Synth-pop rockers Heartracer return with new album “Nighttime Fever.” 

Cadence opens “Dog Mom,” a new play about the power of pets.

2nd Street Festival, Phish, PiL, Theremania, Django Fest, FWD:RVA, Micky Dolenz, Hélène Barbier, RVA Dachtoberfest, Richmond Zine Fest, I Have a Dream Pop Fest, Oyster Week, Ashland Berry Farm’s Terror on the Farm, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and more.

University of Richmond Professor Dan Jablow brings his beer on the road.

Robert Cole’s “The Garment” has taken on a life of its own across the world.

Theremin virtuoso Caroline Scruggs brings Theremania to Richmond.

Pizzeria Delores now serving Sicilian-style pies in Scott's Addition.

Dinner table conversations with LGBTQ couples and their children about building a family, the daily joys and struggles of parenthood, and what the upcoming vote on marriage equality means to them.

Question #3 puts democracy on the ballot this November.

Local business leader leaves a legacy of philanthropy and community involvement.

The lowkey, luxe Tides Inn is a gateway to the Chesapeake.

Robert Pattinson’s stiff Chris Hansen kabuki in “Primetime.”

Virginia Rep gives Richmond a stellar staging of “The Play That Goes Wrong.”

Andrew Blossom looks back at the history of the local literary journal Makeout Creek on the occasion of its 15th anniversary.

Maymont Bier Garden, Richmond Veg Fest, Jordan Jensen, Dark Days Bright Nights, James River Writers Conference, Jesse Wells, Prabir Trio, Sunken Man, John Prine Memorial Benefit, Black Flag, Deputy Dan, The Buena Vista Orchestra and more.

A new work by Ron Smith, former Poet Laureate of Virginia.

The fourth Iron Blossom Festival turned Midtown Green into a six-string proving ground.

In Triangle Players’ “BLKS,” there’s catharsis in the chaos of young, Black, femme life.

The latest on Grasshoppers, happy-hour bites and hot dog towers.

Once omnipresent on menus, this root vegetable is making a comeback.

Fresh off “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Paul Mecurio comes to The Tin Pan for a stand-up set.

Virginia's native fruit — now in peak season — is rich in flavor and history.

A historian examines the contradictory legacy of America's founding father.

RVA Wing Wars is back for year three at the new CarMax Park.

Author explores the most infamous caning in American political history.

Virginia Opera explores love, sex and murder in the 2026-27 season.

The ICA publishes “Dear Mazie,” and “Living to Learn,” two books that expand on the institute’s education and outreach efforts.

Places collect memories the way old houses collect coats of paint. Each visit adds another layer.

Five music writers look ahead to local releases this fall.

Gordon Gano of the Violent Femmes looks back on 45 years.

On the classic movie cosplay of “Resident Evil” and “The Weight.”

Virginia Film Office director Andy Edmunds hops behind the camera for “The Cashier,” a faith-based “R-rated Hallmark movie.”

Joshua Wortham balances his faith and life on his debut album “This Is My Story.”

Broadway in Richmond’s “Dirty Dancing: The Musical” salsas into the Altria Theater.

Iron Blossom Festival, An Evening with John Waters, Circle Jerks, Municipal Waste, Haywire and Negative Approach, Violent Femmes, Dale Watson, Steph Tolev, Rufus Wainwright, Armenian Food Festival, St. Benedict Oktoberfest, Benefit for Keshia Eugene, Outer World, Little Feat, "Dirty Dancing: The Musical" and more.

The Richmond librarian and author – known to millions as Sad Beige – is planting a flag against more than a color palette with a parenting anti-handbook.  

An interview with Ken MacDonald, president of IMGoing events, one of four concert promotion companies putting on Iron Blossom.

The rising number of world premieres puts Richmond on the map as a theatrical incubator.

A guide to some of the weekend’s must-see performances and surefire highlights.

This September Perly’s celebrate 65 years of authentic, Jewish deli fare.

Outer World's inner world goes international pop on new album "Home."

Designer Julie Roberts is quietly defining the city's culinary aesthetic.

Our film critic looks at the fall movie season harvest.

Virginia filmmakers debut “Catching Pinecones,” a documentary about pioneering climbers and cavers Jan and Herb Conn.

Participating in speech and debate is one antidote to the doubt and despair Young Americans feel.

A local alt-country grunge sextet is catching fire, and the crowds are singing along.

Institutional challenges aren't stopping local theaters from fascinating fall shows.

Hope in all flavors, figurative, literal, physical and mineral in “Hope” and “Late Fame.”

Kathryn Schmitz takes over as chef-in-residence at the ICA's Abby Moore Cafe.

HomeFire Gallery hosts “A Pizza Art” show with ‘za from Timber Pizza.