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Well hello SWVAnites! Last week we gave you one fantastic week of FREE events. This week’s not quite as free but definitely just as fun! Starting today, for all the karaoke addicts out there, you know who you are…, there’s a new gig in town. That’s right, you can now get your karaoke fix one more day a week at Blues BBQ downtown and it’s a good one! Don’t believe us? See for yourself at 9pm tonight! Tomorrow, there are two exhibits worth seeing at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins. First up is sculptor extraordinaire, Diana Reuter-Twining, known for her dymanic bronze sculptures portraying an intimacy with nature captured through her diverse experience. Next up is the photography of Taisie Berkeley, who has won national recognition for her magazine profiles of people, bringing emotion, perceptiveness, and grace to her art. On Wednesday, if you are just as perplexed as most people about how to promote your business through social media then you should attend (for FREE by the way) Recession Proof Social Marketing at the Salem Civic Center at 8am. You’ll get a great intro on how Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, LinkedIn, and YouTube can boost your business during these “crazy” times. Plus, yours truly, the myScoper girls will be on the panel to introduce, discuss and field questions about our favorite, Twitter! (if you want to “follow us” on Twitter, click the link now!)

Ok enough shameless self promo… back to your week! Starting the weekend early… Thursday is Juneteenth and there are plenty of festivities to attend including these two: JuneTeenth Opening Reception at Dumas Center in Roanoke or Juneteenth at Smithfield Plantation for folks in Blacksburg. Friday kicks off Blue Mountain’s Gemini Fest in Martinsville! The bands include Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, RAQ, local fave’s, Sol Creech Band and the Seed, and many more. Plus with food, artisan wares and camping a plenty, you can easily make a weekend of it! Really though… there’s so much going on Friday that you can easily take your pick by checking out the main calendar on myScoper.com! Saturday, poses the same problem of “what to choose,” so here are a few that we don’t think you should miss… The Juneteenth Freedom Festival will be in full swing by Saturday if you can’t make Thursday’s opening events. And for the wine and beer crowd, we’ve got two events for you! The 16th Annual Roanoke Valley Wine Festival in Elmwood Park or for those of you wanting a scenic detour, there’s Music & Mead, Sounds & Cider at Blacksnake Meadery in Dugspur. Just make sure you’ve got a DD. And on Sunday, head downtown to the Roanoke City Market for some fresh fruit and veggies and a three hour helping of Billy Joe Chambers who started playing music at the age of 12 and was reared on the likes of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams, sure to be a crowd pleaser and a great way to end your weekend!

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

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