Weekend Top 5

Henrico Recreation and Parks, Keep Henrico Beautiful and H.E.A.R.T. will host an Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 20 from noon to 3 p.m. at Deep Run Park. In addition to live music and food truck refreshments, activities will include kayaking with RVA Paddle Sports, creating solitary beehives, face painting, and a sensory tent experience. Learn about sustainability initiatives and resources available in Henrico County such as energy efficiency, residential solar, electric vehicles, recycling, preserving green space, air quality, and more. Admission is free and open to the public. For details, visit https://henrico.us/calendar/earth-day-2024.

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The Concert Ballet of Virginia will present its adaptation of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s classic horror story “Frankenstein” at J.R. Tucker High School on Saturday, April 20 at 2:30 p.m. The music for the production was created specifically for this show by local composer Brian Hinson in 1988, and the choreography and staging was created the same year by Concert Ballet alum and local choreographer Pam England. The performance is described as a “beautiful and striking rendition of the original story,” but organizers said that it may not be suitable for all audiences, since it includes some violence. The show also will be accompanied by three other traditional ballet pieces from the company’s repertoire. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased on Eventbrite here.

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The Danish String Quartet will perform at the University of Richmond's Modlin Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Camp Concert Hall. Violinists Frederik Øland and Rune Tonsgaard Sørenson and violist Asbjørn Nørgaard met as children at a music summer camp. They were mentored by Tim Frederiksen of Copenhagen’s Royal Danish Academy of Music. In 2008, Norwegian cellist Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin joined the three Danes. Their repertoire includes selections from Haydn and Shostakovich, as well as critically acclaimed original projects and popular arrangements of Scandinavian folk music. Tickets are $30 to $50 for adults, $10 for students/youth and $5 for UR students. For details, call 289-8980 or visit modlin.richmond.edu.

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The Virginia Cliffe Inn, 2896 Mountain Road, will host a Greenhouse Estate Sale from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday, April 21. (Tickets are sold out for April 20) Items for sale include living, bedroom, kitchen and office furniture, display cases, kitchen items and appliances, exercise equipment, wedding dresses, flower girl and ring bearer outfits, picture frames, and more. Cash and credit cards are accepted. Click here for details.

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The McCartney Experience, a tribute band led by Jed Duvall, will play its first Richmond-area show at The Tin Pan on Sunday, April 21 at 7 p.m. The band features music from the early years of the Beatles’ career all the way through McCartney’s days with Wings and his solo albums. The setlist includes classics such as “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “I Saw Her Standing There,” and “And I Love Her,” from the Beatles’ Wings album, as well as solo numbers from Paul McCartney, including “Dance Tonight.” Tickets are $29.99. For details, call (804) 447-8189 or visit tinpanrva.com.