Upcoming Events
Following are a few upcoming events in the downtown Roanoke area.
Emerging Artists Opening Reception for Cricket Powell and Jason Ring
Thursday, May 1, 2008
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Roanoke Main Library
706 S. Jefferson St
Come enjoy the opening reception for this new EMERGING ARTISTS event:
Cricket Powell/photographer fabuloso
http://www.flickr.com/cricketpowellJason Ring/country blues maestro
http://www.myspace.com/jasonringlive
http://jasonringlive.com/Food/Tong’s Thai Restaurant
everyone welcome/no charge for anyone/food
First Fridays at Five
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Rail Side Amphitheatre
Band: The Worx
http://www.firstfridaysroanoke.com
Community School’s 28th Annual Strawberry Festival
Friday, May 2nd - Saturday May 3rd, 2008
10:30am - 5:30pm
Elmwood Park
http://www.communityschool.net/strawberry.html
Free Friday at the Center in the Square
Friday, May 9th, 2008
12:00pm - 5:00 pm - Free Admission to the Art Museum of Western Virginia (540) 342-5760
1:00pm - 4:00pm – Free Admission to the History Museum of Western Virginia (540) 342-5770
12:00pm - 6:00pm – Free Admission to the Science Museum of Western Virginia (540) 342-5710
Clean Commute Day
Friday, May 16, 2008
7:00am - 9:30am
Virginia Museum of Transportation
Take the Clean Commute Pledge at ridesolutions.org/cleancommute!
Do your part to improve the region’s air by taking the pledge to Commute Clean on May 16! Complete the online pledge to use alternative transportation - biking, walking, carpooling or public transit - and be eligible for great prizes!
Don’t go it alone - encourage your friends, family and coworkers to take the pledge. Even if they don’t live in Roanoke or New River Valleys - heck, even if they don’t live in the US! - everyone can play a part in reducing fuel consumption, air pollution, and greenhouse gases. Help make Roanoke a leader in going Green!
This year, we are incorporating National Bike to Work Day into Clean Commute Day with a series of six bicycle commute routes, all ending at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. Pick a route from the Clean Commute Day website and join your fellow bike commuters at our VMT Hospitality tent for refreshments and a chance to upgrade your ride with a drawing for a new Giant Boulder mountain bike!
Visit the website at www.ridesolutions.org for complete event information.
Pamela Jean Gallery Show - Art of Juan Astianax from Mexico
Friday, May 16th, 2008
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Pamela Jean Gallery
115 Salem Ave. SE
There will be Free Parking in the parking lot next to the gallery from 5 to 8 only. View examples of Juan’s work on Facebook.
Local Colors Festival
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Elmwood Park
http://www.localcolors.org
