September nearly ends...

and there's some cool stuff over at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke in the next few weeks: Sweet Honey in the Rock this Friday the 25th, Christian McBride (amazing Jazz bassist) and his new band the Inside Straight on Sunday Oct 4, and Sunday Oct 11 Dan Zanes is playing for kids.

Also tomorrow (Sept 25, Fri), Josh Weil reads from The New Valley at Volume II Bookstore at 7:30pm.

This Week...

This week at The Lyric--The Hurt Locker, and then Julie & Julia. Also, Dorothy Allison's reading on Friday at Squires, and a kidsfest from 1-5pm on Sunday at the Salem Civic Center. Also, the Virginia Wine Festival is this Saturday and Sunday.

Thursday night overload

"Coal Country," a documentary about coal towns and mountaintop removal, will be at the Lyric Thurs. Sept 10 at 7pm. See more about this event here.

Also E. Ethelbert Miller will be reading at Volume II Bookstore the same night, at 7pm.