"Roanoke's culture per capita is off the charts," says Katherine Fralin, board secretary of the Roanoke Cultural Endowment. As the founding director of the Batten Leadership Institute at Hollins University, Katherine is thoughtful on what drives change, and the role of individual investment in achieving it.  

In this conversation, explore what makes Roanoke's arts community special, and how we can keep it that way. "We you don't get to stand still," says Katherine.  "We have to keep investing or our vibrancy will leak out slowly." 

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