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The new Student Open Gym hours will be Mondays from 3:00 - 5:00 PM in the Humanities gymnasium.  The sport will be indoor soccer only and open gyms end December 3.

The Armed Forces Student Association will be planting a flag garden in the Arboretum in honor of Remembrance Day.  One flag will be planted for each soldier that has been killed in theater since 9/11.  This will be a fund and awareness-raising event.  $1 will plant 1 flag.  Proceeds will be donated to Bentley Conrad, 1-year-old son of Sgt. TJ Conrad. 

Sgt. Conrad was killed in Afghanistan during a demonstration over the burning of Qurans earlier this year.   His wife Holly moved to the Roanoke area so Bentley would grow up with his father’s family.  We want to show them that we have not forgotten the sacrifices they have all made for our country.

Donations are being accepted on an on-going basis.  There is a collection jar in the financial aid office, and more will be popping up around campus.  We are planning to have all the flags planted during the entire month of November. 

Donations may be made in honor or memory of any soldier, from any conflict.  These particular donations will be recognized on a memorial wall in Chapman Hall, also during November.

For more information, please contact Michele Hilts at 857-7395 or mhilts@virginiawestern.edu.

This weekend is your last chance to catch the Virginia Western Theatre's presentation of Mixed Nuts!

Mixed Nuts, is a comedy by Nancy Manera and Simon J. Donoghue What happens when a shy, aspiring writer from the Midwest comes to the Big Apple in search of fame and fortune? For Michael Caldwell, life becomes a series of hilarious encounters with the unpredictable residents of his dilapidated apartment house. Among them are Marshall Ryan, a commercial actor who specializes in portraying inanimate objects; Tanya Romanov, a Russian ballerina on the lam from the KGB; and Philomena Della Vecchia, a wisecracking actress. Phil may be the woman of Michael's dreams if he can just keep her quite long enough to tell her. To retain his own sanity, Michael retreats to his fantasies, only to find that the world of his imagination is even more nerve-wracking than the reality surrounding him!

• Friday, November 2 at 8 p.m.
• Saturday, November 3 at 8 p.m.
• Sunday, November 4 at 2 p.m.

Free admission - donations are appreciated

OPPSS Program (Office of Pregnant & Parenting Student Services)
SPONSORS PEER GROUP MEETING

ATTENTION: STUDENT PARENTS!!

Please attend the Students as Parents Group Meeting on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in the Natural Science Center from 11am-12pm.

All Students who are Parents or Expecting a child are invited.  Come and meet other parenting students to share ideas, information or just to vent. Become a part of the VWCC Student Parents Community.

Gwen Johnson, Coordinator
gjohnson@virginiawestern.edu
Duncan 117, 857-6685

FOR SALE/BUY/TRADE/FREE:

• FOR ADOPTION HUGE WHITE 14” KOI. This guy has outgrown his outside pond and needs a new place to blow bubbles. $75 re-homing fee. His new home must be larger than 55 gal. Also available are 2 large Comets for a $35 re-homing fee. Contact scherbigm@gmail.com
• FOR SALE KITTENS - 7 kittens -There is a $5 rehoming fee and they are 2 to 6 months old, litter box trained, dewormed. Call or text 540-238-3421 or email dwinteraj@gmail.com
• FOR SALE BRAND NEW CARHARTT COVERALLS: 2 pair of insulated brown Carhartt full coveralls, brand new with tags, sizes 38 reg and 36 reg, will sell for $100 each.  Also, one pair of insulated Carhartt overalls (black), brand new with tags, size 38 X 40, will sell for $70. Motorized scooter and electric wheel chair also for sale. Email lww248@email.vccs.edu for more info.
• FOR SALE NOOK SIMPLE TOUCH Only used a couple times. $80. Contact kms2563@email.vccs.edu
• MISCLEANOUS ITEMS FOR SALE: Lazy Boy Queen Size Sleeper Sofa, needs new mattress, tear in seat pillow, two throw pillows $100 OBO. Kincaid Over-Sized Recliner, hunter green, push button recline, excellent condition, $300 firm. Designer shoes, ladies size 6m, never worn $45 firm. Wedding dress, excellent condition, matching shoes, size 6 petite, bead work and lace, white satin, $175 firm/OBO, shoes to match, white satin with beading size 6 $25. Veil, beading, satin rose bud crown, long $85. Contact Jean @ jbarker5021@email.vccs.edu

Do you have an item to post FOR BUY/SALE/TRADE/FREE? Please submit your information ready to post with complete contact information to publicrelations@virginiawestern.edu.

Friday, October 26, 2012

• Sample Virginia Beers (4pm – 7pm) @ Mr. Bills Wine Cellar. For more info - www.mrbillswinecellar.com  
• Free Weekly Beer Tasting (5pm – 8pm) @ Wine Gourmet
• Public Ice Skating (6pm – 9pm) @ Roanoke Civic Center. For more info - www.roanokeciviccenter.com  
• Ladies Night (6pm – 9pm) @ Glazed Bisque – It. Ladies get out and paint some pottery! For more information please visit ‐ www.glazedbisque‐it.com/index_files/Page407.htm  
• Dancing Under the Stars (8pm – 11pm) @ Vahalla Vineyards. Bring a picnic, grab some wine and listen to music under the stars. Reservations required - www.valhallawines.com  
• Patrick Henry High School’s Theatre Department begins its 2012 season with “Midsummer/Jersey,” the area premiere of a new play by Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig. This updated version of    “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” still contains the classic story of young love, teenage rebellion, feuding fairies, and ambitious actors; but now it takes place on the Jersey Shore with fresh, contemporary dialogue and countless pop culture references seamlessly combined with Shakespeare’s original poetry.   Play dates are October 19, 20, 26, and 27 at 7:30 P.M. at Patrick Henry High School. Ticket prices are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and seniors. Children younger than school age and Roanoke City employees are admitted free with ID. Call 777-2488 for more information. 

Saturday, October 27, 2012

• Met Opera Live in HD(1 p.m.) @ Virginia Western Community College
• SOUTH CITY KNIGHTS CAR SHOW,  10 a.m. – 4 p.m. $5 entry fee per car in advance, $10 day of event, if space available. Food, raffle tickets $1 to win free oil change and gift baskets. Contact knatias13@gmail.com to enter your car. Judging is determined by money in a bucket in front of your car at 3 p.m. Trophy for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places! Support the South City Knights Rec Club. Contact Kim Matias at kmatias@southcityknights.com to enter your car.  http://southcityknights.com/
• Zoo Boo (11am – 4pm) @ Unbridled Change – Boones Mill, VA. Are you looking for a great, safe place to bring your family for some howling Halloween fun? Spend your Halloween holiday at Mill Mountain Zoo’s annual ZooBoo! From trick-or-treating, to costume contests, to magic shows and “spooktacular” art activities, ZooBoo is a fun-filled day for the whole family! For more info - www.facebook.com/MillMountainZoo  
• Haley Toyota’s Harvest Festival (11am – 2:30pm) @ Downtown Roanoke. For more info - www.downtownroanoke.org  
• Public Ice Skating (12pm – 3pm) @ Roanoke Civic Center. For more info - www.roanokeciviccenter.com  
• Free Weekly Wine Tasting (12pm – 5pm) @ Wine Gourmet
• Square Society Halloween Party (7pm – 11pm) @ Corned Beef and Co. Square Society’s annual Halloween party. For more info - www.facebook.com/events/220684694726834/  
• Big Lick Conspiracy (8pm – 10pm) @ Waldron Stage, Mill Mountain Theater. Big Lick Conspiracy is Roanoke’s Comedy Improv Troupe. For more info - www.biglickconspiracy.com  
• The Silver Screen Soiree: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (7:30pm – 11pm) @ The Patrick Henry. A benefit bash for the Grandin Theatre. This year's theme is Revolutions and promises to be a fantastic celebration of Roanoke's only nonprofit original movie house. There will be costumes and also movie clips from 'revolutionary' films. For more info – www.grandintheatre.com   
• Patrick Henry High School’s Theatre Department begins its 2012 season with “Midsummer/Jersey,” the area premiere of a new play by Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig. This updated version of    “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” still contains the classic story of young love, teenage rebellion, feuding fairies, and ambitious actors; but now it takes place on the Jersey Shore with fresh, contemporary dialogue and countless pop culture references seamlessly combined with Shakespeare’s original poetry.   Play dates are October 19, 20, 26, and 27 at 7:30 P.M. at Patrick Henry High School. Ticket prices are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students and seniors. Children younger than school age and Roanoke City employees are admitted free with ID. Call 777-2488 for more information. 

Sunday, October 28, 2012

• Roanoke Valley Gun Show (9am– 4pm) @ Roanoke Civic Center. For more info - www.showmasters.us  
• Public Ice Skating (2pm – 5pm) @ Roanoke Civic Center. For more info - www.roanokeciviccenter.com  

UPCOMING EVENTS:

5^th Annual Holiday Gift Bazaar at Colonial Presbyterian Church, Saturday, November 3^rd, 9am-2pm. Local vendors: Scentsy, Silpada, Willow House, Longaberger, Thirty-One, Tomboy Tools, Avon, Origami Owl Lockets, Initials, Inc., Happy Thoughts Crafts, Party Lite, handmade knitting, candles, soap, jewelry & pottery and much more! There will also be a bake sale, lunch concessions and a SERRV International gift sale.  All proceeds will benefit our 2013 Mission Team to the Dominican Republic.  The Church is located off Colonial Avenue, at 3550 Poplar Drive, between Ogden Road and Route 419. This is a great opportunity to get all your Christmas shopping done in one place! For more information email mwilliams@virginiawestern.edu .

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes can be dropped off at Colonial Presbyterian Church the week of November 12-19. Monday 12^th – 9am-12pm, Tuesday 13^th – 9am-12pm, Wednesday 14^th – 5pm-7pm, Thursday 15^th – 5pm-7pm, Friday 16^th – 9am-12pm, Saturday 17^th – 9am-12pm, Sunday 18^th – 12pm-3pm, Monday 19^th – 9am-12pm. If you want more information about how to fill a shoebox you can stop by the Church during the above times or visit the Samaritan’s Purse website http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/index/ . Empty shoeboxes are also available at the Church. Any other questions, email mwilliams@virginiawestern.edu .

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute MRI Research Study on Depression. Contact Cari Rosoff, Clinical Research Assistant, depression@vtc.vt.edu, 540-526-2032. Participants should be ages 18-55 years old, speak English, having problems with feelings of sadness or depression, not taking anti-depressants, not claustrophobic, no metal implants, not have had a head injury. Compensated $15 per hour for interview and questionnaires and $20 or more additional for scanning session depending on the results of the games you play in the scanner.

The Bookstore will be closed on November 7th for inventory. They will open after the inventory count is complete. They anticipate opening around 2 p.m. on November 7th.

Sign up to volunteer at this event by emailing Lori Mier at lmier@virginiawestern.edu

Volunteers are needed on Friday, November 28 from 3-5.  The event will take place in the Campus Commons.

Stop Hunger Now’s meal packaging program provides volunteers the opportunity to package 10,000 dehydrated, high protein, and highly nutritious meals that are used in crisis situations and in school feeding programs for schools and orphanages in developing countries around the world.