Lewis Ginter to present Flowers After 5 on Thursdays through August

June 20 2013 - , 5 p.m., $7 to $11
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave., will present Flowers After 5 on Thursday evenings through August. Enjoy outside dining, shopping and children’s activities. Garden admission is $11 for adults, $10 for seniors and $7 for children ages 3-12. For details, call 262-9887 or visit http://www.lewisginter.org

Short Pump Town Center’s 10th annual Summer Concert Series kicks off

June 20 2013 - The series continues every Thursday through August 22, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Free
Short Pump Town Center’s 10th annual Summer Concert Series kicks off with alternative rock band Sister Hazel from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the main plaza. The series continues every Thursday through August 22. Admission is free. For details, visit http://www.shortpumpmall.com

Bill Jenkins, Virginia Mountain Boys to perform at CACGA

June 21 2013 - , 7:30 p.m., $15 to $20
Bill Jenkins and the Virginia Mountain Boys will perform at 7:30 p.m. at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Rd. Admission is $15 to $20. For details, call 261-ARTS or visit http://www.virginiamountainboys.com

‘Seersucker Suit, Sundress and Sounds Affair’ to take place in Innsbrook

June 22 2013 - There will be food, a cash bar, DJ, live music, vendors and more, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., $25 to $30
The Seersucker Suit, Sundress and Sounds Affair, a 90th anniversary celebration of the Phi Phi Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., will take place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. in North Shore Commons in Innsbrook. There will be food, a cash bar, DJ, live music, vendors and more. Admission is $25 in advance and $30 at the gate. The event benefits the Brothers of OPP Inc.’s Scholarship and Uplift Foundation. For details, call Tony Liggons at 402-8485 or Nelson Colbert at 690-0822.

Henrico Concert Band to perform at Dorey Park

June 24 2013 - Bring a blanket or lawn chair, 7 p.m., Free
The Henrico Concert Band will perform at 7 p.m. at Dorey Park, 2999 Darbytown Rd. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. No rain dates. Admission is free. For details, call 501-5859 or visit http://www.henricorecandparks.com

Innsbrook After Hours 2013 continues with country artist Chris Young

June 26 2013 - Gates open at 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m., $20
Innsbrook After Hours 2013 continues with country artist Chris Young at 6:30 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. General admission is $20. For details, visit http://www.innsbrookafterhours.com

Henrico Community Band to perform at Deep Run Park

June 27 2013 - Bring a blanket or lawn chair, 7 p.m., Free
The Henrico Community Band will perform at 7 p.m. at Deep Run Park, 9900 Ridgefield Pkwy. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. No rain dates. Admission is free. For details, call 501-5859 or visit http://www.henricorecandparks.com

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.

‘Lady’s Fashion Show’ at Meadow Farm

Photos by Roger Walk for the Henrico Citizen 06/03/13

Meadow Farm hosted its "Lady's Fashion Show" June 1, showcasing the fashions of seven generations of Meadow Farm women – including four generations of Sheppard women who lived there between 1810 and 1920. > 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.

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.

Restaurant watch

06/07/2013

Find out how your favorite dining establishments fared during their most recent inspections by the Virginia Department of Health. > Read more.

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