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Downtown Ambassador Program - Celebrating 1 Year
Our Ambassador Program got started on September 15, 2022 and is celebrating 1 year in Downtown Roanoke. Take a look at these impressive numbers and read the full post wrapping up the first year.
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Wednesday
Thru 10/1 - Bright Star - Mill Mountain Theatre (parking)
Movies on Market - Olde Salem Brewing (parking)
Thursday
Delta Dental Party in Elmwood (parking)
Not Your Average Happy Hour - Century Plaza (parking)
The Motet - 5 Points
Fall for Ursula - Ursula’s Cafe (parking)
Team Trivia - Big Lick Brewing (parking)
Drag Bingo - Three Notch’d Brewing (parking)
Jamie McLean Band - The Spot on Kirk (parking)
Friday
Jared Stout Band - Dr Pepper Park (parking)
Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet - Jefferson Center
Saturday
Mega Market Match - Historic City Market (parking)
Puppapalooza - VA Museum of Transportation (parking)
Rewind to the 90s Block Party - Jack Brown’s (parking)
Oktoberfest Bash - Olde Salem Brewing (parking)
End of Summer Party - Corned Beef & Co. (parking)
1 Year Anniversary - TXTUR Sidewalk Sale - TXTUR (parking)
The R.E.A.L. Funny Comedy Show - Ursula’s Cafe (parking)
Sunday
Ja Rule & Ashanti - Elmwood Park (parking)
Paint Night: Fall Boat Ride - Big Lick (parking)
What’s coming up farther out?
September 27 - Oktoberfest Mid-Week Market - Golden Cactus Brewing
September 28 - Maryland Wine Dinner - Billy’s
September 30 - Local Colors Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
September 30 - Downtown Architectural History Tour - History Museum
September 30 - Pints for Preservation Pub Crawl
September 30 - Star City StrongFest - Elmwood Park
September 30 - Pet Photos - Main Library
October 7 - Roanoke Beer & Wine Festival - Elmwood Park
October 7 - Randy Houser - Dr Pepper Park
October 8 - Faith and Blue - Elmwood Park
October 13 - 15 - GO Outside Festival - Elmwood Park
October 21 - Apple Stack: A Flat Out Funky Fall Fest - Crafteria
October 21 - Barktoberfest - Elmwood Park
October 28 - Halloween Street Party - Martin’s
Wednesday
Christian Q & The Groove - Martin’s
Thursday
Solacoustix Duo - Corned Beef Rooftop
The Simplicity - Martin’s
Friday
Corey Hunley & Matt Powell - Starr Hill
Chris Ryan Band - Sidewinders
Dance Candy - Martin’s
The Maggie Valley Band - Big Lick
Jack Marion - Olde Salem Brewing
Saturday
Phat Anchovies - Martin’s
The Ryan Greer Trio - Olde Salem Brewing
Marie Anderson - Starr Hill Brewery
Sunday
TJ Ellis - Well Hung Vineyard
Adam Markham & Arila Schwartz - Big Lick
Wednesday
Yoga at the Taubman
Kick the Keg and Clues and Brews Trivia at Three Notch'd
Thursday
Music Bingo at Martin’s
Karaoke at The Front Row
$3 Draft Pours of the new beer release at Three Notch'd
Gaymer Night at Roanoke Diversity Center
Country Club at Sidewinders
Friday
Fiesta Fridays at Inka Grill Latin Fusion
Happy Hour Taste of Virginia at 1882 Lobby Bar
Free Yoga at Main Library (also on Mondays)
Saturday
Artist Pop Ups at La De Da
Late Night Vinyl & Vibes at Sidecar
Sunday
Yoga at the Taubman
Star City Sunday Cruise bike ride
Sunday Trivia at Olde Salem Brewing
Beamer's - Monday - Friday, 3 - 6p
Big Lick Brewing - $1 off pints Thursdays, 4-7p
Big Valley BBQ - $2 Pabst, $3 select shots, M-F 3-6p
Cabo Fish Taco - daily drink specials Sun 11 - 3 & Mon-Thu 3 - 6p
Caribbica Soul - daily, 2 - 6p
Corned Beef - every Monday - Saturday, 4 - 6p
Golden Cactus - $1 of pints Fridays, 12 - 4p
The Hatch - Thursday - all-day happy hour
Inka Grill - Monday - Thursday, 5 - 7p
Lucky - Tuesday - Saturday, 5 - 7p
Martin's - Monday - Saturday, 4 - 7p
Olde Salem Brewing - $1 off pints Thursdays, 4-6p
Stock - Thursday - Saturday, 4-7p
Three Notch'd Brewing - $2 off Drafts Mon, Wed, Th, Fri, 3-6p
Tuco's - Monday - Friday, 3 - 6p
Things to do with the kids!
Friday - There’s free ice cream at Main Library.
Saturday - Bring the kids and pups to Puppapalooza at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
Kids Eat Free Options
Kids eat free 3pm - 6pm Monday - Wednesday at The Hatch.
Kids eat free with an adult meal purchase Mondays and Thursdays at Cabo Fish Taco.
Kids eat free on Wednesdays at Status Restaurant and Lounge.
Sales and Food Specials spotted this week!
Saturday - Help TXTUR celebrate 1 Year in their new space and enjoy a special lunch offering from Stock Cafe.
Take an additional 30% off Clearance at Mast General Store.
Seasonal Fall items are now on the menu at Fruits and Roots.
Boxwood Lane has moved a couple doors down and they’re putting out their Halloween Decor.
Fall Specials are now available at Little Green Hive.
It’s Negroni Week at Sidecar with a new cocktail.
This week on Farmers Market you’ll find…
Our vendors will have: Apples, Pumpkins, Pears, Plums, Peaches, Tomatoes, Squash, Blueberries, Blackberries, Spring Onions, Cut Flowers, Bedding Plants, Houseplants, Succulents, Herbs, Salad Greens, Beef, Pork, Poultry, Eggs, Hand-Crafted Items, and more!
Choosing which photos to feature out of the thousands we have was difficult. Below is a small highlight reel of the before and after photos from our Ambassador’s work over the past year.
