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Alexander Black House
Natives Reception Friday, April 3, 5:00 PM - 7:00 pm
Armory Gallery
Featuring the work of Jay Ryan, a screen print artist.
Art Pannonia Featuring abstract photographs by creative expressionist Pippi Miller. Reception 5-7pm
Blacksburg Library
Radford University Watercolor Exhibit
Friday, April 3 from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the Blacksburg Library
Community Arts Information Office
Featuring the photography of David Pearce
Reception 5-7pm
Eucalyptus Massage Therapy
Meet the Painter, Tom Wilkinson 'Organic Energy' ~ Vibrant art & photography -Free, Family Friendly event!
Matrix Gallery
Featured Artist will be our own Blacksburg Potter BeverlyNachlas
Join us for a Meet the Artist Reception Friday April 3, 5:00-7:00pm
The Artful Lawyer, A Fine Gallery Inc.
"Art Through the Eras" Exhibit. On display until April 8. Light refreshments will be available during the Art Walk and our Gallery Store will remain open until 7:00pm
The Center for the Arts
Threaded Exhibition
SHINIQUE SMITH
Ruth C. Horton Gallery
ANGELO FILOMENO
Sherwood Payne Quillen "71 Reception Gallery
POLLY APFELBAUM
Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery
The Gallery at Mish Mish
Displaying the work of T. Truman Capone. This show is titled "MISOGI: Recent Mixed Media Works on Paper". Reception April 3, 5-7pm
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Horseshoes & Hats
A Kentucky Derby Casino Night
Saturday May 2 at the Alexander Black House. Includes Kentucky Derby viewing, heavy hors d'oeuvres, Fancy Hat contest & Casino games! Cash Bar
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Blacksburg Chocolate Festival
Presented by Blacksburg
Rotary Club
Saturday April 18
9am-7pm
In Downtown Blacksburg Featuring Chocolate Tasting, Chocolate activities, live music, beer garden and so much more.
Details here
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International Street Fair 19th April, Sunday
12pm - 5pm
College Avenue,
Downtown Blacksburg
A multicultural marketplace with international foods, handicrafts, live performances of traditional music and dance from around the world. Details here |
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY CABO FISH TACO!! Come Celebrate Our 10 Year Anniversary on Cinco De Mayo!! On May 5th We Will Be Having Special Food And Drink Deals!!
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Downtown Business Updates
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Lyric Theatre
March 27- April 2- Inherent Vice
April 2- Blood Knot- 6:30pm - $15.00 General Admission, $5.00 Students. +$1.00 Day of Show
April 3- 9- Spongebob: Sponge out of Water
April 4- Japanese Film Festival 2015: Like Father Like Son at 3pm. FREE admission
April 9- The Steel Wheels with Kat Mills at 8pm
April 10-16- MacFarland USA
April 11- Japanese Film Festival 2015: All Around Us, at 3pm. FREE admission
April 17- 23- Timbuktu at 7pm & The Duff at 9:15pm
April 18- Blacksburg Children's Chorale presents American Pop at 1pm
April 18- Blacksburg Chocolate Festival presents Chocolat at 7pm
April 24 & 25- Late Night Movie- Buffy the Vampire Slayer- doors open at 11:30pm
April 24-30- The Hunting Ground at 7pm & The Kingsman at 9:15pm
April 30- The Crooked Road at 8pm
Heirloom Originals...announces. ..
.....a new show room of Vintage Costume Jewelry!
Fantastic Unique pieces at very affordable prices elegantly displayed
Complementary tea and cookies as you shop in vintage tea cups
50% off all silverplate in the shop..just in time for the Easter Dinner table!!!
Open 11:30 to 3:30 daily and 11 to 4 on Saturday
Free parking in rear of shop
Appraisals done on site
Please stop by and see our new spring things!!!
Gourmet Pantry
Wednesday April 1 : Spice Things Up! Roya will show you how to incorporate unique, aromatic and flavorful spices into your cuisine. Class includes a full meal. $55/person. Advanced registration required.
In Balance Yoga
April Events including free Bootcamp with Essie Jackson, Live music Vinyasa class with Rodrigo Sarlo & Sophie Swan and more......
For full details and more classes download the
information sheet here!
Clay Corner Inn
LADIES NIGHT YOGA & WINE N'BITES
Once a month, (first to occur on Wednesday April 15th) from 5:30pm to 7pm Yoga class around the Clay Corner Inn Pool followed by Wine n'bites / Price Per Person $25
THERAPEUTIC YOGA:
Twice a month on Thursdays (first to occur on Thursday 28th May) from 1pm to 2pm a Therapeutic Yoga class will be held in the Clay Corner Inn pool for those of you who are having balance, joint & muscular issue. / Price Per Person $10
REIKI WORKSHOP:
"A Reiki Journey" will be holding it's 2nd Reiki Workshop at In Balance Yoga Studio on Monday April 13th from 1:30pm to 2:30pm. This is for anyone interested in understanding how Reiki can help you heal physically, emotionally or spiritually. Nicky will be explaining what Reiki is and how it heals as well as many other facets of Holistic Healing. Nicky is an International Practitioner for Holistic Medicine and will also let you experience what receiving Reiki is by demonstration on you if you are willing. Price Per Person $12 for VTech Students & Seniors $15 for Adults. Please sign up at In Balance Yoga Studio or calling (540) 961 - 1030.
Uncommonly Gifted
Spring is here and we're ready for all your special events and activities coming up...Graduations, Mother's Day, summer fun! Come up and see us at Kent Square!
April 18- We are one of the Tasting sites for the Blacksburg Chocolate Festival and will have some special treats in store!
Eucalyptus Massage Therapy
Monday & Wednesday 6-7pm, YOGA with Lynn Theodose!
Mondays-Yoga Fundamentals - All levels
Wednesday-Unwind- All levels
Sound Session Saturdays
with BreAnna Martin!
30 minutes of sound & voice therapy - $29 solo or couple by appointment
Textiles Artist Joni Beach presents Lifeweavings: A Creative Playshop
Sunday April 19th, 2-5:30pm
~Fee $45~Visit our website for details!
Free Sound Therapy Concert - Sunday April 26th (EVERY 4TH SUNDAY)
~2-3pm
by BreAnna Martin, Sound Practitioner
Beliveau Estate Winery
Easter Buffet at Beliveau Estate Winery, Sunday April 5th, 12-5, $24.95 pp.
Reservations Required: 540-961-0505
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Please show some Love to our SPONSORS!
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Horseshoes & Hats
Gillie's Bollo's Matrix Gallery Fringe benefit First Bank Seymour Staffing
Summer Solstice Fest
Valley Distribution Bath Fitter WDBJ7 Beliveau Estate Winery Mellow Mushroom InTotal Health
Main Street Inn Origami Owl Macaroni Kid Palm Beach Tan Blacksburg Concierge Foxridge & Hethwood
Art at the Market
Mellow Mushroom Fringe Benefit Matrix Gallery Main Street Inn Community Arts Information Office
Steppin' Out
National Bank of Blacksburg Mellow Mushroom Union Bank & Trust Blacksburg Concierge Center for the Arts
WDBJ7
Interested in promoting your business while supporting our community events? See your business alongside these other wonderful community businesses!
Download our Sponsorship opportunities
HERE
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Non-Profit DBI Member News
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Blacksburg Newcomers Club
Blacksburg Newcomers Club meets the 2nd Tuesday of every Month, Sept thru May. We publish a monthly newsletter in hardcopy and email for all 80 members. We have many small groups that meet around the area throughout the week with various activities and discover the New River Valley. We are looking for advertisers to help our members find you. Advertising can be as little as $10.00 a month and $20 a year for website link.
For more information email Newsletter Chair at Beth Parker: [email protected] or Advertising Chair at Valerie Abbott: [email protected]. All advertising goes back to local charities and other non-profits at the end of the year.
Blacksburg Children's Museum
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Blacksburg Community Band Concert- April 12 Details here
3.2 for 32 Memorial Run- April 18
Blacksburg Chocolate Festival- April 18
International Street Festival- April 19
VT Family Weekend- April 24
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Dining Out for Shelter- Tuesday April 21
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The following downtown restaurants will donate a portion of their sales to support the efforts of To Our House to provide winter shelter for homeless men in the New River Valley, and to connect them with housing, employment and other available resources. Please dine at any of these restaurants and help provide shelter for those in need.
Bollo's
Cafe de Bangkok (12-3pm)
Ceritano's Ristorante
Gillie's
Next Door Bake Shop (9am-12pm)
Social House (4-8pm)
The Cellar Restaurant
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The Artful Lawyer, A Fine Gallery Inc.
Whet Your Palette
Wednesday, April 15 from
5:30-8:30pm. Join us as we celebrate the expressive truth and allure of the human face and figure as portrayed by Richard Allnutt, Mike Wilson of Bohemian Robot Photography, Leslie Gregg, Ava Howard, Allie Kelley, and Felta Virginia, PLUS art from Blacksburg Middle School & Harding Avenue Elementary School. The Gallery Store will also be open with several nice new items for Spring!
Paint Party
at The Artful Place, A Fine Studio:
Wednesday, April 1 from
7:00-9:30pm. Start Spring early a pond of Koi on your canvas! $30/per person including all supplies; register for your spot with instructor Michele Walter at
Paint Party
at The Artful Place, A Fine Studio:
Wednesday, April 29 from
7:00-9:30pm. Bring owls to life on your canvas with instructor Caroline Mullins! $30/per person including all supplies; register for your spot at
http://artfullawyergallery.org/event/paint-party-owls
P. Buckley Moss Gallery
April 18- Visit us during the Chocolate festival as we are one of the tasting sites!
We will be also be hosting a book signing by the author Irma Silva Barbeau of her children's book "a Crown on Her Head" from 3:30 - 5:00pm
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Blacksburg Regional Arts Association
We have a busy April! All the events below take place in the Miles C. Horton, Jr. Gallery of the Moss Arts Center and are sponsored by BRAA and the Center for the Arts.
April 10 - BRAA monthly luncheon, 11:30-1:30. Famous Anthony's on S. Main. Art Spot speaker, Rebecca Ghezzi, manager, P. Buckley Moss Gallery, Blacksburg
April 15, 12 - 1:30 pm - Speaker Betsy White, Art Historian, Decorative Arts of Southwest Virginia
April 16, 10 am - 1 pm and 2-5 pm, Dr. DanieJanov, ED. D., Color Class, two duplicate sessions, registration required
April 17- 18 - Darcy Meeker, artist/sculptor, Pedal to the Metal Workshop, fee/registration required
April 19, 11 am - 3 pm - Photographers' Forum - Matt Gentry, Tom Cerul, Art Sellers, Anne Hammond-Tooke, Kirk Carter, Riley Chan (this is a change from the previously posted times of 12-3:30 pm)
April 21, 11 am - P. Buckley Moss presents The Art and Life of P. Buckley Moss
Go to www.blacksburgart.org for full information and registration. All events open to the public. Fee and registration required for Darcy Meeker workshop. Registration required for Danie Janov color class.
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Alexander Black House
Natives
Reception
Friday, April 3, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM.
Exhibit runs through
April 24
Pioneering the Present: The Technological Foundations of Daily Life
Exhibit runs from
April 7 through July 31
Keepers of the Tradition
On April 16, storyteller Michael Abraham and painter Leslie Robert Gregg will present an introductory lecture on their upcoming project
Keepers of the Tradition: Portraits of Contemporary Appalachians as part of our monthly lecture series.
Thursday, April 2: Old Time Music JAMS, featuring "Farm Use Only,"
7:00-9:00 PM (Alexander Black House & Cultural Center, free)
Thursday, April 9: Brown Bag Lunch and Memories,
11:30-2:00 PM (Alexander Black House & Cultural Center, free)
St. Luke & Odd Fellows Hall
Open House
Saturday, April 25 from
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Featuring acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni and musician Neil Wyms
For more details visit:
www.blacksburghistory.org
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Historic Smithfield Plantation
We are open!
Hours are
10 am - 5 pm every day except
Wednesday (closed) and
Sunday, 1 - 5 pm. Smithfield is the perfect diversion for your out-of-town guests - send them to us or bring them yourselves - either way it is a pleasant and educational way to spend and hour or two.
Matinee at the Museum
Join Historic Smithfield Plantation for Sunday showings of historically inspired movies relevant to the Preston Family.
April Matinee will be "Lincoln". Date TBA
Donations accepted
Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday April 4
Easter Sunrise Service
Sunday April 5
Patriots Meeting
Wednesday April 8
"John Smith Preston" by Polly Carder
Check our our Classes
Fruit Tree Grafting, Barry Robinson-Date TBA
Maple Syrup Collection and Boiling- Date TBA
For more details visit:
www.smithfieldplantation.org/pages/visit
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ReStore's 2nd Annual Earth Day Contest.
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Prizes awarded at the Earth Day event from 10:00-2:00, April 18th!
Your material or ours
Your ideas or Pinterest
Show off your skills and creativity.
When: Saturday April 18th, 2015
Where: Habitat for Humanity's ReStore
1675 N. Franklin St. Christiansburg 24073
For more information, call us at:
540-381-1155
Or check us out online at:
www.habitatnrv.org/earth-day-contest
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