More School Information --
The other school information page is a third-party creation that I can't edit, so here are some more sources you might research:
Here are links to some interesting places and activities in this area --
Virginia Tech
www.vt.edu - check this site for sports, lectures, and arts events open to the public.
A special exhibit: After the tragic shootings at Tech in April 2007, thousands of origami
cranes were sent to campus as expressions of sympathy. Many of them came from one artist
in California and his students, but people all over the world went through the 18-fold process
to create this Japanese symbol of healing and care.
33,000 of these cranes -- 1000 (a special number in the symbolism of the cranes)
for each of those who died -- were organized into an exhibit in Tech's Perspective Gallery by
its curator, Mary Tartaro. The cranes flutter up to the ceiling from pools around mirrors on the
floor, in 33 steps in a color spectrum. Here are photos, courtesy of Ms. Tartaro. And you can
find the story from the Roanoke TIMES, our regional newspaper, at this link:
Arts venues and organizations: This is an area with a lot of artists -- painters, potters, fiber artists,
woodworkers -- and many of them exhibit at local crafts fairs but also have studios to which the
public is invited.
The Jacksonville Center in Floyd: this is a converted dairy barn complex that houses a gallery, studios,
Round the Mountain is SW Virginia's network of artisans - they have an online gallery and sponsor exhibits:
Soon there will be a beautiful pavilion in Abingdon (Exit 14 off I-81) for the display and sale of juried local
arts and crafts. It will be called "Heartwood," I think -- I'll post more info as it becomes available.