Mike Allen

Stephenson, for whom one of Ferrum College’s theaters is named, died Aug. 13 at age 81 after a long illness. His memorial service is Aug. 23.

Annie Dillard spent a dozen years in the Roanoke Valley, but there’s no official commemoration of her time there or of her Pulitzer-winning book.

The iconic Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre building has stood next to Interstate 81 in Wytheville for a quarter-century.

Natasha Trethewey will read from her work at the Friday evening launch of the new edition of Artemis.

Susan Egbert’s “Virginia Views” was selected as the first gift of permanent art from Roanoke to Wonju.

Roanoke and Wonju, South Korea, have been sister cities for 60 years. A triptych given to Roanoke by a South Korean artist is the centerpiece of a new exhibit at the Taubman Museum of Art.

“Dorothy Gillespie: Courage, Independence, and Color” will have its Roanoke premiere Wednesday at the Grandin Theatre. A Q&A will follow with the filmmakers and the artist’s family.

In Meredith Dayna Cope-Levy’s “The Bread Baking Play,” the actors make bread loaves from scratch in front of a live audience.

Minneapolis-based Artspace is looking at the Riverdale development — the former American Viscose property — as a place to create living and working spaces for artists.