Thing to do

Today
MUSIC
Karaoke with Dave McCormick at Mossy Creek Café, 8 p.m., no cover.
Free salsa and maranga lessons at Electric Blue, 2120 W. Main St., Waynesboro; 8 to 12 p.m.; 21 and over. For more information, call (540) 943-7444.
Thursday
EVENTS
River City Radio Hour celebrates its second anniversary with the Boogie Kings, Dr. Levine and the Blues Lady Lori Strother, Marsha Howard, Llyn Walker and the second chapter of “Waynesboro’s Got Talent: The Jingle Bell Jubilee,” at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.; admission is pay what you will; presented at the Blue Ridge Christian Fellowship, 329 Main St., Waynesboro.
MUSIC
Fotz Brothers will perform at Mossy Creek Café, 1761 Jefferson Highway, Fishersville; at 9 p.m., no cover; for more info, call (540) 941-0088.
Deejay at Electric Blue, 2120 W. Main St., Waynesboro; 8 to 12 p.m.; 21 and over. For more information, call (540) 943-7444.
Friday
MUSIC
The Edelweiss Band will perform at The Edelweiss German Restaurant in Greenville (exit 213 on Interstate 81); 6 to 9 p.m.; German folk music, pop, love songs, sing-alongs, polka and waltzes; no cover charge; for more information, call (540) 942-1409 or (540) 649-1040.
Deejay performs at Electric Blue, 2120 W. Main St., Waynesboro; 8 to 12 p.m.; 21 and over. For more information, call (540) 943-7444.
Time Machine performs at Mossy Creek Café, 1761 Jefferson Highway, Fishersville; at 9 p.m., $5 cover; for more info, call (540) 941-0088.
Silver Creek will perform a variety of music at Dice’s, 216 Frontier Dr., Staunton; admission $6 per person, no reserve seating; from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.; for more info: (540) 886-4547 or http://www.discesofstaunton.com.
THEATER
The Hamner Improv Troupe performs at 9:30 p.m.; free; at the Hamner Theater, 190 Rockfish School Lane, between Afton and Nellysford. For reservations, call (434)361-1999.
Saturday
EVENTS
Apple Day and Traditional Crafts Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Stonewall Jackson House, Lexington; with crafts, refreshments, entertainment and children’s activities.  Free. Call (540)463-2552 or visit http://www.stonewalljackson.org for more information.
Apple Butter Festival and Luncheon with apple-butter making, food, music and wine at Wade’s Mill, from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Wade’s Mill,
Raphine. Call 800-290-1400 or visit http://www.wadesmill.com for more information.

The sixth annual Book’ Em literacy event is scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at Kate Collins Middle School at 1625 Ivy St., Waynesboro.
MUSIC
Bad Luck with special guest performs at Electric Blue, 2120 W. Main St., Waynesboro; 8 to 12 p.m.; 21 and over. For more information, call (540) 943-7444.
Stone Heaven performs at Mossy Creek Café, 1761 Jefferson Highway, Fishersville; at 9 p.m., $5 cover; for more info, call (540) 941-0088.
Sweetwater will perform at Dice’s, 216 Frontier Dr., Staunton; admission $7 per person; from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.; for more info: (540) 886-4547 or http://www.discesofstaunton.com.
“Just Because We Care Outreach”  will host a free concert with the Covenant Band at 7 p.m. at the TNT Restaurant in Crimora, with an open mike period preceeding the concert.
Sunday
MUSIC
Edward Zimmerman will perform in a free concert at First Presbyterian Church as part of the “Waynesboro Connection” concert series at 2:30 p.m. For more information, visit http://www.firstpresway.com.
The Surprise Mystery Band performs from 2 to 4 p.m. at Humpback Rocks Mountain Farm, Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 5.8, (540) 943-4716, free.
Tuesday
MUSIC
The next meeting of R&B at Booker T. will be held 5:30 p.m. Oct. 20. The meeting will feature part two female groups and groups with female leads. Groups as the Bobbettes, the first female R&B group to hit the pop charts, the Chantels, the Blue Belles, the Sensations and others will be discussed and their music played. The program is free to the public and registration is not required. For more information about the program, call (540) 332-3991.