March 22 to March 28, 2010

From Broadway musicals and a brand new micro-cinema in Roanoke to a Fever to Sing in Blacksburg… YOUR WEEK IN EVENTS IS WAITING! 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, March 22 to Wednesday, March 24

Mamma Mia!
Time: 7:30pm | Place: Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, VA | Price: $37-$62
An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna is about to let go of Sophie, the spirited daughter she’s raised alone.

Tuesday, March 23

Novelist Jane Hamilton
Time: 7pm | Place: Roanoke College, Salem, VA | Price: FREE
Jane Hamilton, author of five best-selling novels, will read new work and discuss a novelist’s creative process. Two of her novels have been Oprah Book Club selections.

Dear Abe-Opening Night
Time: 8pm | Place: Studio Roanoke, 30 Campbell Ave, Roanoke, VA | Price: $12-$15
Abe Mann has died. His two sons have inherited his resort hotel on a tropical island and are forced to come to terms with life, loss, and the meaning of humanity.

Friday, March 26 to Sunday, March 28

Fever to Sing
Time: All Day | Place: Downtown Blacksburg, VA | Price: $20
A music and arts festival through March 28th in Blacksburg, Virginia with over 50 bands & DJs, both local (Blacksburg & within a 1 hour radius) and touring.

Saturday, March 27

Emancipator w/ Chronicles of the Landsquid
Time: 9pm | Place: Awful Arthur’s, Blacksburg, VA | Price: $7
Intricate, artful beats have earned Emancipator the organic success 99% of artists only dream about while Landsquid continues to evolve and explore uncharted musical realms.

Grand Opening of The Shadowbox
Time: 7pm | Place: The Shadowbox, 22 Kirk Ave, Roanoke, VA | Price: $10
Roanoke’s newest and only microcinema is throwing a stellar party in the spirit of The Big Lebowski complete with White Russians, costume contests and a wii bowling tournament!

Red Clay River with Dark Dark Dark
Time: 7pm | Place: The Water Heater, 813 5th St, Roanoke, VA | Price: TBA
Red Clay River’s tour kick-off show and first local show in a while. Also featuring Dark Dark Dark from Minneapolis, most recently on tour with WHY? plus The Young Sinclairs.

Sunday, March 28

BRIDGEWALK
Time: 3pm | Place: Meet at the O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke, VA | Price: FREE
A journey celebrating community, peace and our city’s dazzling diversity. Transforming the historical barriers that once divided into new symbols of unity and shared promise.

Eoto with Dj RahBee and Materia Project
Time: 9pm | Place: Towers Awful Arthur’s, Roanoke, VA | Price: $7
Live dub-step, electro and house… all improvised, nothing pre-recorded… this is EOTO. Combine with local faves DJ RahBee and Materia Project and this show is off the hook!