Summer Solstice Celebration
Jun
20

Summer Solstice Celebration

Join us for a Summer Solstice Celebration at Morningside Urban Farm on Saturday, June 20! Free and fun for all! Come explore fairy neighborhoods, make art, and enjoy a beautiful evening of creative fun to kick off Summertime!

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Southeast Plawkers
Jun
23

Southeast Plawkers

Plawking (picking up litter while walking)—it's good exercise, it's good for the environment, and it's good for bringing neighbors and community partners together to meet, interact, and explore Roanoke neighborhoods by foot! It's FUN, too, and you are invited to come along with us!

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Community Night: Fairy Furniture Workshop
Jun
18

Community Night: Fairy Furniture Workshop

Celebrate the start of summer with this fun fairy garden workshop! Artist Molly Kernan will guide you in building fairy furniture with materials found in nature. We will be using hot glue; parental supervision is advised. We encourage you to bring in your own foraged building materials too! If you would like to see your fairy furniture displayed in a pop-up fairy village at the farm from June 19 – 21, leave your finished project with the artist.

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Southeast Plawkers
Jun
16

Southeast Plawkers

Plawking (picking up litter while walking)—it's good exercise, it's good for the environment, and it's good for bringing neighbors and community partners together to meet, interact, and explore Roanoke neighborhoods by foot! It's FUN, too, and you are invited to come along with us!

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Southeast Plawkers
Jun
9

Southeast Plawkers

Plawking (picking up litter while walking)—it's good exercise, it's good for the environment, and it's good for bringing neighbors and community partners together to meet, interact, and explore Roanoke neighborhoods by foot! It's FUN, too, and you are invited to come along with us!

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Southeast Plawkers
May
26

Southeast Plawkers

Plawking (picking up litter while walking)—it's good exercise, it's good for the environment, and it's good for bringing neighbors and community partners together to meet, interact, and explore Roanoke neighborhoods by foot! It's FUN, too, and you are invited to come along with us!

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POSTPONED: Community Night: Love Rocks! Paint Night
May
21

POSTPONED: Community Night: Love Rocks! Paint Night

ACTIVITY POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER

LOVE Rocks! Paint Night: Join us for an evening of fun at the farm withI Heart SE! Use your creativity to paint inspirational rocks to place around your neighborhood or any place in need of a little love. Bring your family and friends out for this community paint night led by SE resident Sunni Purviance.

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Southeast Plawkers
May
19

Southeast Plawkers

Plawking (picking up litter while walking)—it's good exercise, it's good for the environment, and it's good for bringing neighbors and community partners together to meet, interact, and explore Roanoke neighborhoods by foot! It's FUN, too, and you are invited to come along with us!

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Art Workshop: Fairy Neighborhoods
May
16

Art Workshop: Fairy Neighborhoods

Join SE neighbors for a Daisy Art Activation building fairy neighborhoods for public art displays.

This artist led workshop requires no experience. Expect to turn prepped glass and wood starts into fairy houses working with natural materials and hot glue. Foraging natural building materials is encouraged!

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Southeast Plawkers
May
12

Southeast Plawkers

Plawking (picking up litter while walking)—it's good exercise, it's good for the environment, and it's good for bringing neighbors and community partners together to meet, interact, and explore Roanoke neighborhoods by foot! It's FUN, too, and you are invited to come along with us!

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Southeast Plawkers
May
5

Southeast Plawkers

Plawking (picking up litter while walking)—it's good exercise, it's good for the environment, and it's good for bringing neighbors and community partners together to meet, interact, and explore Roanoke neighborhoods by foot! It's FUN, too, and you are invited to come along with us!

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Community Night: Explore Southeast Walk and Talk
Apr
23

Community Night: Explore Southeast Walk and Talk

"Explore Southeast Walk and Talk" Workshop: Southeast Roanoke is a vibrant community with lots to explore. Join us for a 3-mile walk during Earth Week led by Sunni Purviance. Get your steps in while learning all about this special neighborhood! All fitness levels welcome.   

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Belmont-Fallon Target Area Community Meeting
Apr
14

Belmont-Fallon Target Area Community Meeting

This meeting will include a review of completed projects in the Belmont-Fallon Target Area to date, along with an update from Homes for America on the Gateway Housing Project, and an introduction of the new Housing Programs and Policy Officer, Desi Wynter.

All residents and business owners in Southeast are welcome.

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Southeast Plawkers
Apr
7

Southeast Plawkers

Plawking (picking up litter while walking)—it's good exercise, it's good for the environment, and it's good for bringing neighbors and community partners together to meet, interact, and explore Roanoke neighborhoods by foot! It's FUN, too, and you are invited to come along with us!

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Southeast Plawkers
Mar
31

Southeast Plawkers

Plawking (picking up litter while walking)—it's good exercise, it's good for the environment, and it's good for bringing neighbors and community partners together to meet, interact, and explore Roanoke neighborhoods by foot! It's FUN, too, and you are invited to come along with us!

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Southeast Plawkers
Mar
24

Southeast Plawkers

Plawking (picking up litter while walking)—it's good exercise, it's good for the environment, and it's good for bringing neighbors and community partners together to meet, interact, and explore Roanoke neighborhoods by foot! It's FUN, too, and you are invited to come along with us!

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Southeast Plawkers
Mar
17

Southeast Plawkers

Plawking (picking up litter while walking)—it's good exercise, it's good for the environment, and it's good for bringing neighbors and community partners together to meet, interact, and explore Roanoke neighborhoods by foot! It's FUN, too, and you are invited to come along with us!

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Southeast Plawkers - 2026 Kickoff!
Mar
3

Southeast Plawkers - 2026 Kickoff!

Meet the Plawkers on Tuesday, March 3, at the Ninth Street Church of the Brethren parking lot—1103 9th St SE!

Our plawk will start promptly at 5:30! Please arrive a few minutes early to grab your supplies and hear the route plan!

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Southeast Community Litter Cleanup
Jan
23

Southeast Community Litter Cleanup

Volunteers needed! Friday, January 23! 1:00-3:30pm! Meeting place: Belmont Christian Church

Southeast community partners and neighbors are joining together for a large scale SE litter cleanup effort! And YOU are invited!

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Onsies Funsies Uno Tournament
Jan
11

Onsies Funsies Uno Tournament

Join us Sunday 1/11 at 1PM at Starr Hill for an afternoon of aggressively comfortable competition. Cards will be slammed . Draw Fours will be weaponized 4. Onesies are strongly encouraged — fuzzy, ironic, chaotic, emotionally confusing. If you wouldn’t wear it in public normally, that’s the correct choice.

This tournament is fueled by beer , community , and doing good, with proceeds supporting I Heart SE as our Q1 Cheers for Charity partner. $1.00 entry fee—tournament winner takes all!

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American Viscose Plant Revelations: Art Showing + Social at Riverdale
Nov
7

American Viscose Plant Revelations: Art Showing + Social at Riverdale

Join local artist Kevin Deck and I Heart SE at the Riverdale Community Room for a special art gallery showing and social on Friday, November 7, between 6-8 PM!.

Drop in to see this uniquely Southeast Roanoke exhibit, meet the artist, enjoy light refreshments, and connect with I Heart SE volunteers! FREE to attend and ALL are welcome!

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