Roanoke Civic Center

Gordon Lightfoot
One of the leading singer/songwriters of the 1960s and '70s, Gordon Lightfoot was Canada's most successful contemporary folk artist, establishing himself as an important songwriter in the mid-'60s and going on to become a major international recording star in the following decade....

Daniel Tosh
His father is a Presbyterian pastor. Is an avid snowboarder and surfer. Chose accounting as his major because he likes "to sleep in late and not have to physically do any work." Has claimed that the countdown found on his website will expire on his 38th birthday, at which time he will end his career by committing suicide....

The Avett Brothers
The Concord, North Carolina siblings Seth and Scott Avett formed the Avett Brothers after a series of informal jam sessions with friends. ~ Rovi

Bill Cosby
Served as a Navy medical corpsman and helped with the physical rehabilitation of Korean War veterans. Received a track scholarship to Temple University. Won six consecutive Grammy Awards for his comedy albums, beginning with I Started Out as a Child in 1964....

Lewis Black
Standup comics everywhere may rely on angry cynicism as a staple of their material, but if an award were bequeathed to the man most responsible for honing irate sarcasm, refining it, and turning it into an art form, that honor would almost certainly be handed to Lewis Black....