ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 423-698-5928.
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.
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, GOSPEL FESTIVALS – Gem Theater, 700 Tennessee Ave., Etowah, Tenn. Etowah Arts Commission presents combined festivals honoring two acclaimed musicians from Etowah. $25 both days, $12 Friday/$18 Saturday adults; $5 Friday/$10 Saturday ages 12 and younger; group discounts at 423-263-7608. www.etowaharts.org.
* Friday, March 1: John Studdard Memorial Gospel Concert, honoring the founder of the Cousin Jake Festival, featuring Just Us and The Farm Hands, 7:30 p.m.
* Saturday, March 2: Cousin Jake Tullock Memorial Bluegrass Festival, 25th anniversary show honoring the Flatt & Scruggs musician, with Mountain Cove and headliner Darrell Scott, 7 p.m.; preceded by Jammin’ at the Depot at 4 p.m., reception and celebration at 6 p.m.
BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND – The Caverns, 555 Charlie Roberts Road, Pelham, Tenn. New season of shows in underground venue. Doors open one hour before show time. Premium ticket prices include accommodations. thecaverns.com.
* Friday, March 1: Leftover Salmon, 8 p.m. $40-$273.
* Saturday, March 2: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder with The Steel Wheels, 6 p.m. Sold out.
* Sunday, March 3: Trampled By Turtles, 8 p.m. Sold out.
CABARET MUSIC SERIES – Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 North Terrace. Concert series by local artists opens with Danny Sample, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. $18 ticket includes appetizers and beverages. RSVPs recommended at www.jewishchattanooga.com. Information: 423-493-0270.
CHARLES & MYRTLE’S COFFEEHOUSE – Christ Unity Church, 105 McBrien Road. Live music, 8 p.m. Saturdays. $10 suggested donation. 423-892-4960, www.christunity.org.
CHATTANOOGA BACH CHOIR – Chattanooga Golf and Country Club, 1511 Riverview Road. 423-624-3603, www.chattanoogabachchoir.org. Mardi Gras Gala, 6 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at Chattanooga Golf and Country Club. $125.
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.
COVENANT MUSIC – Covenant College, 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Ga. 706-419-1453, www.covenant.edu/academics/undergrad/music/events.
* Thursday, Feb. 21: Faculty recital by sopranos Beth DuRoy and Christine Hassevoort, accompanied by Jason DuRoy (piano) and Suzanne Sims (cello), 7 p.m. in Dora Maclellan Brown Memorial Chapel. Free admission. Reserved parking and shuttle rides from parking lot at main campus entrance.
* Thursday, Feb. 28: John Hamm Performing Arts Series, featuring pianist Javier Arrebola, with Covenant’s David Tahere, performing music of Spain, New Zealand and America, 7 p.m. in Dora Maclellan Brown Memorial Chapel. Free; reserve by phone or at HammSeries@covenant.edu.
COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE – Cleveland Cowboy Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. Liberty Boys featured, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22. Hat passed for headliners. 423-476-7936.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga.706-259-1822, lisae@creativeartsguild.org, www.creativeartsguild.org. Dalton State College and CAG welcome Gypsy at Heart, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. $10 adults, $8 seniors 65 and older and non-Dalton State students; free to Dalton State students, faculty and staff with ID.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Surrender Hill, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23; Dr. Paul, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24.
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 – 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 guests, 6-8 p.m. each Tuesday. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH – Bojangles, 9225 Lee Highway. Linda Odom and Spirit Filled, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. 423-432-8920.
JERICHO BRASS BAND – North River Civic Center, 1009 Executive Drive, Suite 102, Hixson. http://jerichobrassband.org. “Fly Me to the Moon” concert, in honor of 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 and first lunar landing, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22. Free.
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.
LIVE JAM SESSION – Granfalloon, 400 E. Main St. House band Freddy Mc and Friends with musical guests and performers from the audience who want to join the jam, 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays; doors open at 7:30 p.m. $5. www.gran falloonchattanooga.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. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org/ concert-season. Spanish quartet Cuarteto Quiroga, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 1. $10, $25, $30, $40. Tickets at the door or online in advance.
MUSIC AT THE WINERY – Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Live music by Daisy Chain, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, and Tommy Joe Conner, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24. Free. 706-698-9463, www.cartecayvineyards.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.
ROAD TO NIGHTFALL – Granfalloon, 400 E. Main St. Thirty bands compete for headlining slot at summer Nightfall concert, cash and other prizes. Finals March 9 at Songsbirds South. www.gigcityproductions.com.
* Friday, Feb. 22: Lew Card, Oweda, No Thank You John, Glass Caps, Good Grief, Pluto’s Advantage.
* Saturday, Feb. 23: Fresh Mind, Sleazy Sleazy, Aaron Carney Band, Westfall, The Trinity, Webb Barringer.
* Thursday, Feb. 28: SunSap, Iron Chief, Emerald Butler, 3’s Company, Silver Tongued Devilz, Midnight Promise.
* Friday, March 1: Playin’ Possum Blues Band, The Fridge, Subkonscious, Slicksilver, The Stephen Busie Band, Sideways.
* Saturday, March 2: Backwater Still, Hush Money, Better Thieves, Dr. B & The Ease, Josh Driver Band, Caleb and the Gents.
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. Thursday, Feb. 21. Free. 423-332-3654.
SOLO PIANO CONCERT – White Oak Baptist Church, 310 Memorial Drive. Dr. Joe Chapman, professor of music at University of North Georgia since 1983, performs classical piano music, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28. Free. 706-864-1423, music@ung.edu.
SOUTHERN ADVENTIST MUSIC DEPARTMENT – Southern Adventist University, Collegedale. Free. 423-236-2880.
* Saturday, Feb. 23: Academy Honors Music Festival concert, featuring select high school students, 4 p.m. in Collegedale Church of Seventh-day Adventists, 4829 College Drive East. Free. 423-236-2880.
* Tuesday, Feb. 26: Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Wind Quintet, 7 p.m. in Ackerman Auditorium, 4881 Taylor Circle. $5; tickets at the door. 423-236-2814.
TENNESSEE SONGWRITERS WEEK – The Camp House, 149 E. M.L. King Blvd. Open-mic night hosted by Barbara Cloyd of Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe for inaugural celebration of the state’s musical heritage, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. Local judges will select the top songwriter at each of four events throughout the state. Winner from each venue performs at The Bluebird Cafe on Sunday, March 31. http://tennesseesongwritersweek.com.
TIVOLI THEATRE CONCERT TOURS – 709 Broad St. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com.
* Thursday, Feb. 28: Country a cappella ensemble Home Free on Timeless World Tour, 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. $29.50, $39.50 and $49.50 in advance; $5 more day of show.
* Friday, March 1: Black Jacket Symphony plays Queen’s “A Night at the Opera,” featuring Marc Martel, 8 p.m. Sold out.
U.S. NAVY BAND – Soddy-Daisy High School gymnasium, 618 Sequoyah Road. National tour stop by the Washington, D.C.-based ensemble, 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22. Free but tickets required. Available online at www.sdhsband.org.
UTC MUSIC – 423-425-4601, www.utc.edu/music. Chamber music ensemble Fuze Trio, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at Cadek Conservatory, 725 Oak St. Free.
WALKER THEATRE CONCERT TOURS – Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com. Feb. 24. concert by Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues postponed due to illness. Tickets will be honored on new date, to be determined.
WHISKERJAM BENEFIT CONCERT – The Chattanoogan hotel ballroom, 1201 Broad St. United Nerd Network teams with Con Nooga for concert by Atlanta-based Radio Cult and Chattanooga bands Scarlet Love Conspiracy and Joel Beaver Band to benefit Humane Educational Society’s drive for a new facility, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21; doors open at 6 p.m. $25. heschatt.org, 706-996-6326, unnentries@gmail.com.
WOODSONGS CONCERT SERIES -Wink Theatre, 115 W. Crawford St., Dalton, Ga. 706-581-8025. www.woodsongsdalton.com. Nu-Blu with Acoustic Bones opening, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23; doors open at 6 p.m. $18.