MUSIC Sonrise, Harbor Lights and Under Grace, tonight at 6, Gospel Chicken House, 14709 Greenwood Church Road, Montpelier. Details: (804) 883-6487 or http://www.gospelchickenhouse.org. “Pop! Goes the Classics,“ presented by The Richmond Symphony Brass and Percussion Sextet, tonight at 7, St. Matthias’ Episcopal Church, 11300 W. Huguenot Road, Midlothian; $5 per person, $10 per family. Details: (804) 272-8588, ext. 13.

Be careful in this recession not to cut out the things that core customers love about your brand, or they might wind up in the arms of a competitor. “The idea is, you have to understand those small and big things you do that people connect with,“ said Robert S. Kelley, president of Pure Culture Consulting in Midlothian. Ask them and be observant.

MUSIC Gloryroad, and Eternity, tonight at 6, Gospel Chicken House, 14709 Greenwood Church Road, Montpelier. Details: (804) 883-6487 or http://www.gospelchickenhouse.org. Organ dedication recital, featuring Charles Lindsey Jr., 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 113 Wilkinson Road. Details: (804) 266-1183. The Gospel Truth, a cappella group, 5 p.m. tomorrow, Bethel Baptist Church, 1100 Huguenot Springs Road, Midlothian.

If the word Twitter makes you giggle, but you don’t know what it is, or if LinkedIn, Plaxo, Facebook and Jigsaw are making you lose control of your time, mark your calendar. On Friday at 8:45 a.m. at the Westwood Club in Richmond, Atlanta author David Nour will discuss how to use social networking to your business or professional advantage, yet manage it so it won’t rule your time.

MUSIC Sunny Side, and The Beaverdam Girls, tonight at 6, Gospel Chicken House, 14709 Greenwood Church Road, Montpelier. Details: (804) 883-6487 or http://www.gospelchickenhouse.org. Ben Houghton, pianist, Second Sunday South of the James concert, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Bon Air Presbyterian Church, 9201 W. Huguenot Road. Donation requested. Details: (804) 272-7514.

Community events in Richmond, Henrico, Hanover, Goochland, New Kent, Chesterfield, Powhatan and Tri-Cities.

Better start marketing smarter. In this economy, don’t even think about stopping marketing, warned Tom Blue, a Glen Allen business consultant and author.

MUSIC Gospel Sing, featuring The Wacaster Family, 11 a.m. tomorrow, Meadowood Church of God, 325 Azalea Ave. Details: (804) 321-1562. SPEAKERS Sheila Shepherd, coordinator, Partnership for Smarter Growth, on “Blueprint for a Better Region: Guiding Growth to the Right Places, Enhancing Quality of Life,“ 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Forum Class, Second Presbyterian Church, 5 N. Fifth St. Details: (804) 649-9148. SPECIAL

Community events in Richmond, Henrico, Hanover, Goochland, New Kent, Chesterfield, Powhatan and Tri-Cities.

CAREERS MONDAY, JAN. 5 Career-Prospectors, http://www.career-prospectors.com, a job-search networking group, meets every Monday at 7:30 a.m., in the conference room at Long & Foster, 9321 Midlothian Turnpike. Details: Details: Michael Soden, (804) 594-7065 or Fred Carreras, (804) 378-2021. FINANCIAL MONDAY, JAN. 5 “Retirement Planning and 401(k) Rollover Options,“ Merrill Lynch and William Kavanagh, noon, Eighth and Main Building, sixth floor. Registration: William Kavanagh, (804) 343-4226.

MUSIC The Kingsmen Quartet, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Red Lane Baptist Church, 2095 Red Lane Road, Powhatan. Details: (804) 598-4927 or (804) 598-2455.  SPECIAL Hanukkah Services and Party, beginning with Hanukkah services today at 9 and 11 a.m., Rabbi’s Menorah Lighting followed by Psalms and hymns at 6:45 p.m. and party at 7:30, Congregation Kol Emes, 4811 Patterson Ave. Details: http://www.kolemes.org or (804) 353-5831.

CAREERS MONDAY, DEC. 22 Career-Prospectors, http://www.career-prospectors.com, a job-search networking group, meets every Monday at 7:30 a.m. ...

SPECIAL Deacons Conference of Richmond and Vicinity and Women’s Auxiliary, 6 p.m. Monday, Cedar Street Baptist Church of God, 2301 Cedar St.

Tomorrow from 6:15 to 9 p.m., female entrepreneurs can attend the Savor the Success networking event and a wine-tasting. The event will be at the Private Stock Cigar & Wine Co. at Virginia Center Marketplace.

MUSIC True Spirit Gospel Band, and Amy Williams, tonight at 7, Gospel Chicken House, 14709 Greenwood Church Road, Montpelier. Details: (804) 883-6487 or www.gospelchickenhouse.org.  SPEAKERS Don Giecek, director, Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative, on “Alternate Energy: Wind Energy,“ 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Aubrey Brown Peace Forum, Ginter Park Presbyterian Church, 3601 Seminary Ave. Details: (804) 261-6771.