Weekend Calendar
Thursday 4/24
Style Weekly’s Seventh Annual
Music Issue Party: Special Ed
and the Shortbus, Richmond
Afrobeat Movement and Fight
the Big Bull. Capital Ale House
Music Hall. 7:30 p.m. $5. 780-
ALES.
The Firehouse Theatre Cabaret:
A series of 10-minute plays,
Ryan Corbitt jazzing it up during
intervals. 8 p.m. Through May 2.
1609 W. Broad St. 355-2001.
Edgar Allan Poe Museum:
Unhappy hours continue with a
preview of “Poe in Comics,” an
exhibition of comic adaptations
of Edgar Allan Poe’s work and
music from the Matt Koon
Foundation from 6 to 9 p.m.
Free. 1916 E. Main St. 648-5523.
Poe’s Pub: The Great White
Jenkins, Megafaun. 9 p.m. $5.
648-2120.
Infuzion: Gypsy Roots. Weekly. 8
p.m. Free. 249-COOL.
Bogart’s Restaurant: Jackass
Flats (bluegrass). 9 p.m. $5. 353-
9280.
Friday 4/25
RavenCon 2008: A convention
for science fiction, fantasy and
horror. Crown Plaza West Hotel.
3 p.m. Continues Saturday. $15-
$35. 6531 W. Broad St. 285-9951.
Artspace: “Precisely That:
2008 Senior Honors Thesis
Exhibition.” Photography and
video by VCU graduate students.
Reception at 6 p.m. 0 E. Fourth
St. Through May 3. 232-6464.
Muse Creative Workspace:
“Three Moods of Monk.” Works
by Nicole Black. Reception at
6:30 p.m. Music by Creative
Music Ensemble. 6 N. 19th St.
819-0253.
Northwestern Mutual
Masterworks: The Richmond
Symphony Orchestra performs
at Second Baptist Church. 8 p.m.
$20-$35. 9614 River Road. 788-
1212.
Back 2 Back Senior Dance
Project Concert: Grace Street
Theater. 8 p.m. Continues
Saturday. $5-$10. 934 W. Grace
St. 828-2020.
Spring Repertory Gala: The
Concert Ballet of Virginia
performs at The Woman’s Club.
8 p.m. Continues April 27 at 2:30
p.m. $10-$18. 211 E. Franklin St.
798-0945.
Poe’s Pub: Bush League. 9:30
p.m. $5. 648-2120.
The Bleu Bistro Restaurant:
Antero. 10 p.m. 750-1120.
Emilio’s Tapas Bar: Doc Branch
& The Keynotes. Weekly. 10 p.m.
$5. 359-1224.
Mars Bar: New Wave Dance
Night. Weekly. 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Free. 644-6277.
Art6 Gallery: Rattlemouth. 10
p.m. $10. 343-1406.
Saturday 4/26
Bizarre Market: A market of the
strange, unusual and handmade
crafts. Chop Suey Books. 12-4
p.m. 1317 W. Cary St. 497-4705.
Opera Theatre VCU: “The
Mikado.” A production of the
Gilbert and Sullivan classic at
the W.E. Singleton Center for
the Performing Arts. 7:30 p.m.
Opera continues April 27 at 7:30
p.m. $10. 922 Park Ave. 828-
6776.
Canal Club: Ann Beretta, RPG
and Landmines. 8 p.m. $5-$8.
Capital Ale House: Bio Ritmo,
Chica Libre and Soul Power. 6
p.m. $10-$12. 780-ALES.
Easy Street: DJ Williams Projekt.
10 p.m. Free. 355-1198.
The National: Lou Reed. 8 p.m.
$37.50. 612-1900.
Sunday 4/27
VCU Music: VCU Guitar
Ensemble. 2 p.m. Cathedral of
the Sacred Heart. Free. 18 N.
Laurel St. 828-6776.
Commercial Taphouse: Glows in
the Dark. 9 p.m. Free. 359-6544.
