Lyric Ave, a Richmond-based group of creative artists specializing in poetry and variety-based performances, will celebrate its sixth anniversary with...

Main Art Gallery in the Fan District recently opened “Limited Edition: Exploring Printmaking at the University of Mary Washington.“  The...

stillgoing   Barksdale Theatre-Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, 282-2620. “Driving Miss Daisy,“ $35-$38. Through Aug. 2.  ...

Short hops   The Mets have lost nine of 11 and gone scoreless in 22 consecutive innings, getting just 10 hits - all singles.  Philadelphia rookie...

Short hops Athletics rookie LH Brett Anderson was 82 days old when Red Sox RH John Smoltz, his mound opponent last night, made his major-league debut....

Short hops Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins is 7 for 14 with a homer and three doubles after a career-worst 0-for-28 slump that included a four-game benching....

Get ready for the return of “Ragtime.“ A revival of the ambitious musical adapted from E.L. Doctorow’s epic novel of early 20th-century...

One-line review: I laughed so hard at Richmond Shakespeare’s new production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” that I got a headache....

The Richmond Symphony Chorus will have auditions for prospective members on Aug. 18 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Candidates must submit applications by Friday...

Ongoing productions on area stages Barksdale Theatre-Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, 282-2620. “Driving Miss Daisy,“ $35-$38. Through...

It all started with an orange piece of paper and a pair of scissors. It grew into an artistic obsession, an award-winning blog with an international following,...

Short hops Nationals OF Adam Dunn is the fifth player in major-league history to reach 300 home runs in less than 4,200 at-bats, succeeding in his 4,145th...

Short hops Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira has gone 68 at-bats without a home run since June 12. Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez failed to drive in a run for the first...

Short hops The Braves, who were 0-9 against the Phillies at Turner Field last season, completed their first home sweep of Philadelphia since April, 2005....

It’s called the Wintergreen Summer Music Festival and music still is its strongest ingredient.  But in the past couple of years, the nearly...

Short hops Florida shortstop Hanley Ramirez pushed his RBI streak to 10 games. The previous Marlins record for consecutive games with an RBI was eight,...

Gallery 5800 is celebrating the summer season with “Summer Magic,“ a one-woman show by Chesapeake-area artist Suzanne Morris.  The show...

stillgoing   Barksdale Theatre-Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, 282-2620. “Driving Miss Daisy,“ $35-$38. Through Aug. 2.  ...

BUS STOP—Director Amy Berlin seeks three women, ages 16-50, and five men, ages 20-60, to perform in the William Inge play. Auditions are by appointment...

Ongoing productions on area stages Barksdale Theatre-Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courthouse Road, Hanover, 282-2620. “I Ought to be in Pictures,“...

Bootleg Shakespeare. A true story about a radium-poisoning scandal. A black comedy whose characters include a talking apartment and a ghostly Justin Timberlake....

Performances of “The Parsons’ Cause: Prelude to Revolution” will be presented July 4 at 11 a.m. at the historic Hanover Courthouse, U.S....

A beautiful play, beautifully played. Alfred Uhry’s 1987 “Driving Miss Daisy” won the Pulitzer Prize, and it’s easy to see why....

Short hops   John Smoltz joins Phil Niekro and Warren Spahn as the only pitchers to spend at least 20 seasons with one franchise before playing a...

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia in Jackson Ward is exhibiting “Reunion of the Spirit: A Photographer’s Journey to...

stillgoing   Barksdale Theatre-Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courthouse Road, Hanover, 282-2620. “I Ought to Be in Pictures,“ $38. Through...

Short hops Tampa Bay’s Tropicana Field is the only park in the majors where a home run has been hit in every game this season. According to the Elias...

It’s a familiar coming-of-age story, set in the summer of 1942. The country is at war, and Hermie, Oscy and Benjie, three teens from New York and...

BUFFALO, N.Y.—Fifteen drawings Salvador Dali made for a doctor who treated him are going on exhibit for the first time in Buffalo. The University...

Short hops Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez played in his 275th consecutive game to take over the lead among active players when the Phillies’ Ryan Howard...