TODAY

Step Up to the Plate with the Salem Avalanche

Get to a game for $3 by purchasing tickets at a Roanoke City Library. During the game there will be a book cart race and the first 100 patrons to show a library card will get a free baseball seat cushion. All proceeds benefit the Roanoke Public Library Foundation. 7:07 p.m. Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium, 1004 Texas St. 853-2785.

THURSDAY

State of the City Address

Get involved: Roanoke Mayor Bowers addresses the city's accomplishments of the past year and presents plans for the future. Registration required. Roanoke Special Events Center (Civic Center). $27. 7:30 a.m. business@roanokechamber.org, 983-0700, ext. 221.