Arts, Leisure and Sports
The Washington Football Team looking to get back on track this Sunday at home vs the Cincinnati Bengals – and after losing to Top ten-ranked Miami last week, Virginia Tech is at Pittsburgh this Saturday. And after losing to Top ten-ranked Miami last week, Virginia Tech is at Pittsburgh this Saturday.
The Roanoke Arts Commission has announced a call for outdoor sculptures that will be up for a two-year, temporary exhibition starting in May of 2021. WFIR’s Rachel Meell has the story:
For more information on the sculpture call or how to send in a submission, click here.
The Music Lab at Jefferson Center helped Jayna Brown get a head start on her career at age 12 and now she returns the favor with a recorded concert available tomorrow through December 31st, as part of the “Listen Now, Gather Later,” virtual fundraiser. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
UVA is getting ready to play men’s basketball again – barring a COVID cancellation the still-reigning NCAA champs will battle Maine and then Florida on November 25th and 27th in Connecticut. And Liberty’s Hugh Freeze calls its “a Magical Saturday” – and maybe his number one memory as a college head football coach.
Amethyst Rey Beaver-exhibition co-curator/G Marrano photo
An exhibition that opened at the Taubman Museum of Art last month has a title some may relate to – “A Very Anxious Feeling.” Just before it opened WFIR’s Gene Marrano took a gallery tour and now he has more “In Depth”: