🎉 Festivals

🌱 Pumpkin patches

• Peter Frampton | Tuesday, Sept. 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Virginia Credit Union LIVE! | $47+ | $1 from each ticket sold will go to The Peter Frampton Myositis Research Fund.

• Movie Matinees: “le Weekend” | Wednesday, Sept. 18 | 2-5 p.m. | RPL West End Branch | Free | Head to the library for a screening of this 2013 film starring Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, and Jeff Goldblum.
• Dominion Energy Jazz Café | Wednesday, Sept. 18 | 6-8 p.m. | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | Free | Be ready to dance to jazz, swing, and blues by Elana Lisa & The Hot Mess.

• Quoit Club: Hard Hat Tour of Moore Street School | Thursday, Sept. 19 | 6-8 p.m. | Moore Street School | $25 | Learn about the mission to bring this historic structure back as a community resource.
• Libbie Mill Oktoberfest | Thursday, Sept. 19 | 6-9 p.m. | The Pier at Libbie Lake | Free entry | Cheers to fall with treats from Yellow Umbrella, First Stop Donuts, and Gelati Celesti, live music from The Sauerkrauts Band, and performances by S.G.T.E.V. Hirschjaeger dancers.
• Karina Rykman | Thursday, Sept. 19 | 7 p.m. | Richmond Music Hall | $20 | Rock out with the bassist-singer and Muscle Tough.

• 17th Annual African Film Weekend | Friday, Sept. 20-Saturday, Sept. 21 | Times vary | University of Richmond Ukrop Auditorium | Free | This year’s event will showcase a variety of contemporary South African films.
• Old 97’s | Friday, Sept. 20 | 7 p.m. | The Broadberry | $25 | The Americana rockers will play with John Buffalo.

• Iron Blossom Festival | Saturday, Sept. 21-Sunday, Sept. 22 | 1-11:59 p.m. | The Training Center on Leigh | $135 | Mt. Joy, Turnpike Troubadours, Caamp, and Nathaniel Rateliff headline year two of the River City festival.

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• The owner of Fighting Fish is planning to open a new concept in the vacant building next door. Goldwing will offer a menu of cocktails and desserts when it opens later this year. (Richmond BizSense)

• We’re in the middle of James River Week, and there are several events to get out, enjoy the river, and learn more about it. It all wraps up with the Pawpaw Festival at Powhatan State Park this Saturday, Sept. 21 at 11 a.m.

• Did you know? The River City has its own Irish hurling and camogie club, Richmond Battery GAA. The fast-paced stick-and-ball sport is known as the fastest game on grass — try your hand in the fall pub league. Registration is open and games start in October.

• Local artist Tyler Thomas is planning an exhibition of his works, created in the 20+ years since he moved to Richmond. You might recognize his signature style of work, which has adorned everything from walls around town and cans of Hardywood beer. (Style Weekly)

• It’s National Voter Registration Day. Make your voice heard in this year’s elections — register or check your registration on the VA Dept. of Elections website. Get more information and see what’s on the ballot with our election guide.

• Richmond’s Oktoberfest celebrations continue over the next few weeks. Hardywood West Creek will host a weekend of events Oct. 4-6 complete with a ticketed tasting, brewers parade, stein holding competitions, German food and drink, and live music.

• Busch Gardens will add a new roller coaster next year and is asking fans to vote for a name. The ride will pay homage to longtime favorite the Big Bad Wolf. Vote for your favorite: WölfSturm, WölfsReign or GeisterWölf. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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