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Live Music Calendar – Sept. 11-18

Brawling installation with a drummer and drumsticks, to create a rhythm musical performance
drum tile drums music instrument band / Getty Images
Brawling installation with a drummer and drumsticks, to create a rhythm musical performance drum tile drums music instrument band / Getty Images Brawling installation with a drummer and drumsticks, to create a rhythm musical performance drum tile drums music instrument band / Getty Images

ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. 423-698-5928.

ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. Detroit to Memphis: Moved by the Blues in House Blend Concert Series, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20. $10-$15.

BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE & FISH FRY – Harrison Ruritan Club, 5709 Tyner Lane. “Kornfield Kounty Jamboree” by East Ridge Cloggers, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Kitchen open 4-6 p.m. Free; donations accepted for club projects. 423-344-7848.

BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND – The Caverns, 555 Charlie Roberts Road, Pelham, Tenn. thecaverns.com.Lettuce with Butcher Brown, 8 p.m. CDT Friday, Sept. 13. $49-$243.

CHATTANOOGA SINGING CIRCLE – Center for Mindful Living, 400 E. Main St., Suite 150. Community singing taught by call and response, 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15. $10 donation; free for children under 13. www.centermindfulliving.org.

CHATTANOOGA SONGWRITERS NIGHT – Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road. House concert by E.T., Michael DeBacker, Sherry Cothran Woolsey and host Mike Crowder, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. Free. 423-855-9474, ant1667.wix.com/noogasongwritersasso.

COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE – Cleveland Cowboy Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. Double Cross Bluegrass featured, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13. 423-476-7936.

ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Mike Chaet, 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13; Danny Rhea, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14; Austin Neal, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15.

FREE FIDDLE SCHOOL – Fiddlers Anonymous, 2248 Dayton Blvd., Red Bank. Instruction, starting at 2 p.m. Sundays, free potluck dinner, 4 p.m.; bluegrass jam, 4-8 p.m. 423-994-7497.

GOSPEL, DAYTON, TN – McDonald’s, 130 Able Drive. McDonald’s Singers and featured acts, 7 p.m. each Thursday. 423-240-6027.

GOSPEL, EAST BRAINERD – Rafael’s, 5032 Ooltewah Ringgold Road. Skeeter Hindman and Vivian Asbury, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17. 423-715-2046.

GOSPEL, FORT OGLETHORPE – Cloud Springs Deli, 4097 Cloud Springs Road. Local artists perform, 6-8:30 p.m. Mondays. 706-956-8128.

GOSPEL, HIXSON – Burks United Methodist Church, 6433 Hixson Pike. No show Thursday, Sept. 12. 423-593-7217.

GOSPEL, RED BANK – White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave. New Liberty Boys and Mark Cave, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. 423-504-9283, 423-267-0837.

LEE UNIVERSITY – Cleveland, Tenn. 423-614-8343.

* Saturday, Sept. 14: Voices of Lee 25th anniversary concert, 7 p.m., Conn Center, 150 11th St. NE. $15-$30.

* Friday, Sept. 20: Guest artist recital by Alexander Lapins (tuba and euphonium) and Paul Lee (piano), 7:30 p.m., Squires Recital Hall, 1250 Parker St. NE. Free.

LEVITT AMP MUSIC SERIES – Bessie Smith Cultural Center lawn, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Outdoor music series (inside if raining), 6-9 p.m. Free. www.risecha.org.

* Thursday, Sept. 12: Rev. Sekou & The Freedom Fighters

* Thursday, Sept. 19: Stout and the Revolution

METRO CHATTANOOGA RECORD SHOW – Colonnade, 274 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. Vendors of music and memorabilia, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. $3 admission ($10 for early admission at 9 a.m.).

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 THE WINERY – Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Live music by Gregg Erwin, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14; Surrender Hill, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15. Free. 706-698-9463, www.cartecayvineyards.com.

NOONTUNES – Miller Plaza, 850 Market St. Weekly midday music series, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Food trucks and local vendors on-site. 423-265-3700, www.millerplazachattanooga.com.

* Friday, Sept. 13: Carlos Colon and his Tropical Swing Band (Latin)

* Friday, Sept. 20: Barefoot Nellie & Company (bluegrass)

OFF THE RAILS SUMMER MUSIC SERIES – Burr Park, 101 S. Hamilton St., Dalton, Ga. End of the Line concert by Iron Horse and Spatial Effects, 7-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20. Bring your own seating. Free. visitdaltonga.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.

THE RINGGOLD OPRY – Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Bluegrass and old-time country music, clogging and dancing, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. Free; donations welcome. 706-935-2251, ringgolddepotopry@gmail.com.

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.

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, Sept. 15. www.sebabluegrass.org, 423-580-8380.

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.

SIGNAL’S GOT TALENT – Signal Mountain Playhouse, 1104 James Blvd., Signal Mountain. Variety show, 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. Bring your own seating. Concessions available. $15 adults, $5 students. Proceeds benefit renovation of Signal Mountain Elementary for Mountain Arts Community Center. To perform, email AngieLandrum@gmail.com or call 423-505-6520.

SMITH & WESLEY AND FRIENDS – Northwest Georgia Amphitheatre, 220 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. Band’s second annual benefit, with guests Cody McCarver and John Schneider, 5-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. $20 general admission (lawn seating), $50 reserved VIP (directly in front of stage), $100 meet-and-greet VIP (with autographs and photos with John Schneider). Net proceeds go to the Wes and Shirley Smith Charitable Endowment. www.smithandwesley.com.

SODDY-DAISY JAMBOREE – Soddy-Daisy Community Center, 190 Depot St. Pickers and listeners gather, 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. Free. 423-332-3654.

STRING THEORY – Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. 423-414-2525, www.stringtheorymusic.org. Stravinsky L’histoire du Soldat, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17. Preceded by Musical Dialogue with Bernhardt at 6 p.m. $10-$45.

TIVOLI THEATRE CONCERT TOURS – 709 Broad St. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com.

* Saturday, Sept. 14: The Righteous Brothers, 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m. $35, $45, $65, $85, $99.

* Saturday, Sept. 21: Amy Grant, 7 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m. $35, $50, $60 and $75.

UTC MUSIC – 423-425-4601, www.utc.edu/music. Chamber Singers perform, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Second Presbyterian Church, 700 Pine St.

WALKER THEATRE CONCERT TOURS – Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com.Drive-By Truckers, with Jimbo Mathis, 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19. $30 and $40.