Category: Enjoy a Performance Together

  • The Magnificent Lefty: Magician and Professional Freakshow

    The Magnificent Lefty: Magician and Professional Freakshow

    Let Roanoke’s first full-time street performer, Jefferson Rose, a.k.a. The Magnificent Lefty, help you turn a gathering into an event with amazing amusements. Work with the Magnificent Lefty to provide a complete show or mix entertaining elements to keep your neighbors on their toes or in their seats. Bring the…

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    30 and up
  • The Neighborhood that Plays Together: Laugh a Lot with Kyle Edgell

    The Neighborhood that Plays Together: Laugh a Lot with Kyle Edgell

    In the process of watching amazing caricatures being created, participants will learn how to build positive emotions through improvisation, art and laughter. The focus will be on engagement, trust, creativity and laughter. Listening is a must for both the model and the spectators, as is the willingness to support, encourage…

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    10 to 150
  • Classic Strings Duo: A Concert and Violin Petting Zoo

    Classic Strings Duo: A Concert and Violin Petting Zoo

    In this 90-minute program, members of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra will perform music from around the world as they discuss what makes folk and classical music different and how sounds are produced on stringed instruments. An instrument “petting zoo” with violins of all sizes allows every member of the audience…

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    Five to 500
  • Dr. Burrell and His AmazingHorse, Pillbox: Experience the First in a Series of Old-Style Neighborhood Chronicles Crankies

    Dr. Burrell and His AmazingHorse, Pillbox: Experience the First in a Series of Old-Style Neighborhood Chronicles Crankies

    In this 60-minute engagement, witness the interactive story of Dr. Isaac Burrell, his namesake hospital and the African-American Hospital Movement. Be dazzled by Mike Moran, The Puppet Playing Goatsinger, as he interacts with “Pillbox,” Dr. Burrell’s amazing horse, who narrates. Learn local history and be invited to tell a story…

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    10 to 25
  • Creative Community Story Time: Interactive, Engaging  Story Time for All Ages

    Creative Community Story Time: Interactive, Engaging  Story Time for All Ages

    Community storyteller Misty Dawn captures your imagination, engages your funny bone, and revives your spirit through a 90-minute story time engagement. Get to know your neighbors and learn important skills in communicating and community building.

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    10 to 20
  • Neighborhood Open Mic: Connect your Neighbors with Joy!

    Neighborhood Open Mic: Connect your Neighbors with Joy!

    In this 90- to 150- minute event, singer/songwriter and songleader Joy Tru brings a fun and friendly open mic night to your neighborhood, where you and your neighbors can listen, watch, and perform (if you want to!) for your community. Anything goes: sing a song, recite a poem, tell a…

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    10 to 50
  • Afro-Cuban Performance & Mini Dance Workshop: Bring the Beat to Your Backyard!

    Afro-Cuban Performance & Mini Dance Workshop: Bring the Beat to Your Backyard!

    Experience the infectious energy of Afro-Cuban music in an engaging and intimate format. Jstop Latin Soul, performing as a five- or six-piece ensemble, delivers a lively 90-minute set that blends traditional Cuban rhythms with a modern soul-jazz twist. The event begins with a short interactive dance demo—covering salsa and basic…

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    30+
  • 5-Minute Portrait Booth: Can YOU Sit Still for Five Minutes? 

    5-Minute Portrait Booth: Can YOU Sit Still for Five Minutes? 

    Welcome artist Laura Vahlberg for a two-hour session of five-minute portraits of your neighbors. The portraits can serve as a time to pose with, and connect to, a dear neighbor – or a new acquaintance. Together they can form the basis of a neighborhood gallery show or celebrate a neighborhood…

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    Portraits are more fun when there’s a crowd around. Consider adding this in as an element for an event with anywhere from 30 to 1,000 participants. 
  • A Music Performance by CommUnity ArtsReach

    A Music Performance by CommUnity ArtsReach

    Are you planning a block party, fundraiser or holiday event? CommUnity ArtsReach stage performers can meet your needs with exciting music by youth and adult members. Delight your neighborhood audiences with a performance by CommUnity ArtsReach singers and musicians directed by Bernadette (BJ) Lark. CommUnity ArtsReach is a nonprofit organization…

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    20 to 200 audience members
  • Aerial POPS! (Power of Public Spectacle)

    Aerial POPS! (Power of Public Spectacle)

    Harness the power of public spectacle with Cirqulation Aerial & Acrobatics! Draw curious gazes and activate public spaces in your neighborhood. Cirqulation will bring a portable aerial rig and create interactive performances featuring internationally renowned talent. Each performance is unique, and concepts are developed collaboratively with community partners. In the…

    Ages:
    All
    Participants:
    20 to 1,500 audience members