Arts & Culture

The Virginia Symphony Orchestra has named its season American Spirit and Symphonic Brilliance. It features American composers and soloists as the nation celebrates its 250th birthday in 2026.

December marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of 19th-century British author Jane Austen. What would she think of fan groups, movies and now musical that thrive in her honor?

The third annual film fest runs from Friday to Sunday. The organizers state that the festival's purpose is to foster social dialogue with a focus on Southern voices.

VOCE8 is the world's top-streaming classical vocal group. It will perform holiday concerts in Hampton Roads in December

“What you’ve done is you’ve sparked that instant moment where they go ‘Yes, I love this, this is the adrenaline I want, this is that fire I was looking for,”” said Mike DeMatteo.

Paul Wagner said research completed on artist Georgia O’Keeffe since the 1970s made his documentary “Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light” possible.

Access Virginia, a local nonprofit, provides open captioning and audio narration for theater and museum visitors who are blind, deaf or hard of hearing. The founder says the service allows her clients to 'laugh with everyone else and cry with everyone else.'

Virginia Stage Company's season opens on Sept. 3 and includes seven performances. The shows include well-known musicals, taut dramas and perennial favorites.

The muni-muni club formed to help the Norfolk Tides produce an annual Filipino-American Heritage Night. Now it holds events year-round to support Filipino-owned businesses and promote the contributions of Filipino Americans to the area.

The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy tour will stop in Virginia Beach and Newport News, old haunts of the 19th-century author. The events include cocktails inspired by Poe's work.