The local chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America opened its first members-only exhibit with a reception at the Flagler County Art League as 21 members entered 61 different pieces ranging from still-lifes and landscapes to wildlife, pets and fish.

A personal ad leads to a double blind date for four middle-aged singles in the new production by the Daytona Playhouse.

A Nepalese poet will read his works and talk about his homeland.

This weekend, the biggest event for comic book fans will be the blockbuster movie "Marvel's The Avengers," already breaking records around the world. The second biggest event, though, will be Free Comic Book Day.

For the past century, choreographers such as Bob Fosse, Paul Taylor and Merce Cunningham have inspired dancers and audiences with cutting-edge performances. In honor of their influence, Surfscape Contemporary Dance Theatre's upcoming performance, "TRIBUTE," will feature original works inspired by those choreographers and others such as Pina Bausch, Alvin Ailey, William Forsythe and Bunnell native Bill T. Jones.

It might seem excessive to produce a nearly-500-page book of essays on the career of one man, especially one whose career seems to be picking up speed. But then again, this book is about Joss Whedon, and his fans (and detractors) can't seem to say enough.

When New Smyrna Beach artist Harold Garde was summering at his second home in Maine in 2009, he invited Bill and Kathie Hohns, friends and collectors of his work, to poke around his studio and upstairs storage room.

There's a musical war brewing on 46th Street, and things may turn nasty if Matthew Broderick has his way. He and Kelli O'Hara are at the Imperial Theatre starring in "Nice Work If You Can Get It," a new comedy with songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Next door -- literally next door -- at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, there's another Gershwin musical, "Porgy and Bess."

The Louvre Museum is used to dealing with antiquities: Nearly all of its thousands of works of art date to 1848 or earlier. Now, it wants to create a relic of its own -- the old museum audio guide. The famed Paris museum, whose origins date to the 18th century, is pressing on toward modernity and going visual with new electronic guides in a deal with Japan's Nintendo.

To fans and the countless collectors who helped build painter Thomas Kinkade's commercial art empire, his idealized vision of the world usually served as a simple, soothing addition to the living room wall: a soft depiction of a churning seascape or a colorful garden or a cottage brimming with warm light.