Things to do

TODAY
ARTS
Staunton Augusta Art Center features works by Masako Miyata (ceramics) and Steve Zapton (3-D installations) through July 5. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Gallery is located at 20 S. New St., Staunton, in the R.R. Smith Center for History and Art. Free. For more information visit http://www.saartcenter.org or call 885-2028.

MUSIC
Karaoke by Phats and Sassy at Bull’s Eye Grill House (formerly Foster’s Grille, near Martins) from 6-9 p.m.; info: 949-4547.

Duffy with Matthew Thomas performs at the Waynesboro Farmers Market from 5-6:30 p.m.; downtown pavilion at Constitution Park, Waynesboro; free. Children’s activity: Making flowers from 3-5 p.m.

FRIDAY
MUSIC
Me and Martha (Don DePoy and Martha Hills) perform mountain music on traditional instruments at 6:15 p.m. at Stone Soup Books; no cover; space limited, call for availability; 908 W. Main St.; 943-0084 or http://www.stonesoupbooks.net.

Southern Crossroads: variety of music, $6 per person; 216 Frontier Dr., Staunton; for more information, 886-4547 or visit http://www.dicesofstaunton.com; open Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

SATURDAY
MUSIC
Borderline: country music, $7 per person; 216 Frontier Dr., Staunton; for more information, 886-4547 or visit http://www.dicesofstaunton.com; open Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Dinah Ansley will offer a hands-on dulcimer workshop for absolute beginners at Stone Soup Books; no musical experience necessary; instruments available for rental; from 9-11 a.m.; workshop fee $35, dulcimer rental $15; registration required; free dulcimer ensemble performance during lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; 908 W. Main St.; 943-0084 or http://www.stonesoupbooks.net.
Moira Nelligan performs Irish music with a Southern flair on the fiddle, vocals, accordion, recorder and bodhran and with Mickey Nelligan on guitar for In the Cabaret at the Hamner Theater at 6:30 p.m.; admission is $20 or two for $35 and includes food (see Web site for menu); by reservation only: 434-361-1999; http://www.hamnertheater.com.

SUNDAY
MUSIC
Luray’s Main Street Singers, under the direction of John W. LaCava, will present their ‘Spring Concert’ June 7 at 2:30 p.m. at the BB&T Center for the Performing Arts.
Accompanied by pianist Nancy Cross-Hall, the choral ensemble will sing the first movement of ‘The Gloria’ by John Rutter, as well as a medley from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s popular first musical ‘Oklahoma!’
Admission is free, however donations are appreciated. For more information about Performing Arts Luray and the BB&T Center for the Performing Arts, call the center at 743-3311 or visit the Web site at PerformingArtsLuray.org.

MONDAY
MUSIC
Pam Ward and Grassy Ridge will perform at Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm from 2-4 p.m; Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 5.8; free; for more information, call 943-4716.

JUNE 10
MUSIC
Karaoke by Phats and Sassy at Bull’s Eye Grill House (formerly Foster’s Grille, near Martins) from 6-9 p.m.; info: 949-4547.

THEATER
VMI Summer Theatre presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde at 7:30 p.m.; admission is $10 for students and seniors, cadets are free; reservations not required; check or cash only due by Friday by mailing to VMI Theater, Marshall Hall, VMI, Lexington, Va., 24450; visiting the theater box office at Marshall Hall Lobby weekdays between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; for more information, call 464-7389 or e-mail .

JUNE 11
THEATER
VMI Summer Theatre presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde at 7:30 p.m.; admission is $10 for students and seniors, cadets are free; reservations not required; check or cash only due by Friday by mailing to VMI Theater, Marshall Hall, VMI, Lexington, Va., 24450; visiting the theater box office at Marshall Hall Lobby weekdays between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; for more information, call 464-7389 or e-mail .

JUNE 12
EVENTS
Book signing by Elizabeth Massie and Corney Skinner for their book “Images of America: Waynesboro,” from 3-5 p.m. at Stone Soup Books; talk to the authors or get an autograph; 908 W. Main St.; 943-0084 or http://www.stonesoupbooks.net.

MUSIC
Zack and Heather perform acoustic and contemporary folk music from 6:15 p.m. at Stone Soup Books; no cover; space limited, call for availability; 908 W. Main St.; 943-0084 or http://www.stonesoupbooks.net.

Mirage (variety), $6 per person; 216 Frontier Dr., Staunton; for more information, 886-4547 or visit http://www.dicesofstaunton.com; open Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

THEATER
VMI Summer Theatre presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde at 7:30 p.m.; admission is $10 for students and seniors, cadets are free; reservations not required; check or cash only due by Friday by mailing to VMI Theater, Marshall Hall, VMI, Lexington, Va., 24450; visiting the theater box office at Marshall Hall Lobby weekdays between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; for more information, call 464-7389 or e-mail .

JUNE 13
EVENTS
The Hackensaw Boys perform live at the Wayne Theatre Alliance second annual Bluegrass, Bluejeans and BBQ Festival at Constitution Park in Waynesboro. Festival hours are 4-9 p.m. and showtimes are 5-5:45 p.m. and 8-9p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 the day of the event. For more information, visit http://www.hackensawboys.com or http://www.myspace.com/hackensawboys, or contact WTA by visiting http://www.waynetheatre.org or calling 943-9999.

Book signing by Elizabeth Massie and Corney Skinner for their book “Images of America: Waynesboro,” from 1-3 p.m. at Stone Soup Books; talk to the authors or get an autograph; 908 W. Main St.; 943-0084 or http://www.stonesoupbooks.net.

MUSIC
Augusta Lions Club Bluegrass Gospel Show is scheduled for 7 p.m. at R.E. Lee High School; performances by the Lewis Family, Easter Brothers and Page County Ramblers; tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door; tickets available at Augusta Coop Auto Service, Crown Jewelers and Blue Mountain Coffees in Staunton; Draft Feed and See in Stuarts Draft; Tim Spears Music City, Waynesboro; Crimora BP gas; for more information, call 294-2888 or 337-3700 or e-mail .

Soul Survivor (variety) $7 per person; 216 Frontier Dr., Staunton; for more information, 886-4547 or visit http://www.dicesofstaunton.com; open Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

THEATER
ShenanArts at Stage4 Theater in Verona presents “Curtains Up,” a musical revue of song and dance at 7 p.m. For more information, call 248-1868 or visit http://www.shenanarts.org.

VMI Summer Theatre presents “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde at a 6 p.m. buffet dinner theater with the performance at 7:30 p.m.; admission is $10 for students and seniors, cadets are free; advanced reservations required for the dinner theater: adults $30, students and seniors $25 and cadets $15; check or cash only due by Friday by mailing to VMI Theater, Marshall Hall, VMI, Lexington, Va., 24450; visiting the theater box office at Marshall Hall Lobby weekdays between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; for more information, call 464-7389 or e-mail .