Music for the spirit. Hundreds turned out for the 11th Annual St. Elizabeth Catholic Church Jazz & Food Festival, a fundraiser held last Saturday for the Highland Park parish and its various ministries. Location: The park beside the church on 2nd Avenue. Friends, from left, S.R. Jeffers, Vanessa Raines and Diana Joaquin settle in to enjoy the sounds of local musicians, including the legendary Doc Branch and the Keynotes. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Music for the spirit/ The legendary Doc Branch and the Keynotes at the 11th Annual St. Elizabeth Catholic Church Jazz & Food Festival, a fundraiser held last Saturday for the Highland Park parish and its various ministries. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Music for the spirit/ Hundreds turned out for the 11th Annual St. Elizabeth Catholic Church Jazz & Food Festival, a fundraiser held last Saturday for the Highland Park parish and its various ministries. Location: The park beside the church on 2nd Avnue. Jazz pianist Debo Dabney, below right, waits on the stage stairs for his time to perform. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Marquis Smith serves up fish and fries at the 11th Annual St. Elizabeth Catholic Church Jazz & Food Festival. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Blue jays share a meal in North Side (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)

Sweeping away the mandala Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery in Southern India dismantle a sand mandala they constructed in early May at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in conjunction with the opening of the museum’s exhibit, “Awaken: A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment.” With the exhibit’s closing this week, the monks dismantled the mandala in a ceremony last Saturday, sweeping up the sand to symbolize the impermanence of all that exists. (photo by Ava Reaves)

Dragon boat racing marked its 10th year in Richmond with a festive event Saturday highlighted by the paddle-powered competition on the James River. (Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press)