Live Music
ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 423-698-5928.
BAKEWELL OPRY – Bakewell Community Center, 114 McCallie Ferry Road. Returns in October. 423-332-3829.
BESSIE SMITH STRUT – M.L. King Bouflevard. Blues music on two stages during Riverbend Festival, 5:30-11 p.m. June 11. Performers: Drew Sterchi & Blues Tribe, Charles Walker Band, DeaconBluz & The Holysmoke Band, Rick Rushing & The Blues Strangers and Christone Kingfish Ingram. $5 with Riverbend Festival general-admission wristband, $10 without. www.riverbendfestival.com.
BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND – The Caverns, 555 Charlie Roberts Road, Pelham, Tenn. Underground concert series kicks off in new venue, with select shows taped for PBS broadcast. Shows start at 4 p.m.; doors open at 3 p.m. thecaverns.com. Next: Pianopalooza featuring Davina & The Vagabonds and Jason D. Williams, Friday, June 8. $50-$650.
CHOO CHOO CHORUS – All Saints Academy, 310 E. Eighth St. Men’s barbershop harmony group rehearsal, 7-9:30 p.m. each Monday. All voice ranges needed; not required to read music. 423-894-8559, 423-413-8681.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga.706-278-0168, lisae@creativeartsguild.org, www.creativeartsguild.org. Dalton Chamber Choir performs, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1. $10 adults, $8 seniors (65+) and students.
COUNTRY, FORT OGLETHORPE – Cloud Springs Deli, 4097 Cloud Springs Road. Local artists featured, 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 5. Accepting auditions every performance for “good, clean country music.” bssinard4809@att.net.
DALTON/WHITFIELD COMMUNITY BAND – Chatsworth Green, Chatsworth, Ga. 706-516-2200. Patriotic concert, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Danny Rhea, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2, and Surrender Hill, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3.
FREE FIDDLE SCHOOL – Fiddlers Anonymous, 2248 Dayton Blvd., Red Bank. Instruction for newbies at 2 p.m., beginners at 2:30 p.m., intermediates at 3:30 p.m. Sundays; fiddles provided. Free potluck dinner, 4 p.m.; bluegrass jam, 4-8 p.m. 423-994-7497.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. – Gospel Singing Hall, Highway 27 North. Donnie Young and New Beginning with featured singers, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 2. 423-285-2165.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. – McDonald’s, 130 Able Drive. McDonald’s Singers and featured acts, 7 p.m. each Thursday. 423-240-6027.
GOSPEL, HIXSON – Dairy Queen, 5433 Highway 153. Kindred Spirits Vocal Band guest artists, 6-8 p.m. each Tuesday. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH – Rafael’s Italian Restaurant, 5032 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road. Spiritual Voices and Chuck Robinson featured, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, June 4. 423-356-9260.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH- Wendy’s, 6009 Ooltewah-George- town Road, Ooltewah. Featured singers, 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Tuesday. 423-488-6031.
GOSPEL, RED BANK – White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave. Charity Gospel Singers and Wayne and Brenda Sinard featured, 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 1. Refreshments at 5:30 p.m. 423-504-9283, 423-267-0837.
KNOXVILLE GAY MEN’S CHORUS – Grace Episcopal Church, 20 Belvoir Ave. Ensemble sings highlights from recent show, “Broadway on Gay Street,” in regional tour stop, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1. Admission by donation; proceeds go to local LGBTQ organizations. www.knoxgmc.org.
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM CONCERT TOURS – 399 McCallie Ave. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com. 1964: The Tribute, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3; doors open at 5:30 p.m. $30. Benefits Chattanooga Firefighters Local 820 or Cleveland Firefighters Local 3748. 423-899-4990.
MOUNTAIN OPRY – Walden’s Ridge Civic Center, 2501 Fairmount Pike, Signal Mountain. Bluegrass and mountain music, 8-11 p.m. each Friday. Free. 423-886-3252.
MUSEUM CENTER AT FIVE POINTS – 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn. 423-339-5745, www.museumcenter.org.
‘ Music Under the Stars: Nathan Warner Quartet, featuring Naja Wilson, 6-7:30 p.m. June 7. $30 members, $45 nonmembers. Each admission includes four tickets for wine-tasting; additional five tastings for $25.
‘ Red Back Hymnal sing-along and dinner on the grounds (bring your own food; tea, water, plates, napkins and utensils provided), 1:30-4:30 p.m. June 10. Free admission; love offering taken for “Red Back Hymnal” exhibit.
MUSIC AT THE WINERY – Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Live music by Surrender Hill, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2, and Heidi Holton, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, June 3. Concerts are free. $10 wine tasting includes five tastings and logo wine glass. 706-698-9463, www.cartecayvineyards.com.
NIGHTFALL – The Arts Center, Miller Plaza, 850 Market St. Free concert series sponsored by Chattanooga Presents features headliner Dustbowl Revival, 8-10 p.m. Friday, June 1; local band Priscilla and Little Rickee opens at 7 p.m. Free. 423-265-0771, www.nightfallchattanooga.com.
RED BANK BLUEGRASS JAM – Grace Nazarene Church, 6310 Dayton Blvd. Jam session for all levels of bluegrass and country musicians, 6:30-9 p.m. each Thursday. Play or listen. 423-877-9948.
RIVERBEND FESTIVAL – Riverfront Parkway at Ross’s Landing. Nearly 100 artists on five stages, June 8-16. Headliners: Hank Williams Jr., The Wallflowers, Luke Combs, Switchfoot, Dustin Lynch, Flo Rida, Third Eye Blind and Bret Michaels. General-admission wristband $44 online in advance, $60 at the gate; one-night wristbands $30 ($10 on Faith & Family Night, June 12); free for children 10 and younger. Separate admission for Bessie Smith Strut, June 11 on M.L. King Boulevard, $5 with Riverbend general-admission wristband, $10 without. www.riverbendfestival.com.
RIVER CITY SESSIONS – Lula Lake Land Trust, 5000 Lula Lake Road, Lookout Mountain, Ga. Twilight concert, plus trail hiking, 4:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. June 8. Gates open 4:30 p.m., busking by Mountain Creek House Fire at 5:30 p.m., Magic Birds, storyteller Michael Gray and Red Shoes & Rosin at 7 p.m. $10 in advance, $12 day of; free for children under 12.
SALE CREEK OPRY – Sale Creek Lions Club, 15222 Coppinger Road. Old-time country and gospel music, 6:30 p.m. each Saturday. $5 couples, $3 singles; free for kids 12 and younger. floydbledsoe@ymail.com.
SCENIC CITY CHORUS – Spring Creek Road Baptist Church, 1312 Spring Creek Road. Women’s four-part harmony sessions for all talent levels, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays. Singers needed; visitors welcome. 423-902-3298, www.sceniccitychorus.com.
SENIORS DANCE – Teamsters Union Hall, 4431 Bonny Oaks Drive. Band plays line dance, slow country and ’50s rock music, 7-10 p.m. each Saturday. $5 donation. 423-867-7185.
SODDY-DAISY JAMBOREE – Soddy-Daisy Community Center, 190 Depot St. Pickers and listeners gather, 7-10 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Free. 423-332-3654.
SUMMER MUSIC WEEKENDS – Rock City Gardens, 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, Ga. Series on weekends plus holidays, through Sept. 3, features old-time, bluegrass and folk/country musicians Matt Downer (daily), Amber Carrington (Fridays), Tarryn Aimee Smith (Saturdays) and Highbeams (Sundays). Free with regular admission. 706-820-2531, www.seerockcity.com.
TIM HINCK PRODUCTIONS – Lupton Parking Garage, 700 Vine St. “Sensory Deck,” a parking garage performance of Prokofiev’s 8th Piano Sonata and an original work by Hinck, 8 p.m. Sunday, June 3. Venue is beneath the former Lupton Library; park in the lot across the street. Food, visual and acoustic art available. $10 suggested donation. www.eventbrite.com.