27
August 2008
3:16 PM
BIG news! Paleface has just been added to the 40+40 Lineup! Mark your calendars for their November 8th show at The Water Heater!
27
August 2008
11:42 AM
40 Days + 40 Nights (An Arts and Cultural Explosion) is a calendar of Arts & Cultural events taking place in Roanoke VA and the surrounding regional areas from October 1- November 9 (2008). Register your event at this website and you will be added to the 40+40 online calendar!
Come check it out!
(Please see website for cost of participation)
*Members of The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge participate for FREE!*
27
August 2008
11:41 AM
25
August 2008
2:03 PM
Pop Quiz! What do the following have in common…..Frank Beamer and 40 Days + 40 Nights (An Arts and Culture Explosion)???
See this month’s Roanoker Magazine to find out!
18
August 2008
12:52 PM
Sun Trust has just signed on as a partner for 40 Days and 40 Nights and will sponsor the 52 page take away booklet (remember how we said it was 48 pages? Well, it was bursting at the seams so we had to ADD pages!). THANK YOU SUN TRUST!!!
Did you know that our corporate community partners give generously each and every day to arts/cultural organizations throughout the region? They do! Tell them how appreciative you are by going to them FIRST when you’re shopping for a new bank, grocery store or other business need. When you do, say THANK YOU for helping our cultural community!
Thanks again SUN TRUST!!!
07
August 2008
8:41 AM
The Roanoker Magazine has produced an amazing complimentary piece for 40 Days + 40 Nights. With feature articles about Art on Depot (a hip new place in Bedford!);Attic Productons (presenting Neil Simons “I Ought to be in Pictures”, and Roanoke County Parks, Recreation & Tourism urban photography class (in partnership with the O. Winston Link Museum) and well….you’ll just have to wait to read about the rest!
It went to the printer yesterday and should be ready by September 1 (or so). A big THANK YOU to Marie Hodge (Editor) and Bobbie Hawkins (Advertising Director) for all their hard work and efforts! Also, another THANK YOU to the City of Roanoke’s Economic Development Office for their assistance with printing. (We’ll have 10k copies to disperse throughout the region!)
06
August 2008
2:45 PM
The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge will send you (FREE! Yes! It’s true!) our weekly e-newsletter “Guide to the Lively Arts” throughout 40 Days + 40 Nights - October 1 through November 9.
We’ll have a complete listing (by category - theatre, music, art, etc.) to help you decide which activities/events to attend. (Sure - we’ll let you do all of them if you are so inclined!)
Go to www.theartscouncil.org and under the myscoper calendar, click on “Sign up for Guide to the Lively Art”.
Did we mention it’s FREE?!
04
August 2008
10:31 AM
The Sad Cobras are performing with the Magic Twig Community as part of the Roanoke Arts Festival. More to follow….
04
August 2008
10:11 AM
The Grandin Theatre is doing several 40 + 40 fest events. If you’ve never seen “A Brief History of the Grandin” here’s your chance. It’s a real gem!
