40+40 Fest :: An Arts & Culture Explosion in SWVA

Please post a comment on the 4040 site! Answer the following...

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:20:58 -0500

Please post a comment on the 4040 site! Answer the following questions as we examine the possibility of coordinating 4040 ‘09!

1) Describe 3 things about 4040 that worked well.
2) Describe 3 things you would change
3) Other thoughts?

The Dust is Settling!!!!

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:20:27 -0500

Thank you for helping us make 40 Days + 40 Nights (An Arts and Culture Explosion) so amazing!

We are holding wrap-up sessions (met with Beth and Wendy this week - our graphic designers and web site/social media gurus) in December and WANT/NEED YOU TO BE THERE!

Please join us on Thursday, December 11 @ 3:30 P.M. at WDBJ’s Community Room (2807 Hershberger Rd, Roanoke) and tell us how you really feel (felt?) about 40/40. No need to RSVP, just show up!!!

The meeting will last approximately one(1) hour, but if you can only come for a few minutes at the beginning or at the end, that’s okay! Please join us! We want to hear from YOU as we look at next year (To be? Or not to be?).

TWO! ONE! (Exploding Sounds, Fireworks, Dancing in the...

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:57:36 -0500

TWO! ONE! (Exploding Sounds, Fireworks, Dancing in the Streets, etc.)

It’s here! It’s now! It’s open! For a complete listing of activities visit www.4040fest.com , www.roanokeartsfest.org or www.taubmanmuseum.org

There ARE tickets for Doubt, Silent Thought, the James Piano Quartet, Crystal Gayle and Southern Stories: Two Films by Paul Harrill at the Grandin. (All part of the Roanoke Arts Festival)

Monday will be here soon enough and you don’t want to have any regrets of missed opportunities!

THREE!!! And this one is FREE! Magic Twig performances a FREE...

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:41:15 -0500

THREE!!! And this one is FREE!

Magic Twig performances a FREE Rock n’ Roll Concert and Super Friends Fest at Elmwood Park Sat. Nov 8 from 11-5:00. Sad Cobras, SUNKING! Turbo P., Reading Rainbow and the Young Sinclairs too!

The Lights Are On and Somebody is HOME! The Taubman Museum of Art is gorgeous at night. Check out the fabulous blue hued glass mast pointing upward into the stars! Take a stroll tonight and check it out tonight! (Thursday, Nov. 6)

While you stroll, take in Art By Night – Downtown Roanoke’s very own gallery stroll. http://www.roanokeartbynight.com/

Keep on trucking and head to the Library’s Emerging Artist series featuring with artist Denise Valente, live music - Fruits and Vegetables, fire eating, food and more.

Yes, these are all FREE!!!

FOUR!!! Hip Hop, Blues, and Bluegrass! Music is alive and...

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:14:48 -0500

FOUR!!! Hip Hop, Blues, and Bluegrass!

Music is alive and well in Roanoke! Your mission - if you accept it - is to decide which one to attend. OR, do all three! Yes YOU CAN!

El Prezidino Hip Hop Concert - Friday, Nov. 7 - Mill Mountain Theatre ($5 to benefit Mill Mountain Theatre) Emerging hip-hop artist from DC and making the Universiry circuit. Come for the concert, stay for No Shame Theatre.

Blue 5 Restaurant presents Guitar Shorty on Saturday, Nov. 8 (part of the Second Annual Art Roanoke Arts Festival) @ 9:00 P.M.

Fiddlefest Lite - Sunday, Nov. 9 - 1:00 - 6:30. (Also part of the Roanoke Arts Festival) A day of Bluegrass with Jam sessions, teaching work-shops, and fabulous surprise guest acts.

FIVE!!! Puppets, Sundance Film Festival Award Winner and...

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:21:28 -0500

FIVE!!! Puppets, Sundance Film Festival Award Winner and Beginner Mountain Biking??

Yes - southwest Virginia. You really can have it all!!!

Thistledown Puppets (Part of the Roanoke Arts Festival) and the World premiere of BULL - a Puppet Musical by these remarkable young puppeteers and their company. Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Dumas Center. $10 adults, $5 for children 12 For more info visit: www.roanokeartsfest.com

Award-winning filmmaker Paul Harrill at the Grandin Theatre - Sunday - Nov 9 @ 5:30 P.M. Visit www.grandintheatre.com for more info. (of visit web site above - this is part of the Roanoke Arts Festival!)

Mountain Biking - Carving Cove - Salem Saturday, Nov. 8 @ 11:00 A.M. Visit www.roanokecountyparks.com for more information.

SIX (6)!!!! Hang in there Sports Fans! We’re Almost...

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:19:49 -0500

SIX (6)!!!! Hang in there Sports Fans! We’re Almost There!!!

WVTF presents artist Patricia Placona throughout November. Open House on Friday, Nov. 21 from 5-7:00 P.M. Catering by: Edible Vibe Cafe & Coffee House. WVTF is located at 3520 Kingsbury Lane, off Franklin Road, in Roanoke City. FREE

Annual All Saints Memorial Concert: The Music of Gabriel Faure - Thursday, Nov. 6 @ 7:30 p.m. Contact David Charles Campbell 343-9341 for more info.

Guitar Gala and Workshop - Cheryl Lunsford, Guitar Diva and Jazz Vocalist performs in Fincastle - Friday, Nov 7th. FREE Contact guitardojolady@aol.com or www.theguitardojo.com

SEVEN!!! (7) Music, Public Art and Local Artists

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:08:22 -0500

Plugged In-tertainment presents Lotus - Monday, November 3 @ 7:45 P.M. at Jefferson Center.

With special guests SeepeopleS. This is an all ages event. Advance tickets are available at: www.lotusvibes.com and www.jeffcenter.org Cost: $15 Advance and $17 Day of Show plus applicable fees.

Haydens Treasure - artist Cindee Hensley’s work is on display at Stellar One Bank (302 Market Street). Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 9 - 5:00 P.M. FREE

AIR (Art in Roanoke) Temporary Exhibition on display throughout the City of Roanoke. For more information (including a self-guided tour brochure) visit www.roanokeva.gov/publicart FREE

EIGHT (8) Days and Counting!!! Theatre, Song, Arts and Music as Part of 4040!

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:19:22 -0400

Spitfire Grill - Mill Mountain Theatre - Sunday, Nov 2 @ 2:00

Song of the Earth - Gustav Mahler - Sunday Nov 2 Opera Roanoke - Jeff Center @ 2:30

Artist Judy Bates - North Cross School - Sunday, Nov 2 Opening Reception @ 3:00 FREE

Valley Chamber Orchestra - Hollins University, Sunday, Nov 2 @ 3:00 FREE

For more info. visit www.4040fest.com calendar

NINE! (Days to go that is!) Until the Explosion! What to do...

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:01:29 -0400

NINE! (Days to go that is!) Until the Explosion!

What to do until then? Check out one of the following Artist Demos, workshops and other activities this weekend! Want more options? Visit www.4040fest.com for theatre, dance, music, film, recreation and more!

Imagine This – A Day for Art and Reflection – Nov 1, 9:30 – 3:30 St. John’s Episcopal. Workshops to include knitting/crochet, digital photography, art on the cutting edge of the devine and more. Cost $25. For more information contact Christie Wills cwills@didswva.org or 540-342-6796

Art Tour Ten – Nov 1 – 2, 10:00 – 5:00 New River Valley and Surrounding Areas – a dozen regional artists from the New River Valley will sponsor their third annual fall open studio tour and sale. FREE Contact Susan Brozovsky sueb50@wildblue.net or www.arttourten.com for more info. (featured above)

Scratchboard Demonstration with artist Jessie Burton – Nov. 1, 2:00 – 4:00 Gallery by the James – 19827 Main Street, Buchanan FREE Contact burtonjm@verizon.net or www.gallerybythejames.net for more info.

The Count Down Has Begun!!!! TEN! (Soon to be followed by...

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:46:25 -0400

The Count Down Has Begun!!!! TEN! (Soon to be followed by NINE!)

No, not that count down! The 40/40 count down and what we’ve all been waiting for: The Explosion!!! What? Not sure what we’re talking about? Why the opening of the new Taubman Museum of Art and the City of Roanoke’s Second Annual Arts Festival Nov 8 - 9!

Say - Did you get the Roanoke Times today and special guide to the new Taubman Museum of Art? Better hurry!!!)

In the mean time, check out Larry Day, Ironic Realist (pictured above) at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum - Hollins University through Nov. 8th. www.hollins.edu

The Explosion is Beginning to Take Form! Get your tickets NOW...

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:28:00 -0400

The Explosion is Beginning to Take Form!

Get your tickets NOW to Crystal Gayle on Sunday, November 9 @ 7:00 P.M. at the Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre. With the new Nashville duo of Sam & Ruby as her opening act, the event is not to be missed!

Visit www.RoanokeArtsFest.Org for information on tickets (you may purchase them on-line or at the door!).

GET OUT OF TOWN 40/40 followers!!! Take a drive (yeah - gas...

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:43:50 -0400

GET OUT OF TOWN 40/40 followers!!!

Take a drive (yeah - gas prices are way down!), take in the fall colors and take a friend to a great 40/40 happening.

The Little Gallery at Smith Mountain Lake (Fall colors reflecting in the Lake?! Just imagine!) is featuring painters Connie Winters, Robin Rowe & Lois Virginia Babb www.thelittlegallerysml.com (Robin Rowe featured above)

From The Little Gallery at Smith Mountain Lake - head over to The Bower Center for the Arts www.bedfordartacademy.org , view the work of Bedford artists and tour the Wharton Gardens. Stroll along brick pathways, test your skill in the boxwood maze or simply take a seat in the grant gazebo and enjoy the splendor of fall in Bedford!

Don’t stop there! Great 40/40 activites in Bedford include a visit to Art on Depot (walkable from the Bower Center for the Arts!) where you can view Shelley Koopmann’s “Awake on the Lake” Art Exhibition and grab a snack in their cozy coffee house and cafe.

Start the car, rev your engines and head out for a 40/40 weekend!

White Liquor - Blue Ridge Style - is part of 40/40! Join the...

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:24:49 -0400

White Liquor - Blue Ridge Style - is part of 40/40! Join the History Museum of Western Virginia (located in Center in the Square) as they present an exhibit showcasing the real nature of illegal distilling in the southern Virginia mountains.

White Liquor is an ongoing exhibit - Oct. 24 through Nov. 9. 10-5:00

Adults: $3, Seniors and Children: $2

Call 342-5770 or visit www.history-museum.org for more information.

40 Faces in 40 Minutes! You bet! Katherine Devine - our...

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:06:54 -0400

40 Faces in 40 Minutes! You bet! Katherine Devine - our amazingly talented local artist - helped with one of our kick-off events and painted 40 young faces in 40 minutes. (Some in less than a minute!)

Thanks Katherine and thanks to our participants. You were part of history in the making!

Face painting will never be the same again!

Fashion, Folklife Festival, Frightening Halloween Haunts and...

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:51:26 -0400

Fashion, Folklife Festival, Frightening Halloween Haunts and Fine Interior Designs this week! As part of 40 Days + 40 Nights!

Ebony Fashion Show - Oct 23 Jefferson Center
Blue Ridge Folklife Festival - Oct 25 - Ferrem College
Zoo Boo - Oct 25 - Mill Mountain Zoo
Salem Museum Ghost Walk - Oct 25
Halloween Kidsfest - Oct 26 - Jacksonville Center - Floyd
Celebrating Art in Interior Design - Oct 22 - Stedman House Interior Designers

ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAOpening Night Monday, October, 13,...

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:56:39 -0400

ROANOKE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Opening Night
Monday, October, 13, 2008 - 8:00 p.m.
Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre
DAVID WILEY Music Director & Conductor

Zuill Bailey cello
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3, E-flat Major, “Heroic”
Dvorak - Cello Concerto, B minor, Op. 104

http://www.rso.com/

Check out the latest event added to the 40+40 Festival Calendar!...

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:20:42 -0400

Check out the latest event added to the 40+40 Festival Calendar!

MILL MOUNTAIN THEATRE
BENEFIT HIP HOP CONCERT STARRING EL PREZIDINO
NOVEMBER 7
8:00 opening act
8:45 El Prezidino
Tickets: $5

DC Hip Hop Superman brings his high energy program to the Mill Mountain Main Stage for 4040fest. He has been referred to as the best unsigned Hip Hop artist in America and has performed with Toby Mac and has been named as one of the artists to watch by Urb magazine.

The former college and professional football player is a groundbreaking artist in the hip hop genre. His complex rhymes are overwhelmingly positive, and contain no profanity or violent lyrics. Many of his lyrics feature spiritual themes you can bounce to. Several local guest artists will also be featured and Prezidino promises a big event for a little bit of money to benefit Mill Mountain. A live video will be filmed at the performance.

Dino’s message is overwhelmingly positive and appropriate for all ages, however, beer and wine will be available at intermission . No drinks or food in the theatre. Great show, great venue, great price… and after the show, head over to No Shame Theatre!

www.prezidino.com

Larry Day: Ironic RealistMain Gallery October 7, 2008 – January...

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:30:12 -0400

Larry Day: Ironic Realist
Main Gallery
October 7, 2008 – January 10, 2009
Opening reception: Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum - Hollins University

One of the pioneers in the postmodern genres in his blending of classical and new realism in painting, Larry Day (1921-1998) was a professor of painting, drawing, and theory at the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts) in Pennsylvania. He was also senior critic at University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Fine Arts. His work has been the focus of numerous exhibitions nationally and abroad and his works are in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., among others. In 2004, a selection of Day’s drawings and paintings were added to the Wilson Museum’s permanent collection through the generosity of his widow Ruth Fine. This exhibition, showcasing the entire gift, is curated by Hollins University Professor of Art Bill White, in consultation with Meredith Ward Fine Art, New York.

Roanoke Area Artists Featured on Brand New Web Site! Go here...

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:49:35 -0400

Roanoke Area Artists Featured on Brand New Web Site!

Go here for more information: http://roanokeartists.com

This new web site features local artists, contact information and images of their work.

Local artists include: Ross Arkel, Judy Bates, Pat Carr, Katherine Devine, Jennifer Fowler, Gail Geer, Marie Levine, Megan Stump, Jamie Nervo, Anne Pfeiffer, John Wierchioch, Janet Wimmer and others.

It’s still growing so please visit! Questions? Contact: Anne Pfeiffer
annepfeiffer@verizon.net