.

FRIDAY

The Wiggles Go Bananas Live!

Time: 6:30pm
Place: Roanoke Performing Arts Center, 710 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA
Price: Call for Information
Info: Monkey See, Monkey Do, The Wiggles! Tour Is Coming To You! The world’s #1 preschool band swings their way into the Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre.

Holy Ghost Tent Revival

Time: 10pm
Place: Martin’s Downtown Bar & Grill, 413 1st St., Roanoke, VA
Price: TBD
Info: Greensboro plays the hometown, Friends play the harmony, Love plays the inspiration, Fate plays the compass, and the Music plays itself. This is the beauty of the Holy Ghost Tent Revival.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

10th Annual Green Living and Energy Expo

Time: 10am-4pm
Place: Roanoke Civic Center, 710 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA
Price: $10-$40
Info: Learn about energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, green building, sustainable living. The Expo offers exhibits, workshops, seminars, demonstrations, and silent auction.

Tales of Suspense Dinner Theatre

Time: 7pm
Place: Chateau Morrisette, 287 Winery Road, Floyd, VA
Price: $65
Info: In the Morrisette Room featuring a three course dinner and edge-of-the-seat chills with the NoneSuchPlaymakers. It’s so popular they’re offering two evenings instead of one.

The Center

Time: 8pm
Place: Studio Roanoke, 30 Campbell Avenue, Roanoke, VA
Price: $12-$15
Info: The Center is a play about counselors, chaos, and black snow. It is about the chaos at the heart of everything, which is to say the disorder that always precedes and follows any momentary order.

SATURDAY

Smith Mountain Lake Chili & Craft Festival

Time: 11am
Place: Bridgewater Plaza, Route 122, Moneta, VA
Price: FREE
Info: Enjoy a full-day event featuring music, crafts and a spectacular competitive chili cook-off. Trophies will be awarded for “Best Chili,” “People’s Choice,” and “Showmanship.” It’ll be a hot time at Smith Mountain Lake.

SUNDAY

Candlelight  Yoga

Time: 5:15pm Every Sunday
Place: Uttara Yoga Studio, 112-B Kirk Ave, Roanoke, VA
Price: $12 per class
Info: A gentle yoga class with Jill Loftis or Karen Burge. All skill levels are welcome. Loads of candles throughout and a deep relaxation at the end of each one hour session.

SUNDAY-MONDAY

Roanoke Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks II Ports of Call

Time: 3pm (Sun), 8pm (Mon)
Place: Jefferson Center, 541 Luck Ave., Roanoke, VA
Price: $22-$50
Info: The Roanoke Symphony will play selections from Ravel, Debussy, Dvorak, J. Strauss, Jr., and  Tchaikovsky.