Wilton House Museum to host Family Day

June 19 2013 - Geared towards elementary and middle school-aged children, 1 p.m., $5
Wilton House Museum, 215 S. Wilton Rd., will host Family Day at 1 p.m. Geared towards elementary and middle school-aged children, enjoy tours of the historic house, colonial games and activities. Admission is $5 per person. Registration is required. For details, call 282-5936 x4 or visit http://www.wiltonhousemuseum.org

Family Movie Night at Oak Hall Baptist Church

June 22 2013 - The feature film will be Disney’s 'Cars', 6 p.m., Free
Oak Hall Baptist Church, 1877 Old Hanover Rd., is inviting the community to a Family Movie Night at 6 p.m. The feature film will be Disney’s “Cars.” Refreshments and child care for children under three are provided. Admission is free. For details, call 737-5812 or visit http://www.oakhallbc.org

Lite 98’s Kat Simons to host cat, kitten adoption at Petco

June 22 2013 - Hosted by Henrico Humane Society, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.,
Kat Simons, Lite 98 personality, will hold a live remote broadcast from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Petco, 11331 W. Broad St., to help homeless cats and kittens find new homes. Henrico Humane Society has partnered with Petco, who is sponsoring the event, to hold this adoption during the peak of kitten season. In addition to the adoptions, there will be a bake sale and raffle items. For details, call HHS at 262-6634 or visit http://www.henricohumane.org

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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