Arts & Culture

October is Filipino American History Month and the festival honors Filipino culture through music, cultural dances and food.

The 49th annual Literary Festival runs Oct. 4-8. It is dedicated to Renee Good, a 2020 ODU graduate in English, who was killed this year by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.

The Virginia Opera and comedian Jason Kypros have developed short comic vignettes about the perils and pleasures of online dating.

The festival, Oct. 2-4, is in its fourth year and honors films, audio features and documentaries that center on the LGBTQ+ community. Events are scheduled at ODU and The Wave dance club.

Comedian Jay Pharoah, who grew up in Chesapeake, and his family started the nonprofit 13 years ago.

The popular drive-thru attraction along the Oceanfront has closed after more than 30 years. The new holiday display takes over the nature trail at the Virginia Aquarium.

Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young started the benefit concert more than 40 years ago to raise awareness about family farms in America. Mike Campbell performed at the first concert and is returning for the Virginia Beach show.

The program's goal is to raise Portsmouth's profile as a hotspot for arts and culture.

ROŪGE: Theater Reinvented is producing the show, set among the vintage WWII aircraft at the Military Aviation Museum.

It’s the first year Shelf Bound Sound will be at the new Downtown Suffolk Library.