Friday, May 4, 2012

• 32nd Annual Strawberry Festival (10am – 5:30pm) @ Elmwood Park www.communityschool.net/strawberry.html
• First Fridays @ Five Featuring our own Media Geek, David McDonald! (5pm – 8pm) @ SunTrust Plaza – Franklin Road www.firstfridaysroanoke.com
• Free Weekly Beer Tasting (5pm – 8pm) @ Wine Gourmet
• West Side Story (7:30 p.m.) @ Patrick Henry High School (See more information below)
• Fort Lewis Elementary School Spring BBQ and Auction @ 6:30 p.m. (See more information below)
• Lands Sake 2012 (9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.) @ Floyd County High School (see more information below)
• Neighborhood Cinco de Mayo Celebration (5 – 8 p.m.) @ Thrasher Park

Saturday, May 5, 2012

• Spectacular Saturdays at the Taubman@ Taubman Museum www.taubmanmuseum.org
• 4th Annual Mayor’s Bike Ride (8:30 a.m.) @ Bennington Park, Roanoke River Greenway http://on.fb.me/mayorride
• Physicians on Foot (8:30 a.m.) @ Roanoke River Greenway www.carilionclinic.org/walking
• 32nd Annual Strawberry Festival (10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.) @ Elmwood Park www.communityschool.net/strawberry.html
• 33rd Annual Virginia State Chili Cook-off (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) @ Railside Plaza, Downtown Roanoke http://bit.ly/chiliRKE
• A Derby Party benefiting Unbridled Change, (3 -7 p.m.) @ 202 Market http://on.fb.me/DerbyParty 
• Art Market & Food Tasting (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) @ Vinton Farmers’ Market http://bit.ly/IBJeC9
• City Market Saturdays (11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.) @ Downtown Roanoke www.downtownroanoke.org
• Free Weekly Wine Tasting (noon – 5 p.m.) @ Wine Gourmet
• Cinco de Mayo Cupcake Bake-off (noon  – 3 p.m.) @ Charity Cottage Thrift Store http://bit.ly/JxJOOQ
• Gainsboro Block Party (noon – 4 p.m.) @ Gainsboro Library
• Hurt Park Multi-Cultural Neighborhood Celebration (noon – 2 p.m.) Hurt Park Elementary School

Upcoming Events

• Monday Fun-Day! (6 p.m.) 5/7 @ Village Grill http://on.fb.me/IdeWTZ
• West End Community Market 5/8 (3 – 6 p.m.) 5/1 @ West End Center
• Salem Red Sox vs. Carolina Mud Cats 5/8 (4:05 p.m.) @ Lewis Gale Field www.salemredsox.com

WEST SIDE STORY

Come see a Romeo and Juliet story set in New York in the 1960’s. Two gangs the Sharks and the Jets fighting and two lovers caught in the middle. Featuring classic songs such as America, I feel Pretty, and Maria.

Patrick Henry High School Auditorium

7:30 p.m. May 4 and May 5

Admission: Students $5; All others $10

THE ANNUAL FORT LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA SPRING BBQ AND AUCTION -Bring your family and friends to an evening of great food, fun and the opportunity to bid on some fantastic items on Friday, May 4th.  Our live and silent auction will include such items as hot air balloon rides, VT football tickets, hand-crafted fine jewelry and more!  Dinner will be served!  For just $5.00 per person, get BBQ or a hot dog, cole slaw, potato salad, baked beans, chips and a drink.  Our bake sale will offer some of the tastiest, homemade treats around.  There will also be free, supervised kid activities.  The Dinner and Silent Auction begin at 5:30pm.  The Live Auction begins at 6:30pm.  Visit our Facebook Page for additional information.

LAND'S SAKE 2012!  A FREE educational event about fields, forests and farms in Floyd, Virginia with over 35 people presenting information, demonstration and conversation. Topics range from organic gardening and soil testing to bee keeping and mushroom hunting.  There will be a green machine expo with electric vehicles, a draft horse team and lots of good local food to eat. May 5, 2012, 9:30 - 3:00 at the Floyd County High School, 721 Baker Street, Floyd VA Come for an hour or a day.  Learn from people who live what they teach. For more information see   http://floyd-landsake.blogspot.com/   or email partnershipforfloyd@gmail.com

Support the STUDENTS AGAINST CANCER RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM on June 15^th, 7 p.m. at Reserve Avenue Athletic Fields. The Students Against Cancer team was started by Beth Powell ( bgarrison5001@email.vccs.edu).  Beth is a cancer survivor and she lost her husband to cancer. You can donate or join her cause at: http://tinyurl.com/ckqafqp

Do you have a church bazaar, yard sale, or item for sale? Submit COMMUNITY NEWS items to publicrelations@virginiawestern.edu

Did you remember to pick up your cap and gown on April 25?  If you missed the cap and gown pick up event you may now get your cap and gown at the Records Office in Chapman Hall.  All caps and gowns must be picked up by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 4.  After that date, we will assume that your plans have changed and you no longer able to attend the graduation ceremony on May 11, 2012.  If you plan to have a family member pick up your cap and gown, please be sure to give them written permission. 

We look forward to seeing you at the graduation rehearsal (2:30 p.m.) and ceremony (6:30 p.m.) on Friday, May 11 at the Salem Civic Center.

Freedom First Federal Credit Union – City of Salem/Frank Turk Scholarship:

• A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded this year in recognition of the City of Salem Employees Credit Union. Any student that is employed or has an immediate family member employed by the City of Salem is eligible.
• Please complete the application (found on the Virginia Western Financial Aid webpage under Scholarships) and return by the deadline.
• Deadline for this application has been extended to 3:00 p.m. on May 24, 2012.

As of May 5, 2012 all food vendors on campus, Domino's; Java the Hutt; and Quickee Dog will no longer be serving food for the summer break. They will all be back on campus on August 22, 2012. Please utilize the bookstore, vending machines and self serve in the Library for your snack and beverage items.