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A LIST: Antoinette’s weekend event picks

Posted at 2:17 PM, Nov 14, 2012
and last updated 2012-11-16 17:54:31-05

You can also find a complete list of events in our Richmond events calendar on WTVR.com. [Click here to add an event to our calendar]

Ashland/Hanover Olde Time Holiday Parade, Sunday, November 18, 2;20pm, Thompson Street to John M. Gandy Elementary.

“Come & Play”, Richmond Symphony 6th Annual Concert Sunday, November 18, 6pm, with Associate Conductor Erin Freeman, Siegel Center, FREE, www.richmondsymphony.com.

 RVA Feed The City, offering Thanksgiving Meals, non-perishable to go boxes, winter clothing, haircuts, health screenings & other free services, Sunday, November 18, 2-5pm, Monroe Park, www.RVAFeedTheCity.com, volunteers needed.

Tickets on Sale Friday, November 16th, 10am: Lewis Black – The Rant is Due 2013 Tour, Thursday, February 21, Carpenter Theatre; An Evening with Anthony Bourdain, Tuesday, April 23rd, Landmark Theater; & Matchbox Twenty, Sunday, March 10, Landmark Theater.

48th Annual Craft & Design Show, November 17 & 18, Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday, 11am-5pm, Science Museum of Virginia, $12 general admission, $10 students with valid ID, $18 weekend pass, www.visarts.org.

Richmond Tattoo Arts Festival, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Friday 3-11pm, Saturday, 12 -10pm, Sunday, 12-7pm, WWW.RVATATTOO.COM

“The Sweet Science: Boxing through the lens of a Child”, opens November 16 opening reception 6-8pm, exhibit runs through January 18, 2013, Pine Camp’s Spotlight Gallery, 4901 Old Brook Road, www.Richmondgov.com or 804-646-6722.

Discover Me! Showcase USA, Holiday Gala Dinner & Fashion Show to benefit Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Light The Night Walk, with the Fabulous CAMEO Models, Saturday, November 17, doors open 7pm, tickets $60 couple, $40 single, 804-355-5077.

Hotel X performs at Goree Restaurant, 1823 East Main Street, Friday, November 16 & Thursday, December 5, 6:30-8:30pm; facebook.com/groups/HotelX.

“Venus In Fur” by David Ives, Sunday, November 18, 7:30pm, The Firehouse Theatre Project Readers’ Theatre Series, 1609 West broad Street, www.firehousetheatre.org or 804-355-2001.

Future Events:

The 7th Annual Giving Heart Community Thanksgiving Feast, Thursday, November 22, 11am – 2pm, Greater Richmond Convention Center, admission & Parking at the 3rd & Marshall Street parking deck, free, Holiday Blood Drive with Virginia Blood Services, www.thegivingheart.org 804-921-4726.

Children’s Museum of Richmond Events: Genworth Foundation’s Holiday Village, CMoR only, through December 31st; Legendary Santa – CMoR only, Friday, November 23 – Monday, December 24, www.childrensmuseumofrichmond.org or 804-474-7000.

Farm Bureau Winter Park at RVA On Ice, Friday, November 23 – Thursday, January 31,, regular hours: Wednesdays – Fridays, 4pm-10pm, Saturdays, 10am-10pm, Sundays 10am-6pm, www.RVAOnIce.net.

Dominion GardenFest of Lights, November 23 – January 7, 2013; Dominion GardenFest for Fidos, Thursday, November 29th & January 3rd, 5-10pm nightly at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, www.lewisginter.org.

Science Museum Events: Model Railroad Show, Friday, November 23 – Sunday, November 25; Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked The World, through January 6; Dominion Christmas Parade, December 1, 10am-noon, details www.smv.org.

26th Annual Court End, Sunday, December 9, 12-5pm, Valentine Richmond History Center, Free, www.CourtEndChristmas.com; Holiday Glitter Walking Tour: Monument Avenue After Dark, December 26th & 27th, 6-7:30pm, www.RichmondHistoryTours.com or 804-649-0711, ext 301. 

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