Averett brings favorite fables to the stage as part of ‘Aesop and Friends,’ opening tonight on the Pritchett Auditorium stage

I was waiting in line at the truck stop along with every other knucklehead swept up in the panic of the Great Southeastern Gas Shortage of Early Fall 2008 when my mind wandered

Marie Brink always dreamed she’d be a rock star. And for the Albany, N.Y., native, dreams really do come true.

You could be Tasered. 

In late July and early August 1927, a confluence of rich musical talent, jury-rigged technology and mass-marketing savvy came together in Bristol, Tenn. The recordings generated by what would become known as the Bristol sessions sparked a new musical industry. 

Around the world, hundreds if not thousands of dogs, our beloved, furry companions who ask for little more than a can of congealed beef byproducts and an occasional belly scratch, are being forced into marriage

Never mind all those questions about who will win the election: The more pressing concern for many viewers is whether Tina Fey will return to play Gov. Sarah Palin on “Saturday Night Live.”

Ron White of the “Blue Collar Comedy Tour” says a former employee angry over not getting a severance tipped off Florida police that he was carrying marijuana.

If you’ve ever heard Lynyrd Skynyrd perform live, you know they aren’t just a Southern rock band. They are a rock band—period. And that’s just what Johnny Van Zant and the boys proved Thursday night at the outdoor Carrington Pavilion in Danville, where more than 3,000 fans turned out despite the threat of rain that never materialized. 

‘burn after reading’
Starring: John Malkovich, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand
Director: Joel and Ethan Coen
Running time: 96 minutes

Here’s how I figured it would happen: I’m sitting in a greasy spoon off some steaming Georgia blacktop, flirting with a red-headed waitress and waiting on a diablo sandwich and a Dr. Pepper

Just in time for back-to-school comes “The House Bunny,” which won’t teach you anything new or useful, but it will prepare you for sorority rush. 

America, our God-given right to eat hot dogs without worry is under siege. 

OCEAN ISLE, N.C. – If you want to skip the sand in your shorts and crowds at the Carolina beaches this Labor Day weekend but still want to visit the ocean, you may want to head to the Museum of Coastal Carolina.

From Danville Concert Association, Arts and Humanities

Douglas Kendall Adams was named outstanding actor for his portrayal of the desk clerk Ferris in the comedy “Bedside Manners” by Derek Benfield, directed by Alan G. Holt. Adams also appeared as the emcee in “Cabaret.”

The Allman Brothers Band has sued a record company to demand a bigger cut of recordings sold through third parties such as Apple’s iTunes music service. 

one of the group’s founding members and a key part of its eclectic jazz-infused sound, died Tuesday from sudden complications stemming from injuries he sustained in an all-terrain vehicle accident in June

computer and video games are actually among the easiest of entertainment products for parents to control.  In addition to using ESRB ratings to help choose appropriate games, parents can take advantage of parental controls to make sure that their children are playing games they deem appropriate.

My only other marketable skill is frying hushpuppies at the fish camp, is the cutback in good, old-fashioned monkey coverage. 

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Glenwood Smith Band plays first gig in nine years

The broadcast networks’ new shows have been announced and will be heavily promoted. But there’s still nothing much to see. Fewer pilots than usual were shot this year, due in part to the Hollywood writers strike and the straight-to-series policy gaining favor at some networks. 

Getting “two thumbs up” from Siskel and Ebert used to mean something. 

By Labor Day, it could display the first drive-in movie the Central Virginia area has seen in more than two decades. 

The Oak Ridge Boys who started out as a gospel quartet before gradually changing over to country-pop, will play the Salem Civic Center September 5..

Sunday’s show featuring local community members will benefit the North Theatre.

Final preparations are under way for Sara Evans took the stage at a new Smith Mountain Lake concert site. 

I thought I had it bad, but some of you at one time or another have transformed into one huge, hideous blister, shunned by family and friends and forced to live in outbuildings so no one could hear your agonizing cries and see your incessant scratching.