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Taubman Museum of Art. The Taubman Museum of Art, formerly the Art Museum of Western Virginia, is an art museum in downtown Roanoke, Virginia, United States. [1] Formally established in 1951, the museum was housed in several locations around Roanoke before moving in 2008 to its current home, a contemporary architecture building designed by Randall Stout.
Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art: Virginia Beach: Virginia Beach: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Art: Focuses on 20th-century art with changing exhibitions of American & international artists. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Richmond: Richmond: Central: Art: Encyclopedic collection of 33,000 works of art from almost every major world culture
The 1934 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1934 college football season.Led by fifth-year head coach Gordon C. White, the Maroons compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Virginia Conference.
The 1921 Roanoke Maroons football team represented Roanoke College as an independent during the 1921 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Pinky Spruhan , the Maroons compiled an overall record of 3–7.
The Harvest Bowl was a college football game held at Victory Stadium in Roanoke, Virginia from 1958 to 1969. Despite its "bowl" designation, it was not a postseason game, but a regular season neutral-site contest featuring major college football programs from the state of Virginia.
In 1996, Victory Stadium hosted the Group AA, Division 4 state football championship in which Salem High School defeated Sherando High School of Stephens City, Virginia 20-12. On April 18, 1998, a Dave Matthews Band concert was held at the stadium, attracting 30,000 fans, the largest crowd in Victory Stadium's history.
The 1957 VPI Gobblers football team represented the Virginia Polytechnic Institute or VPI (now known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University or Virginia Tech) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1957 college football season.
The Virginia–VPI rivalry did have its heated moments, even early on. Hokie Hunter Carpenter, played nearly two full modern college football careers with Virginia Tech and the University of North Carolina. "[4] The Cavalier Daily accused Carpenter of being paid, as he had played college football already for nearly a decade. [4]