Blending artistry, power, and grace with beauty, the curtains rise this weekend for the Radford University School of Dance & Theatre performance season with the debut of 2010 Fall Dance Fest. The production coincides with RU’s Family Weekend, Oct. 1-3, an annual event for parents and family members to learn about what the school has to offer and visit their RU student. (more…)

On Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m., renowned eclectic string ensemble the Kronos Quartet will perform at The Lyric Theatre, 135 College Avenue in Blacksburg.

The concert is presented by the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, the Department of Music at Virginia Tech, and The Lyric Theatre.Tickets are $35 for the general public, $30 for seniors and $15 for students. To purchase tickets, call 540.951.4771, go to The Lyric website, or stop by The Lyric Theatre during regular box office hours, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday-Friday. (more…)

As part of its 2010 national concert tour, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band will perform Sunday, Oct. 3, at 3 p.m. in Burruss Auditorium on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg.The concert, sponsored by the Virginia Tech Department of Music and Virginia Tech Union Lively Arts series, is free and open to the public. This will be the first time the United States Marine Band has performed at Virginia Tech. (more…)

The temperatures haven’t felt particularly autumnal lately, and the action will definitely be hot on Saturday evening as Nesselrod on the New River Bed & Breakfast offers its last of the 2010 Sunken Garden Concerts, this one with a funky feel.

The music begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, as the local duo Ball & Chain takes the stage in what Nesselrod on the New River is calling Fall Funk in the Sunken Garden. Nesselrod is located on a bluff above the New River on the Fairlawn side. (more…)

The Kandinsky Trio will be joined by Elizabeth Futral, soprano, for a concert on Sunday, Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. in the Squires Recital Salon on the campus of Virginia Tech.The concert is a part of the University Chamber Music Series at Virginia Tech sponsored by the Department of Music. (more…)

Music enthusiasts in the New River Valley may want to take a trip down I-81 this weekend as the Rhythm & Roots Reunion‘s 10th anniversary brings three days of live entertainment to downtown Bristol.

Taking place on State Street, the boundary separating Bristol, Tenn., from Bristol, Va., many of the acts are familiar to NRV music fans. (more…)