Monday’s total solar eclipse promises to provide both awe and anxiety for apartment communities located within or near the so-called “path of totality,” where its effects are the most pronounced. The event will begin on the Oregon coast as a partial eclipse at 9:06 a.m. PDT and will end later that day as a partial eclipse along the South Carolina coast at about 4:06 p.m. EDT.

Locally, the most exhilarating moments for those gathering within the 14 states where the 70-mile wide path of totality will pass will last only a couple of minutes. But the build-up to the event, its occurrence and resolution are giving apartment communities reason to party before and after that mid-day moment of near total darkness. Stars will become visible if skies are clear, and fooled wildlife could respond erratically. This will be more exciting than a Y2K-like event.

Domesticated cats and dogs will not react with severity, experts say, because they are mostly conditioned to behave based on human activity. Nonetheless, they do risk the chance of going blind, according to some veterinarians, who suggest these animals wear preventive glasses. Good luck with that.

Most of the country is excited about this rare event—the last time a total solar eclipse path of totality crossed the Pacificand Atlantic coastsof the United States was in 1918. Given that it falls during weekday work hours, the level of festiveness probably won’t match that of the Super Bowl or a Kentucky Derby party. Observers in this case will be rooting for clear skies, as they do with Fourth of July fireworks festivities.

“Many of our members’ apartment communities will host eclipse parties for their residents, featuring fun items such as Orbitz gum, Eclipse gum, Blue Moon beer, Moon Pies, Sun Chips and Milky Way candy bars,” says Katie Chapman, Association Executive, Charleston Apartment Association.

Supplier partners, too, are participating, providing logo-branded glasses to use when viewing the sun. Caution: Recall warnings on some glasses sold, particularly through Amazon, stating that the glasses are unsafe to use if looking directly at the sun.

Chambers Ridge Apartments in Carrboro, N.C., about 200 miles northeast of the path of totality, is hosting a solar eclipse viewing party as a resident event.

“We bought 25 pairs of the certified glasses,” says Maegan Walker, CAM, Community Manager, who asked residents to R.S.V.P. so all could have a pair. “We’re serving popsicles and will feature a playlist with eclipse-themed music such as ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ ‘Ain’t No Sunshine,’ and other songs.” (See below for a suggested 10-song playlist).

Mill Creek Residential’s Modera Pearl community in Portland, Ore., isn’t open yet, but plans to leverage the event during its lease-up mode by handing out solar-equipped glasses for the eclipse. They are also hosting an off-site brunch at 10 a.m. local time on the day of the eclipse.

“Nashville being in the direct line of totality has events all over town,” says Linda Page, Senior Business Manager, at Fogelman’s Stewart’s Ferry Apartments in Nashville. “At my community, I’m having a staff luncheon so we can all enjoy it together.” The maximum moment in Music City is around 1:28 p.m. local time.

GreatAmericanEclipse.com, estimates that the centerline in Tennessee is the closest destination for 55 million Americans. “We further estimate that between 360,000 and 1,440,000 people will travel to Tennessee on eclipse day,” the site reports.

The path of totality carries over parts of Washington, Idaho, a tiny southern tip of Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina. Traffic in those areas, particularly rural parts and their limited roadways, are expected to be jammed.

Mobile phone reception throughout the day will be limited for those in the path because of extreme usage—not the eclipse’s conditions—again, especially in rural areas where reception is spotty anyway.

“We are reading that more than 1 million people are estimated to be in South Carolina’s Lowcountry for the event,” Darby Development Vice President of Property Management Victoria Cowart says. “We will have crowded roads and spotty cell service.”

Cowart says Darby Development will close its offices early so that employees can avoid potential traffic problems and plan for school closings.

“Charleston County will be operating on an emergency plan similar to how it responds or operates after a hurricane,” Cowart says. “We read reports that Highway 17 will be gridlock.”

Cities in and near the path of totality can benefit from the eclipse through expected boosts in tourism during a time when vacationing typically slows. Hotel occupancy is expected in excess of 90 percent.

Farmers are getting as much as $300 per spot on their properties in St. Joseph, Mo., which is 55 miles north of Kansas City and smack in the middle of the path of totality, says Apartment Association of Kansas City Executive Director Debbie Haukenberry. “As of last week [they were] almost sold out of land spots,” she says.

Like college students need an excuse to party, Clemson alum have reportedly sold more than 40,000 tailgating tickets for the eclipse event at the university’s stadium in South Carolina, situated in the dead-center of the path of totality.

Songs to include on your Eclipse playlist:

Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd

Blinded By the Light, Manfred Mann

Blinded Me With Science, Thomas Dolby

Semi-Charmed Life, Third Eye Blind

Ain’t No Sunshine, Bill Withers

Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler

Sunshine Go Away Today, Jonathan Edwards

Dancin’ In the Dark, Bruce Springsteen

Invisible Sun, The Police

I’ll Follow the Sun, The Beatles