Garret McNally has been dancing since age 3 when his mother put him into dance as an outlet for his energy.

A new Richmond-made documentary will premiere this weekend with a view of the good, the bad and the ugly of mental health treatment for Black people in Virginia.

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture will begin accepting applications Oct. 1 from state historical organizations for its second annual Commonwealth History Fund grant cycle. VMHC will again award approximately $400,000 to meet its pledge to distribute some $2 …

James Beard award-winning author and cu- linary historian Michael W. Twitty will be the featured speaker during the Library of Virginia’s 25th Annual Literary Awards Celebration on Oct. 15.

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World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans in the Richmond area are being sought for a free trip to visit the war memorials of Washington, D.C., courtesy of Old Dominion Honor Flight.

“The Birth of a Planet,” a 30-minute documentary film about post-Civil War era “Richmond Planet” newspaper editor John Mitchell, will launch the three-day, 7th An- nual Afrikana Independent Film Festival at 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at The Black History Museum …

The Ruth Coles Harris Leadership Institute will honor three community leaders for their work during its 2022 Awards Luncheon next week at Virginia Union University.

The Nottoway Indian Tribe’s Annual PowWow returns for two days of native arts, crafts, food and more on Sept. 17 and 18 at the Surry County Parks and Recreation Center.

The University of Richmond Jepson Leadership Forum series will begin with New York Times best-selling author, and The Atlantic staff writer Clint Smith at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14, on campus at the Queally Center for Admission and Career Services, …

“If you can’t say ‘amen,’ then say ‘ouch.’” If you’ve spent any considerable length of time in a traditional Black church context, you’ve heard this. It’s usually said by a preacher when they know a sermon is hitting a little …

Finally, the long-awaited world premiere of a musical focusing on Gabriel and the slave rebellion he almost pulled off in Richmond 222 years ago is set to go at the Firehouse Theatre next week.

Members of the Richmond Free Press staff will provide insight into the art and design behind the newspaper’s coverage of social justice protests movement two years ago following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis.

Brown’s Island will be filled with the sounds and food of Jamaica this Saturday, Sept. 3.