Rita Dove, a former U.S. and Virginia poet laureate and a professor of poetry at the University of Virginia, has been chosen to receive the Library of Virginia Lifetime Achievement Award.

Birthday décor was in full swing Thursday morning, as an Odessa organization celebrated 30 years of existence and two women who've been instrumental to the city through their volunteer efforts.

One of the largest fall events in North Texas will fill downtown Sherman on Saturday with revelers of all ages as Sherman's annual Arts Festival begins.

Ann Hamilton, a visual artist known for her eye-popping installations including paper-sucking machines and a weeping wall, is among the winners of the Heinz Family Foundation's Human Achievement Awards.

MANILA, Philippines—I was in Davao City last week for the soft opening of the Heritage Museum of the Pamulaan Center of Indigenous People’s Education and to attend the opening of the 2nd National Conference of Indigenous Peoples Higher Education in th