Local author Frank Schaeffer will present his newest book “Patience with God, Faith for People Who Don't Like Religion (or Atheism)” a provocative challenge to atheists and fundamentalists alike on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. at Jabberwocky Bookshop, the Tannery, 50 Water St.

“Steel Magnolias” brought a new twist to the long legacy of fine dramas from the south, with its story of a beauty parlor as the nerve center of life, death, laughter and friendship in a small town.

Charles Dickens may have drawn inspiration from the people and places of his Victorian-era England, but who were the real “ghosts” in his life who inspired “A Christmas Carol”?

A tale of dread and mayhem is told from the point of view of a suitcase.

Violin virtuoso Joshua Bell will perform Brahm’s Violin Concerto when he joins the Boston Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Sir Andrew Davis, for a program of Thanksgiving week concerts that will also include Debussy’s “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” and Stravinsky’s neoclassic Symphony in Three Movements

“The Wizard of Oz” film-version celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2009, but last weekend’s Kidstock performance of the play, founder and creative director Brian Milauskas admitted, was not selected because of that fact.

Paradise City Arts Festival returns this weekend with a new special exhibit.

Westborough resident Sandra McCaw has joined an elite group -- one of 35 artists that will take part in Paradise City Arts Festival for the first time. The three-day juried show takes place this weekend in Marlborough.

Annual Super Megafest hits Framingham Sheraton this weekend with TV and movie heroes, villains, comic books and collectibles.

After driving 4,000 miles to gigs this year, folksinger Debra Cowan is really looking forward to her 25-minute drive this evening to sing at Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham.