Richmond area arts and entertainment events calendar

The Company Store and East of Afton in bluegrass to open the 2nd Stage Concert season at 7 p.m. Friday at the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Road. $10 in advance, $12 at door, 261-2787.

Louisa County Air Show: Aerobatic performances, model aircraft in flight, airplane rides (fee), static displays, fun for kids and more, 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday (gates at 11) at Louisa County Airport/Freeman Field, Louisa. Free; food donations benefit the local food bank, (540) 967-0050.

Pocahontas Premieres: Bluesman Tom Principato with opener Barrelhouse, 6 p.m. Saturday (gates at 5) at Pocahontas State Park, 10301 State Park Road, Chesterfield. $8 in advance (includes parking); day of show $10, $5 parking, 796-4255.

Ghostprint Gallery, 220 W. Broad St., 344-1557. Artist's preview reception 6-8 p.m. Thursday for "The Story Thus Far," new work by Josh George. Through Oct. 1.

For Art's Sake Gallery and Studios, Beverly Hills Shopping Center, 8540 Patterson Ave., 740-1400. Artists' reception 5-8 p.m. Friday for exhibit of works by Elizabeth Hood and Rosemary McKnight. Through Oct. 3.

The Gallery at St. Paul's, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 815 E. Grace St., 643-3589. First Fridays East reception 5-8 p.m. for "Paintings & Photos: Western U.S. and Western Europe" by Bob Wynne.

The Gallery at UNOS, 700 N. Fourth St., 782-4800. Opening reception 5-8 p.m. Friday for "Land and Sea" by Steve Hedberg and exhibit of works by Marlon Bowers. Through Oct. 29.

Glave Kocen Gallery, 1620 W. Main St., 358-1990. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Friday for "Queen Bee" by Sheep Jones. Through Oct. 1.

Main Art Gallery, 1537 W. Main St., 359-3499. Opening reception 7-9 p.m. Friday for "Studies for Domestic Color Profiling" by Ryan Boatright (through Sept. 30) and X-Gallery installation by Josh Aubrey (through October).

Montpelier Center for Arts and Education, 17205 Mountain Road, Montpelier, 883-7378. Opening reception 7-9 p.m. Friday for exhibit of works by contemporary watercolorist Christopher Wynn. Through Oct. 12.

Red Door Gallery, 1607 W. Main St., 358-0211. Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Friday for "Luminosity — Reflections of the Hudson River Valley," by Kevin Cook, Keith Gunderson and Robert Trondsen. Through Oct. 8.

Richmond Public Library, 101 E. Franklin St., 646-4740. Opening reception 6:30-9 p.m. Friday for "Painting for M'yanna," by Jerry Dance, watercolors of the Northern Neck and beyond by the Rivah Country Painters, "Doodle Diary: Imaginative Pen-and-Ink Illustrations" by Monica Rief and "Odd Jobs" by Gretchen Quoss. Through Oct. 5.

Uptown Gallery, 1305 W. Main St., 353-8343. Opening reception 5-9 p.m. Friday for "Over, Under and On the Edge," by featured artists Tom Anderson and Emma Lou Martin, and "Homage to Summer," by Melissa Holly. Through Oct. 29.

Summer Sounds series: Al fresco music Thursdays to Sundays through Labor Day at Stony Point Fashion Park, 9200 Stony Point Parkway, free, 212-2660. Today, Cy Taggart Band, 1-5 p.m.; Thursday, Class Act, 4-8 p.m.; Friday, Kings of Swing, 4-8 p.m.; Saturday, B2B, 4-8 p.m.; Sept. 4: Pulse, 1-5 p.m.

Richmond Chamber Players' Interlude concerts: Series finale; William Grant Still, Gareth Farr and others at 3 p.m. today at Bon Air Presbyterian, 9201 W. Huguenot Road. $16-$18. 272-7514, ext. 312.

Bluemont Concerts Ashland: The Pan Masters in series finale at 7 p.m. today, preceded by the Hanover Concert Band at 5:30 p.m., at Hanover Arts & Activities Center, Ashland. $2-$5. www.bluemont.org or (540) 338-4640.

Henrico Concert Band in outdoor concert of band music favorites at 7 p.m. Monday by the lake in Dorey Park, 2999 Darbytown Road. Free. 501-5859.

Summer Music: Sportsbar Rockstar in al fresco lunchtime concert, noon Thursday in James Center Plaza, 10th and East Cary streets. Free. 344-7278.

Jazz Café: Mike Hawkins Quartet in jazz and blues, 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Best Café, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard. Free. 340-1400.

Chillin' at Ironbridge: Damian Allen in concert, plus family-friendly games, prizes and food, 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Ironbridge Sports Park, 11400 Ironbridge Road, Chester. $10; $2 ages 10 and younger with adult accompaniment; proceeds benefit Chester Rotary Club's community charities and nonprofit organizations. 225-1126. Thursdays through Sept. 8.

Thursday in Old Towne season finale: Liquid Pleasure plays outside at 7:30 p.m., The KODE entertains inside at 9:30 at Old Towne Civic Center, 136 River St., Petersburg. $10. 733-8344.

Harbor Blast: Apparallax in outdoor concert, 5:30-11 p.m. Saturday at Appomattox Boat Harbor, 1604 Fine St., Prince George. $8. www.harborblast.com.

Carytown & the Byrd Theatre walking tour: From American-Indian trade route to bustling boutique shopping district; includes behind-the-scene's look at the movie palace, meeting at 2 p.m. today at Nacho Mama's, 3449 W. Cary St. $10, $5 for Valentine Richmond History Center members. 649-0711.

First Fridays at VMFA, Argentine Hit & Run Tango: Socializing, art, tango dance lessons (6-7 p.m.) and more, 6-8 p.m. at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 200 N. Boulevard. Free. 340-1400.

Cinema Classics: "Apollo 13," thrilling true story of a near-disaster in space, 7 p.m. Friday and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at Henrico Theatre, 305 E. Nine Mile Road, Highland Springs. $1. 328-4491.

Harvest Wine Festival: Samples from James River Cellars, Rosemont Vineyard, Mattaponi Winery and Cooper Vineyard; live music by Rockfish Willie; wine seminar (2 p.m.) and winery tour, noon-5 p.m. Saturday at James River Cellars, 11008 Washington Highway, Glen Allen. $15. 550-7516.

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