Derby season? Derby season!

Spring is in the air, and that means derby season. And that means Rocktown is hustling like nobody's business.

Check us out on the cover of Around Harrisonburg Magazine! Thank-you to writer Victoria Kidd for the great article!


















Big ups to everybody who came out to our Derbyversary party at the Blue Nile last Friday to bid on some fabulous derby girl prizes and services. We had a great turn out, and your donations will really help the team kickstart our 2011 season. Thank you for coming to our birthday.


















This weekend, we'll be hauling our cookies to Tennessee to play the Little City Roller Girls at the Appalachian Fairgrounds. It's our first bout of the season, so if you haven't already booked seats and a hotel room, you've still got time to gear up for our home bout against RCR's Poe's Punishers on Sunday, March 27.

Speaking of home bouts, now's a perfect time to buy your RTR 2011 Season Tickets! At $25 each, it gets you into all six Rocktown home bouts. Considering that each bout is $5 in advance or $8 at the door, and it includes the Kitten Vicious Invitational bout at Expoland in August, a season ticket could save you more than $25! Buy yours in Harrisonburg at Midtown Market or The Artful Dodger. They're available in Staunton and Waynesboro at Crossroads.

In the meantime, keep an eye out for RTR around the community. Some of our girls helped guide tours around the future site of the Friendly City Food Co-op this weekend. We've got appearances at plenty of public events coming up, including Blacks Run Clean-up Day and the Rocktown Beer and Music Festival.

If you just can't wait to get a piece of Rocktown, check out our merchandise on Cafe Press.

See you in March!

It's Our Birthday!

You, yes, you! are cordially invited to join us at the 2nd Annual Derby-Versary party!

Come be a part of the...

• Silent auction, where you can bid on goods made or provided by the Rocktown Rollers!
• Live auction, where the bidding gets fast and furious on services provided by... all your favorite roller girls!
• First opportunity to get season tickets for the 2011 season!
• Dance party!

The big show is Friday, February 11 at the Blue Nile in Harrisonburg. A $1 donation at the door gets you in to a night you won't soon forget!

See you there!

Derby Night at the Dodger

It is that time again, to have a drink and chat with your

local Roller Derby Girls!

Scarrs & Bars at our last Derby Night at the Dodger!

We are trying to, once a month on the last Friday, have Derby Night at the Dodger.

If you don't know where the Dodger is by now, it is on Court Square in Downtown Harrisonburg on the corner next to the Court.

All the Ladies, veteran skaters and Freshmeat will be out there relaxing and chatting about derby with everyone. We even have our own beer now!!! RockTown Rollers Golden Ale. $1 for a pint! It is awesome!


Aside from the great drink special, we'll be selling pre-sale tickets that night too! $5 to get a ticket for the June 20th inter-league bout.





See you there!

It's Bout Time!

That is right fans and readers!

Our first home bout against the Charlottesville Derby Dames is only a few days away!

We are nearly maxed out at our 400 pre-sale tickets! AMAZING! The Dames will be bringing folks with them as well, we are going to pack Funky's Skate center! Bring a folding chair, be ready to shout and get ready to see some great Roller Derby Action!

This being our first home bout has been a major production. I can not say enough, to you all reading, how much we that Funky's, the Stauton Speed Skating Club, our sponsors, friends and all the voluneeters helping us put this together.

Thank you all!

And this is just the start! Roller Derby is growing like wild fire across the nation, and is a solid grassroots sport. We hope to bring more excitment and community networking to the 'burg with roller derby!

It has been a bust month, and I have not posted as often as I should be. But, in May we are taking a breather (so to speak) and will be working on everything from admin paper work to skating, skating and more skating.

Here is a list of our up coming events (again, it does change some times)

May 8-9th: Relay for Life Walk

May 17th: Inter-league Bout with Star City Roller Girls (Roanoke)

May 30th: Car wash! Get your car sparkly clean by your local derby girls!

June 20th: Inter-league bout with Hill City Derby Dollz and Charlotesville Derby Dames (home bout)

July 12th: RTR vs Mason Dixon Roller Vixens (Hagerstown MD) It is a short drive!

August 22nd: RTR vs Jaded Misfits (home bout)

September 27th: RTR vs NRV Roller Girls (Christiansburg VA)


And Finally, remember that this Friday at the Dodger (april 24th) is Derby Night at that Dodger! The Ladies will be out in uniform selling of the last few pre-sales! Get em now or get stuck buying tickets at the door!

Skate on h'burg!

The RockTown Rollers Need You!

With our up coming bout on the 26th of April, we are donating 10% of all ticket sales to Relay for Life! Help us help the community!

Also, we are looking for local supports/sponsors to be placed in our bout program. Below is information about our ad packages we offer.

The Rocktown Rollers are hosting their first home bout April 26, 2009 at Funky’s Skate Center in Harrisonburg, VA. The ladies of the rink are currently accepting advertisements to be placed in the pamphlet that is handed to every person who walks through the door. We are expecting no less than 200 patrons to attend this monumental event! That is 200+ local citizens reading your advertisement and supporting your affiliation.

Special Thanks To:
$25 Minimum
Your name and/or affiliation will be included in the Thank You section and you will receive 2 tickets to the home bout you are sponsoring.

Half Page Black and White Ad 5” x 4”
$50.00
Includes half page black and white ad, two tickets to the home bout you are sponsoring, and your name/affiliation included in the Thank You section.

Full Page Black and White Ad 5” x 8”
$100
Includes full page black and white ad, two tickets to the home bout you are sponsoring, and your name/affiliation included in the Thank You section.

Half Page Color Ad 5” x 4”
$100
Includes half page color ad, two tickets to the home bout you are sponsoring, and your name/affiliation included in the Thank You section

Full Page Color Ad 5” x 8”
$150
Includes full page color ad, two tickets to the home bout you are sponsoring, and your name/affiliation included in the Thank You section

Have a different idea to advertise your affiliation? We welcome the opportunity to create a custom sponsorship, donation, and/or advertisement package. Tell us your thoughts, and will go from there!
To take advantage of the introductory price, custom advertisement, or more information contact:

Nicole Schumacher "The Negotiator" -or- Carissa Cox "Babe-ilon"
540-383-9184 540-830-0041
Sponsorship@rocktownrollers.com

Dead Line for April 26th bout is April 18th
PLEASE NOTE: Rocktown Rollers are not responsible for creating or designing any advertisement. It is the affiliations’ responsibility to provide the design to advertise by April 18, 2009. Rocktown Rollers has the right to accept or deny any affiliation that best suites the team with or without specific reason. It is the affiliations’ responsibility to discuss specific requirements with the sponsorship committee prior to submission.

Spring is in the air! Time for a Spring Fling!

That is right H'burg, spring is here and it is time for a roller derby bout!

You local RockTown Rollers have been training hard since their first bout against the Jaded Misfits in Bluefield WV.

We have had a few new "freshmeats" join the team since then, and we are training them as fast as we can to get them derby ready! Ladies, interested in joining, we welcome ladies of all types and experience to come try out for the RockTown Rollers. Talk with one of your local derby girls about the training they do. If you want a copy of our freshmeat guide, email us at rocktownrollers@gmail.com

We are very excited about skating against the Charlottesville Derby Dames! They are a great group of ladies!

We are now selling pre-sale Tickets for $5!
It is cheaper and more exciting to watch Roller Derby then going to the movies!

You can buy tickets from your local derby girl, or go to Funky's Skate Center or the Artful Dodger to pick them up, or just email us at rocktownroller@gmail.com and we can get you tickets!

Also, ask your derby girl about a season pass! They sell for $10 and will get you into all three up coming home bouts!

April 26th: RockTown Rollers vs Charlottesville Derby Dames

June 20th: RockTown Rollers vs New River Valley Roller Girls

August 22th: RockTown Rollers vs Green Valley Jaded Misfits

See you on the Track!

Troch

Head Coach