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YOUR WEEK IN EVENTS IS WAITING! So get out there and heart your community!

Good morning Roanokians!! It’s a new week with a lot to do so pay attention! Tonight you can catch RSO’s version of Mozart’s last symphony entitled or more rightly nicknamed “Jupiter Symphony.” Want to impress your friends this summer with your killer grillin’ skills? Foodies has the class for you on Tuesday… Thrill of the Grill is sure to at least keep your burgers from turning into charred rocks and who knows, maybe gourmet grilling is your calling. On Wednesday, if you’re one of the many people in our city who loves your dog like your child then show your support for the new Roanoke City Dog Park and head to Cocktails for a Cause at Trio. Each purchase gets your dog closer to the fully fenced and free doggie wonderland! Thursday is May 1st and with that comes the newest Emerging Artist Opening featuring the likes of Cricket Powell (photographer extraordinaire), Jason Ring (Country blues musician), and free catering by Tong’s Thai! YUMMY!

The Weekend…
So if you don’t know by now, the art museum is moving, yea, to that new and beautiful space ship parked on Salem Ave. That’s right and here’s the best part… the old space is transforming Friday night into what could only be known as 1980s club kid meets eastern european discoteque! Graffiti artists and the fabulous Boogieburg DJs, subklue and cerna, will make “art on the rocks! das klub!” their own. Plus, you can practice your own skillz on the walls and each other, but maybe ask first before the latter! Really, when’s the last time you got to draw on the walls at a museum? There’s a lot to do on Saturday so go grab a Strawberry Shortcake downtown (yep, it’s that time of year again) and then we recommend taking in the 16 Hands Studio Tour in Floyd. Several restaurants in town are even offering picnic lunches so you can make a day of it and soak in the craftsmanship of the tour and of course Floyd, VA! On Sunday, the Grandin is serving up a special one-time-only viewing of “Blindsight,” by former Roanoker, Jeff Evans, who will be present for Q&A afterward! The film follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000-foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount Everest. Sounds like a fantastic way to end the weekend and get ready for another great week in the big lick!!

Until then… Your Friends at
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