ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM — Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. After 7 p.m. play anything. 698-5928.
ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION — Soddy-Daisy Community Center, 190 Depot St. Pickers and listeners gather, 7-10 p.m. Thursday. 332-4901.
AN AFTERNOON OF OPERA — UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. George Connor Society presents program of works by Verdi, Bizet, Mozart, Donizetti and Saint-Saens, 3 p.m. Sunday. Hosted by Robert Bernhardt, with featured vocalists Chery Brendel, Rosella Ewing, Ron Brendel and John Brandon, with pianist Perry Mears. Free. 425-4269.
CENTURY OF CAGE — Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave. Program by six pairs of composers and choreographers to celebrate 100th birthday of avant garde composer John Cage, 8 p.m. April 20-21. $12 in advance, $15 at door. 624-5347, www.barkinglegs.org.
CHAMBER MUSIC — UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. Student piano and woodwinds quintets and a clarinet ensemble will perform under the direction of maestros Jooyong Ahn and Nikolasa Tejero, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Free. 425-4612. www.utc.edu/finearts.