Events Listings! (Finally.)

Tired of hearing "I'm bored..." (insert whiny noise here.)
Tell 'em to shut up, and get out there and do something.


Here's what's on the books for the Roanoke, VA area:

• 09.09.05 - Wake Forest MBA Movies in the Park "Ray" - FREE - Elmwood Park - 342-2028

• 09.09.05 - Free Friday (12-5 P.M.) - Art Museum of Western Virginia - 342-5760

• 09.09.05 - Free Friday (1-4P.M.) - History Museum of Western Virginia - 342-5770

• 09.09.05 - Free Friday (3:30-6P.M.) - Science Museum of Western Virginia - 342-5710

• 09.09.05 - Mill Mountain Theatre's Cork and Curtain - Center in the Square - 342-5740

• 09.09.05, 09.10.05, 09.11.05 - Taste of the Blue Ridge Blues and Jazz Festival - Elmwood Park, downtown Roanoke - 342-2640

• 09.10.05 - Family Day - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Art Museum of Western Virginia - 342-5760

• 09.16.05 - First Friday's - Downtown Roanoke - 342-0400

• 09.23.05, 09.25.05, 09.27.05 - La traviata - Opera Roanoke - Shaftman Performance Hall at Jefferson Center - 982-2742 or www. Operaroanoke.org

• 09.23.05 - 01.15.06 - Family Matters: Thomas Eakins, Susan Macdowell Eakins, Elizabeth Macdowell Kenton, and Their Circle as Seen through the Peggy Macdowell Thomas Gift - Art Museum of Western Virginia - 342-5760

• 09.24.05 - 09.25.05 - Henry Street Festival - Elmwood Park - 345-4818

• 09.30.05 - 10.02.05 - 18th Annual Craftsman Classic Arts and Crafts Festival - Roanoke Civic Center - 853-5483

October 2005

• 10.01.05 - 10.31.05 - Process and Promise in a New Museum – Art Museum of Western Virginia – 342-5760

• 10.01.05 - 10.15.05 - Family Matters: Thomas Eakins, Susan Macdowell Eakins, Elizabeth Macdowell Kenton, and Their Circle as Seen through the Peggy Macdowell Thomas Gift – Art Museum of Western Virginia – 342-5760

• 10.01.05 - Harvest Festival on the Market – 342-2028, ext. 15

• 10.01.05 - Affair in the Square – Center in the Square – 342-5719

• 10.05.05 - October 2 18th Annual Craftsman Classic Arts and Crafts Festival – Roanoke Civic Center – 853-5483

Here's what's Salem, VA says they've got going on:

• 09.10.05 - "Olde Salem Days"September 10 - Main Street - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Salem Jaycees with over 400 arts & crafts vendors. Food, music and children's area. (540) 772-8871. More information is available online at www.oldesalemdays.org. Food vendor, entertainment and crafter applications are also available online.
• More Info:Olde Salem Days is and annual event produced and maintained by The Salem Jaycees and hosted in the City of Salem, Virginia. Each year approximately 50-80 thousand people attend OSD in search of handcrafted gifts and hard to find antique items. Appoximately 400+ crafters attend each year to sell their goods and services to the public. Over 20+ food vendors come to sell their goods. The Roanoke Valley Car club hosts an annual car show and contest. There are 3 separate stages with various entertainment for the adults and a kids fair to entertain the young ones!
• Olde Salem Days is an Arts & Crafts festival blending quality craftsmanship of both old & new. It encompasses the recollection of days past with a blend of the present and future. The mission for Olde Salem Days is to promote community service and enhance the City of Salem. Olde Salem Days is an event of activities and fun for all!

• 09.11.05 - In Honor & Remembrance Part IV. 6:30 p.m. Lake Spring Park. A salute to America’s heroes

• 09.17.05 - September 17 - Longwood Park 10:00 a.m. To benefit the Spay Day Program at the Salem Animal Control Shelter. (540) 375-3078.

• 10.07.05 - October 7 - Salem Farmer's Market - 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. German food and entertainment. To benefit the Salem/Roanoke County Chamber Foundation - (540) 387-0267.

• 10.08.05 - Children's Fall Festival - October 8 - Salem Farmer's Market - 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Carnival games, pony rides, food, and more entertainment and food - (540) 375-4046.

• 10.29.05 - Pumpkin Festival - October 29 - 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Salem Farmer's Market. Carving and costume contest, children's activities, food court and more - (540) 857-6993

• 12.02.05 - Annual Lighting of the City of Salem Christmas Tree - December 2 - 6:00 p.m. - Salem Farmer's Market.
  
  

Now get out and do something! See you out there.

Rebuilding The Danger Zone

I'll be the first to admit I'm very prone to media overload. Once I hear about something for too long, my brain automatically tunes it out and starts to process something else. That's about the only good thing about having A.D.D., and I like to think of it as a blessing.
My doctor told me about other things I should watch out for with A.D.D., but I can't remember now because I wasn't paying attention.

To my point:

I've heard how they're draining the flooded areas affected by hurricane Katrina, and how people were allowed to briefly go back to their homes and gather belongings before they were given mandatory evacuation orders. Are they planning to rebuild these devastated areas, then repopulate them? It wouldn't surprise me if that was the plan, but it would definitely disappoint me.

Anyone know?