Weekend Top 5

Editor's note: Events are subject to cancellation due to the incoming snow storm. Please contact the venue to confirm.

Comedian Sommore will perform at The Richmond Funny Bone in Short Pump at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Jan. 11, and at 6 p.m. Jan. 12. With a winning combination of class and sass, Sommore offers audiences a hilarious, yet piercing look at today’s issues from a woman’s perspective. She is frank and fearless in her routines, tackling topics that range from the mundane to the controversial with wit, intelligence and style. Tickets are $47 to $57. For details, call (804) 521-8900 or visit richmond.funnybone.com.

Learn more about the arctic exploration of the USS Jeannette at a program on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Meadow Farm's Parsons Community Center. The deadly excursion of the USS Jeannette was captained by Virginian Dr. James M. Ambler, who was searching for a route to the North Pole via the Pacific Ocean. Admission is free, and no registration is required. Click here for details or email sch107@henrico.gov.

Twisted Carrot Farm and Market will host a hot sauce workshop on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Lakeside Farmers' Market, 6110 Lakeside Avenue. Participants first will learn how to ferment peppers and other ingredients for hot sauce. Then the class will explore different ingredients to spice up the sauce, as well as learn about different styles of hot sauce from the USA and around the world. Attendees will leave with a jar of locally-grown peppers to ferment plus the sauce they have created in class. All supplies are provided. Cost is $65. Click here to register. For details, call (757) 819-3650 or email twistedcarrotfarmrva@gmail.com.

The Shady Grove Coffeehouse at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 11105 Cauthorne Road in Glen Allen, will present banjo virtuoso Bill Evans on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. Evans was the 2022 recipient of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize and is a member of the American Banjo Music Hall of Fame. During this concert, Evans will present Banjo in America, as well as playing a mini set of duets with his wife Babi. The Banjo in America exposes audiences to over 250 years of American musical traditions. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door; teens 13-18 are admitted at half price, and children 12 and under are free. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Coffee, tea, and baked goods are available for purchase. The Shady Grove Coffeehouse, a folk music concert series, is now in its 23rd season. For details, call (804) 323-4288 or visit shadygrovecoffeehouse.com.

The Friendship Circle of Virginia will hold its 2nd annual community-wide Disability Expo on Sunday, Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Weinstein JCC. The expo will feature over 40 nonprofit organizations and businesses that provide services and resources for all ages of the disability community. Admission is free and open to all. For details, and to see a list of participating vendors, visit friendshipcircleva.org/disability-expo.