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Increase your IQ on how to raise backyard chickens at Brumley Gardens chicken seminar at 10 a.m. this Saturday. Expert John Ramos from The Urban Chicken Farmer will discuss best practices, breeds and how to be a better chicken owner.

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Test your endurance and run for a cause at 7:30 a.m. this Sunday at Norbuck Park’s Too Hot to Handle 5k/15k. Cost is $20-$60, benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; register online.

The 16th annual Festival of Independent Theatres at the Bath House Cultural Center kicks off presenting a handful of performances — including plays following the adventures of a clown, examine the existential crisis of a career criminal and address mental illness — this Friday-Sunday. Check out the website for times and show descriptions. Cost is $20 per performance; discounted multi-performance passes are also available.