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Music

* Jim Ricketts and Crystal Elam; 6 p.m. today; Norman’s Chapel, 4555 Back Valley Road, Evensville, Tenn.; also 6 p.m. Sunday, Shoal Creek Baptist Church, 567 Shoal Creek Road, Englewood, Tenn.; free; 775-2806.

* Gospel Choir of Lemoyne-Owen College; 11 a.m. Sunday, First Baptist Church 506 E. Eighth St.; free; 265-3229.

* The Sonlife Quartet; 11 a.m. Sunday; South Soddy Baptist Church, 11055 Dayton Pike, 332-7651.

* Jericho Brass Ensemble, St. Paul’s Handbell Choir; 4 p.m. Sunday; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.; $10 public, $5 students; 266-8195 or stpaulschatt.org.

* Ronny Hinson; 7 p.m. Friday; Ringgold Church of God, 117 Emberson Drive, Ringgold, Ga.; free but offering will be received. 423-902-9742.

* Leipzig String Quartet; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.; $10 public, $5 students; 266-8195 or stpaulschatt.org.

* The Noblemen; 6 p.m. Sunday, March 29; Faith Community Wesleyan Church, 7725 Shallowford Road; free, but offering accepted; 894-9510.

Meetings

* John Q. Adams, member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship, speaking on “Defeating Violence with Prayer”; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21; First Church of Christ, Scientist, 612 McCallie Ave.; free; parking and childcare provided; 266-0646.

Events

* “Alive Forever, Amen!” 10th Annual Life of Christ Pageant; 7 p.m. Friday, 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 3 p.m. Sunday, March 22; First Baptist Church of Soddy-Daisy, 10185 Dayton Pike; free; tickets available starting Monday at Floyd Hardware and Home Folks Restaurant, Soddy-Daisy, LifeWay Christian Store, Hixson, Chick-fil-A locations at Brainerd Village, Gunbarrel Point, Northgate Mall and Oak Park Town Center; 322-2814.

* Becca Stevens; 2 p.m. Saturday, March 21; 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday, March 22; Rivermont Presbyterian Church, 3319 Hixson Pike; on March 21, she’ll speak on “Tea and Justice”; on March 22, she’ll preach at both morning services; free; childcare provided on March 21, call 877-8527 to reserve a spot.

* “Reinventing Your Walk in the Fruit of the Spirit,” DVD with Graham Cooke; Aglow Game Changer Bible Study;1 p.m. Saturday, March 21, 31 Woodlawn Drive; 899-4809.

* 42nd Annual Thorne Sparkman School of Religion; 6:30 p.m. six consecutive Wednesdays through March 25; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.; $35; participants may register for two classes each evening; subjects include “Global Ethics.” “Holy Spaces: Architecture of the Western Church,” “Christianity and Ecology,” “Enough: Limits and the Old Testament” and a final speech by the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry, author of “Crazy Christians”; 266-8195 or stpaulschatt.org/thorne-sparkman.

* Aglow Spring Event; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 28; Whitestone Country Inn, 1200 Paint Rock Road, Kingston, Tenn.; $30 by , includes lunch; 899-4809.

Register to Vickey Rockwood, 4194 Woodland Dr., Ooltewah, Tn 37363

Workshops

* Divorce/Relationship Recovery Workshop; 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 12-April 30; First-Centenary United Methodist Church, 419 McCallie Ave.; to register, call 756-2021 or email sstjames@fcumc.org.

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