New online Roanoke events calendar hopes to simplify things Gene Marrano May 29, 2017 1 minute read There are on-line and published calendars of goings-on in the Roanoke Valley but a new website is taking a slightly different approach as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Share: Post navigation Previous: Racist flyers posted on poles, cars near nation’s capitalNext: On this Memorial Day, National D-Day Memorial to unveil monument to Gold Star families Related Stories United Way of Virginia’s Blue Ridge helps fund new nature trail signs in Rocky Mount Gene Marrano June 24, 2026 More Romeo & Juliet, new exhibit at Wilson Museum, Broadway in Roanoke releases schedule for 26-27 season Gene Marrano June 24, 2026 Feeding Southwest Virginia President and CEO Pamela Irvine will retire at the end of the year after 45 years with the Food Bank Gene Marrano June 24, 2026