#MUSTDO

Today

• Vagrants & Empty with Dead Friends | Wed., Sept. 15 | 8 p.m. | The Camel, 1621 W. Broad St. | $12 | Pro Tip: proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours required for entry. 🎶
• From Rested and Readied: JXN Project Summer Lecture Series | Wed., Sept. 15 | 7 p.m. | Virtual, RSVP | Free | Celebrate the history of Jackson Ward with the final installment of the summer lecture series.
• Fiction Focus Senior Book Club | Wed., Sept. 15 | 10:15 a.m. | Belmont Library Meeting Room, 3100 Ellwood Ave. | Free | Residents of the city who are 55+ can join the club. 📚

Thursday

• Flowers After 5 | Thurs., Sept. 16 | 5 p.m. | Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden | $14, members free | Polkas, marches + waltzes from the Original Elbe-Musikanten German Band. 🌸

Friday

• Cris Jacobs | Fri., Sept. 17 | 8 p.m. | The Broadberry | $18+ | A night of rock and bluegrass. 
• Stop Light Observations with The Mammoths | Fri., Sept. 17 | 9:30 p.m. | The Camel, | $13+ | Transformational rock out of Charleston, SC. 
• Forum Fridays: Virtual Virginia Forum Talk | Fri., Sept. 17 | 12 p.m. | Virtual, RSVP | Free | Learn how family values rhetoric of the 20th century affected members of the LGBTQ community at this program from the Library of Virginia. 

Saturday

• The Front Bottoms | Sat., Sept. 18 | 8 p.m. | The National | $25+ | With Oso Oso + Sydney Sprague. 
• Jackson Ward Clean Up | Sat., Sept. 18 | 5-7 p.m. | Gallery 5, 200 W. Marshall St. | Free, RSVP | Learn about invasive species removal + put your knowledge into practice.

Sunday

• Wrapped Necklace Workshop with Kristin Hott | Sun., Sept. 19 | 2 p.m. | Quirk Gallery | $30 | Where meditation and adornment intertwine.

We have a monthly guide filled with events + activities you can plan for in advance. Click the button below to bookmark ideas for upcoming date nights, family outings, and time with friends.

#CAUSE 

This is a very difficult but important topic, and may be troubling for some readers. 

The Greenlaw Foundation raising donations to help struggling veterans 

NEWS NOTES

Weather

• 89º | Partly cloudy | 6% chance of rain
• Summer 2021 wasn’t as hot as summer 2020 in Richmond, but it was the muggiest summer since 2005. Times-Dispatch meteorologist John Boyer wrote an explainer based on the stickiest day — Aug. 18, which had a dew point up to 80 degrees at one point. 💧 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Traffic

• The Nickel Bridge, also known as the Boulevard Bridge, will be closed tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., according to the Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Workers will be conducting maintenance on the bridge, which has been ongoing for the past few days. 🚗 (RVAHub)

Civic

• Mayor Levar Stoney introduced the draft spending plan for the $154 million allocated to the city from the federal American Rescue Plan at a City Council meeting on Monday. The “Build Back Better” plan includes funding for affordable housing, health equity + community centers. A second round of public engagement will take place before the plan is approved by City Council. 💸

Closing

• The southside location of the taco restaurant Don’t Look Back will close sometime in October. The owners are looking to sell the building at 7524 Forest Hill Ave. as well as an adjacent property. The Scott’s Addition shop, Don't Look Back Triple, will remain open. 🌮 (Richmond BizSense) 

Development

• Thalhimer Realty Partners have purchased the property at 1717 Rhoadmiller St. + 2510 Hermitage Rd. near The Diamond for $2 million. The area, which is across Arthur Ashe Blvd. from Scott’s Addition, has been the site of a lot of development news in the past few years. (Richmond BizSense)

Festival

• Vendor applications are now open for the 2021 Bacon Festival, which will take place at 17th St. Market on Sun., Nov. 7. Prospective food vendors must be willing to serve at least 1 bacon dish. 🥓

Biz

• EventMakers-USA — the promoter which used to run Innsbrook After Hours + is in its first year of a music series in Dowell — may be starting a series in Chesterfield. The events company has scheduled 2 concerts in October at the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds, including an Oct. 16 show headlined by country star Chase Rice. (Richmond BizSense)

Today Is

• Today is the first day of Yom Kippur (also known as the Day of Atonement) — the holiest day of the year in Judaism. The Jewish holiday is observed with a 25-hour fast and a special religious service. Shabbat candle lighting is at 6:59 p.m., 18 minutes before sunset. May you have an easy fast. 💙

The Buy

• Every day feels like Sunday with these joggers from Vuori. The Sunday Performance Joggers are premier in fit, function, and soft stretch — designed to keep you moving with less bulk around your ankles. Get 20% off your first purchase. Ⓟ

#RICTODAY

THE WRAP

“Mending Walls: The Documentary” will premiere on VPM PBS tomorrow at 8 p.m. The documentary was screened on the opening night of the Richmond International Film Festival and is a behind-the-scenes look at the public art project Mending Walls RVA. 🎥  

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