Weekend Top 10

JAN 18Crossroads Art Center, 2016 Staples Mill Road, will hold an Artist Reception and Open House from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Featured exhibitions include the juried all-media show, Wednesday/Thursday Independent Painters, Julie Matre and Kathy Pantele’s “Two Heads…One Heart,” Tuckahoe Artists Association, and Linda Hollett-Bazouzi’s “Egypt: Curbs and Tea Runners.” There will also be cakes by Pearl’s Bake Shoppe, live music, magic and more. Admission is free. For details, visit www.crossroadsartcenter.com. *** The Richmond Antique Extravaganza Show and Sale returns to Richmond Raceway Jan. 18-19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Jan. 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The show brings together over 100 select dealers from Florida to New England featuring Americana, textiles, Oriental rugs, pottery, fine china, jewelry, period clothing, books, clocks and toys, as well as Victorian, oak, wicker and garden furniture. Admission is $7 for adults; children 12 and under are free. For details, visit www.antextofnc.com. *** HATTheatre, located at 1124 Westbriar Drive in Henrico’s West End, will present “Roger B. Heard and the Tight 45” at 8 p.m. Jan. 18-19. The production is written by Alex Mayberry and directed by James Nygren with original music by Matt Treacy. The story follows Roger B. Heard, a veteran voice actor. Featuring Dale Leopold with Emmy Turner and a special appearance by Doc Thomas. Tickets are $20 for adults and seniors and $15 for youth, groups, students and RVATA. Reservations are required. For tickets, call 343-6364 or visit www.hattheatre.org.

JAN 19
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen will present the 10th annual Djangoary Music Soiree at 7 p.m. Celebrate the creative influence of legendary Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. The event will feature Rhythm Future Quartet, Thomas Wakefield & Gypsy Roots, and special guests Dallas Vietty and Samuel Farthing in concert. Meet the headliners and sharpen your skills with hands-on workshops. Tickets are $30. For details and to register for workshops, call 261-ARTS or visit www.artsglenallen.com.

Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 4491 Springfield Road, will host its 3rd annual Bluegrass Concert Series. The series features a monthly concert December through April from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tonight’s performer is The Churchmen. Tickets are $17 in advance and $22 at the door. Light refreshments will be served when the doors open at 6 p.m. For details, call 527-1037 or visit www.saint-mikes.org.

The Virginia Writers Club Richmond Chapter will meet at the Publix at 2250 John Rolfe Parkway from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The special guest will be international bestselling author Brad Parks. Parks is the only writer to have won the Shamus, Nero and Lefty Awards, three of American crime fiction’s most prestigious prizes. The event will take place in the second floor meeting room and is free to the public. For more information, contact Chapter President Susan Schwartz at Ncc17lu@aol.com.

ComedySportz Richmond will present “Meet and Greet: The Improv and Storytelling Show” featuring Big in Certain Countries at 9:30 p.m. BICC is an indie long-form improv troupe based in northern Virginia since 2012. They will be joined by special guest Hey, Barb, a local house team from the Coalition Theater in Richmond. Tickets are $5. The CSz Richmond Theater is located at 8906-H W. Broad Street. For details, visit www.cszrichmond.com.

The film “Christopher Robin” (2018, PG, 104 minutes) will play at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Henrico Theatre in Highland Springs. Tickets and concessions are $1 each. For details, call 652-1460 or visit www.henricolive.com.

Greenberg’s Great Train & Toy Show will be at Richmond Raceway from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 19-20. The show features 250+ tables of trains for sale and more than 60 exhibitors from across the country. There will be free workshops and demonstrations, O Gauge train drag racing for kids, free train appraisals and test track, door prize giveaways and more. Admission is $10 Jan. 19 and $9 Jan. 20; kids 11 and under are free. All Saturday tickets are good for both days. For details, visit www.trainshow.com/richmond.

Strange’s Florist and Garden Center, 12111 W. Broad Street, will present a workshop on “Winter Pruning & Storm Damage Repair” from 11 a.m. to noon. Learn when, how and what to prune in preparation for warmer weather. The class also will cover how to revive and rejuvenate your landscape if it is damaged during a winter storm. The workshop is free and open to the public. For more information, call 321-2200 or visit www.stranges.com.