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PETE'S PICKS
Did you know that there are more than 600 miles of trails in the Roanoke Region?
Why not help add a few more!This week is National Take a Child Outside Week. How are you getting your kids outside this week? I can't think of a better way than to involve your kids with National Public Lands Day (which is Saturday). National Public Lands Day (NPLD), the nation's largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. In 2011, 170,000 volunteers built trails and bridges, removed trash and invasive plants, planted trees and restored our water resources. There are several projects happening that you can participate in.
- Trail work at Carvins Cove, the A.T., and Smith Mountain Lake
- Litter clean up at Philpott Reservoir and Smith Mountain Lake
But if for some reason you can't motivate your kids to shovel some dirt, how about a nice hike. Join the A.T. Family Hike Day, also on Saturday. Get Outside!
Pete Eshelman
Director of Outdoor Branding
Roanoke Regional Partnership
  
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MUSICAL SMORGASBORD COMING TO GO FEST
 Jazz, blues, pop, strings - you can find it all at the free Roanoke GO Outside Festival in October.
Eight different acts will take the stage on the second day of the three-day festival at Rivers Edge. The festival is Oct. 19-21 (Friday-Sunday).
GO FEST partnered with the Music Lab at Jefferson Center for your listening enjoyment. The Music Lab prepares local youth for future education, careers, and interests in the music and entertainment industries. Music Lab students will handle all aspects of GO FEST music -- from booking bands to ensuring it sounds stellar.
Check out the full music lineup >>>
GO FEST
- Dates: Oct. 19-21 (gates open at 5 p.m. on Friday)
- Location: River Edge Sports Complex, Roanoke
- Cost: Free
- Activities: Camping, music, free demos, disc golf, geocaching, kayaking, running and more
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WATCH FREE ADVENTURE FILMS AT GO FEST
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Each year the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival screens more than 70 adventure, travel, and extreme sports films from around the world.
You can check out seven of the best films this year during the Outdoor Film Festival at GO FEST, Oct. 19-21 in Roanoke.
The short films will begin about 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19, on the big screen at the festival grounds. Make sure to bring a chair or blanket, and a beverage or snack ... then kick back and enjoy!
Check out the list of films >>>
GO FEST
- Dates: Oct. 19-21 (gates open Friday at 5 p.m.)
- Location: River Edge Sports Complex, Roanoke
- Cost: Free
- Activities: Camping, free demos, disc golf, geocaching, kayaking, running and more
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CRAZY STUNT BIKER WILL BE AT GO FEST
Like crazy stunts? Then the Jeff Lenosky shows at this year's free Roanoke GO Outside Festival are just for you.
Lenosky balances, hops, and rides his bike along some of the smallest rails and platforms you can imagine. And you have multiple opportunities to see him Oct. 19-21 in Roanoke.
Lenosky, a legend of mountain bike freeriding and trials riding, is a veteran Giant rider who travels the country competing and performing demos. He is a pioneer of MTB street and urban riding and holds the world record for the highest bunny hop on a mountain bike (45.5 inches).
Check Lenosky out at a scheduled showtime - Friday at 5:30 and
7 p.m.; Saturday at noon, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; or Sunday at noon
and 3 p.m. - or stop by his tent anytime.
GO FEST
- Dates: Oct. 19-21 (gates open Friday at 5 p.m.)
- Location: River Edge Sports Complex, Roanoke
- Cost: Free
- Activities: Camping, free demos, music, films, clinics, pro athletes, disc golf, geocaching, kayaking, running and more
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GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY AND HELP PUBLIC LANDS
 Give something back on Saturday as part of National Public Lands Day, when more than 170,000 volunteers nationwide are expected to take part in projects at parks, gardens, beaches, and forests. This year there are several projects happening that you can participate in around the Roanoke Region. NPLD began in 1994 with three sites; now there are events in every state. The event last year contributed an estimated $17 million in volunteer services to public lands, which include planting about 100,000 trees, shrubs and other native plants, as well as building and maintaining approximately 1,500 miles of trails.
Check out all the projects happening in the Roanoke Region >>>
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UPCOMING EVENTS TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON
Visit The RoanokeOutside.com Calendar of Events for details on these upcoming events!
- Local Colors Hike for Haiti - 10/6
- Star City Women's 5K - 10/6
- Fall Waterways Cleanup - 10/6
- Fall Foliage Float on the James River - 10/13
- Into the Darkness Trail Run - 10/20
- GO Outside Festival - 10/19-21
- Ultimate Air Dogs
- KEEN Recess is Back Photo Booth
- Gibbon Slackline Pro Team
- Jeff Lenosky Bike Trials Pro
- Sierra Nevada Torpedo Race
- Flyball
- Boat and Bike Demo Zone
- Huffy Bike Toss
- and much more...
- Peaks Run Century Cycling Challenge - 10/27
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Roanoke Regional Partnership · 111 Franklin Plaza, Suite 333 · Roanoke, VA 24011540.343.1550 X 104 · www.roanoke.org
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Thursday Night Ladies Ride
