Volume 2. Issue 5.

THE BLACKSBURG BUZZ

March 19 -- April 1 

Contents For This Issue: Events for March 19 – April 1

Remember to Always check venue website for event status, inclement weather policy, ticket information. Calendar is subject to change.

Lyric Movies:
                        March 14      --   March 19        Her
                        March 21      --   March 27        Monuments Men
                        March 28      --   April 3            Saving Mr. Banks (7:00PM)
                        March 28      --   April 3            Lone Survivor  (9:30PM)

Featured Article: Preserving Cultural Diversity 

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EVENTS

• Wednesday, March 19
• Indian Run String Band @ Gillie's (7PM-10PM)

• Thursday, March 20
• Live Irish Music @ The Cellar (9PM-12AM)
• Jeff Miller @ Gillie's (7PM-10PM)
• Pigeons Playing Ping Pong @ Sycamore Deli (10PM-??)
• Crooked Road Festival @ Center for the Arts.  Tickets Required. 

•  Friday, March 21
• Justin Craig @ Gillie's (6PM-8PM)
• Free Beer Tasting @ The Vintage Cellar. (2-6PM)
• Blacksburg Dance @ The Blacksburg Y. Lesson at 7:30PM. Dance at 8PM. 
• Desert Noises @ Kirk Ave Music Hall (Roanoke). (8PM-??). Tickets Required.
• Crooked Road Festival @ Center for the Arts.  Tickets Required. 

• Saturday, March 22
• Major and the Monbacks @ Sycamore Deli (10PM-??)
• Trading Eights @ Gillie's (7PM-10PM)
• Meter's Running @ The Cellar (9PM-12AM)
• Free Wine Tasting @ The Vintage Cellar (11AM-5PM)
• Wine & Cheese Tasting @ The Gourmet Pantry (11AM-4PM)
• Blacksburg Farmers' Market @ Blacksburg Farmers' Market (9AM-2PM) 
• Crooked Road Festival @ Center for the Arts.  Tickets Required. 

• Sunday, March 23
• NO EVENTS SCHEDULED

• Monday, March 24
• Blues Jam @ The Cellar (9PM-12AM)

• Tuesday, March 25
• Mood Swing Jazz @ The Cellar (9PM-12AM)
• Emmanuel Jal @ Center for the Arts (7PM-10PM). Tickets Required. The Virginia Tech Deans' Forum and the Center for the Arts present Emmanuel Jal, an internationally recognized hip-hop artist, advocate for social justice around the world, and former child soldier from South Sudan.

• Wednesday, March 26
• Sean Goggin @ Gillie's (7PM-10PM)

• Thursday, March 27
• Daryl Shawn @ Gillie's (7PM-10PM)
• Dirty Harries @ The Cellar (9PM-12AM)

• Friday, March 28
• The Color J @ Gillie's (10PM-??)
• Justin Craig @ Gillie's. (6PM-8PM)
• Free Beer Tasting @ The Vintage Cellar (2-6PM)
• Swing Dance and Intro Lesson @ Blacksburg YMCA. (730PM-11PM).

• Saturday, March 29
• Free Wine Tasting @ The Vintage Cellar (11AM-5PM
• Rob Williams & Paulo Franco @ Gillie's. (7PM-10PM)
• DJ Sets by RTFM @ She-Sha (10PM-12AM)
• Wine & Cheese Tasting @ The Gourmet Pantry (11AM-4PM)
• Blacksburg Farmer's Market @ Blacksburg Farmer's Market (9AM-2PM)
• Chamomile and Whiskey @ Sycamore Deli (10PM-??)
• Roanoke Valley Comicon @ Roanoke Civic Center. (10AM-4PM) 

• Sunday, March 30
•  NO EVENTS SCHEDULED

• Monday, March 31
• Blues Jam @ The Cellar (9PM-12AM)

• Tuesday, April 1
• Highland Jazz@ The Cellar (9PM-12AM)

THIS WEEK'S ARTICLE: This Guy and Special Blacksburg Event "Rock the Blocks"March 21-22.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• April 5:       Hell Climb @ Mountain Lake. (9AM-12PM). 6.2 Mile Hike at Mountain Lake. Reservations Required.
• April 11:     Tomas Kubinek @ Center for the Arts. (7PM-10PM). Tickets Required. Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible presents a vaudeville a show. 
• April 11 & 12:     Sounds of the Mountains Music and Storytelling Festival @ Camp Bethel.
• April 16:     Kevin Costner and Mountain West @ Roanoke Civic Center.  (730PM-10PM).  Tickets Required.
• April 26:    Center for the Arts Gala Celebration with Performer Natalie Cole and Virginia Symphony Orchestra @ Center for the Arts. (6:45PM-11PM) 
• April 26:     An Evening with Rita Coolidge @ The Lyric Theater. (8PM-10PM). Tickets Required.
• May 3:          The 2nd Annual Horseshoes and Hats Kentucky Derby Casino Night (5PM-?).
• May 3:          Blacksburg's Annual Fork and Cork Wine Celebration @ First and Main (10AM-10PM). 
• May 10:       7th Annual BrewRidge Music and Craft Beer Festival @ Mountain Lake. (12PM-5PM). Tickets Required. 
• May 13:       Willie Nelson and Allison Krauss @ The Roanoke Civic Center. (7PM-10PM). Tickets Required.
• May 24:       4th Annual Chantilly Farm Blue Grass and BBQ Festival @ Chantilly Farm. (11AM-10PM). Tickets Required. 
• May 30 -- June 1:   Annual Lebanese Festival @ St. Elias' Church in Roanoke. 
• June 21: 7th annual Summer Solstice Festival @ Downtown Blacksburg (10AM-10PM).