If you’ve been on it, you’ve noticed there’s a groundswell of local art tal­ent mak­ing rip­ples through Hamp­ton Roads. You won’t find this Juxtapoz-style, low­brow art in gal­leries — you’ll find it in smokey bars all over town. That is, until now.

The Sar­to­ri­al­ist has a new book just for you.

Liv­ing in Vir­ginia means you have slightly more love for the work of Edgar Allan Poe than your aver­age Amer­i­can — and if you don’t, you prob­a­bly should. CORE The­atre Ensem­ble is pre­sent­ing some­thing very cool this week­end: a series of Poe sto­ries and poems recre­ated by a team of five actors. Should be creepy and eerie and great, and for only $10 the price is just right.

It’s no secret that at Boxed City, we have a soft spot for well-done cup­cak­eries. We’ve fallen par­tic­u­larly hard for Just Cup­cakes in Vir­ginia Beach, which is open­ing this Sat­ur­day. From the Starck chairs to the fresh cup­cakes baked daily, every detail is per­fectly in place. Not to men­tion some beau­ti­ful brand­ing — it’s every­thing a gourmet cup­cak­ery should be.