ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 423-698-5928.
AMERICANA RISING – Stone Cup Coffeehouse, 208 Frazier Ave. Original folk/country/blues songs by Nashville singers/songwriters Josh Gray and Jason Erie, 7:30 p.m. today, Sept. 21. Free. www.joshgraymusic.com, www.jasoneriemusic.com.
BLUEGRASS – Whole Foods Market, 301 Manufacturers Road. Forever Bluegrass presents live bluegrass music, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, Sept. 21. pinioncindy@yahoo.com.
BRINGIN’ DA FUNK – Waterhouse Pavilion, 850 Market St. Jazzanooga begins series of educational and musical events paying homage to the late Clyde Stubblefield, the Chattanooga native known as “the most sampled drummer in the industry,” with a performance by drummer Yattie Westfield and friends, 8-11 p.m. Sept. 29. Beer and wine bar available. $10 donation. Proceeds go to Jazzanooga’s Youth Music initiatives. www.jazzanooga.org.
CHARLES & MYRTLE’S COFFEEHOUSE – Christ Unity Church, 105 McBrien Road. Shows start at 8 p.m. $10 suggested donation. 423-892-4960, www.christunity.org.
* Sept. 29: Americana music by Brett Cammack
* Sept. 30: Celtic mountain music by John Lathim.
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.
CSO MASTERWORKS – Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. Chattanooga Symphony & Opera opens 2017-18 season withBritten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger Concerto and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 – The Titan, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28. $15-$85. 423-267-8583, www.chattanooga symphony.org.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Lindsey Harper, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24.
FIDDLE FEST – UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. Award-winning fiddlers Jim Wood and John Boulware, plus guitarist Inge Wood, lead new venture into American folk music, with rehearsals and clinics beginning at 9:30 a.m. and free concert at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. Fiddle Fest Orchestra open to intermediate to advanced violin, viola, cello and guitar players, grades 9-12 and adults, who can read music fluently. Register at www.utcmusic.org (click on UTC Fiddle Festival).
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 and Vernon Greeson featured, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH – Rafael’s Italian Restaurant, 5032 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road. Bread of Life Singers and Dwight Sanders featured, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25. 423-356-9260.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH- Wendy’s, 6009 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, Ooltewah. Featured singers, 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Tuesday. 423-488-6031.
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, Sept. 21: Faculty recital by Clint Schmitt (saxophone), 7:30 p.m. in Squires Recital Hall, Humanities Center, 1250 Parker St. Nonticketed.
* Monday, Sept. 25: School of Music presents Gala featuring vocal and instrumental faculty, 7:30 p.m. in Pangle Hall, 340 Church St. NE (rescheduled from Sept. 11). Free, but offering will be taken for School of Music alumni in Texas whose schools and music programs were affected by Hurricane Harvey. smarczynski@leeuniversity.edu.
* Friday, Sept. 29: Josh Holritz and ChoEun Lee in recital featuring first three sonatas for piano and violin by Beethoven, 7:30 p.m. in Squires Recital Hall, Humanities Building, 1250 Parker St. Nonticketed.
LEVITT AMP MUSIC SERIES – Bessie Smith Cultural Center lawn, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Weekly series continues today, Sept. 21, with headliner Julie Dexter the cast of “The Wiz” from Chattanooga Theatre Centre as opening act, 7-9 p.m. Free. www.chattanoogafun.com.
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 Daisy Chain, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, and David Ranes, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24. Concerts are free. $10 wine tasting includes five tastings and logo wine glass. 706-698-9463, www.cartecayvineyards.com.
PALACE THEATRE – 72 S. Main St., Crossville, Tenn. All times Central. 931-484-6133. www.palacetheatre-crossville.com.
* Saturday, Sept. 23: Country singers Leona Williams and Ron Williams with Glen Vaughn and Ricky Gooden, 7 p.m. $15.
* Friday, Sept. 29: Crossville’s Got Talent, 16 acts vie for $800 in cash and other prizes, 7 p.m. $10. Proceeds support Fair Park Senior Center. 931-248-2487, 931-484-7416.
* Saturday, Sept. 30: Americana trio Aaron Ingram, Matt Page and Matthew Luther, 7 p.m. $12.
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. $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. today, Sept. 21. Free. 423-332-3654.
SONGBIRDS GUITAR MUSEUM – 35 Station St. www.songbirdsguitars.com.Soulcrush Reunion Show, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23; doors open at 6:30 p.m. $20.
SOUND TO TABLE – St. John’s Restaurant, 1278 Market St. Chef Rebecca Barron and composer Tim Hinck collaborate on multisensory dinner with sonic and visual extensions for each course of food, 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24. With guest violinist Holly Mulcahy, concertmaster of Chattanooga Symphony & Opera. $160 includes wine pairings, tax and gratuity. Limited to 80 guests. https://stjohnsrestaurant.instagift.com/sound-to-table-dinner.
SYMPHONIC TALES – Chattanooga Public Library (two locations). 423-643-7700.Library’s Children’s Department and UTC Department of Performing Arts present Michael Kibbe’s “Pink Flamingos Tango,” featuring tango dancers and clarinetists Nikolasa Tejero and Diego deCordova, Saturday, Sept. 23; 1 p.m. at Eastgate, 5705 Marlin Road; 3 p.m. Downtown, 1001 Broad St. Games and crafts follow performance. Free.
TIVOLI THEATRE – 709 Broad St. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com. Black Jacket Symphony presents Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here,” 5 and 9 p.m. Sept. 23; doors open at 4 and 8 p.m. $25 and $25 plus fees.