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New River Art 2007 -
Special Event (Perspective Gallery, Squires Student Center)
New River Art 2007, Ninth Biennial Exhibition
Juror: Susan Bloom, Art Dept. Head, McDaniel College, Maryland
Presented by the Blacksburg R...
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Sustainability Week: Food produced in Virginia -
Special Event (Virginia Tech Dining Centers)
Virginia Tech Dining Services will be featuring various food items produced in the Commonwealth of Virginia throughout the week. All Dining ...
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Participate in a Study for Human Factors Research -
Academic (Whittemore Room 568)
Virginia Tech Research on a Computer Dashboard Interface
We are evaluating a dashboard interface that has been designed for a major deliv...
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Food Drive -
Special Event
The Montgomery County Emergency Assistance Program and UUSA are sponsoring a food drive from Oct. 16 through Nov. 16.
Canned food donations...
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8:00am |
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Blue Ridge Summit Regional Leadership Conference -
Seminar/Conference (Radford University)
Do you want to learn more about leadership and meet students from the region who are interested in leadership too? If you answered yes to e...
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8:00am |
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Sustainability Week: Sustainability Idea Competition -
Special Event
Simply defined, sustainability is "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own...
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8:00am |
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Sustainability Week: Pumpkin Festival at the Farmers Market -
Special Event (Farmer's Market, corner of Roanoke Street and Draper Road in Blacksburg, VA)
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9:00am |
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Pamplin Student Leadership Conference -
Special Event (The Inn at Virginia Tech)
A one day event where students get a chance to enhance leadership and team-building skills in an environment of their peers and professional...
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9:00am |
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Sustainability Week: Blacksburg Watershed Open House -
Special Event (5-Chimneys Lawn, 203 Washington Street, Blacksburg, VA)
We are incredibly lucky in Blacksburg to have abundant water. Water is one of the reasons why Town Founder William Black initially settled h...
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9:30am |
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EndNote and EndNote Web Workshop -
Greater Washington DC Metro Area (7054 Haycock Road, Room, 102, Falls Church, VA)
This workshop will focus on how to:
-- Create an EndNote and EndNote Web database/library
-- Import/export citations
-- Incorporate elect...
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10:00am |
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Sustainability Week: Appropriate Technology for Sustainability, Richard Rich -
Special Event (Municipal Building, Town Council Chambers)
Appropriate Technology for Sustainability, Richard Rich
True sustainability requires living within the limits and natural cycles of a giv...
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10:00am |
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Fall Apple Festival -
Special Event (Historic Smithfield Plantation)
Enjoy the last beautiful days of autumn at Smithfield Plantation’s Fall Apple Festival Saturday, October 27, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Old-fashione...
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10:00am |
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Sustainability Week: Sustainable Home and Transportation Fair -
Special Event (Kent Square, 1 and 2 Floor Atrium, Blacksburg, VA)
Want to know how you can live a more sustainable life in Blacksburg? Have you ever wondered how you can reduce your environmental footprint...
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10:00am |
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Sustainability Week: Green Halloween -
Special Event (Kent Square, Blacksburg, VA)
Bring your school-age children to Kent Square, any time from 10 am - 2:30 pm. While you enjoy the Sustainable Home and Transportation expo,...
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10:00am |
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Sustainability Week: Home Sustainability Speakers and Alternative Transportation Displays -
Special Event (Town of Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 S. Main Street, Blacksburg, VA)
Alternative Transportation Displays are located in the Municipal Building Parkings Lots at 300 S. Main Street, Blacksburg, VA.
Home Susta...
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10:00am |
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FALL FESTIVAL -
Special Event (Hahn Horticulture Garden)
Family Fun Fall Festival sponsored by VT Horticulture Club. Costume parade, games, crafts, prizes for children. Story time at 11am.
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10:30am |
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Sustainability Week: Geothermal Heat Pumps for Homes, Pat Bixler and Michael Ermann -
Special Event (Municipal Building, Town Council Chambers)
Geothermal Heat Pumps for Homes, Pat Bixler and Michael Ermann
The EPA has deemed geothermal heat pumps (also called "geo-exchange" or "g...
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11:00am |
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Sustainability Week: Wind Energy for Homes and Neighborhoods, Billy Weitzenfeld -
Special Event (Municipal Building, Town Council Chambers)
Wind Energy for Homes and Neighborhoods, Billy Weitzenfeld
Billy Weitzenfeld, Executive Director of AECP, will discuss his experience in ...
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12:00pm |
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Sustainability Week: Solar Energy for Homes, Michelle Wilkins -
Special Event (Municipal Building, Town Council Chambers)
Solar Energy for Homes, Michelle Wilkins
Passive solar and photovoltaics will be briefly explained. One homeowner’s experience with desig...
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12:00pm |
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Sustainability Week: Fresh Water Heritage, A Walking Tour of Local Water Resources -
Special Event (Walking Tour begins at 203 Washington Street, Blacksburg, VA)
Alexander Black said of Blacksburg "...a piece of ground in a healthy climate, a fertile neighborhood with excellent springs thereon." The ...
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12:30pm |
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ACUI Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament -
Special Event (BreakZONE- 117 Squires Student Center)
Registration begins at 12:30pm
Tournament begins at 1:30pm.
FREE!!!
Come out and win great prizes!!
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12:30pm |
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ACUI Table Tennis Tournament -
Special Event (BreakZONE- 117 Squires Student Center)
Registration starts at 12:30pm
Tournament begins at 1:30pm
Only $2.00 per player!
Come out, have fun and win great Prizes!!
ACUI= Qua...
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12:30pm |
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ACUI Darts Tournament -
Special Event (BreakZONE - 117 Squires Student Center)
Registration starts at 12:30pm
Tournament begins at 1:30pm
Only $2.00 per player!
Come out, have fun and win great Prizes!!
ACUI= Qua...
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12:30pm |
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ACUI Foosball Tournament -
Special Event (BreakZONE - 117 Squires Student Center)
Registration starts at 12:30pm
Tournament begins at 1:30pm
Only $2.00 per player!
Come out, have fun and win great Prizes!!
ACUI= Qua...
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12:30pm |
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ACUI Spades Tournament -
Special Event (BreakZONE- 117 Squires Student Center)
12:30pm registration
1:30pm Start
$2.00 per player
Come out, Have fun and win great prizes!!
ACUI= Qualifier for Regional Tournam...
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12:30pm |
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Sustainability Week: Global Warming and Gardening, Jeanne Roper -
Special Event (Municipal Building, Town Council Chambers)
Global Warming and Gardening, Jeanne Roper
We hears so much about climate change and about how we as homeowners can minimize this environ...
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12:30pm |
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ACUI Tournaments -
Special Event (117 Squires Student Center)
Texas Hold'em, Table Tennis, Darts, Foosball, Air Hockey, and Spades Tournaments
12:30 pm Registration
1 pm Start
TT, Darts, Foosball...
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12:40pm |
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ACUI Air Hockey Tournament -
Special Event (BreakZONE - 117 Squires Student Center)
12:30pm registration
1:30pm Start
$2.00 per player
Come out, Have fun and win great prizes!!
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1:00pm |
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Sustainability Week: Composting in the Back Yard, Greg Evanylo -
Special Event (Municipal Building, Town Council Chambers)
Composting in the Back Yard, Greg Evanylo
The presentation will provide information on what composting is, benefits and drawbacks of back...
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1:30pm |
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Sustainability Week: Solar Greenhouses for Back Yards and Neighborhoods, Dave Roper -
Special Event (Municipal Building, Town Council Chambers)
Solar Greenhouses for Back Yards and Neighborhoods, Dave Roper
Global Warming and Peak Oil require that humans acquire their food from lo...
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2:00pm |
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Sustainability Week: Peak Oil, Michael Abraham -
Special Event (Municipal Building, Town Council Chambers)
Peak Oil, Michael Abraham.
Over the last 150 years, our society has seen an amazing bonanza of growth, expansion, and wealth due to the c...
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2:00pm |
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Sustainability Week: Film - "Manufactured Landscapes" -
Special Event (The Lyric Theatre, 135 College Ave., Blacksburg, VA)
A public screening of the award-winning documentary film "Manufactured Landscapes" followed by panel discussion with School of Architecture ...
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3:00pm |
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Corn Maze -
Special Event (Exit 26 off I-81)
Come join us at the Corn Maze! Open every Friday 3-Dusk, Saturday 10 - Dusk, and Sunday Noon - Dusk thru Oct 28. Group rates and education...
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3:30pm |
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Sustainability Week: Greenstar Organic Farm -
Special Event (1025 Jennelle Road, Blacksburg, Va.)
Join us at this family friendly event, and become more connected to the food you eat. Greenstar Organic Farm is both a local and organic far...
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7:00pm |
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AASU Culture Show -
Special Event (Burruss Hall Auditorium)
Come and enjoy the AASU Culture Show: Magic BT: Lost in Time.
Doors Open at 6:30 PM.
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10:30pm |
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GSA/BGSO Halloween Bash -
Special Event (Cabo Fish Taco)
Food, Fun, and Costumes!!!
The GSA and the Black Graduate Student Organization will be hosting "The Halloween Bash-A Graduate Student Aff...
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