The R.E.A.L. Funny Open Mic
Dec
21

The R.E.A.L. Funny Open Mic

Spend the afternoon at Ursula's Cafe where you can enjoy some great laughs! Think you funny? Come and try at our open mic after the show. Presented by the R.aw E.ntertaining A.uthentic L.asting Comedy Show at Ursula's Cafe in Roanoke. Hosted by LA Josh Preston.

Tips Appreciated! For more information visit The REAL Funny on Facebook.

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Open Mic Night
Dec
11

Open Mic Night

Join Ursula’s Cafe for a night of music, poetry, and much more! Come out and share something you’re proud of or show your support for our amazing community of creatives. Beverages and desserts will be available.

Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated!

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Silent Book Club
Nov
20

Silent Book Club

Meet up with likeminded book nerds to hang out in comfortable silence at Ursula’s Cafe. Enjoy a hot beverage and maybe bond over mutual interests. No need to read the same book, feeling pressured by deadlines or other people’s opinions. Just come out, bring the latest from your To-Be-Read Pile and settle in.

Food and beverages available. Donations appreciated. ALL are welcome!

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The R.E.A.L. Funny Open Mic
Nov
16

The R.E.A.L. Funny Open Mic

Spend the afternoon at Ursula's Cafe where you can enjoy some great laughs with these very funny comedians. Think you funny? Come and try at our open mic after the show. Presented by the R.aw E.ntertaining A.uthentic L.asting Comedy Show at Ursula's Cafe in Roanoke. Hosted by LA Josh Preston.

Tips Appreciated! For more information visit The REAL Funny on Facebook.

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Open Mic Night
Nov
13

Open Mic Night

Join Ursula’s Cafe for a night of music, poetry, and much more! Come out and share something you’re proud of or show your support for our amazing community of creatives. Beverages and desserts will be available.

Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated!

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Fall Series: Queer Tango Lessons
Nov
6

Fall Series: Queer Tango Lessons

Queer Dance Roanoke continues for its third season in partnership with Dancing with Lane! Join our beautiful Queer Tango dance community at Ursula’s Cafe and fall in love with Argentine tango!! Lessons will be held every other Wednesday, beginning Sept. 11th, from 6:30-7:30 PM, with Ursula’s Open Mic to follow.

You do not need to have a dance partner to participate, we will all be dancing and learning together in an open-role format, where anyone can learn to follow or lead no matter your gender! Lessons: $72 early registration for a 6 class pass OR $15 drop-in single class. Go to Queer Dance Roanoke for complete details, including now to sign up for early registration.

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Wednesday Night Trivia
Oct
30

Wednesday Night Trivia

Free to all! Join us for an entertaining evening of trivia featuring dinosaur & Halloween-themed questions. Hosted by our very own Katie Stueckle. Teams and individual players welcome. All menu items are donate what you can.

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Open Mic Night
Oct
23

Open Mic Night

Join Ursula’s Cafe for a night of music, poetry, and much more! Come out and share something you’re proud of or show your support for our amazing community of creatives. Beverages and desserts will be available.

Hosted by the delightful Dina Hackley-Hunt. Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated!

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Fall Series: Queer Tango Lessons
Oct
23

Fall Series: Queer Tango Lessons

Queer Dance Roanoke continues for its third season in partnership with Dancing with Lane! Join our beautiful Queer Tango dance community at Ursula’s Cafe and fall in love with Argentine tango!!

Lessons will be held every other Wednesday, beginning Sept. 11th, from 6:30-7:30 PM, with Ursula’s Open Mic to follow.

You do not need to have a dance partner to participate, we will all be dancing and learning together in an open-role format, where anyone can learn to follow or lead no matter your gender! Lessons: $72 early registration for a 6 class pass OR $15 drop-in single class. Go to Queer Dance Roanoke for complete details, including now to sign up for early registration.

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The R.E.A.L. Funny Open Mic
Oct
19

The R.E.A.L. Funny Open Mic

Join us for an Open Mic Showcase featuring Samantha Lukasiewicz! Presented by the R.aw E.ntertaining A.uthentic L.asting Comedy Show at Ursula's Cafe in Roanoke. Hosted by LA Josh Preston.

Tips Appreciated! For more information visit The REAL Funny on Facebook.

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Board Game Night
Oct
16

Board Game Night

Love to play board games, but just can’t find the time to play? Bring your friends & family and let us make dinner (or dessert)! We have games at the cafe, but feel free to bring your favorite!

Free to join us. All menu items are donate what you can.

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Open Mic Night
Oct
9

Open Mic Night

Join Ursula’s Cafe for a night of music, poetry, and much more! Come out and share something you’re proud of or show your support for our amazing community of creatives. Beverages and desserts will be available.

Hosted by the fabulous Dina Hackley-Hunt. Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated!

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Fall Series: Queer Tango Lessons
Oct
9

Fall Series: Queer Tango Lessons

Queer Dance Roanoke continues for its third season in partnership with Dancing with Lane! Join our beautiful Queer Tango dance community at Ursula’s Cafe and fall in love with Argentine tango!! Lessons will be held every other Wednesday, beginning Sept. 11th, from 6:30-7:30 PM, with Ursula’s Open Mic to follow.

You do not need to have a dance partner to participate, we will all be dancing and learning together in an open-role format, where anyone can learn to follow or lead no matter your gender! Lessons: $72 early registration for a 6 class pass OR $15 drop-in single class. Go to Queer Dance Roanoke for complete details, including now to sign up for early registration.

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Fall Series: Queer Tango Lessons
Sep
25

Fall Series: Queer Tango Lessons

Queer Dance Roanoke continues for its third season in partnership with Dancing with Lane! Join our beautiful Queer Tango dance community at Ursula’s Cafe and fall in love with Argentine tango!!

Lessons will be held every other Wednesday, beginning Sept. 11th, from 6:30-7:30 PM, with Ursula’s Open Mic to follow. **NOTE EARLIER START TIME due to Ursula’s annual fundraiser**

You do not need to have a dance partner to participate, we will all be dancing and learning together in an open-role format, where anyone can learn to follow or lead no matter your gender! Lessons: $72 early registration for a 6 class pass OR $15 drop-in single class. Go to Queer Dance Roanoke for complete details, including now to sign up for early registration.

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Annual “Fall for Ursula” Fundraiser
Sep
25

Annual “Fall for Ursula” Fundraiser

Join us (and bring a friend!…or two!) for our annual Fall FUN-raiser!! Featuring special fall baked goods, festive music, and an open mic with local guest performers!

Free and open to public. Donations enouraged. Receive 1 raffle ticket for an Ursula’s Swag Bag for each $5 donation!

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Drag Brunch: Daddies vs Divas!
Sep
14

Drag Brunch: Daddies vs Divas!

Get ready for the battle of the century Ursula’s Cafe! Daddies vs Divas, the ultimate smackdown!

Doors open at 12 noon. Pay what you can tickets at the door. Come join us for a brunch you'll never forget!

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Special Open Mic
Sep
13

Special Open Mic

Ursula’s Cafe is excited to host another open mic night this week! Presented by Second Friday and hosted by Angelina Dawn - poet, author, actress. Calling all the Queer folks, friends, and Allies to come spend some time with us!! It will be a fabulous time!

Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated!

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Open Mic Night
Sep
11

Open Mic Night

Join Ursula’s Cafe for a night of music, poetry, and much more! Come out and share something you’re proud of or show your support for our amazing community of creatives. Beverages and desserts will be available.

Sign-ups start at 7 pm. Hosted by Dina Hackley-Hunt. Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated!

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Fall Series: Queer Tango Lessons
Sep
11

Fall Series: Queer Tango Lessons

Queer Dance Roanoke continues for its third season in partnership with Dancing with Lane! Join our beautiful Queer Tango dance community at Ursula’s Cafe and fall in love with Argentine tango!!

Lessons will be held every other Wednesday, beginning Sept. 11th, from 6:30-7:30 PM, with Ursula’s Open Mic to follow. **NOTE: Sept. 25th will be 6-7PM due to Ursula's annual fundraiser!*

You do not need to have a dance partner to participate, we will all be dancing and learning together in an open-role format, where anyone can learn to follow or lead no matter your gender! Lessons: $72 early registration for a 6 class pass OR $15 drop-in single class. Go to Queer Dance Roanoke for complete details, including now to sign up for early registration.

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Sketch Comedy Show
Aug
16

Sketch Comedy Show

Ursula’s Cafe is delighted to be one of the stops on Fresh out the Box’s first-ever show tour!

Fresh out the Box is one of the most critically acclaimed Off-Broadway sketch comedy shows in New York City (showscore.com). They appeared in NYC Sketchfest in 2019, the new South Comedy Festival in 2023, and will be appearing in the Portland Comedy Festival in 2024. FOTB will make audiences laugh with its original sketches and great characters.

Family friendly entertainment for everyone! FOTB: Always funny, Always Fresh, Same Box. Free and open to the public. Beverages and snacks will be available. Donations appreciated!

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Donation Drive at the Old Crow Medicine Show
Aug
10

Donation Drive at the Old Crow Medicine Show

Come enjoy some great music from Old Crow Medicine Show at the Elmwood Park Ampitheatre and help Ursula’s Cafe feed our community! Bring something to donate (canned black, red or garbanzo beans, menstrual or hygiene products) and learn about volunteer opportunities at Roanoke’s pay-what-you-can cafe.

Thank you to the Berglund Center for your amazing community support!

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Open Mic Night
Aug
7

Open Mic Night

Join Ursula’s Cafe for a night of music, poetry, and much more! Come out and share something you’re proud of or show your support for our amazing community of creatives. Beverages and desserts will be available.

Sign-ups start at 7 pm. Hosted by Dina Hackley-Hunt. Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated!

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Open Mic: Stand Tall
Jul
24

Open Mic: Stand Tall

Join Ursula’s Cafe for a night of music, poetry, and storytelling presented in partnership with The Listening. Come share something you’re proud of or show your support for our amazing community of creatives. Beverages and desserts will be available.

Sign-ups start at 6:45 pm. Special guest Jay D Small from TLI class of Creative Citizens will be hosting! Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated!

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Open Mic Night
Jun
26

Open Mic Night

Join Ursula’s Cafe for a night of music, poetry, and much more! Come out and share something you’re proud of or show your support for our amazing community of creatives. Beverages and desserts will be available.

Sign-ups start at 7 pm. Hosted by Dina Hackley-Hunt. Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated!

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Queer Dance Pop-Up
May
29

Queer Dance Pop-Up

Dance into PRIDE month with Queer Dance Roanoke’s Pop-Up at Ursula’s Cafe! We are excited to have this double-header pop-up where we will be learning to dance blues AND west coast swing by queer guest dance instructors Chris & Emma out of Lynchburg, VA. Queer Dance Roanoke’s pop-ups are beginner friendly and cover the basics of partner dance.

Visit Queer Dance Roanoke on Facebook for all the details. Events are are pay-what-you-can ($10 suggested donation).

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The R.E.A.L. Funny Comedy Show
May
25

The R.E.A.L. Funny Comedy Show

Join us for a hilarious night of laughter at the R.aw E.ntertaining A.uthentic L.asting Comedy Show at Ursula's Cafe in Roanoke. Hosted by LA Josh Preston.

Featuring a lineup of talented comedians who will tickle your funny bone and leave you in stitches. No cover charge! Tips Appreciated! For more information visit The REAL Funny on Facebook.

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