If you missed our first newsletter of the week, let’s chalk it up to a case of the Mondays. Since we missed our usual 6 a.m. rendezvous in your inboxes, we hope you’ll enjoy reading today’s issue on your lunch break — we’ll be back bright, early, and on-time tomorrow. Thank you for reading and be sure to try out one of these fall brews for us!

Raise your glasses to autumn 🍻

Fall beer releases from Richmond, VA breweries

Starr Hill Beer Hall and Rooftop is selling these steins along with its six fall season beers. | Photo via @starrhillrva

It’s time to switch from your citrus fruit brews to flavors full of fall wonder with these brews new (or returning soon) to taps around Richmond.

Bonus: We threw in a "🍻" to show which brews we’re excited to imbibe.

Starr Hill Beer Hall & Rooftop, 3406 W Leigh St.

Festie | Oktoberfest lager
Last Leaf | Malty brown maple ale
Moon Blinked | Sangria sour ale with blackberry + raspberry 🍻
Wicked Harvest | Imperial Pumpkin Ale

Legend Brewing, 321 W. 7th St.

Vampire Red IPA | A malted caramel ale with a crimson finish, named after the legend of the 1925 Richmond Vampire 🍻
Oktoberfest | Marzen-style lager with caramel + honey

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, 2410 Ownby Ln. + 820 Sanctuary Trail Dr.

Farmhouse Pumpkin | Saison made with VA-grown sugar pie pumpkins 🍻
Rum Barrel Pumpkin | Ale brewed in rum barrels with molasses
Benny & the Fest | A twist on a Marzen lager

Richbrau Brewing, 5 S. 20th St.

Richbrau Festbier | Dark Amber Marzen-style lager 🍻

Isley Brewing Co., 1715 Summit Ave.

9 Times | Hazy IPA in honor of Isley’s 9th birthday
Rudolph the Red Ale Reinbeer | Holiday-spiced Irish Red Ale 🍻

Benchtop Brewing Co., 34 Hull St.

Tormenta Negra | Dunkel lager made with Indian Corn grown on the Eastern Shore
Mordred’s Void | Imperial stout with flavors of banana, roasted pecans + vanilla

Ardent Craft Ales Fall Beer Release — Ardent is throwing some non-traditional flavors into the beer mix.

Ardent Craft Ales, 3200 W. Leigh St.

Sweet Potato & Sage Saison | An earthy saison brew with autumn spice
Festbier | Traditional bready German lager

Intermission Beer Company, 10089 Brook Rd.

ArtoberFest | German lager made in collaboration with CultureWorks for artoberVA
All Hallow Ale | Amber Harvest Ale with maple + cinnamon releasing this weekend 🍻

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Today

Hispanic Heritage Month: Taino Rock Carvings | Mon., Sept. 26 | 4:30 p.m. | RPL Belmont Meeting Room, 3100 Ellwood Ave. | Free | Get to know the history of the Taino, an indigenous people that many Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Dominicans can trace their heritage back to.
Retail Simps, Shawnis and The Shimmers, Ett Echo | Mon., Sept. 26 | 8 p.m. | Get Tight Lounge, 1104 W. Main St. | $11+ | Punk rock to start your week off with a jam. 🎶

Tuesday

Pink Turns Blue with True Body | Tues., Sept. 27 | 8 p.m. | The Camel, 1621 W. Broad St. | $15 | The German alt-rock band will take the stage.
Geeks Who Drink Trivia | Tues., Sept. 27 | 7-9 p.m. | Hardywood Park Craft Brewery Richmond, 2410 Ownby Ln. | Free entry | Test your knowledge of all sorts of nerd culture with a beer in hand. 🧠

Wednesday

Dreamers’ Circus | Wed., Sept. 28 | 7:30 p.m. | Modlin Center for the Arts, 453 Westhampton Way | $30+ | New Nordic music with a trio of experts in violin, accordion, and piano. 🎻
Fall Board Connector | Wed., Sept. 28 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | The Collaboratory of Virginia at U-TURN, 2101 Maywill St. | Free | Network + learn new ways to serve the Richmond community through nonprofit board service.

Thursday

Colonial Downs Oktoberfest | Thurs., Sept. 29 | 6 p.m. | Colonial Downs Racetrack, 10515 Colonial Downs Pkwy. | $50 | Toast to the end of summer with craft beer + four courses of German fare. 🍺
“The Thing” | Thurs., Sept. 29 | 7 p.m. | The Byrd Theatre | $8 | Members of an American scientific research outpost in Antarctica find themselves battling a parasitic alien organism capable of perfectly imitating its victims. 🍿

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Weather

79º | Sunny | 6% chance of rain

Coming Soon

A locally-owned discount store is opening in Henrico on Sat., Oct. 1. Smalls sources its inventory of household items, sporting goods, electronics + tools from purchasing lost packages to prevent consumer waste. Most products are under $20. 🛍 (Henrico Citizen)

Number

$13.7 million. That’s how much the Richmond Fire Department was awarded from a FEMA grant. This money will help add 72 positions in the department for four new fire companies, including an engine and three truck companies. 🚒 (NBC12)

Festival

Looking to taste something new? The annual Richmond Mini-Greek Festival will run Thurs., Nov. 10-Sat., Nov. 12 at the Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral (30 Malvern Ave.) from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. each day. Guests can look forward to live music, food, and traditional performances. 🇬🇷 (ABC8 News)

Development

A multiuse development at Innsbrook in Henrico was bought by Northland, a Massachusetts-based firm. The $5 million Nuckols Road property is planned to house hundreds of condos, apartments, retail space + a hotel. 🏨 (Richmond BizSense)

Eat

The VA Hispanic Chamber has opened registration for eateries to participate in Restaurante Week in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Explore Latin cuisine across the Richmond area from Mon., Oct. 10-Sun., Oct. 16. 🍽

Cause

This week, Auntie Ning’s + several other restaurants will be donating 15% of all proceeds to help communities in Puerto Rico impacted by Hurricane Fiona. The money will go to Commodore Sociales, a nonprofit that provides health and wellness resources on the island. 🇵🇷

Try This

Workbench RVA has released its October schedule of classes. Guests and members can make planter boxes, earrings, charcuterie boards, or even a beer bottle caddy with the help of the Workbench crew. 🔨

Outdoors

Blue Sky Fund, a nonprofit geared towards youth development, will host its Hike for Kids on Sat., Oct. 22. Various distances are offered + all are welcome to celebrate afterwards at the post-hike party. Register online. 🌿

Arts

Ever seen an otter flip pancakes? Or, how about a skateboarding rabbit? Now is your chance. At the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU’s new Wonder Tower, local artist Matt Lively is painting a mural featuring animals of the James River doing imaginative activities. See how you can help bring the project to life. 🎨 *

Health

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Take a peek at these posters 🎨

Posters unveiled for Richmond Folk Festival and 2nd Street Festival

The Second Street Festival (left) + Richmond Folk Festival celebrate on back-to-back weekends in October. | Photos by @jowarnise and @cassandraking

Last week, organizers of the 2nd Street Festival + the Richmond Folk Festival unveiled the official posters for the upcoming events.

Artist Jowarnise Caston created “Instrumental Reverberation” for the 2nd Street Festival. Jowarnise draws inspiration from African textile design, contemporary fashion, and urban culture. She typically works in graphic design and classical painting.

Prints of her poster will be available to purchase at the free Jackson Ward fest, which runs Sat., Oct. 1-Sun., Oct. 2

Cassandra Kim’s poster for the Richmond Folk Festival features a trio of animal musicians. She works mainly with acrylic oils to create realistic portraiture of other animals with classical painting techniques.

Her poster will be on sale at the Folk Fest from Fri., Oct. 7-Sun., Oct. 9 + is also the label of Hardywood’s official Folk Festbier Bavarian-style lager.

THE WRAP

	Today’s issue was written by Katie. Editor’s pick: Over the weekend, I went up to DC with my mom to catch Elton John on his farewell tour. What’s your favorite concert memory you’ve had here in Richmond? Tell us the story. Missed Friday’s newsletter? 5 great day dates to find some love around Richmond.
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