ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam , 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. After 7 p.m. play anything. 423-698-5928.
A SONG FOR THE CHILDREN – Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. Country star Vince Gill headlines 14th annual benefit concert for Children’s Advocacy Center of Hamilton County, 8 p.m. Jan. 14. $35 and $50, 1-800-514-3849, www.ChattanoogaOnStage.com. VIP tickets, $175, at www.cachc.org or 423-266-6918. VIP tickets include cocktails and dinner at Mountain City Club before concert, premier seating and dessert reception at Tivoli following concert.
BLACK BOX CONCERT SERIES – Sue E. Trotter Black Box Theatre, Athens Arts Center, 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. Athens Area Council for the Arts presents Daddy Mack Blues Band, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15. $16 adults, $9 students. 423-745-8717, www.athensartscouncil.org.
BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE – Harrison Ruritan Club, 5709 Tyner Lane. Local artists perform, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16. Lineup: Open mike, 6 p.m.; Katie & the Moron Brothers, 6:40 p.m.; Just Us Gals, 7:30 p.m.; Gloryland Way, 8:20 p.m. Money and food donations accepted for the Chattanooga Community Kitchen and Bud Knowles Scholarship Fund. 423-344-4828 or 423-344-7848.
BRADLEY CONCERTS – Lee University’s Conn Center, 150 11th St. NE, Cleveland, Tenn. Musical Memories featuring Doug Richesin, 7 p.m. Jan. 21. $30 adults, $10 students. 423-473-1114, 423-715-5662.
Eric Taylor will perform Saturday at Charles & Myrtle’s Coffeehouse. Tickets are $15 at the door.CHARLES & MYRTLE’S COFFEEHOUSE – Christ Unity Church, 105 McBrien Road. Storyteller/singer Eric Taylor performs, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. $15 at the door. 423-892-4960, www.christunity.org.
COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE – Cleveland Cowboy Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. Mountain Cove Bluegrass featured, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8. 423-476-7936.
DULCIMERS AND ACCOMPANIMENT – Brooks Memorial United Methodist Church, 3619 Fairfax Drive. Meeting and jam, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. Free. 423-821-0803.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN.
* Bimbo’s Restaurant, 7606 Rhea County Highway. Freddie Redmon, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12. 423-240-7210.
* McDonald’s, 130 Able Drive. Spiritual Voices, 7 p.m. today, Jan. 7. 423-240-6027.
GOSPEL, EAST RIDGE
* East Ridge Christian Church, 1514 Rebecca Drive. Featured singers, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, Jan. 7. karenscealf@comcast.net.
* Spring Creek Road Baptist Church, 1312 Spring Creek Road. Open mike, 7-9 p.m. each Tuesday. 423-315-7995.
GOSPEL, HIXSON – Dairy Queen, 5433 Highway 153. Kindred Spirits Vocal Band, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH – Rafael’s Italian Restaurant, 5032 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road. Living Right Trio and Linda Cherry, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11. 423-599-5463.
GOSPEL, TRENTON, GA. – American Legion Hall, 13205 N. Main St. The Singing Cathys and Eddie Kirk, 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11. 423-802-6816.
MOUNTAIN OPRY – Walden’s Ridge Civic Center, 2501 Fairmount Pike, Signal Mountain. Bluegrass /mountain music, 8-11 p.m. each Friday. Free. 423-886-3252.
MUSIC AT THE WINERY – Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Hear Now, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. $10 includes tastings. 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, Jan. 9: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, 7 p.m., $26.50 and $21.50.
* Thursday, Jan. 14: T.G. Sheppard, 7 p.m., $39.50 VIP (includes meet-and-greet and photo op) and $27.50.
PIANIMAL -Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View Ave. A show for kids inspired by animals and integrating literature, music, art and multimedia, 1 p.m. Jan. 16. Concert of music by Dvorak, Grieg, Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy and Saint-Saens, followed by “instrument petting zoo” and art projects. $15 adults, free to children 3-17 with paying adult, Hunter members and String Theory season ticketholders. Pay at door. 423-267-0968.
POSITIVE BLUEGRASS -Jo Mama’s Wraps, 12553 N. Main St., Trenton, Ga. Carl Towns performs gospel music and “posgrass,” 5:30-7:30 p.m. each Wednesday. 706-657-7138, carl@wildernessradio.net.
RED BANK BLUEGRASS JAM – Grace Nazarene Church, 6310 Dayton Blvd. Bluegrass/country jam, 6:30-9 p.m. each Thursday. Play or listen. 423-877-9948.
THE RINGGOLD OPRY – Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Bluegrass/old-time country music, clogging and dancing, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. Free. 706-935-2251.
SACRED SOUNDS – Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Share America Foundation concert series, The Singing Echoes, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8. $5 donation. www.shareamericafoundation.org.
SALE CREEK OPRY – Sale Creek Lions Club, 15222 Coppinger Road. Old-time country and gospel music, 6:30 p.m. each Friday. Free. floydbledsoe@ymail.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.
SEWANEE PERFORMING ARTS SERIES – Tennessee Williams Center, University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. “The Other Mozart” by Sylvia Milo, 7:30-9:30 p.m. CST Jan. 20. $25 adults, $20 ages 65 and older, $10 non-Sewanee students. 931-598-1770, www.sewanee.edu.
STRING THEORY – Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. Pianists Elizabeth Schumann and Gloria Chien, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14. Preceed by Art Connection in Hunter gallery, 5:30 p.m. $30 Hunter members, $40 nonmembers, $10 students with ID, $25 for groups of 20 or more. 423-267-0968, www.stringtheorymusic.org.
SUNSET CONCERT SERIES – North River Civic Center, 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. Greaseball Band with Jimmy Tawater, 7-8 p.m. Jan. 15. Free. 423-870-8924.
UTC MUSIC DEPARTMENT – UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. River City Clarinet Winter Festival, Jan. 15-16. www.utc.edu/music.