Weekend Calendar

Thu. Aug. 30

17th Street Farmer’s Market, 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Flowers After 5 at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, live music,  6 p.m. $6-$10.

Bogart’s Backroom: Jackass Flats, 9 p.m. $5.

Emilio’s: Existor, 10 p.m. $5.

Mars Bar: ‘80s Pop Dance Night, 10 p.m. Free.

Paradise Lounge: Richmond Comedy House, weekly, 9:30 p.m. $5.

Penny Lane Pub: Poker, weekly, 7 p.m. Free.

Fri. Aug. 31

Alternative Market: Outdoor artist’s bazaar,
3320 W. Cary St. 11  a.m. 

Summer Concert Series: Souler Coaster, Short Pump Town Center,  6 p.m. Free.

Bogart’s Backroom: Soularmy, 9 p.m. $5.

The Camel: Richmond Soul Fest 2007, 7 p.m. $10.

Mars Bar: New-Wave Dance Night, weekly, 10 p.m. Free.

Thai Curry House: Richmond Underground presents Level II (retro,  electric, dance music), weekly, 10 p.m. Free.

Sat. Sept. 1

St. John’s Church: Actors in 1770s attire portray pivotal characters  in the early days of the American Revolution, 2401 E. Broad St., 1  p.m. Free. Also on Sunday. 

Bogart’s Backroom: Sambaiosis, 9 p.m. $5.

Canal Club: Mensrea, Kabura, Bullistic and Omega Tribe, 8:30 p.m.  $5.

Mars Bar: ‘80s Hits and Electronic Dance Night, weekly, 10 p.m.  Free.

Nara Sushi: Cloak/Dagger, Lion of Judah, Police & Thieves and The  Ghost Armada, 9:30 p.m. $5.

Sun. Sept. 2

Alley Katz: Love and Reverie, The Varsity, Capitol Risk, Tick Tock  Boom. 6 p.m. $7.

Cafe Diem: DJ Williams open-mic night, weekly, 8 p.m. Free.

The Camel: Captain #1, The Jennifers, 7 p.m. $5.

Canal Club: Step Out Sundays (dancehall reggae), weekly, 9 p.m.  $15 after 11 pm.

Cary St. Cafe: Old Time Bluegrass Jam Session, weekly, 2-5 p.m.  Free.

Toad’s Place: Lamb of God with Alabama Thunder Pussy,  Hatebreed and 3 Inches of Blood, 6:30 p.m. $25-28.