Namaste // Kailee Lundy, 5, center, discovers her inner yogi during “Yoga and More in the Park” Saturday at Chimborazo Park. The youngster was flanked by her mother, Ashlee Boyd, left, and aunt, Asantewoa Fitzgerald, right, who also participated in the weekly yoga practice. The free sessions, which will continue at 10 a.m. on Saturdays through the summer, are part of the Desert Canvas Network, a community movement to help people step outside their comfort zones, face their fears and become who they want to be, according to its organizers.

Hydrangeas in North Side

Appetite for Appétit // Natasha Wilson of Croaker’s Spot serves an eager customer during Sunday’s Broad Appétit, an annual food fest on the main street through Downtown. Hundreds of people enjoyed a variety of dishes from local restaurants during the $3-a-plate smorgasbord spanning four blocks on East Broad Street between Henry and Adams streets. Art, music and vendors also lured festivalgoers to the event hosted by the Downtown Neighborhood Association. Proceeds benefit FeedMore, a Central Virginia hunger-relief organization.

New high-tech Varina library // A bevy of officials cut the ribbon Wednesday, June 1, officially opening Henrico County’s newest public library. The Varina Area Library, located at 1875 New Market Road just south of Pocahontas Parkway, has a digital media lab with 3-D printers, an area for teens, collaborative group spaces and computers for public among its many amenities. The state-of-the-art library, approved by Henrico voters in a 2005 bond referendum, replaces the old library building in Varina that closed in May.

New high-tech Varina library // Among the elected officials at the ribbon-cutting ceremony were Tyrone E. Nelson, chairman of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors, who represents the Varina District; Henrico Supervisor Frank J. Thornton of the Fairfield District; Henrico County Manager John A. Vithoulkas; Henrico Delegate Lamont Bagby; and Henrico Sen. A. Donald McEachin. Kareemah Hamdan is the library manager.