New Events in (and around) New Castle

     I find most of my information at The Roanoke Times, Myscoper, and So Salem newspaper! There aren't very many events listed for New Castle, but I always do my absolute best to find events in and within close vicinity to the area (within 30 miles or less). Sometimes, if it's something really fun, but farther away, I add it anyways!  Here are some of the more interesting events I found for the weekend.

Saturday May 22nd
1. Anniversary Celebration at Nancy's Candy Company-Chocolate Tasting....Can you say....YUM?  "Ease into those spring evenings with one of our classics---our dark chocolate covered Peanut Butter Meltaway. A smooth thick layer of our melt in your mouth Peanut Butter drenched with our silky dark chocolate."  Starts at 11 a.m. Located in Salem.

2. Angel Street Saturday Matinee with Attic Productions in Botetourt County. I absolutely love this theater and highly recommend it!  Show begins at 2:30pm and tickets cost $10 for students/seniors and $12 for adults.

3. Carilion Clinic Mutt Strutt at Wasena Park in Roanoke City. FREE ADMISSION!!!!  "Bring your dog and join us for a fun filled day in the park. All proceeds benefit our pediatric and adult patient funds." (Roanoke Times) 9am-1pm

4. Craig County Public Library Book Sale...10am-4pm (Happening every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in May)

Tuesday May 25, 2010
1. Trip to Monticello...Monticello - House, Grounds and Wine!


Description: Day-long trip to tour Thomas Jefferson's home at Monticello, lunch at historic Michie Tavern, a special afternoon tour of Monticello's grounds and a wine tasting with Gabriele Rausse, assistant director of grounds at Monticello. Mr. Rausse is called the father of viticulture in Virginia and revolutionized the Virginia wine industry, having revived Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello grapes and helped to start over forty vineyards and ten Virginia wineries.

Venue: Thomas Jefferson's Monticello

Address: 3rd Floor, One Market Square, Roanoke, VA, 24011

Cost Notes: Historical Society members - $75.00 per person. Non-members - $85.00 per person. Price includes transportation, lunch, and site tour.

Time: 8am-6:30pm
(Roanoke Times)

Thursday May 27, 2010
1. "How H.P. Lovecraft Took Over the World"; EMERGING ARTISTS Series (for more on H.P. Lovecraft, check out his website....if you are a lover of Poe, you would probably greatly enjoy Lovecraft's works as he was greatly influenced by Poe's writings)

"Mike Allen, Nebula Award nominated science fiction writer and contributor to the new book CTHULHU'S REIGN, presents an evening dedicated to the writing and pop culture infleunce of H. P. Lovecraft, who Stephen King describes as "the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale." A night of science fiction, fantasy and "cosmic horror"... The evening includes: * Excerpts from feature films adapted from H. P. Lovecraft writings. * Video clips dedicated to the art of Lovecraft. * A Lovecraft influenced live theatrical performance. * Exhibit of Lovecraft artefacts and memorabilia. * Several short readings from Lovecraft writings. * A discussion of Lovecraft's influence on pop culture. * Reading from Mike Allen's new story, "Her Acres of Pastoral Playground". Mike Allen also writes the art and culture column for The Roanoke Times. This event could be rather creepy so you may want to leave the kids at home, or make sure you are responsible for them!"
~~Takes place at The Roanoke Main Library 6:30pm-8:00pm
     

Friday May 28, 2010
1. FESTIVAL IN THE PARK BEGINS  FREE ADMISSION....Will post more on this event next week or if you would like to know more sooner, check out the link!
Roanoke City

~~**~~As a final note, if anyone has certain events that you know of that will be occurring, please feel free to post them in the comments section of the blog. That way, I can get a better idea of people's interests so I can eventually fine tune my posts to cater to your specific likes and dislikes. And since I no longer live in Craig anymore, it would be awesome to have people who do to keep everyone, including myself, updated with current events and activities going on in and around New Castle! I hope everyone has a great weekend!~~**~~