Thursday 9/4
Craft Night: Fun With Decoupage! Come out and decorate frames, jewelry boxes and more with your favorite images. We provide the supplies; you provide the creativity! Every dorm room needs some flair. 4-5:30 p.m. University Student Commons, Ballroom A. 828-4554.
The Bank: Skip Gailes and Laura Ann Boyd. Weekly. 5:30 p.m. 1005 E. Main St. Free. 648-3070.
Flowers After 5: Stroll through the flowers and plants at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden as live VCU Jazz plays. 6 p.m. 1800 Lakeside Ave. $6-$10. 262-9887.
OMSA Mosaic Week: Asian Student Meet and Greet: Learn about the various Asian student organizations that VCU has to offer. 6-8 p.m. University Student Commons, Richmond Salons. 828-6672.
French Club welcome meeting: Discover French culture through movies and games; enjoy French food while learning more French beginner or advanced). 7- 9:30 p.m. University Student Commons, Virginia Room D. 540-230-0497.
Swinging on the Tracks: The music series at the Science Museum of Virginia returns with The Kings of Swing Band. 6 p.m. $10-$20. 2500 W. Broad St. 794-6700.
art6 Gallery: “Real People, Real Recovery,” an exhibition about addiction recovery. Reception at 6 p.m. Through Sept. 28. 6 E. Broad St. 343-1406.
Café Diem: Chez Roue. Weekly. 8 p.m. Free. 600 N. Sheppard St. 353-2500.
The National: Marshall Tucker Band. 8 p.m. $15. 708 E. Broad St. 612-1900.
Friday 9/5
Grace Street Theater: Edgeworks Dance Theater presents “the determining factor,” a dance about gender and sexuality. 8 p.m. Continues Saturday. $5-$20. 934 W. Grace St. 828-2020.
Gallery 5: Marshall Costan’s Awesome Few, The Nice Jenkins. 8:30 p.m. 200 W. Marshall St. 644-0005.
The Triple: Cashmere Jungle Lords, Cha Cha’s Cadillac. 10 p.m. 3306 W. Broad St. 359-7777.
Poe’s Pub: The Dregs. 9 p.m. Free. 2706 E. Main St. 648-2120.
Saturday 9/6
Saving Lives Festival: A benefit for the Center for High Blood Pressure. The Science Museum of Virginia. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Performances by Niya, marching bands and a fashion show. $8.
2500 W. Broad St. 359-9375.
Swift Creek Mill Theatre: “Side Show,” a play based on the true story of two women joined at the hip. 8 p.m. $35-$60. Through Oct. 25. 17401 Jefferson Davis Highway, Colonial Heights. 748-5203.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: “Nosotros y el Jazz,” a documentary about youth in Cuba inspired by jazz music. 6:30 p.m. 200 N. Boulevard. 340-1400.
Tobacco Company Restaurant: Cat Daddy. 9:30 p.m. Free. 1201 E. Cary St. 782-9555.
Sunday 9/7
Pops Concert: The River City Winds Double Wind Quintet, Old Dominion Brass Band. Westminster Presbyterian Church. 5 p.m. Free. 4103 Monument Ave. 727-9879.