High school musical? Forget Disney, Chesapeake has the goods. Classic entertainment and timeless music will be created this week by talented high schoolers and their teachers across various stages this week.

• Grassfield will debut its first musical, featuring the thugs, mugs, hoods, slickers and molls of “Guys and Dolls” Thursday through Saturday.

The Chesapeake Arts Show returns this weekend to South Norfolk after a two-year hiatus, and the new spring date fittingly signals a rebirth.

By Dan Cooley Correspondent When the Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon got under way last weekend, some runners - including five Kenyan male and females - were there to enhance their Olympic aspirations. But for Greenbrier resident Stephen Walls, who has endured health problems the past two years, this race was all about finishing.

The U.S. Colored Troops Descendants will sponsor two book discussions this month and a "Victory Pilgrimage" in mid-May to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the prohibition of the American slave trade and the 143rd anniversary of the end of the Civil War.

By Frances Thrasher Norge Correspondent Today is like any other day in Keri Lambert's class - unpredictable. It's the day before the Chesapeake Citywide Benchmark Test, and students in her seventh-grade U.S. history class at Indian River Middle School are reviewing. Not that they realize this is work.

Runners, today is the final opportunity to register for Saturday's Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon. And, if you're concerned about your wellbeing, today is also the final chance to take in the free Health & Fitness Expo.

How low can you go? And, do you want to be in a documentary? That's what the folks who bring you the monthly Fantasmo Cult Cinema Explosion film series are wondering. Today, the Central Library's head of reference services, Jim Blanton, and his partner in cinematic crime, Rob Floyd, will organize their third annual all-night Schlock-A-Thon, showcasing the dregs of film art, beginning at 8 p.m.

A free Health & Fitness Expo will take place at the Chesapeake Conference Center during the two days before the Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon. And it's not just for runners. The expo was organized last year as an extra health and well-being event for participating runners after they picked up their race registration packets. This year, the health fair has expanded its scope.

Like people, marathons have personalities. Virginia Beach's Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon is about the oceanfront and music everywhere. The big races in Boston and New York, and at other bustling metropolises, take on the flavor of the host city. And Chesapeake's?

Locks Pointe Restaurant and Hodad's Bar & Grill will serve its last meal today after 23 years of offering one of the few fine-dining experiences in Chesapeake.