May 02 Thursday
An open reading by Hollins seniors and graduating creative writing M.F.A. students. One last chance to hear our favorite student writers read before they depart. Sponsored by the Department of English and Creative Writing and the Dee Hull Everist Visiting Speaker Fund.
Green Drawing Room, Main
UMW Theatre will close its 2023-24 season with William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy focusing on twins, Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck and find themselves in the strange new land of Illyria. Stranded and alone, Viola must disguise herself as a man to survive and decides to find work with the Duke of Illyria, Orsino. Under the guise of manhood and against her better judgement, Viola finds herself falling in love with the duke. Orsino quickly appoints Viola as his right hand “man,” sending her to court another woman again and again in his stead, the grieving Countess Olivia. The situation grows more complex as a love triangle forms between Viola, Orsino, and Olivia, leading Viola to make a choice between her duty and her heart. At its core, Twelfth Night is a story about love, loss, and how we find our identities.
NEW CHICAGO 'SUPERGROUP' FROM 2X GRAMMY WINNING, FOUNDING MEMBER OF BELA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES
The Howard Levy 4 is a dynamic, multi-styled band from Chicago featuring the Grammy-Award winning diatonic harmonica master, pianist and composer Howard Levy, the incomparable guitarist Chris Siebold, the outstanding upright and electric bassist Joshua Ramos, and the exceptional Brazilian drummer Luiz Ewerling. This powerhouse ensemble delivers pure musical magic in a range of styles that includes Jazz, Latin, World Music, and Blues. Besides several distinctively reworked American and Brazilian compositions, the band has an astonishingly diverse repertoire of original compositions that combine and blend many cultures, rhythms and genres, creating a sonic experience that's nothing short of extraordinary.
May 03 Friday
Shop LOCAL on Saturdays at Stony Point Fashion Park! We bring together amazing local artists and makers selling handmade home décor, art, jewelry, apparel, and more! Outdoor Event, located in the green space outside of Anthropologie. Kid Friendly, Dog friendly!VENDORS APPLY HERE:Stony Point Market ApplicationApply to other Artisan Events at www.ArtisanMakers.orgFollow us on Instagram @artisanmakersrvaHappens on the following Dates:Mar 30, 2024, 9:30am to 3:00pm Timezone: EDTApr 6, 2024, 9:30am to 3:00pm Timezone: EDTApr 27, 2024, 9:30am to 3:00pm Timezone: EDTMay 4, 2024, 9:30am to 3:00pm Timezone: EDT
The annual Studio Art exhibition showcases work by Roanoke College Art Majors and Minors. Exhibited works are from the artist’s area of focus which includes ceramics, design, drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. This exhibition represents the wide variety of media, styles, and ideas students explore in the college’s Fine Arts Department.
Avoiding the Gyre is a Roanoke College collaboration to remove some plastic from the waste pile, and to bring awareness to the harm caused by humankind’s disregard for nature and the environment. By ‘painting’ endangered species and everyday objects in plastic, we hope to challenge viewers’ perspectives on what is valuable.
During the 1960s and 1970s, plastics replaced traditional materials such as glass jars and paper wrappings because plastic is inexpensive, colorful, and conformed to nearly every shape and use desired. Unfortunately, plastics and their manufacture spread toxins in the natural environment. Humankind produces about 400 million tons of plastic waste each year. Much of this was intended to be recycled, but recent revelations have exposed the failure of industry and society to recycle. Fourteen million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean every year, much of it in the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which covers an area twice the size of Texas. Marine species are placed at risk by the plastic waste through ingestion, poisoning, entanglement, and replacement. By 2050, it is estimated that plastic will outweigh all the fish in the sea.
First Friday of every month from 5:00 pm-8:00 pmFree after-hours admission to the museum$2 off wine and beer in the Museum Café, plus specialty mocktails for adults and kidsAccess to food trucks, live music, and family-friendly activities
Spring Dance Performance 2024
Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, 8 pm, Hollins Theatre
An evening of dance performances featuring creative work of students, faculty, and guest artists.
May 04 Saturday
Make plans to come to the 47th annual village fair celebrating this vibrant community in the Blue Ridge foothills. Enjoy activities for all ages – the famously-challenging 10k race; an eclectic Country Parade; yoga in the field; cake walks; Maypole dance; samurai sword demonstration; Albemarle Morris Men; fairy house trail; plant exchange; free books for kids; a Talking Batesville History tent; Not-So-Ugly truck raffle; games; bake sales and more!
Music by the Henley Middle School Marching Band, Bluzonia, Monsters Under the Bed, Shannon Williams and the Go To’s, The Cry Babies – all FREE!
8:00 am 10k Race10:00 am Yoga for All Bodies10:30 am Eclectic Country Parade11:00 am – 3:00 pm Fair, Music, Food