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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
Daisy Art Parade 2026
Save the date for the Daisy Art Parade on Saturday, May 10 at noon. Learn more at daisyartparade.com.
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!
Belmont Spring Festival
Belmont's yearly Spring Festival will have free food, games, face painting, prizes and music! Come join this fun community day to celebrate Spring and the Southeast community!
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.
Daisy Art Parade Public Workshop
There’s many opportunities to make parade art in Southeast Roanoke for this year’s Daisy Art Parade! Workshops are led by Southeast Artist in Residence Molly Kernan.
We’re so excited for this year’s eclectic and musical “Yellow Submarine” theme!
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.
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!
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!
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!
Mister Roger's Birthday Bash!
Put on your favorite cardigan and join us in the neighborhood.
We’re celebrating Mister Rogers’ birthday the best way we know how — with kindness, community, and a whole lot of cozy vibes.
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!
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!
Starr to Star Trek with I Heart SE
Let’s take a walk! Come get some steps in this Winter and connect with neighbors as we trek from Starr Hill Brewery to the Star and back!
For the Love of SE Dance Party + Community Celebration
We’re turning up the love — and the dance floor — for SE. Join us for For the Love of SE, a feel-good dance party benefiting I Heart SE, all about showing up for the people and places that make our community what it is.
Starr to Star Trek with I Heart SE
Let’s take a walk! Come get some steps in this Winter and connect with neighbors as we trek from Starr Hill Brewery to the Star and back!
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!
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!
Starr to Star Trek with I Heart SE
Let’s take a walk! Come get some steps in this Winter and connect with neighbors as we trek from Starr Hill Brewery to the Star and back!
Walk Along with SE's Christmas Parade Float
I Heart SE will have a float in the Downtown Christmas Parade! We need a crowd of SE lovin’ neighbors and community partners to come walk along with our float in the parade!
Fallon Park Plawk with JB’s Clean-Up Crew
Come do some good, feel awesome, and help us make the world slightly less trashy one wrapper at a time! Thanks for being rad and showing up for the community!
Southeast Tree Planting
Improve and beautify the neighborhood by planting trees with us!
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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