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• Fiction Focus Senior Book Club | Tues., Sept. 20 | 10:15 a.m. | RPL North Avenue Branch, 2901 North Ave. | Free, RSVP | Any Richmond residents age 55+ can join in the club. 📚
• Jimmy Eat World with Charly Bliss | Tues., Sept. 20 | 7:30 p.m. | The National | $32 | Everything will be just fine when you grab a ticket for this early 2000s rock band. 🎶

• Brandi Carlile | Wed., Sept. 21 | 7 p.m. | Maymont | $75+ | Catch this Grammy Award-winning Americana folk artist as part of the “Music at Maymont” series.

• Stand Up Showcase | Thurs., Sept. 22 | 7 p.m. | Richmond Music Hall, 623 E. Main St. | $10 | A night of laughs hosted by Charlie Waring + several other local comics. 🎤
• UnHappy Hour | Thurs., Sept. 22 | 6-9 p.m. | The Poe Museum, 1914 E. Main St. | $10 | This month’s melancholy theme is a 1960s-inspired “Poe-stock” party. 🍷
• Wheel of Fortune Live! | Thurs., Sept. 22 | 8 p.m. | Dominion Energy Center Carpenter Theatre | $28+ | Pick a vowel and spell your way to victory.

• Bier-Garden | Fri., Sept. 23-Sat., Sept. 24 | Times vary | Maymont | $10+ | Toast the arrival of autumn with this two-night, Bavarian-style festival. 🍻
• Gallmeyer Farms Pumpkin Patch Opening | Fri., Sep. 23 | 8 a.m.-8 p.m. | Gallmeyer Farms, 4506 Millers Ln. | Free | Parking, admission, hayrides, a picnic and play area + the hay bale maze are free daily through Halloween. 🎃

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• Autumn is arriving this week and with it comes the State Fair of Virginia. The 10-day event will run from this Fri., Sept. 23 to Sun., Oct. 2. Experience the live concerts, competitions, fair foods, drinks, games + agricultural attractions daily at Meadow Event Park. Tickets for admission and rides are available now. (NBC12)

• Local ice cream shop Sweet Wynns is moving from Midlothian to a new location in Shockoe Slip. There’s no grand opening date yet, but expect a variety workshops and tastings coming soon to 1209 E. Main St. 🍦
• A new Waffle House will be firing up its grill just south of Short Pump where the former Lucky’s convenience store once stood. The building is still under construction + no opening date has yet been announced. Once it does, it will be the 31st WH in the region. 🧇 (Richmond BizSense)

• The world’s largest living building is set to be built in the GreenCity ecodistrict development in Henrico County. $1.2 billion will be invested in the 300,000 sqft former Best Products headquarters to facilitate agriculture, solar energy + rainwater collection. The Science Museum has the research on living buildings.

• This Saturday, all 22 Virginia National Parks are celebrating National Public Lands Day with free admission. The most popular is Shenandoah National Park, but the closest ones include the Richmond and Petersburg National Battlefield Parks. (RVAHub)

• The Flying Squirrels honored four players with special team-wide awards for their 2022 season. Tyler Fitzgerald won Most Valuable Player, Kyle Harrison took Pitcher of the Year, the Community Service Award went to Chris Wright + Shane Matheny won the Puritan Cleaners Dirty Squirrel Award. ⚾️

• Tickets are on sale now for The Hallowine Costume Mixer with Three Sheets to the Wind. The ghoulish + groovy event will be held at The Broadberry on Fri., Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. Costumes are encouraged to kick off Halloween weekend with a fright. 🎃

• VCU is using an Institute of International Education’s American Passport Project grant and its Global Education Office to award 50 students their first ever US passports. Application fees will be covered + those chosen will receive their ticket to the world on Fri., Oct. 28 — National Passport Day. (VCU News)

• Are we the only ones with fall feels? Autumnal decor we’re eyeing: this colorful fall wreath made from 100% dried flowers, these amber glass mugs to warm up your kitchen, and these best-selling pumpkin shaped candles. Bonus: The doormat all football-loving families need to own. 🍁*

• Don’t just eat better — eat the best. Sunbasket’s meal kit service delivers delicious, healthy meals created by award-winning chefs straight to your front door. Bonus: RICtoday readers can get $100 off their first four deliveries and more when they sign up. 🍽️ *

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