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West Broad Village will kick off the holiday season on Friday, Nov. 12 with a Tree Lighting Celebration from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at The Pad, 2400 Old Brick Road. Santa will light the Christmas tree and there will be special performances and s’mores stations. Admission is free. For details, visit westbroadvillage.com.
Bluegrass singer/songwriter/guitarist Billy Strings will perform at Virginia Credit Union LIVE! at Richmond Raceway on Friday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45. Doors open at 5 p.m. For details, visit vaculive.com.
NOV. 13
The Richmond Showmasters Gun Show will be held at Richmond Raceway from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14. Vendors at more than 800 tables will sell, buy or trade guns, swords, knives, decoys, hunting supplies, reloading supplies and components, ammo, books, militaria and more. Admission is $12; children ages 12-17 are $6 and children under 12 are admitted free with a supervising adult. For details, visit showmastersgunshows.com.
The English Channel returns with a third all-new edition of their fab concert experience, “AM•FM Hits of the British Invasion Decade,” Nov. 13-14 at the Henrico Theatre, 305 East Nine Mile Road. The two-hour show will cover 10 years of ground-breaking music. Tickets are $5. Show times are 8 p.m. Nov. 13 and 3 p.m. Nov. 14. For details, call 501-7275 or visit henrico.us/rec.
NOV. 14
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen and Henrico Theatre Company will be joining thousands of theatrical organizations around the globe by producing their own local production of Music Theatre International’s All Together Now! Nov. 14-15 at 7 p.m. at CACGA. The performances will include hit songs such as Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast; Somewhere That’s Green from Little Shop of Horrors; Children Will Listen from Into the Woods; Take a Chance on Me from Mamma Mia!; Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat from Guys and Dolls; and others. The musical revue is part of a national effort to raise recovery funds for local theaters. As of Aug. 2, more than 3,800 performances were scheduled at 1,600 schools and theatres from 36 countries and tributaries and all 50 states. Tickets are $10, with a suggested donation. For details, call 261-ARTS or visit artsglenallen.com.
