Weekend Top 5

The Henrico Theatre Company will present Agatha Christie’s “Murder On The Orient Express” at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen Sept. 27-28 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 29 at 3 p.m. Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. By morning an American tycoon lies dead in his apartment. Isolated with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again. Directed by Amber dePass. Adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig. Tickets are $10 to $12. For details, call 261-ARTS or visit artsglenallen.com.

Deep Run High School’s Blue Cheese Robotics Team 1086 will host its 3rd Annual Short Pump STEM Fest on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Short Pump Town Center. There will be more than 20 interactive stations with activities such as playing catch with a robot, driving a robot, programming a robot, 3D printing, illusion activities, magic wands with circuits, binary code with bracelets, and more. Additionally, FIRST LEGO League teams will be holding a demonstration and providing information on how to get involved in FIRST Robotics. STEM Fest activities will be located in the central section of the mall with stations on both floors. Admission is free. Click here for details or visit bluecheeserobotics.org to learn more about the team.

As part of the commemoration of the 160th anniversary, staff from the Battle of New Market Heights Memorial and Education Association will lead two tours of the historic battlefield: Sept. 28 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tours will leave from Four Mile Creek Park, 8250 New Market Heights Lane. Tours will last approximately 1.5 hours and cover approximately 1.5 miles. Comfortable walking shoes and water are recommended. There will be extended periods of walking and standing; portable seats are permitted. Admission is free, and no registration is required. For details, call (804) 501-PARK or email newmarketheights@gmail.com.

The University of Richmond’s Modlin Center for the Arts will present “What Belongs to You,” a new opera by David T. Little, in the Alice Jepson Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman portrays the protagonist in this adaptation of Garth Greenwell’s debut novel of desire and its consequences. The score is performed by 20-member chamber orchestra, Alarm Will Sound. Helmed by director and choreographer Mark Morris, this presentation is a World Premiere and Modlin Center commission. The opera is intended for mature audiences. Tickets are $20 to $60 for adults, $10 for youth, and free for UR credited students. For details, call (804) 289-8980 or visit modlin.richmond.edu.

The 2024 Richmond International Film Festival will show two documentaries at the Weinstein JCC on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. “Giado” is a 56-minute film in Hebrew and Italian. It is based on the diary of Yosef Dadosh who, at the age of 20, was among 3,000 Jews sent from their homes in Benghazi to the Giado concentration camp in the Libyan desert. He chronicled life within the camp through a secret diary, which was only found after his passing. “Supernova” is a 52-minute film in English and Hebrew. It pieces together eyewitness accounts from survivors and first responders of the Nova music festival massacre in Re’im on the morning of October 7. More than 370 concertgoers were murdered and hundreds more wounded, with 40 taken hostage into Gaza. Tickets are $12. The Richmond International Film Festival runs Sept. 24-29. For details, visit riff.eventive.org.