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BOOK CITY ★ ROANOKE PRESENTS
A BOOK CLUB STYLE CONVERSATION SERIES IN COLLABORATION WITH CITYWORKS (X)PO AND THE ROANOKE ARTS COMMISSION
C E L E B R A T I N G T H E R O L E O F I N D I V I D U A L S A N D O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N S H A P I N G T H E C H A R A C T E R A N D I D E N T I T Y O F O U R C O M M U N I T Y .
bookcityroanoke.com ★ 540-529-4879
10/5 Chapter 1 - Created spaces ★ Sweet Donkey Coffee House An (X)po conversation about the South Roanoke business and community space with Dustin Eshelman & Ann-Maree White. 10/16 Chapter 3 - Waterfronts ★ The Green Goat A conversation on the role of the river and greenway in the emerging vibrancy of the Wasena neighborhood. 10/23 Chapter 2 - The Attraction of Outdoors ★ Starr Hill Pilot Brewery & Side Stage - Discuss the role of natural spaces in attracting investment and new businesses with the leaders making it happen. 10/30 Chapter 4 - History ★ Harrison Museum of African American Culture A look at how an inclusive look at Roanoke's history helps define the city's identity and engage new leadership. 11/6 Chapter 5 - The Power of Culture ★ Aurora Apartments and Art Studios Arts and culture as building blocks of community and business. 11/13 Chapter 6 - Local food ★ The Kitchen, Local Agricultural Environmental
- Project. - Meet local owners of farm and food based businesses and the
team working to grow this sector of our community. 11/21 Chapter 7 - Partnerships ★ CoLab City and institutional leaders on fostering community-shaping partnerships. 12/4 Chapter 8 - Conscious Bridgers ★ Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Green Room - The bridging and healing connections of innovative community based arts and literacy programs. 12/11 Positive Proximity at 16 West: ★ Dar Williams with Beth Macy. With songs! Free ticket with book purchase. Food by LEAP entrepreneurs. YOUR DINNER TICKET: THANK YOU for your local purchase of What I Found in a Thousand Towns. It includes a free ticket to the December 11, 2017 author dinner with Dar Williams in conversation with Beth Macy. Please register for your ticket at this dedicated site: www.bookcityroanoke.com/DAR See you at the dinner! Each week we'll discuss a different chapter of Dar William's What I Found in a Thousand Towns. Exploring the ideas of the book at work in our community, we'll sit down at a different location with locals who are making things happen. Read the book ★ Be part of the conversation ★ 6:30 PM social time with music ★ 7 PM conversations
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positive community elements together
connections
bookstore
building project
BOOK CITY ★ ROANOKE PRESENTS
A BOOK CLUB STYLE CONVERSATION SERIES IN COLLABORATION WITH CITYWORKS (X)PO AND THE ROANOKE ARTS COMMISSION
C E L E B R A T I N G T H E R O L E O F I N D I V I D U A L S A N D O R G A N I Z A T I O N S I N S H A P I N G T H E C H A R A C T E R A N D I D E N T I T Y O F O U R C O M M U N I T Y .
bookcityroanoke.com ★ 540-529-4879
10/5 Chapter 1 - Created spaces ★ Sweet Donkey Coffee House An (X)po conversation about the South Roanoke business and community space with Dustin Eshelman & Ann-Maree White. 10/16 Chapter 3 - Waterfronts ★ The Green Goat A conversation on the role of the river and greenway in the emerging vibrancy of the Wasena neighborhood. 10/23 Chapter 2 - The Attraction of Outdoors ★ Starr Hill Pilot Brewery & Side Stage - Discuss the role of natural spaces in attracting investment and new businesses with the leaders making it happen. 10/30 Chapter 4 - History ★ Harrison Museum of African American Culture A look at how an inclusive look at Roanoke's history helps define the city's identity and engage new leadership. 11/6 Chapter 5 - The Power of Culture ★ Aurora Apartments and Art Studios Arts and culture as building blocks of community and business. 11/13 Chapter 6 - Local food ★ The Kitchen, Local Agricultural Environmental
- Project. - Meet local owners of farm and food based businesses and the
team working to grow this sector of our community. 11/21 Chapter 7 - Partnerships ★ CoLab City and institutional leaders on fostering community-shaping partnerships. 12/4 Chapter 8 - Conscious Bridgers ★ Roanoke Symphony Orchestra Green Room - The bridging and healing connections of innovative community based arts and literacy programs. 12/11 Positive Proximity at 16 West: ★ Dar Williams with Beth Macy. With songs! Free ticket with book purchase. Food by LEAP entrepreneurs. YOUR DINNER TICKET: THANK YOU for your local purchase of What I Found in a Thousand Towns. It includes a free ticket to the December 11, 2017 author dinner with Dar Williams in conversation with Beth Macy. Please register for your ticket at this dedicated site: www.bookcityroanoke.com/DAR See you at the dinner! Each week we'll discuss a different chapter of Dar William's What I Found in a Thousand Towns. Exploring the ideas of the book at work in our community, we'll sit down at a different location with locals who are making things happen. Read the book ★ Be part of the conversation ★ 6:30 PM social time with music ★ 7 PM conversations
participants
attendees
viewers
sold locally
participants
attendees
viewers
sold locally
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