Total solar eclipse

What’s on the horizon

• Super Sturgeon Moon | Monday, Aug. 19 (this will also be a blue moon, a rare second full moon within a single month)
• Super Harvest Moon | Wednesday, Sept. 18
• Super Hunter’s Moon | Thursday, Oct. 17 (this will be the closest and brightest supermoon of the year)
• Super Beaver Moon | Friday, Nov. 15

• Eta Aquarids | Monday, April 15-Monday, May 27 | Peaks before dawn on Sunday, May 5
• Perseids | Sunday, July 14-Sunday, Sept. 1 | Peaks Monday, Aug. 12
• Geminids | Tuesday, Nov. 19-Tuesday, Dec. 24 | Peaks Friday, Dec. 13

• Ukrop’s Hiring Event | Tuesday, April 9, Thursday, April 11 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Virginia Career Works, 304 Turner Rd., Richmond | Free | Stop by to interview for positions like Mixer, Production Associate, and Creative Content and Marketing Manager.
• Nostalgia Movie Night | Tuesday, April 9 | 6-8 p.m. | RPL East End Branch, 1200 N. 25th St., Richmond | Free | Fire up the Delorean, grab some Reese’s Pieces, and head to the library to enjoy a film from the 80s or 90s.
• Dorthia Cottrell on Shockoe Sessions Live! | Tuesday, April 9 | 7:30-8:30 p.m. | In Your Ear Studios, 1813 E. Broad St., Richmond | $0-$15 | Get tickets to see the “Death Folk Country” artist in person or stream the show on YouTube.

• Literary Virginia Book Group | Wednesday, April 10 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Virtual | Free | This month, the Library of Virginia group will discuss “All the Ruined Men: Stories by Bill Glose.”

• Runaway Gin: A Phish Tribute | Thursday, April 11 | 7 p.m. | The Broadberry, 2729 W. Broad St., Richmond | $15 | Get ready to jam at this tribute show.

• NWBA Wheelchair Basketball National Championships | Friday, April 12-Sunday, April 14 | Times vary | Henrico Sports & Events Center, 11000 Telegraph Rd., Richmond | $12 | Be a part of history when the top 100 wheelchair basketball teams in the country compete for national titles.

• PopUp RVA | Saturday, April 13 | 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., Richmond | Free entry | Pets are welcome at this rain-or-shine market with 50+ vendors, live music, food, and drinks each week.

• Home goods store Odd Bird has opened in Jackson Ward. The shop, owned by married couple Taylor Logue and Catherine Kennedy, aims to provide goods that are both beautiful and functional. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

• Head to Starr Hill Brewing Company in Scott’s Addition on Thursday, April 11 for RVA Green Drinks, a mixer for environmentally-minded Richmonders. $1 of each pint sold that night will go towards the Capitol Region Land Conservancy.

• Sijang, a chili condiment created by a Chesterfield husband-and-wife team, is now available in several local grocery stores. Ellwood Thompson’s, Good Foods Grocery, Outpost Richmond, and The Market at 25th have all started carrying their Garlic Chili Crunch. (Richmond BizSense)

• Richmond Grows Gardens is hosting an Herbal Medicine Workshop at Oakgrove Community Garden on Sunday, April 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. The event is open to all, but residents from the Oak Grove area will be prioritized in filling the limited spots — email RGG to inquire.

• Ashland Train Day will return for its 20th year on Saturday, April 27. The event will feature model trains, railroad history, live music, rides, food, and shopping in the heart of historic Downtown Ashland.

• The Richmond Ballet will celebrate the careers of retiring dancers and staff with Studio Three, a series of performances running May 7-12. The run will begin with George Balanchine’s “Mozartiana” and a premiere of a new work by incoming Artistic Director Ma Cong — tickets start at $25.

• Psst — When’s the last time you replaced your bath mat? Our favorite memory foam bath mat is on sale through the weekend.*