Richmond-area arts and entertainment events
By Times-Dispatch Staff
Published: March 13, 2011

ON TAP THIS WEEK

Spring forward: If you forgot to set your clocks ahead an hour when you went to bed last night, you're late. Daylight Saving Time began at 2 a.m. today.

Kodo: Extraordinary Japanese drumming, music and dance presented by UR Modlin Center, 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Richmond's Landmark Theater, 6 N. Laurel St. $19-$38. 646-4213.

ST. PATRICK'S WEEK SPECIALS

Kelly Kennedy & Lilt in traditional Irish music, 7 p.m. today in the Barksdale Theatre-Willow Lawn, 1601 Willow Lawn Drive. $5; cash bar. 222-7806.

Celtic Crossroads in fusion of traditional Irish music, bluegrass, gypsy and jazz, 8 p.m. Tuesday at The National, 708 E. Broad St. $25-$30. 612-1900.

Turf Fire in traditional Irish melodies for the Heritage Music Series, 7 p.m. Thursday at Hanover Tavern, 13181 Hanover Courthouse Road, Hanover. $3. 537-5050.

Celtic rock band Enter the Haggis, 9 p.m. Thursday at Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall, 623 E. Main St. $20 in advance, $25 day of show. 780-2537.

WEEKEND WATCH

Southern Women's Show: Fashion, accessories, home décor, gourmet foods, seminars, workshops, contests, door prizes and more, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. March 20 at Richmond Raceway Complex, 600 E. Laburnum Ave. $5-$8 online; $5-$9 at gate. (800) 949-0248, ext. 112.

Actor-comic Kevin Hart, 8 and 11 p.m. Friday at Richmond's Landmark Theater, 6 N. Laurel St. $37.50-$47.50. 646-4213.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Gala: "In the Mood" benefit features dinner, cocktails, silent and live auctions and entertainment, 6 p.m.-midnight Saturday at The Jefferson Hotel, Franklin and Adams streets. $200; reservation required. 254-8014.

Richmond Forum: George Church on "The Personal Genomics Revolution," detailing the advent of direct-to-consumer DNA testing and its benefits, consequences and social implications, 8 p.m. Saturday at Richmond's Landmark Theater, 6 N. Laurel St. Contact Forum office for ticket availability. 330-3993.

ART OPENINGS

Crossroads Art Center, 2016 Staples Mill Road, 278-8950. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Friday for "Expressions & Impressions of the Good Earth" by Janeice Silberman, group shows by Nimrod Hall artists and Richmond Metropolitan Artists Association and All Media Show juried by Francis Thompson. Through May 10.

CONCERTS

Soundworks men's a cappella ensemble in concert at 1:30 p.m. today at Northside Baptist Church, 7600 Studley Road, Mechanicsville. Free. 746-4952.

Russian opera singer Vladimir Lapin in concert, 2 p.m. today at Weinstein JCC, 5403 Monument Ave. $10-$12. 285-6500.

Richmond Men's Chorus and Richmond Women's Chorus in "The Great American Songbook," songs by Gershwin, Porter, Berlin, Ellington and many more, 4 p.m. today at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church, 3601 Seminary Ave. $15-$20. 241-0446.

Richmond Philharmonic in music by Grieg and Gliere and with Thomas Jöstlein on French horn in Sibelius' Symphony No. 3, 4 p.m. today in Vlahcevic Hall, VCU Singleton Center, 922 Park Ave. $8-$10. 673-7400.

Second Sunday South of the James: Williamsburg Chamber Players in music by Schubert, Beethoven and Brahms, 4 p.m. today at Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road. Donation requested. 272-7514.

Hamilton College Choir and College Hill singers in sacred and secular works from the Renaissance to now, 7:30 p.m. today at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond, 1000 Blanton Ave. Free. 355-0777.

New music ensemble eighth blackbird in "Powerless," 7:30 p.m. Monday in Camp Concert Hall, UR Modlin Center. $10-$20. 289-8980.

St. John's University Men's Choir in concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 300 N. Sheppard St. Donation requested. 254-8810, ext. 114.

Jazz Café: Larri Branch Agenda in jazz standards and pop tunes, 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Best Café, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard. Free. 340-1400.

Center Season concerts: Boilermaker Jazz Band, 7 p.m. Friday at Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Road. $23-$25. 261-2787.

Samson Trinh & the Upper East Side Big Band in jazz, swing and rock and the band's rendition of the Beatles' "Abbey Road," 7 p.m. Friday at Cramer Center for the Arts, The Steward School, 11600 Gayton Road. $25. 565-2331.

John Rutter's "Requiem" sung by 130-voice choir of members from Salisbury Presbyterian, St. Matthias Episcopal, Redeemer Episcopal, St. Edward Catholic and Mount Pisgah United Methodist churches, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Salisbury Presbyterian Church, 13621 Salisbury Road, Midlothian. Free. 794-5311.

THEATER OPENINGS

"The Glass Menagerie," Walnut Street Theatre touring production of the Tennessee Williams classic memory play, in a single performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Jepson Theatre, UR Modlin Center. $18-$36. 289-8980.

DIVERSIONS

Virginia Train Collectors' Train Meet: Antique, collectible and modern toy trains, parts and accessories, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. today at Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, 10300 Courthouse Road. $6. 798-3739.

Women's History Month Stories: "You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!" by Shana Corey, story time and a craft activity, 4 p.m. Wednesday at Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard. Free; registration required. 358-4901.

Friday Film Series, "Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies": Martin Scorsese and others discuss cinema and art at the turn of the 20th century, 6:30 p.m. at Leslie Cheek Theatre, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Boulevard and Grove Avenue. $5. 340-1405.

UR International Film Series: Slovenian film "Slovenka" ("A Call Girl"), 3 and 7:30 p.m. Friday and 7:30 p.m. March 20 in UR Jepson Hall 118. Shown in the original language with subtitles. Free. 289-8860..

Urban comedy star Earthquake, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 7 p.m. March 20 at Funny Bone Comedy Club and Restaurant, 11800 W. Broad St. $15-$17. 521-8900.

I Know Richmond bus tour: Overview of Richmond, including historic neighborhoods and landmarks, 1-4 p.m. Saturday from Valentine Richmond History Center, 1015 E. Clay St. $20-$23. 649-0711, ext. 301.

Real Richmond Food Tour – Shockoe Bottom/Church Hill "Shock & Awe": Sample what's cooking at restaurants in the Bottom and on the Hill, meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday at Café Gutenberg, 1700 E. Main St. $39. 840-5318.

Richmond Raiders arena football game versus Trenton Steel at 7 p.m. Saturday at Richmond Coliseum, Sixth and East Leigh streets. $12-$40. 780-4970, ext. 145.

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