Things to do in RVA this weekend

Are we having an Indian summer? Either way, I’ll call it that as long as I can still pretend it's summer once in a while.

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Indian summer, idyllic Autumn, demise into winter - whatever you want to call it, last weekend was great weather and it looks like this weekend is going to be pretty nice, too. Good thing that there’s plenty of fun things happening around town this weekend for you to sniff out and be out and about for. We already have plans for this weekend with a volleyball game, friends and a birthday party, some Sunday school teaching, and maybe something having to do with pumpkins, but if anything falls through, we'll check out one of these events:

Fests

Richmond Folk Festival, Oct 14-16 in Downtown Richmond Riverfront (from Second to Seventh streets.) We went last year, and it was huge. The festival has six stages of continuous music, vendors, and food.

Shocktoberfest, Sat., Oct. 15, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at 17th Street Farmers' Market. They will have German-Hungarian foods and beer, Eastern European polka music and traditional dancers.

Plays/movie:

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Thursdays-Saturdays, 8pm, until Oct 15, at Firehouse Theatre (1609 W. Broad St)

The Merchant of Venice, Thursdays-Saturdays, 8pm, until Oct 15, at SPARC Center for the Performing Arts (2106-A N. Hamilton St.)

Box Five <3's Edgar Allan Poe Tour, Sat., Oct. 15, 6 p.m at The Camel. A stage show with specially-composed musical works inspired by Poe's short stories and poems. $5.

Alfred Hitchock’s Marnie, Sat Oct 15, 11AM and Sun, Oct 16, 11AM, at Bow Tie Movieland. Part of Movieland's Movies and Mimosas series! $5.50

Art

Art Trunk Show, Sat., Oct. 15, 12-4 p.m. at Quirk Gallery (311 W. Broad St.) Claire Berry is having a Trunk Show to raise awareness about Breast Cancer, featuring PINK items. 10% of profits will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Art in the Bottom, Sun, Oct 16, 11AM to 4pm, at 17^th Street Farmer’s Market. There will be local artists along with beer crafters, live music, entertainment and more.

Music

Richmond Symphony: Shostakovich and Dvorak, Sat., Oct. 15, 8 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 16, 3 p.m Carpenter Theatre at Richmond CenterStage (600 E. Grace St.)

Food/drink/art

Beers and Banjos, Chester River Runoff on Friday, Oct 14, 6pm, at The Camel,

Feast RVA, on Friday, Oct 14, 7pm at the Quirk Gallery. Enjoy dinner and drinks and vote on artist presentations who will receive money to fund their ideas. Music provided by the Bird and Her Consort. $25.

UR Here: Eating and Antiquing on the Avenues Food Tour, Sat., Oct. 15, 2 p.m. This is a 1.5 mile walking tour exploring restaurants and shops along Libbie and Grove avenues. $39.

Indian summer, heey now