The art form might be called drama, but gentleness is a perfectly valid approach onstage. Such plays slow time down, the way bird-watching does. Your breath resets to the rhythm of wind between boughs ...

All kinds of arts and activities are coming up in Abingdon, Virginia, over the next couple of weeks.

Left: The singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams, who is a global brand partner of Hourglass Cosmetics. Right, clockwise from top ...