ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. After 7 p.m. play anything. Free. 423-698-5928.
BAKEWELL OPRY – Bakewell Community Center, 114 McCallie Ferry Road. Double D Band performs, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17. Free; donations accepted. Concession sales, including hot dogs and chili, start at 5:30 p.m. 423-332-3829.
BLACK JACKET SYMPHONY – Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. Classic rock album re-creationists perform “A Night at the Opera” in its entirety and other Queen hits, 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, and Friday, Feb. 24 (sold out); doors open at 7 p.m. $25 and $30 plus fees. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com.
BLUEGRASS – Whole Foods Market, 301 Manufacturers Road. Forever Bluegrass presents live bluegrass music, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, Feb. 16. pinioncindy@yahoo.com.
BLUEGRASS & BBQ – Harrison Ruritan Club, 5709 Tyner Lane. Old-fashioned bluegrass picking served up with barbecue, fried catfish and other concessions, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Free admission; donations accepted for club’s community-service projects. 423-344-7848.
BOB’S BOOTCAMPS – Tivoli Center, 701 Broad St. Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Music Director Emeritus Bob Bernhardt leads lectures on music and composers. Next: “Madame Butterfly 101,” an introduction to opera terms and concepts as CSO prepares for its first opera in nine years, 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 23. $35 includes sushi and Asian-inspired dinner. 423-267-8583, www.chattanoogasymphony.org.
CHATTANOOGA GIRLS ROCK BENEFIT – Mellow Mushroom’s Boom Room, 205 Broad St. Live performances by Ashley and the Xs, Get Hot or Go Home, Heatherly and Chattanooga Girls Rock alumnae, 5-11 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. $5 admission and 10 percent of all-day sales at both Mellow Mushroom restaurants go to CGR Camp scholarship fund. www.facebook.com/MellowMushroomChattanooga. 423-266-5564.
COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE – Cleveland Cowboy Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. Featured singers 7 p.m. each Friday. 423-476-7936.
CSOYO CONCERTS – Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. Side by Side Concert by Chattanooga Symphony & Opera and CSO Youth Orchestras, 3 p.m. Feb. 26. $7-$15.
DIVAS & DRINKS – The Foundry, 1201 Broad St. Opera Tennessee singers present “People Will Say We’re in Love” themed songs, 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. Free. sara@artistiaffamati.com.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Gregg Erwin, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, and Barfoot Boone, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. Free.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. – McDonald’s, 130 Able Drive. Featured acts and McDonald’s Singers, 7 p.m. each Thursday. 423-240-6027.
GOSPEL, HIXSON – Dairy Queen, 5433 Highway 153. Kindred Spirits Vocal Band and guest Craig Kirk Tyndall featured, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH- Wendy’s, 6009 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, Ooltewah. Featured singers, 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Tuesday. 899-7852.
GOSPEL, RED BANK – White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave.Spirit Filled and Teri Mobleyfeatured, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20. Refreshments at 5:30 p.m. 423-504-9283, 423-267-0837.
JAZZANOOGA – 431 E. M.L. King Blvd. www.jazzanooga.org.
* Friday, Feb. 17: Jazz: The Next Generation Project, featuring Swayyvo Morton, 7:30 p.m. $15.
* Sunday, Feb. 19: Sunday Gospel Brunch, Southern cooking by Dipped Fresh and music by Nancy Westmoreland and Friends, 1:30 p.m. $15.
* Thursday, Feb. 23: Jazz: The Next Generation Project, featuring Zowie Boyd, 7:30 p.m. $15.
* Friday, Feb. 24: Jazz: The Next Generation Project, featuring Seaux Chill (Nabil Ince), 7:30 p.m. $15.
* Sunday, Feb. 26: “The Sounds of Freedom,” featuring The Creative Underground, Jazzanooga director Shane Morrow, Jazzanooga Youth All Stars and other performers, 5-7 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; limited seating. Free; donations welcome. www.jazzanooga.org.
JIM SOUDERS BIRTHDAY PARTY/ROAST – Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School Band alumni presents 70th birthday party and barbecue fundraiser for former bandleader, with entertainment by Kevin Roberts Jazz Quartet, Midnight Promise and Neil Brock and the Cover Up, Saturday, Feb. 25; entertainment, 5-10:30 p.m., dinner and roast at 6 p.m. $30 in advance, $35 at door. Donations also accepted for endowment to buy large band instruments. Tickets at Farm to Fork, 118 Remco Shops Lane in Ringgold, through Thursday, Feb. 23, or online at jimsoudersbirthday.com. 423-762-1942, 423-309-7442, 423-432-0307.
LEE UNIVERSITY MUSIC – Cleveland, Tenn. Tickets available 3-6 p.m. weekdays one week prior and at the door one hour before the event. 423-614-8343 (box office), 423-614-8240 (School of Music).
* Today, Feb. 16: Faculty recital by K. Alan Shikoh (guitar) and guest artist Dr. Nikolasa Tejero (clarinet), with art, jazz, rock, pop and folk selections, 7:30 p.m., Squires Recital Hall, 1230 Parker St. NE. Free.
* Tuesday, Feb. 21: Presidential Concert Series, An Evening With Ning An and Gloria Chien, 7:30 p.m., Pangle Hall, 340 Church St. NE. $10 adults, $5 students and seniors.
* Wednesday, Feb. 22: Wind Ensemble concert, 7:30 p.m., Conn Center, 150 11th St. NE.
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.
MUSIC AT ST. PAUL’S – St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org.
* Friday, Feb. 17: Artist Series: Organist and 2016 AGO National Competition winner Katelyn Emerson, 7:30 p.m. $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students.
* Sunday, Feb. 26: Choral Evensong benefiting Metropolitan Ministries, with combined area Episcopal choirs, 4 p.m. Reception follows. Donations welcome. Child care available.
MUSIC AT THE WINERY – Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Live music by Phil Dudley, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, and Johnny Summers, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. Concerts are free. $10 wine tasting includes five tastings and logo wine glass. 706-698-9463, www.cartecayvineyards.com.
POSITIVE BLUEGRASS – Jo Mama’s Wraps, 12553 N. Main St., Trenton, Ga. Local musician Carl Towns performs gospel music and “posgrass,” 5:30-7:30 p.m. each Wednesday. Free. 706-657-7138 or carl@wildernessradio.net.
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.
SALE CREEK OPRY – Sale Creek Lions Club, 15222 Coppinger Road. Old-time country and gospel music, 6:30 p.m. each Saturday. Free. 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. 423-304-9131, 423-488-5087, www.sceniccitychorus.com.
SEBA JAM SESSION – Silverdale Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 7407 Bonny Oaks Drive. Monthly meeting/jam session for Southeastern Bluegrass Association chapter, 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. Players of all levels welcome. www.sebabluegrass.org, 423-624-3063, 423-314-1842.
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. today, Feb. 16. Free. 423-332-3654.
SAU MUSIC DEPARTMENT – Ackerman Auditorium, Southern Adventist University, 4881 Taylor Circle, Collegedale. Free. 423-236-2880.
* Saturday, Feb. 18: Honors Instrumental Festival concert, 4 p.m. featuring students from high school academies throughout the South. Includes world premiere of work by Dr. Andrew Boysen Jr. of the University of New Hampshire, who is co-conducting the festival band and string orchestra with Benjamin Gish from Walla Walla Valley Academy. 423-236-2880.
* Thursday, Feb. 23: Guest artist recital by cellist Cicely Parnas, 7:30 p.m. $5 adults, $12 families, free to students with ID).
STEINWAY CELEBRATION – St. Nicholas School, 7525 Min-Tom Drive. 423-899-1999. Celebration featuring upper-primary students and internationally known Steinway artists Gloria Chien and Ning An for the school’s new designation as a Steinway Select K-12 School, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22. Reception to follow. RSVP: dcantelou@stns.org.
SUNDAY DRIVE CONCERT – Ridgedale Baptist Church, 1831 Hickory Valley Road. Award-winning contemporary Christian group performs, 6-7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26. Free. 423-499-0994.
SUNSET CONCERT SERIES – North River Civic Center, 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423-870-8924, www.chattanooga.gov. Jericho Brass Band, led by Frank Hale, 7-8 p.m. Feb. 24 (delayed a week to fourth Friday). Free.
SWEET GEORGIA SOUND – St. Luke United Methodist Church, 3210 Social Circle. Chattanooga’s big band, directed by Mike LaRoche, plays the music of Frank Sinatra, Michael Bublé, Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller and others, with vocalists Greg Glover and Melanie Willetts, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. Free. 423-877-6447.
TENNESSEE VALLEY THEATRE – 184 W. Jackson Ave., Spring City, Tenn. 423-365-7529, www.tennessvalleytheatre.com.
* Saturday, Feb. 18: Jason Wilber, solo artist and John Prine’s guitarist, 7:30 p.m. $10.
* Saturday, Feb. 25: Laura Walker & The Traveling Tennesseans.
UTC MUSIC – UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. Concerts at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Free. 423-425-4601, www.utc.edu/music.
* Friday, Feb. 17: Faculty concert, Music for Clarinet & Guitar, featuring art, jazz, rock, pop and folk selections, 7:30 p.m.
* Friday, Feb. 24: Faculty recital by Ronda Ford (flute) and Erika Schafter (trumpet), accompanied by Jenny Parker, 7:30 p.m.
* Sunday, Feb. 26: University of Northern Colorado Flute & Piano Duo, featuring James Hall (flute) and Willem Van Schalkwyk (piano), performing works by Schubert, Bach, Chopin and Mower, 3 p.m. Cadek Recital Hall.
WOODSONGS CONCERT SERIES – Stage 123, 123 W. Gordon St., Dalton, Ga. Winter concert series benefitting Providence Ministries. Kristie Cox and The Tin Cup Rattlers featured, 7 p.m. Feb. 25; doors open at 6 p.m. $15 in advance, $18 at door. 706-581-8025. www.woodsongsdalton.com.