Weekend Top 5
Standup comedian and content creator Ginger Billy will perform at the Richmond Funny Bone in Short Pump at 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. March 13 and at 6:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. March 14. Now with 17 million followers across socials, Ginger Billy is lauded for his sketches, musical parodies, redneck satire, and true-to-his-roots opinions on American pop culture. Tickets are $42 to $52. For details, visit richmond.funnybone.com.
The Henrico Theatre Company will present Twelve Angry Jurors, a drama adapted by Sherman L. Sergel and based on the Emmy Award-winning television movie Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, at 7 p.m. March 13-14 and at 3 p.m. March 15 at the Henrico Theatre in Highland Springs. A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. It looks like an open-and-shut case – until one of the jurors begins opening the others’ eyes to the facts. Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and jurors become 12 angry people. Tickets are $10. Click here for details.
The Richmond Makers Market returns to The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Road, on Saturday, March 14 from noon to 5 p.m. Meet a curated selection of local artists and makers while shopping for unique handmade goods. There also will be more local goods for sale in CACGA's gift shop. The Center's four art galleries will be open with free admission as well. Click here for details.
Sportable will host the Virginia Adaptive Sports Festival at the Henrico Sports and Events Center, 1 All Star Boulevard in Glen Allen, on Sunday, March 15 from noon to 4 p.m. This is the East Coast's largest showcase of sports and recreational opportunities for people with disabilities. Participants will have an opportunity to try one of Sportable's 20+ sports that are adapted for people who have limited mobility, or a physical or visual impairment. There also will be wheelchair basketball games in action as well as sport and vendor demos. Admission is free. ASL interpreters will be on site. For details, visit sportable.org/virginia-adaptive-sports-festival.
Guitar and vocal duet Goodnight Moonshine and Americana singer-songwriter Seth Walker will perform at The Tin Pan on Sunday, March 15 at 7 p.m. Goodnight Moonshine is a jazz-influenced folk duet featuring Molly Venter, of Americana female-trio Red Molly, and Eban Pariser. Their new CD, Business Unusual, tells the story of their journey through couplehood and parenthood, which began in earnest with a set of twins and toddler in COVID lockdown. Seth Walker's "Gospel-drenched, Southern-inflected" voice has appeared on 12 albums to date, his latest entitled Why the Worry. Tickets are $38.01. For details, call (804) 447-8189 or visit tinpanrva.com.
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