Butterflies LIVE runs through Oct. 13 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

May 24 2013 - Tropical butterflies will transform the Conservatory’s North Wing, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., $7 to $11

Opportunity Toastmasters to meet at Shoney’s Restaurant

June 17 2013 - Meetings are held the first and third Mondays of each month, 7 p.m., Free

Sandston Rotary Club to meet at Roma’s Restaurant

June 17 2013 - , 12:30 p.m., Free

GRCC to present ‘Elevator Speech’ at Henrico Department Economic Authority

June 18 2013 - , 11:30 a.m., $20

Local historian Bob Layton to introduce new book at Twin Hickory Library

June 18 2013 - 'Discovering Richmond Monuments: A History of River City Landmarks Beyond the Avenue', 7 p.m.,

UR School of Professional and Continuing Studies to offer reading skills programs

June 19 2013 - Sessions beginning June 19, Times vary,

Seminar on ‘Advanced Prostate Imaging’ to take place at Lewis Ginter

June 19 2013 - Presented by Dr. Jinxing Yu, from the VCU Department of Radiology, 5:30 p.m., Free

Henrico Business Leaders Third Wednesday Social to take place at Westin Richmond

June 19 2013 - , 4 p.m., Free

Wilton House Museum to host Family Day

June 19 2013 - Geared towards elementary and middle school-aged children, 1 p.m., $5

Fundraising night at California Pizza Kitchen in Short Pump to benefit City Singers

June 19 2013 - Mention CSCC and a percentage of the proceeds will be donated, 5:30 p.m.,

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Community

Short Pump Ruritan Club donates $50k to Virginia War Memorial

Citizen Staff Reports 06/13/2013

The Short Pump Ruritan/Civic Association Foundation, Inc. recently presented a check for $50,000 to the Virginia War Memorial Educational Foundation. The donation will be used to finance the production of a new film about the Vietnam War as part of the War Memorial’s award-winning Virginians at War film series. > Read more.

Vintage Home Market set for June 15-16

Citizen Staff Reports 06/09/2013

A longtime Lakeside business owner and his partner are bringing "The Vintage Home Market" to the Richmond International Raceway Complex June 15-16.

Tony Turner has operated a business on Lakeside Avenue for nearly 20 years, beginning with Huckleberries Home & Garden for 10 years in The Hub Shopping Center and followed by Feathernesters across the street in the Lakeside Town Center. > Read more.

Fan Care offers heat relief to seniors

Citizen Staff Reports 06/06/2013

Qualifying senior citizens can receive free relief from summer heat through the 23rd annual Fan Care program, which provides fans and cooling assistance to seniors 60 and older in need.

The program is an initiative of Senior Connections, The Capital Area Agency on Aging for seniors who meet income eligibility requirements and have a situation that threatens their health. > Read more.

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Entertainment

A community ‘Kaffeehaus’ in Henrico’s Far West End

06/17/2013

Born and raised in good old Europe, I am quite familiar with the traditional Austro-Hungarian tradition of the Kaffeehaus, an institution that represents a lifestyle of relaxing and thinking in a familiar environment with coffee, pastry, news, good service, marble tables, subdued sounds like the click-clack of the coffee machine, mugs and plates, conversations among patrons and with staff and a bit of low volume Johann Strauss music.

And so it was a thrill to find a modern version of a Kaffeehaus right here in Henrico County: The Daily Grind, near Short Pump Town Center. > Read more.

Oklahoma tornado victims to benefit from Innsbrook concert

06/15/2013

The Innsbrook Foundation will present a special concert June 19 at the Innsbrook Snagajob Pavilion to raise funds benefiting the victims of the Moore and Shawnee communities of Oklahoma.

The Innsbrook After Hours RVA Cares event will feature five bands and a family festival in recognition of the many families devastated by the Oklahoma tornadoes on May 20, which killed 23 people, injured 377 others, and left destroyed and damaged homes affecting 33,000 residents. > Read more.

Food trucks arrive in the West End

06/10/2013

West End residents no longer have to pick between fighting the summer mall crowds for a quick bite or breaking the bank to eat at a fine-dining spot because one Richmond group is bringing both to them.

RVA Street Foodies, the organization behind the outdoor food truck courts at the Virginia Historical Society and Hardywood Brewery, debuted its new Henrico food truck court at All Saints Episcopal Church on River Road May 22. > Read more.

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