Now in its 11th year, Kaye Weinstein Gary’s “Yes, VirginiaDance” invitational built on Gary’s recent foray into theater and sought...

Love abounds in Barksdale Theatre’s season opener, “Boleros for the Disenchanted.“ José Rivera’s 2008 play, a tribute to his...

Ongoing productions on area stages Barksdale Theatre-Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, 282-2620. “Boleros for the Disenchanted,“ season...

JUNIOR BALLET COMPANY—The Latin Ballet of Virginia will hold auditions for children ages 8 to 18 on Wednesday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Cultural...

With the end of summer comes the promise of cooler, cloudy weather—the perfect kind for curling up under a throw with some good fiction. Four authors...

FICTION Sequels often seem the literary equivalent of dessert—worth the wait as well as the reward for eating your veggies first. So fans will enjoy...

NONFICTION Maurice Sendak, now 81 years old, may be the most revered living figure in children’s literature. Generations weaned on “Where the...

TUESDAY UR Writers Series: Colston Whitehead—Pulitzer Prize finalist and UR writer-in-residence, opening the series with a reading from his works,...

FICTION During a meeting in Paris between President John F. Kennedy and French President Charles de Gaulle, the imperious Frenchman rid the room of photographers...

FICTION Isabel Dalhousie has a few problems. But don’t worry. They’re small. After all, she’s a character created by that industrious...

FICTION E.L. Doctorow is undoubtedly one of our nation’s greatest writers, a skilled chronicler of the American historical canvas from the Civil...

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS  HARDCOVER FICTION 1.Alex Cross’s Trialby James Patterson, Richard DiLallo (Little, Brown) 2.Dark Slayerby Christine...

Relevance - to the community, to audience members, to children, to the spirit of the city. That is a major concern of Alistair Willis as he prepares to...

Barksdale Theatre and Theatre IV will be holding their annual orientation meeting and reception Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the upstairs lobby of Barksdale’s...

The Richmond Times-Dispatch’s Bazaar page will appear Sunday, Oct. 4, in the Flair section. The page will list bazaars and other sales sponsored...

JENNIFER’S BODY Cast: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody, At: Carmike, Commonwealth, Movieland, Short Pump, Southpark, Westchester, West Tower...

Jennifer’s Body,“ the second screenplay from Diablo Cody after her Oscar-winning debut smash, “Juno,“ is so chock-full of her quirky...

Lisa Ling, a former co-host of “The View,“ will be back as a guest co-host for two days next month. ABC said Ling will sit alongside Barbara...

The next gallery talk for the multi-site Richard Carlyon art exhibition will feature VCU Professor Emeritus of Art History Howard Risatti on Thursday at...

From Ethiopian Orthodox singing to Persian spiritual music to Islamic calligraphy, this year’s CenterStage Virginia Folklife Area and Stage at the...

Short hops Milwaukee 1B Prince Fielder drew his 99th walk in the third to tie the season franchise record held by Jeromy Burnitz (2000). Boston’s...

The exclamation point in the title is your first clue that Steven Soderbergh’s intentions are more than a little askew with “The Informant!“...

A1966 magazine signed by John Lennon containing his remark that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus has sold for $12,713. An orthopedic surgeon at...

Mary Travers, one-third of the popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died yesterday in a Connecticut hospital after battling leukemia for several...

MIAMI—Burt Reynolds has been released from a drug rehabilitation center where he was being treated for an addiction to painkillers, his manager said...

You won’t need to travel to Williamsburg this weekend to absorb some of Virginia’s richest history.  Publick Days at Henricus Historical...

If you didn’t know much about Indian food, it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to think it’s only consumed via buffet.  Almost every...

One thing about Margaret Cho: She isn’t the quiet type.  The multi-hyphenate performer—comedian, actress and singer—has always been...

The Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage gets its bluegrass baptism when the American Bluegrass Masters tour stops in town Sunday.  Bluegrass...

Firehouse Theatre, 1609 W. Broad St., 355-2001.  Firehouse Theatre Project production of “Boys’ Life,“ $10-$25. Through Oct. 3. ...