KyAnne Reeves

Poster for the Star City Poet's Society First Anniversary Poetry Show, Sunday, November 16, 2–5 PM, at Big Lick Brewery, Roanoke.

Star City Poets Society Celebrates One Year Anniversary

The Star City Poets Society celebrates its first anniversary on Sunday, November 16th, from 2–5 p.m. at Big Lick Brewery.
MAKE Roanoke logo banner, est. 2023, with a white wrench over a navy background of welding helmets, spools, and gears.

A New Hub for Creativity and Innovation

MAKE Roanoke, a nonprofit makerspace, empowers local creators with tools, classes and a thriving community.
CommUNITY Arts Reach visits the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

Healing Through CommUNITY Arts Reach

Bernadette “BJ” Lark’s CommUNITY Arts Reach empowers Roanoke through culture, creativity and connection.
Black-and-white photo of a white-railed chapel-style building beside a tall sign reading "Showtimers Community Theatre Est. 1951.

Holidays and Hilarity as Showtimers Brings In-Laws Outlaws to Roanoke

A local cast brings festive laughs and family mayhem to the Showtimers stage this holiday season.
Group of ten people posing before a black wall with the Chriss logo in a restaurant.

Poems and Coffee for Community

Jay Small’s Poems and Coffee builds an inclusive space for Black poets in Roanoke, empowering creative expression and community through spoken word.
Group of adults and a toddler posing by a playground fence, with a man in sunglasses taking a selfie.

Casa Latina’s Day of the Dead 5K and Bazaar Fundraiser

Casa Latina will celebrate Dia de los Muertos with a 5K and Bazaar fundraiser on November 2.
A performer in a pink shirt speaks into a microphone to seated listeners in a string-lit backyard at dusk.

Living Room Studios Cultivates Creativity

The creation of Living Room Studios stemmed from a strong desire to build an organic community around positive causes and helping to define what it means to be an artist.
Six actors sit in a row of chairs on a stage, holding scripts while reading, with dark curtains behind them.

Hollins Playwrights Lab Offers Unique Theatre Events

Todd Ristau, Todd Ristau, Assistant Professor and Program Director of the Playwrights Lab at Hollins University, shares more about the program as well as upcoming events open to the public for enjoyment and participation.
Ginkgo Festival in Century Plaza organized by Roanoke Valley Sister Cities with help from Katherine Devine.

Diverse Growth in Arts Programming

Local artists create incredible artwork that also cultivates important conversations.

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