Thursday, October 12, 2006
Busted out: Weekend
Dierks Bentley plays the Blue Ridge Music Festival
Busted out
Too many listings for just one page
Blue Ridge Music Festival
With Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert on Friday. Festival continues Saturday and Sunday with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Ralph Stanley, Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Quartet, Mountain Heart, Jerry Douglas presents Manzanita featuring Tony Rice and Dan Tyminski and more. $25-$39 for single day tickets; $44-$53 for two-day passes. Dierks Bentley concert: $28.50 in advance or $30 day of. Salem Civic Center. 375-3004, blueridgemusicfestival.com.
Grave Intentions Spook Show
A performance by illusionist Nelson Oliver and sideshow performer Michael Glazebrook. "Experience the ultimate seance." Not for children under 16. $12. Part of the proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. 5 and 11 tonight. 3 and 7 p.m. and midnight Friday. Ramada Inn, 1927 Franklin Road, Roanoke. 793-4515.
Oktoberfestival
Sidewalk sales, farmers market, kids events, homecoming parade, beer garden, food and live music by Larry Paluzzi, Glen Body and the Blues Cruisers, the KLH Band and more. Today through Sunday. Downtown Marion. 783-4190.
The MAiZE at Layman Family Farm
Visit the country, get lost in a 10-acre corn maze and ride the hay wagon to the pumpkin patch. With a cow train and corn cannon. Friday to Sunday. Layman Family Farm, 615 Mountain View Church Road, Montvale. $5-$7. 966-3056.
Blue Ridge Potters Guild Show and Sale
Largest pottery show in Southwest Virginia with more than 30 potters featuring hand- built and thrown pottery. "Empty Bowls Sale" with all proceeds going to the Roanoke Area Ministries House. Demonstrations will be ongoing Saturday and Sunday. "Bowls Unlimited" judged gallery. 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Cave Spring High School cafeteria. 774-7114, blueridgepotters.com.
Dr. Pain's Haunted Asylum
Scared? You should be... The doctor is in. Dr. Pain returns and will process patients until the line dies. Come see what new fiendish plans the doctor has in store for you this year. $10. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20-21 and 26-31. 17th St., Salem. 387-0524, drpainshauntedasylum.com.
Bland County's Festival of Leaves
13th-annual event featuring crafts, a flea market, food, children's activities, hayrides, live music by No Speed Limit, TrueGrass, Grass Roots, Heartsong and more. Free. 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Bland County Fairgrounds, downtown Bland. (276) 688-4622.
Newbern Fall Festival of Arts and Crafts
Said to be the New River Valley's largest two-day arts and crafts festival, this event will feature square dancing, antiques, gospel singing, live music, apple butter making, antique tractor pull, silent auction and more. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Various locations, Newbern. 639-0351.
Virginia Fall Foliage Festival Art Show
35th-annual show featuring the work of more than 200 artists, live music, food and more. Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Art Center. Free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Downtown Waynesboro. 943-8292.
The largest pumpkin festival in Roanoke and New River Valleys. Every weekend in October. Fall decorations, hayrides to the 20 acre pumpkin patch, Scaredy Cat corn maze, crafts, food, local music, animal and more exhibits. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Sinkland Farms, 3020 Riner Road, Christiansburg. 382-4640.
Downtown Living 2006
A walking tour of living spaces in downtown Roanoke, as part of a benefit for the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge. $10, advance; $12, day of. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The Arts Council of the Blue Ridge, 20 East Church Ave., Roanoke. 342-5790, theartscouncil.org.
Historic Brownsburg Autumn Leaves Tour of Homes
Tour four homes including the historic home at Buffalo Springs Herb Farm for the benefit of the Brownsburg Museum. $12, advance; $15, day of. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Buffalo Springs Herb Farm, 7 Kennedy Wades Mill Loop, Raphine. 348-1093, brownsburgva.org.
Live Music at Blue Ridge Music Center
2 p.m. Saturday: Marshall Bros. and High Road, the Wright Family Band. Free. 1 p.m. Sunday: Mac Traynham with the music/lecture "Banjos and Fiddles Team Up to Power a Strong Music and Dance Tradition." $5. Blue Ridge Music Center. Milepost 213, Blue Ridge Parkway.
(276) 236-5309.
Oktoberfest
Live oompah band, German feast and pastries, German biergarten. $35, adults; $17.50, children 4 to 11. 5 to 10 p.m. every weekend through Oct. 28. Mountain Lake Hotel. (800) 346-3334, mountainlakehotel.com.
2006 SASS Virginia State Championship
The State Championship match for Cowboy Action Shooting, hosted by the Roanoke Rifle and Revolver Club and sanctioned by the Single Action Shooting Society. The event welcomes more than 150 cowboy action shooters from Virginia and surrounding states, dressed in cowboy attire of the Old West and compete with firearms reminiscent of the late 1800's. Free. Friday through Sunday. Roanoke Rifle and Revolver Club, 698 Gun Club Drive., Hardy. 314-3949, roanokerifle.com.
