Live-music venues worth the trip in Salem, Virginia

Salem Civic Center is a concert and sports arena on Roanoke Boulevard in Salem, Virginia, part of the James E. Taliaferro Sports and Entertainment Complex, and its own site says that since 1967 “the 7,000 seat facility has welcomed a who’s who of entertainment’s brightest stars to its stage”.

Parkway Brewing Company is a brewery and tasting room on Kessler Mill Road in Salem, Virginia, and its own site says, “Our tasting room is an extension of our core beliefs and principles; fresh beer, the company of those we love, our community, good food, and quality local music.”