Religion notes for Oct. 17

MUSIC

Amy Ladd & Friends and River of Life, tonight at 6, Gospel Chicken House, 14709 Greenwood Church Road, Montpelier. Details: (804) 883-6487 or http://www.gospelchickenhouse.org.

Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, in concert tonight at 8, Shady Grove Coffeehouse, Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 11105 Cauthorne Road, Glen Allen. $17, $15 in advance, ages 12 and younger free, half-price for ages 13-18. Details:

Christian Music Festival, featuring 4 The Lord Quartet, Amy Ladd & Friends and the Coachmen Quartet, 2 to 5 p.m. tomorrow, Meadowbridge Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7400 Antique Lane, Mechanicsville. Free admission with donation of canned food for the Mechanicsville Churches Emergency Functions pantry. Details: (804) 746-2788.

Christopher Marks, concert organist, 3 p.m. tomorrow, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave. Details: (804) 359-2463 or http://www.richmondago.org.

Runaway String Band, 4 p.m. tomorrow, St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 11300 W. Huguenot Road, Midlothian; $5 per person, $10 per family.

Praise Songs for Jesus Christ Musicfest, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Second Baptist Church, 1400 Idlewood Ave.

Take a Walk Down Memory Lane concert, 5 p.m. tomorrow, Branch's Baptist Church, 3400 Broad Rock Blvd. Details: (804) 276-5000 or http://www.branchs.org.

Norman Ramsey, 7 to 8 p.m. tomorrow, Discovery United Methodist Church, 13000 Gayton Road.

David Ress, staff writer, Richmond Times-Dispatch, on "A Reporter's View of Conditions at Richmond City Jail," 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Aubrey Brown Peace Forum, Ginter Park Presbyterian Church, 3601 Seminary Avenue. Details: (804) 261-6771.

The Rev. James A. Payne, retired Presbyterian minister, will lead a discussion on "The November Election: Candidates and Issues," 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, forum class, Second Presbyterian Church, 5 N. Fifth St. Details: (804) 649-9148.

Good Shepherd Episcopal School Sunday, 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Forest Hill Avenue and 43rd St. Details: (804) 233-2279 or

Homecoming and Revival, 11 a.m. tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Riverview Baptist Church, 2604 Idlewood Ave. Details: (804) 353-6135 or http://www.riverviewbaptistch.org.

15th Anniversary, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Asian-American United Church of Christ, 4310 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield. Details:

Revival, 7 p.m. tomorrow-Wednesday, Discovery United Methodist Church, 13000 Gayton Road. Details: http://www.discoverymethodist.org.

Needle's Eye Speaker Series, Matt Garrison of Nyberg Fletcher & White on "A Rapid Remake," 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Café Caturra, 5811 Grove Ave; free, reservations not required. Details: (804) 358-1283 or http://www.needleseye.org.

Surviving the Economic Downturn series, 6 p.m. Tuesday, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 520 N. Boulevard; free. Details or registration:

Women of Divine Destiny Conference, "What to do with the New," beginning 6 p.m. Wednesday through Oct. 25, Mount Olivet Baptist Church, 800 Augusta Ave., Petersburg. Details: (804) 732-7218.

"Orthodox Christianity 101: An Introduction to the Ancient Faith" Lectures, each Wednesday through Nov. 11, St. Cyprian of Carthage Orthodox Church, 2570 Huguenot Springs Road, Midlothian. Lectures will follow the singing of the Daily Vespers service at 7 p.m. Details:

"Four Quartets," a five-week study of T.S. Eliot's poems examining the spiritual themes of redemption, eternity and the quest for the transcendent, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each Wednesday through Nov. 18, St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, 10627 Patterson Ave. Details: (804) 740-2101 or http://www.stbartsrichmond.org.

Eyes on Richmond Forum, "Reviving Richmond's Downtown Arts Scene," with guest speakers Daphne Maxwell Reid and Tim Reid, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday, $8, lunch included, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 815 E. Grace St. Details and reservations: http://www.stpauls-episcopal.org/eyesonrichmond or (804) 643-3589.

122nd Anniversary, 7 p.m. Friday, 5 p.m. next Saturday and 10 a.m. Oct. 25, Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 3200 E. Broad St. Details:

Prayer Bead Workshop for Women, sponsored by Positive Outreach Ministry, 9 a.m. to noon next Saturday, St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 2900 Hanes Ave.; $8, advance registration recommended. Details: Inez Tuck at (804) 364-3797 or http://positiveoutreach.com.

Community Praise & Recreation, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Saturday, Mountain Road Wesleyan Church, 3770 Mountain Road, Glen Allen. Details: (804) 837-8995.