Arts, Leisure and Sports
Photo: From WA Fest 2022
There’s no Floyd Fest this year, but a local recreation destination is putting together a festival with artists you may have seen at Floyd Fest’s in the past. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has details on this year’s WA Fest:
Click here to get your tickets
Meta’s answer to Twitter has a policy that’s giving some potential users pause. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has details:
A magical musical will be hitting Mill Mountain Theatre’s Main Stage this week. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has more:
Image: Universal Studios
If you saw “Oppenheimer” over the weekend — or plan to any time soon — a Virginia Tech physicist says the movie avoids going Hollywood and is remarkably accurate. Kevin Pitts has studied J. Robert Oppenheimer’s life and the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb. Pitts is Dean of Tech’ College of Science, and he says the film’s portrayals of the man and profound nuclear science decisions and events of the time are generally spot-on — to the moviegoers’ benefit. WFIR’s Evan Jones has more:
From Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Facebook page
A local art exhibit with a global twist is on its way. Organizers are calling for submissions for “Our World Village”. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has details:
To submit your work, send photos and dimensions of each piece (up to 3 total) to Courtney Powell at cbrakes@vt.edu
The Roanoke Valley could soon be the home base for part of the USA Cycling headquarters – moved from Colorado Springs to the Star City. Landon Howard with Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge broke that news at today’s City Council meeting; he says Virginia’s Blue Ridge has requested 10 million dollars from the Youngkin Administration in order to facilitate that headquarters move from Colorado. Howard also says there is a July 28th deadline to secure that funding.
