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    Weekend Top 5

    By Sarah Story,

    2 days ago
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    is celebrating the grand opening of Taylor Farm Park in Sandston with several weekend activities. On Friday, the 1990 movie “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” will play outdoors on the event lawn starting at sunset, approximately 8:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and flashlight. Concessions will be available for purchase. On Saturday, RADshare and Richmond Cycling Corps are teaming up to celebrate World BMX Day from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. RADshare will have free loaner bikes and kids helmets for residents to try out the new All Wheel Park. Also on Saturday, a concert featuring live music from Drew & The Loyal Skeptics will take place on the event lawn from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Food trucks will be selling dinner and ice cream. Admission to all events is free. For details, call 501-PARK or visit henrico.gov/rec.

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    Scuffletown will perform at the Henrico Theatre in Highland Springs on Friday, July 19 at 7 p.m. Scuffletown has been performing high-energy roots, blues, swing and original music for over 25 years. Founding members Marc Carraway (guitars and vocals) and John Whitlow (harmonica, flute and accordion) will be joined by multi-instrumentalist Matty Metcalfe for a fun, thoughtful and toe-tapping show. Tickets are $10. For details, call (804) 652-1460 or visit henricotheatre.com.

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    HATTheatre, located at 1124 Westbriar Drive in Henrico’s West End, will present Jen Silverman’s “The Roommate” at 7:30 p.m. July 19-20 and at 2 p.m. July 21. What happens when a retired housewife and a woman running from her dark past end up sharing a house together? “The Roommate” will be opening on Broadway in September featuring Patti Lupone and Mia Farrow. The play is described as “The Odd Couple meets Breaking Bad.” Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors/students/military, and $20 for youth (up to age 17). There is some mature content; recommended for ages 13 and older. Call the box office at (804) 343-6364 to make reservations before ordering tickets online. For details, visit hattheatre.org.

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    The Henrico Theatre Company will present “Never Too Late” at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen at 8 p.m. July 19-20 and at 3 p.m. July 21. This old-fashioned domestic farce is about a married man in his 50s who learns he will become a father again. His daughter was born 24 years ago and, considering the fool she married, he finds the prospect of another unthinkable. Plus, his previously meek little wife begins to lay down the law. There’s to be a nursery, a new bath, and she’s to have her own checking account. Tickets are $8 to $10. For details, call (804) 261-ARTS or visit artsglenallen.com.

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    West Broad Village will present a Movie Under the Stars featuring the film “Shrek” at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20. Admission is free. For details, call (804) 320-5500 or visit westbroadvillage.com/events.

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