Southwest Virginia Ballet’s Pedro Szalay will retire as artistic director in June Gene Marrano February 11, 2025 1 minute read First it was Ginger Poole leaving Mill Mountain Theatre as producing artistic director after almost two decades last month – and now the face of Southwest Virginia Ballet will do the same at the end of June. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has that story: Share: Post navigation Previous: 15th Greater Roanoke Home and Garden Show at the Berglund Center this weekendNext: RSO at Jeff Center, Opera Roanoke recital and Floyd Center for the Arts exhibitions Related Stories 1 minute read Local fitness studios and gyms often see a spike in membership every January Gene Marrano January 2, 2026 0 2 minutes read New Virginia laws on wages, social media, and health care take effect Ian Price January 2, 2026 0 1 minute read Environmentally friendly ways to cool data centers Denise Membreno January 2, 2026 0