Welcoming spirit, comfortable surroundings with incredible views, great food. Every effort is…read moreextended by the staff to make your experience a pleasant one.

This is a private, members-only club situated on the upper levels of Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium…read more During Graduation Week, they open their Club for brunch and dinner reservations. The only way to contact them is by email. It literally took me weeks and some emails to get a reply back. I was finally able to lock in our brunch reservations about 2 weeks before our trip. The University Club has you sign an event contract and pay the full amount for the brunch or dinner in 4 payments prior to your reservation. The price was about $55/person + service fees, tax. Drinks, both soda and alcohol, are not included in the brunch price. With tip, it came out to about $75/person. The Club itself has a separate entrance inside the Stadium and you take an elevator up. As soon as you got out of the elevator, they had a step-and-repeat with decorations for families to take pictures before or after your event. The Club is quite spacious and modern. There were stadium seats in front of the large windows overlooking the football field for members to watch the game while enjoying the Club's amenities. The Graduation Brunch was buffet-style with salad, shrimp cocktail, potato salad, chicken and a prime rib carving station. All the staff there were very friendly and helpful, they went above & beyond to make our day special. I pre-ordered personalized wine bottles which were to be served during brunch but since we were driving back to the airport and others driving to D.C., I asked them if we could take them with us. Our server put them in white gift bags with balloons attached which really added a nice touch! The food was fine, nothing spectacular. But it's worth going through the trouble to go for Graduation celebration. They also offered a pre-order flower arrangements or VT cookies but I didn't get them. I gave them 4 stars instead of 5 only because how difficult it was to get a reservation. However, keep in mind that the members have priority booking and having thousands of students graduating over the course of 3 days make things very difficult. I definitely recommend University Club for your student's graduation! It's a memory that will last a lifetime!

Never actually been here for a movie but on Sunday morning it is Hope Chapel. Joe Volpi is an…read moreamazing pastor and continuously bringing a great message from God. The movie theater is beautiful old fashion. It has second level seating and the tickets are very cheap.

Seriously, what's not to love?…read more The Lyric isn't your top of the line theater where you see what just came out, but they have a good selection of movies, both indie, new (though it's released later) and classics. The inside of the theater is reminiscent of an old theater, with an old fashioned ticket booth, plenty of seating (there's balcony seating!) and a classic looking stage with a projector. It's really quite beautiful! The location makes it a prime place to go for a movie if you're in college, and the ticket prices are pretty reasonable! Even for a nighttime showing, it's only $5, and the concessions are just as cheap. The staff is extremely friendly, and they accept volunteers if you're looking for any volunteer work. Definitely a place to go, especially if you like seeing quirky movies. The only downfall is that it only shows one movie at a time, for one week each, unless there's a special showing. Harry Potter and the Princess Bride are coming up!

We just recently had our wedding reception here (at the banquet room). All I can say is that Mary…read more(event planner) and Tom (GM) are amazing and deserve a 10 star rating. We could not have pulled off the wedding with out there support.

Just as bread and water are food for the body, art and music are food for the soul. And this is the…read moresignificance of this family-owned business. After being awarded the NC Triad Yelp Squad Yelper of the Year 2024 Award at the Yelpies Award Ceremony last year, an event that honored the highest-performing Yelp Elites, celebrating their contributions and accomplishments throughout the year, I decided that this year, as an All-Star Yelp Elite, I not only wanted to be the first to discover new restaurants and businesses, and bring them to the attention of the public, but also to uncover those found in hidden paths that for one reason or another have not reached the public in its totality. And The Frame Connection, in Salem, Virginia, is a perfect example. The local artist and co-owner of this custom framing and art shop, Sean Hatter, worked at The Frame Connection for over 23 years, and this year, after the opportunity of purchasing the business came up, he and his artist wife, Alison, didn't think twice about it, but went on with the heart, and took it. Today, I had the privilege of meeting Sean at the frame shop, conveniently located in the heart of Salem, Virginia, on 19 East Main Street, right next to the Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea Shop. When I walked into the shop, he greeted me and gave me a warm welcome. His amazing personality can only be compared with the quality of his art, which I got to see for the first time being exhibited in his frame shop. I found fascinating how in the small space of the shop, he managed to carry an extensive variety of frames of different styles and prices, including some very nice and elegant ones. All very clean and organized. As well as some framed paintings from local artists and from him and his wife that that were being exhibiting for sale. I immediately fell in love by his painting style which encompassed very detailed fine lines, as well as enough brush strokes to distinguish the painting from being a photograph. I was also very impressed with the samples he had available for customers to take into consideration as they picked the frame and glass type for their particular items they wished to have framed. I invite you to view my photographs accompanying this review to get a better sense of the place and the quality of their frames and artworks. Sean's fine art current focus is on portraits and landscapes. And his wife Alison's varies from representational, symbolic forms, and imaginative realism. You can see samples of these being exhibited at the frame shop. While I was in the shop, I had the opportunity of witnessing how Sean dealt with a young gentleman customer who wanted to have an eclectic artwork framed, but had a small budget. Before he was aware of his budget, he showed him some really nice frame, and once he became aware of his customer's budget, he brought out a simple, yet very nice frame. And then at the request of the customer, he allowed him to pay half of the total today and the other half when he picked up the completed framework. I highly recommend this frame shop for anyone looking to beautifully preserve a memorable item.

Was looking for a local frame shop and been pleased with every piece Frame Connection has done for…read moreme. They have done several pieces in my collection and each one done beautifully. Conservation museum quality work, timely service and at a fair and competitive value. Sean is knowledgeable and has a great eye for design, he has always been kind and professional in all my dealings. A great local shop and worth your support. 4.5 Stars rounded up for the excellent service 01028

Love this place! Local artistry and local Roanoke history abound. I believe it had room to grow but…read morewould recommend it to anyone. Staff was great too.

Three different exhibitions going on at one time and all are interesting. Contemporary art with…read moreinformative history made this a great way to spend part of an afternoon.

The City of Roanoke is rich in the Arts. Today I decided to go visit this very unique Art Gallery…read morein that it's a Coop Gallery. The members get to exhibit their artwork there, and when it's sold, get to keep higher percentage of the sale than if they sold it through a regular Gallery. If you're an Art buyer or collector, you also win because you don't have to deal with a middleman and so the prices of the artworks are more reasonable. This Gallery is located on Campbell Ave, in front of the Center in the Square, in one of the most desired storefront areas in the heart of Downtown Roanoke. It has a reasonable size long space where different Art medium are exhibited such as paintings, photographs, sculptures, and some creative mediums, just to name a few. I had an opportunity to meet with some of the artists who are members and have their work exhibited there and they were so friendly and welcoming, talking to me about the Gallery and answering all my questions. I love art. Took several electives in Art History while in College. My most prestigious painting that I have ever had was an oil painting by Mary K. Trotter, an American artist who studied in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts before moving to Paris. I bought it at an Art Gallery in Beacon Hill, Boston, and even had to put it in lay away to be able to afford it. This Gallery is the perfect place for those who love art to purchase their first artwork to exhibit in the living room of their home, or maybe even to begin their own Art collection. If you're an artist, either full time, or part-time, you can consider joining this Coop Gallery and selling some of your art. Whatever you do, I would highly recommend that you visit this Gallery and view the wonderful artworks exhibited there.

Absolutely love this gallery. Such a variety of art and artists. must go and visit !!read more

The comments online and actions in person for this company are unprofessional. The place does smell…read moreand is untidy. The only value it brings is a place for cats to live and LGBTQ artists to have their artwork displayed. There should be no charge of parking of another business next door when the doors are shut, if asked the community would gladly help with any "maintenance" needed. This is simply a cash grab. I wish this weren't the case because at first I loved visiting but will not be stepping back on the property.

We found a great promo code for the cat cafe located in the Blue Ridge Indie Market (HELLOROANOKE),…read moreand the experience was way more than we bargained for! The space hosts a galore of small artist goods, classes, and events. The employees were incredibly kind and informative about how to make the most out of our time here. There's also a store cat AND store turtle to accompany you on your artistic journey.

This is a really nice stadium. My buddy and I were visiting all the stadiums in the area came…read moreacross the Virginia Tech one and it was awesome. We've got an opportunity to get on the field.

This is one of the most exciting places to take in a college football game. When the Hokies…read morefootball team is playing well and the game intensity is at an all-time high, Lane Stadium is one of the loudest venues in the country. Being a Tech alum, I've attended plenty of games at Lane, and its environment is fun, welcoming and amazing. Although Tech fans want nothing more to see their Hokies win yet nearly all Hokie fans in attendance are respectful (and even friendly) towards their opponents (well, UVa may be an exception, haha). That vibe is contagious and it makes for an overall great experience. Lane Stadium can house 65,000 people - that's a lot! And when Metallica's "Enter Sandman" starts playing to signify the team's entrance it gets crazy. The entire complex is shaking because everyone is jumping up and down. I love it and I'm forever a fan just because of that. If you've never seen a game at Lane Stadium, and you're a college football fan, I urge you to do so. It is an incredible experience that you'll never forget! JV