Sweet Georgia Sound, a 20-member ensemble that has played traditional and contemporary big-band music in the area since 1994, will open up the 2016-17 season of the Sunset Concert Series at North River Civic Center, 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, in Hixson.
The musicians, directed by bandleader Mike LaRoche, will be joined by vocalists Melanie Willetts and Greg Glover for the show, set for 7-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19.
Still to come in the first half of the concert series are Tom Morgan and Lynne Haas on Sept. 16, Chattanooga Clarinet Choir on Oct. 14, Ed Hixson and the Southern Class Band on Nov. 18 and Scenic City Chorus on Dec. 16. Admission is free. For more information, call 423-870-8924.