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How KD is celebrating

• The Lemonheads with Cooper B. Handy | Monday, Sept. 9 | 7 p.m. | The Broadberry | $40 | The band will perform “It’s a Shame About Ray” and “Come on Feel The Lemonheads” back to back in their entirety.
• Glass House, Sravani, Calamari’s Long Slow Death | Monday, Sept. 9 | 8 p.m. | The Camel | $12 | Get ready for a night of local tunes.

• Mutual Aid 101 | Tuesday, Sept. 10 | 6:30-8 p.m. | Quarry | $15+ | Explore the history of mutual aid and reflect on ways to support the Richmond community at this collaborative event.
• “Dirty Dancing” | Tuesday, Sept. 10 | 7 p.m. | The Byrd Theatre | $9 | Have the time of your life at this screening of the 80s classic.

• Dominion Energy Jazz Café | Wednesday, Sept. 11 | 6-8 p.m. | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | Free | Head to the atrium for an evening with Hampton Roads drummer, radio personality, and jazz aficionado Jae Sinnett.

• Music at Main Street Station | Thursday, Sept. 12 | 5:30-8 p.m. | Main Street Station | Free | Head to the patio to groove with The Legendary Chuck Brown Band, DJ Danja Mowf, and host Kai Valdez.

• Ballyhoo! and Mad Caddies | Friday, Sept. 13 | 6:30 p.m. | Canal Club | $25+ | Jam out at this night of beach rock and ska with special guests Quasi Kings.

• The posters for this year’s Folk Festival and 2nd Street Festival have been unveiled. The Folk Fest art was created by Robert Meganck, who also designed the 2005 poster. Amiri Richardson-Keys is the artist behind the 2nd Street poster. (RVAHub)

• The Wheelchair Basketball National Championships will again be decided at the Henrico Sports & Event Center. Sportable will host the adult and junior tournaments over the first two weekends in April. The 2024 tournaments brought in nearly 10,000 spectators and generated $1.1 million in economic impact.

• Timmons Group has acquired Dutton + Associates. The local engineering and environmental services firms were frequent collaborators on development projects, including the Dominion and CoStar towers. Now, Dutton + Associates will operate as a division of Timmons. (Richmond BizSense)

• Gather is adding a location in Innsbrook. The company provides coworking and private office space to members. The new spot will be the fifth in the Richmond area and is projected to open in the spring.

• The Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association is launching a new legacy membership program to celebrate VA restaurants that have been open for more than 50 years. The first round of recipients includes Joe’s Inn, which opened in the Fan in 1952.

• Know a classical musician? Classical Revolution RVA is looking for performers for its Folk Flourish event on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. Gallery5. The evening will feature renditions of classical pieces inspired by folk music from around the world.

• Hoos, Hokies, and other football fans will soon be hearing more from Virginia native Shaboozey. His song “Last of My Kind” will be the official anthem of the ACC Network. Sound familiar? He’s also sitting atop the Billboard Hot 100 right now with his breakout hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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