ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 423-698-5928.
ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. Season tickets available. Nashville singer/songwriter Kyshona opens Black Box Concert Series, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. $15 adults, $10 students.
BAKEWELL OPRY – Bakewell Community Center, 114 McCallie Ferry Road. Live music, first and third Fridays, 7 p.m. Concession sales at 6 p.m. $3 single, $5 couple. 423-332-3829.
BIG FOOT BLUES FESTIVAL – 514 Brawley Road, Tracy City, Tenn. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band headlines three-day festival, Oct. 18-20. Early bird tickets: $60 single day, $95 two-day (Sunday is free); $135 and $245 VIP; plus fees and parking pass. Group, RV and camping packages also available. 931-488-8652, info@bigfootbluesfestival.com, www.bigfootbluesfestival.com.
BLUEGRASS – Whole Foods Market, 301 Manufacturers Road. Forever Bluegrass presents live bluegrass music, 6:30-8:30 p.m. second and third Thursdays. pinioncindy@yahoo.com.
BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND – The Caverns, 555 Charlie Roberts Road, Pelham, Tenn. Artists perform in underground venue. Doors open one hour before show time. Premium ticket prices include accommodations. thecaverns.com.
* Sunday, Sept. 8: Old Crow Medicine Show, 5 p.m.; doors open at 4 p.m. $60-$255.
* Friday, Sept. 13: Lettuce with Butcher Brown, 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. $49-$243.
CHATTANOOGA SINGING CIRCLE – Center for Mindful Living, 400 E. Main St., Suite 150. Intergenerational, non-auditioned community singing session to promote peace with self, others and world around you, with songs taught by repetitive call-and-response method, 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15. $10 suggested donation; free for children under 13. www.centermindfulliving.org.
CHATTANOOGA SONGWRITERS NIGHT – Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road. House concert featuring E.T., Michael DeBacker, Sherry Cothran Woolsey and host Mike Crowder, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free. Light refreshments served. 423-855-9474, ant1667.wix.com/noogasongwritersasso.
CHOO CHOO CHORUS – Ponders Funeral Home, 4203 Brainerd Road. 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.
CHRISTIAN KARAOKE COFFEEHOUSE – Oakwood Church of God of Prophecy gymnasium, 3927 Webb Road. Bring your soundtracks and be ready to sing, 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. Concessions available. 423-903-3652.
“COUNTRY MUSIC” PREVIEW – Songbirds, 35 Station St. Sneak peek of upcoming Ken Burns documentary by PBS station WTCI-45, with The Dismembered Tennesseans and behind-the-scenes experience with Songbirds artifacts, 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5. $75. https://www.wtcitv.org/an-evening-of-country-music/.
COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE – Cleveland Cowboy Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. Season opens, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. Free but hat passed for headliners. 423-476-7936.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Tim O’Donovan, 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6; Chip McCain, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7; Tim O’Donovan, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8.
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, TN – Gospel Singing Hall, Highway 27 North. Donnie Young and New Beginning with featured singers, 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. 423-285-2165.
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. Highly Favored III and Liz Haley featured, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10. 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. Kindred Spirits Vocal Band and guests, 6-8 p.m. each Thursday (except no singing Sept. 12). 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, RED BANK – White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave. Living Right Trio and Melissa Hanes and Friends featured, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. 423-504-9283, 423-267-0837.
LEE UNIVERSITY – Cleveland, Tenn. 423-614-8343 (box office), 423-614-8240 (School of Music). Tauren Wells kicks off fall season of U-Church, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, in Conn Center. Free and nonticketed. Child care: jillbarnett@leeuniversity.edu
LET’S SING FROM MEMORY – Northside Presbyterian Church, 923 Mississippi Ave. Free social gathering for those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, accompanied by caregivers, to sing old songs and hymns that may reconnect to memories, 1-2:30 p.m. first and third Tuesdays. Free. 423-266-1766, http://northsidepresbyterian.org.
LEVITT AMP MUSIC SERIES – Bessie Smith Cultural Center lawn, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Rise Chattanooga presents outdoor music series (inside if raining), 6-9 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 24. Free. www.risecha.org.
* Thursday, Sept. 5: Jose Valentino
* Thursday, Sept. 12: Rev. Sekou & The Freedom Fighters
METRO CHATTANOOGA RECORD SHOW – Colonnade, 274 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. Jax Wax: Quality LP Records presents vendors with vinyl LPs, 45s, CDs, music 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 Craig Hendricks, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, and Tommy Joe Conner, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. Free. 706-698-9463, www.cartecayvineyards.com.
MUSIC ON THE MOUNTAIN – Jim Oliver’s Smokehouse, 850 W. Main St., Monteagle, Tenn. Doors open at 6 p.m., first act at 7 p.m., second act at 9 p.m. (all times Central). Family-friendly; no cover. 1-800-489-2091, http://thesmokehouse.com.
* Friday, Sept. 6: Dave Pahanish and Songwriters Round hosted by Mabus Jackson
* Saturday, Sept. 7: Brandon Green and Songwriters Round hosted by Mabus Jackson.
NOONTUNES – Miller Plaza, 850 Market St. Local artists in weekly midday music series, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Fridays through Nov. 1. 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)
NORTHWEST GEORGIA AMPHITHEATRE – 220 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. Second annual Smith & Wesley and Friends 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.
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.
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.
SENIORS GOT TALENT – Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. Talent show presented for anyone 62 and older in the Tennessee Valley, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10. $20. Reserve at 423-267-8534 or www.theatrecentre.com.
SIGNAL’S GOT TALENT – Signal Mountain Playhouse, corner of Rolling Way and James Boulevard, Signal Mountain. Variety show, 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14; gates open at 6 p.m. 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.
SNOW HILL BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE – Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department Training Center, 9100 Snow Hill Road, Harrison. Volunteer firefighters sponsor jamboree by area bands, 5:45-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. Free. 423-529-8009.
TIVOLI THEATRE CONCERT TOURS – 709 Broad St. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com.
* Tuesday, Sept. 10: Dwight Yoakam, 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. $49.50, $59.50, $79.50 and $99.50.
* Saturday, Sept. 14: The Righteous Brothers, 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m. $35, $45, $65, $85, $99.
UTC PRESENTS THE RIVER CITY SESSIONS – Cadek Hall, 725 Oak St. Mitch Ryder with guest artist Jess Goggins, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. $10. Box office opens at 6:30 p.m. with any tickets not sold in advance. 423-425-4269, www.utc.edu.