Virginia Western Night with the Salem Red Sox! Dr. Sandel will throw out the first pitch. Faculty, staff and students get in FREE with a current ID! Game starts at 6 p.m.

Kiwanis Pancake & Auction Day, April 17, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. @ Roanoke Civic Center. Tickets are $5/each. See Cheryl Miller in Fishburn Hall room 212.

Friday, April 13^th  

• Free Weekly Beer Tasting, 5 – 8 p.m. @ Wine Gourmet
• Robotic Jive (featuring our own Media Geek, Dave McDonald) @ Blues BBQ, April 13
• Earth Day Hike, noon- 1 p.m. @ Mill Mtn Discovery Center, christine.elder@roanokeva.gov   
• Blue Ridge Bike Fest 2012, 1-9 p.m. @ Roanoke Civic Center , www.blueridgebikefest.com  
• Art By Night, 5-9 p.m. @ Downtown Roanoke, http://bit.ly/HGFJmx  
• Salem Red Sox vs. Myrtle Beach Pelicans , 7:05 pm @ Lewis Gale Field Virginia Western students, faculty and staff receive $1 off tickets with Virginia Western ID.

Saturday, April 14^th

• Met Opera Live in HD, La Traviata, 1 – 4 p.m. @ Whitman Theater, Virginia Western Community College - http://www.virginiawestern.edu/community/metopera.php
• Physicians on Foot, 8:30 a.m. @ Tanglewood Mall - www.carilionclinic.org/walking 
• Free Weekly Wine Tasting, noon – 5 p.m.  @ Wine Gourmet
• Salem Red Sox, FREE ADMISSION to Virginia Western students, faculty and staff with current ID, 6 p.m., Dr. Sandel will throw out the first pitch.
• Get to know your camera: Toy Camera Workshop, 10 a.m. – noon @ O Winston Link Museum http://bit.ly/HC4vIN  
• Blue Ridge Bike Fest 2012, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. @ Roanoke Civic Center www.blueridgebikefest.com  
• City Market Saturdays 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. @ Downtown Roanoke www.downtownroanoke.org
• Lambs n’ Clams Tour 1-10 p.m. @ Lucky Restaurant http://bit.ly/H7hQtJ
• Taubman Cinema  7- 9 p.m. @ Taubman Museum  A screening of "The Adventures of Prince Achmed," www.taubmanmuseum.org  

Sunday, April 15^th  

• Blue Ridge Bike Fest 2012 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. @ Roanoke Civic Center
• Salem Red Sox vs. Myrtle Beach Pelicans 6:05 p.m. @ Lewis Gale Field

Upcoming Events

• Beginner Salsa Boot Camp 7 – 8 p.m.  4/16, @ Blue 5 http://www.facebook.com/events/137390769716994/  
• Monday Fun-Day! 6 p.m. 4/16, @ Salem Red Sox baseball game http://on.fb.me/IdeWTZ  
• Salem Red Sox vs. Lynchburg Hillcats 7:05 p.m. 4/16 @ Lewis Gale Field
• West End Community Market 3- 6 p.m. 4/17 @ West End Center for Youth - 1210 Patterson Ave SW
• Salem Red Sox vs. Lynchburg Hillcats 7:05 p.m. 4/17 @ Lewis Gale Field
• Cash Mob Roanoke #2, 4/18, http://on.fb.me/w279hS
• Robotic Jive (still featuring our own Media Geek, Dave McDonald) @ Village Grill April 20
• Bellacinos Pizza & Grinders, Starkey Road, (4/23) all day, 10% of proceeds go to Destination Imagination teams from Oak Grove Elementary and Hidden Valley Middle School – they are heading to Global Finals in Knoxville, TN!!
• Community Yard Sale at Georgetown Park (off Colonial Avenue) (4/28)
• Colonial Presbyterian Church Yard & Bake Sale, 4/28, 8 a.m. – 2p.m. all proceeds go to mission and outreach projects. 3550 Poplar Drive, off Colonial Avenue, between Ogden Road and Rt. 419.
• Super Hold (also featuring Dave) will be at First Fridays (5/4) 6 p.m.

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