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.
BESSIE’S BIG 9 REVUE – Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Performances by Toia Jones from the 2014 season of “The Voice” and special guest D.L. Yancey, 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. $15. Concessions and cash bar. 423-266-8658.
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 Joshua Carswell, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20. $15 adults, $10 students. 423-745-8717, www.athensartscouncil.org.
BLUEGRASS – Whole Foods Market, 301 Manufacturers Road. Forever Bluegrass presents live bluegrass music, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, Jan. 12. pinioncindy@yahoo.com.
BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE – Harrison Ruritan Club, 5709 Tyner Lane. Local artists perform, 6-9 p.m. Jan. 21. Concessions available. $5 donation. 423-344-7848.
CHARLES & MYRTLE’S COFFEEHOUSE – Christ Unity Church, 105 McBrien Road. Folk music by Mountain Creek House Fire, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. $10 suggested donation. 423-892-4960, www.christunity.org.
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.
COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE – Cleveland Cowboy Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. Local acts, 7 p.m. each Friday. 423-476-7936.
CSO CHAMBER SERIES – Silver Ballroom, Read House, 709 Broad St. Chattanooga Symphony & Opera presents “Prokofiev and Mendelssohn,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. $28 plus fees (reduced prices for students and educators). 423-267-8583. www.chattanoogasymphony.org.
DULCIMERS AND ACCOMPANIMENT – Brooks Memorial United Methodist Church, 1552 Mercer St. Mountain dulcimer club monthly meeting and practice, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. 423-821-0803.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Jeremy Summers, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, and Danny Rhea, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15.
GOSPEL CONCERT – First Baptist Church, 95 Church St., Trion, Ga. Solo tour by Gordon Mote, award-winning pianist, blind since birth, featured in Gaither Homecoming shows, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 22.Free. 706-734-7331.
GOSPEL CONCERT – Frawley Baptist Church, 510 Frawley Road, East Ridge. Concert by “Midnight Cry” singer Ivan Parker, voted Favorite Soloist at 2016 Singing News Fan Awards, 6-8 p.m. Jan. 22. 423-894-0196.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. – Bimbo’s Restaurant, 7606 Rhea County Highway. Ray and Pat Phillips featured, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17. 423-240-7210.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. – McDonald’s, 130 Able Drive. McDonald’s Singers and featured singers, 7 p.m. each Thursday. 423-240-6027.
GOSPEL, EAST RIDGE -East Ridge Christian Church, 1514 Rebecca Drive. Featured singers, 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Thursday. karenscealf@comcast.net.
GOSPEL, EAST RIDGE – 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. No shows until February. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH- Wendy’s, 6009 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road. Featured singers, 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Tuesday. 899-7852.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH – Rafael’s Italian Restaurant, 5032 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road. Clarence Garrett, Rhett and Annette and Liz Haley with Ken Stockman featured, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16. 423-356-9260.
GOSPEL, RED BANK – White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave. New Liberty Boys featured, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan 16. Refreshments at 5:30 p.m. 423-504-9283, 423-267-0837.
HIROYA TSUKAMOTO – Creative Arts Guild, 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga. Composer, guitarist, singer and songwriter from Kyoto, Japan, performs, 3 p.m. Jan 21. $15 adults, $10 students and seniors. Masterclass at 3 p.m., $35 ($40 to include concert ticket). 706-259-1822, lisae@creativeartsguild.org, www.creativeartsguild.org.
HOUSE BLEND CONCERT SERIES – The Arts Center, 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. “Sisters,” featuring three local sister acts, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. $15 adults, $10 students. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org.
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).
* Sunday, Jan. 15: Lauren Daigle at U-Church, 7:30 p.m., Conn Center, 150 11th St. NE.
* Tuesday, Jan. 17: Faculty recital by Megan Chisom (viola), accompanied by Phillip Thomas (piano), 7:30 p.m., Squires Recital Hall, 1230 Parker St.
LIVE MUSIC IS BETTER SERIES – Blue Ridge Community Theater, 2591 E. First St., Blue Ridge, Ga.The Band Kelley performs bluegrass, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 and gospel, 2 p.m. Jan. 22. $20 adult, $18 senior, $11 student.706-632-9223, www.blueridgecommunitytheater.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 ST. PAUL’S -St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. Choral Evensong for the Feast of the Conversion by Senior Choir, 4 p.m. Jan. 22. Donations welcome. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org.
MUSIC AT THE WINERY – Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Live music by Heidi Holton, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, and Daisy Chain, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. 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. Country singer Larry Gatlin (“Broken Lady,” “All the Gold in California”) in concert, 7 p.m. CST Jan. 21. $24.50, $29.50, $30.50, $34.50, $39.50, $44.50 (premium seats include meet-and-greet at 6:30 p.m. CST. 931-484-6133. www.palacetheatre-crossville.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, 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.
THE RINGGOLD OPRY – Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Bluegrass and old-time country music, clogging and dancing, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. Free. 706-935-2251.
RONNIE MILSAP – Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. Legendary country/soul singer (“It Was Almost Like a Song,” “Any Day Now,” “Stranger in My House”) in concert, 8 p.m. Jan. 20; doors open at 7 p.m. $39, $49, $75 and $99 plus fees. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com.
SACRED SOUNDS – Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Share America Foundation gospel concert series features Singing Echoes, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13. $6 donation (free for children 5 and younger). Get tickets in advance at SonShine Christian Books, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. www.shareamericafoundation.org.
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, Jan. 15. Players of all levels are 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, Jan. 12. 423-332-3654.
STRING THEORY – Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. 423-414-2525, www.stringtheorymusic.org.
* Tuesday, Jan. 17: Chamber music concert by Decoda Cello Quartet, 6:30 p.m.; preceded by Musical Dialogue with the performers at 6 p.m. $40 adults, $10 students with ID; discounts for groups, Hunter members and String Theory subscribers.
* Saturday, Jan. 21: “Four Crayons” family concert with Decoda Cello Quartet, 1 p.m. Interactive program about music, composition, creativity and storytelling, dedicated to Woodmore Elementary School. $15 adults, free to children 17 and younger, free to Hunter members and String Theory subscribers.
SUNSET CONCERT SERIES – North River Civic Center, 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. 423-870-8924, www.chattanooga.gov.Chattanooga Symphony & Opera String Quintet, 7-8 p.m. Jan. 20. Free.
SYMPHONIC TALES – Chattanooga Public Library, 1001 Broad St. Music and literary series by library’s Children’s Department and UTC Department of Music presents Rossini’s comic aria “Two Cats” and sing-along readings of “Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes” and “Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons,” 3-4 p.m. Jan. 21. Free. 423-643-7700.
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND – Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. Concert by the 12-member roots/rock band fronted by Susan Tedeschi’s blues-soaked vocals and Derek Trucks’ virtuoso guitar, 8 p.m. Jan. 28; doors open at 7 p.m. $37.50, $49.50 and $79.50 plus fees. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com.
TENNESSEE VALLEY THEATRE – 184 W. Jackson Ave., Spring City, Tenn. 423-365-7529, www.tennessvalleytheatre.com.Matt Cordell tributes to Jason Aldean, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, and Elvis Presley, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15. $10 either show.
UTC MUSIC DEPARTMENT – Cadek Assembly Hall, 725 Oak St. 423-425-4601, www.utc.edu/music.Guest artist recital by Andy Harnsberger (marimba), 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19. Free.