Arts, Leisure and Sports
Virginia Tech’s club hockey team is getting to move in to a home of its own – the Lancerlot in Vinton, where the valley’s second sheet of ice is almost ready to go.
Tomorrow more than a dozen local authors will be at the South County Library on Merriman Road – for avid readers its a chance to meet and greet them – and to pick up a few books. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
Deschutes Brewery is celebrating its 30th birthday with celebrations in Bend, Oregon and here in Roanoke. Details from WFIR’s Ian Price:
“Nice Work if You Can Get It,” is a stage musical set just before Prohibition took hold in the Roaring Twenties. Attic Productions in Fincastle is gearing up for a production that opens in late July – and they’ve got the “help wanted” sign out. Most of the casting is done, but director James Honnaker says they need about 4 more women and 5 men who can dance and perhaps sing in some of the big production numbers. Contact Honnaker via the Attic Productions Facebook page or website if you are interested in joining the cast of “Nice Work if You Can Get It.”
If you’re braving the crowds tonight for the premiere of the newest Jurassic World movie you might see a demonstration from actual paleontologists. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: