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• Today | 3rd District Meeting | 6-8 p.m. | Ginter Park Presbyterian Church
• Tomorrow | Alumni Town Hall | 6-8 p.m. | VCU Health Hub at 25th
• Tomorrow | Families & Caregivers Meeting | 6-7:30 p.m. | Albert Hill Middle School

• Dominion Energy Jazz Café | Wednesday, Dec. 6 | 6-8 p.m. | VMFA, 200 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond | Free | Thurman Hargrove brings his group, TRIAD, to the Cochrane Atrium.
• On the Air Radio Players: “A Hearthside Holiday” | Wednesday, Dec. 6-Thursday, Dec. 7 | 7:30-9 p.m. | The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Rd., Glen Allen | Free | Join the live studio audience and see voice actors and sound effects artists perform two classic crime mysteries.

• Holiday Movie Night | Thursday, Dec. 7 | 7 p.m. | Starr Hill Beer Hall, 406 W. Leigh St., Richmond | Cost of purchase | Get in the holiday spirit with a tasty beer release and a screening of “The Santa Clause.”

• This Is What Dreams Are Made Of: A Y2K Throwbacks Dance Party | Friday, Dec. 8 | 7 p.m. | The Broadberry, 2729 W. Broad St., Richmond | $15 | Dance the night away to your favorite hits from the 2000s.

• Holiday Handbell Concert | Saturday, Dec. 9 | 1:30-3 p.m. | Tuckahoe Pines Retirement Community, 12330 Patterson Ave., Richmond | Free | Join the James River Ringers for an enchanting performance of the Nutcracker Suite and other holiday favorites.

• RTA Run-A-Latke | Sunday, Dec. 10 | 9:30 a.m. | Weinstein JCC, 5403 Monument Ave., Richmond | $25-$45 | Sign up for the 1 Miler or 5K and enjoy a post-race party with hot chocolate, donuts, and latkes.

• Hatch Local Food Hall will soon have a new resident: Chef Jessica Wilson and her farmhouse cookery pop-up, GRACE. The concept features a vegetable-forward menu and the space at Hatch will include a small market.

• The former location of Weezie’s Kitchen in Carytown will have a new occupant in the spring. Local bartender Katie Jarvis will open Ripple Ray’s in the space. Expect a retractable stage and southern-style fare at the new bar and restaurant. (Richmond BizSense)

• The new Public Utilities and Services Commission is seeking members. According to the resolution, at least seven of the voting members of the commission will need to be residential utility customers. Apply by Friday, Dec. 15.

• Salaries for Richmond School Board members will double from $10,000 to $20,000 starting in 2025, after the next election. Chairwoman Stephanie Rizzi said the increase in compensation could remove a barrier many people have to serving on the board. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

• Chesterfield has reached a construction milestone at its Springline at District 60 project. The final beam has been placed in the first building of the development, which is scheduled to be complete in early 2025.

• Henrico County will help employees who want to become first-time homebuyers with its new Employee Home Purchase Assistance Program. Through the program, qualifying full-time government and school system workers could receive up to $25,000 to go towards down payment and closing costs.

• Rabia Kamara is combining her two ventures — ice cream place Ruby Scoops and sno-ball shop Suzy Sno — under one new location at 310 W. Brookland Park Blvd. The Carytown location of Suzy Sno will close, with Bryant’s Cider moving in to the space this week. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

• Virginia Opera will bring “Sanctuary Road” to the Dominion Energy Center stage in February. The opera explores the stories of the Underground Railroad through a collection of songs. It’s largely inspired by the writings of William Still, whose 1871 book included 242 accounts of enslaved individuals who escaped from Virginia.

• The local chapter of Pink Boots Society, a nonprofit organization for women and non-binary people involved in the craft beer industry, has grown to around 30 members. Style Weekly spoke with four female brewers at Ardent, Väsen, and Tripple Crossing about their experiences. (Style Weekly)

• Want local tunes? The Auricular, an outlet covering all things River City music, has released The Richmond Sound. The compilation includes ~150 tracks from local musicians released in the past five years.

• The 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party may be next Saturday, Dec. 16, but did you know there was a Virginia-based event as well? The Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission has announced a week-long commemoration of the Yorktown Tea Party in Nov. 2024.

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