March of Ales

Saturday, March 20, 7 PM. The 2010 March of Ales, the annual fundraising event hosted by the Blacksburg Junior Women's Club, will feature eight beers for tasting, thanks to generous support from Vintage Cellar. Guests will enjoy entertainment by a DJ, dancing, and a live and silent auction. Complimentary designated driver service will be available to Blacksburg and Christiansburg. Designated driver service to outlying areas is available for a fee. Proceeds from March of Ales are used throughout the year to support local charities, especially those serving women and children. blacksburgjuniors.org

VTLUUG Cyber Security Competition

The Linux and Unix Users Group at Virginia Tech will be hosting a Cyber Security Challenge, Tuesday, March 23rd from 7:30-9 PM. This free event is open to all amateur security enthusiasts. Bring a machine to mount your attacks from, with all the tools you need, and an Ethernet cable. Prizes and boxen to pwn will be provided. http://vtluug.org/wiki/Cyber_Security_Competition

FREE CONCERT to benefit Haiti with New York City artist Jason Harrod

Friday, March 26, 7 pm. Days Inn, The River, and Hokies Helping Haiti will team together to put on a free concert to benefit Haiti, featuring local artist Dug Hampton and NYC artist Jason Harrod . Thank you for your support! more

For Memories' Sake - the life and work of Angela Singer

Showing two times only, this is the Southwest Virginia premiere of the latest documentary by Virginia Tech film professor, Ashley Maynor. A half-hour documentary, "For Memories' Sake" investigates the life and work of Angela Singer, a Southern homemaker who has taken an average of a dozen photos a day for the last 35 years, compiling a mysterious and strange archive of over 150,000 photographs of her daily life. Lyric Theatre, Saturday March 27, 3:00pm and Monday March 29, 7:00pm. Admission is free. http://www.formemoriessakethemovie.com

The Experimental Gallery at Kent Square

The Experiential Gallery for creative technologies is an example of the collaboration of the arts, technology and education at Virginia Tech in support of the university's new Center for Creative Technologies in the Arts and the Arts Initiative. Interactive, new media exhibitions are on display in 216 Kent Square from 10am to 3pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Click Your Way to Better Health

Psychologists in Virginia Tech's College of Science are seeking participants for a newly developed free Internet program that helps people make permanent lifestyle changes to improve their health. "Guide-to-Health" provides the skills, support and information people need to increase physical activity, eat more nutritiously, and prevent weight gain. Participants must be 18-64 years of age, not physically active, and have access to the Internet. To learn more, or to register, visit http://www.guide-to-health.info.

Blood donors are needed...

...at the New River Valley Donor Center, now located in Suite 200 at Kent Square, 250 South Main Street in Blacksburg. Please call 540-961-2302 or 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543) for an appointment. See the Montgomery-Floyd Chapter of the Red Cross for more information.

Events This Month

Art shows, area events, announcements, and more...