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. 423-698-5928.
BLACK BOX CONCERT SERIES – Athens Arts Center, 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. Athens Area Council for the Arts presents fiddler, singer and songwriter Amanda Shires, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14. $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, Oct. 6. pinioncindy@yahoo.com.
BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE – Harrison Ruritan Club, 5638 Highway 58. All-night open mike, 6-10 p.m. Oct. 15. Money and food donations accepted for the Chattanooga Community Kitchen and Bud Knowles Scholarship Fund. 423-344-4828 or 423-344-7848.
CHARLES & MYRTLE’S COFFEEHOUSE – Christ Unity Church, 105 McBrien Road. Travel-inspired singer/songwriter Caroline Cotter performs, 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. $10 suggested donation. 423-892-4960, www.christunity.org.
CHATTANOOGA SONGWRITERS NIGHT – Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road. House concert featuring Cathy Wilson, Amber Fults, Jim Green and Anthony Quails, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free. Light refreshments served. 423-855-9474, ant1667.wix.com/noogasongwriters asso.
CHATTANOOGA STATE – Humanities Building Theatre, Chattanooga State Community College, 4501 Amnicola Highway. Faculty recital, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Free. www.chattanoogastate.edu/events.
COMMUNITY SINGING – Bakewell Community Center, 114 McCallie Ferry Road. Monthly concerts resume Friday, Oct. 7, with Double D Band at 5 p.m. and Steve Wilson and Barely Kickin’ at 7 p.m. Outdoors, weather permitting; bring seating. Free; donations appreciated. Refreshments available. Proceeds benefit community center. 423-332-3829.
COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE – Cleveland Cowboy Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. Double Cross Bluegrass featured, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. 423-476-7936.
DULCIMERS AND ACCOMPANIMENT – Brooks Memorial United Methodist
Church, 1552 Mercer St. Mountain dulcimer club monthly meeting and practice, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. Free. 423-821-0803.
GOSPEL, APISON – Breaking Ground Church, 4900 Bill Jones Road. Bread of Life Singers and Spirit Filled featured, 7-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. 423-617-9140.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. – Bimbo’s Restaurant, 7606 Rhea County Highway. Born Again Believers featured, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11. 423-240-7210.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. – McDonald’s, 130 Able Drive. McDonald’s Singers and Jim Potter & The Singing Couriers featured, 7 p.m. today, Oct. 6. 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. Kindred Spirits Vocal Band featured, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH- Wendy’s, 6009 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road. Willow Creek Quartet and Roy and Rosie Young featured, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11. 423-899-7852.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH – Rafael’s Italian Restaurant, 5032 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road. The Bobos, Steven Foster and LIbbie O’Neill featured, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10. 423-617-9140.
GOSPEL, RED BANK – White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave. Jim Ricketts and Crystle Elam featured, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Refreshments at 5:30 p.m. 423-551-2901.
MIZPAH CELEBRATION – Ochs Memorial Temple, 923 McCallie Ave. Chattanooga Symphony & Opera in benefit concert for Mizpah Congregation in honor of the Reform Jewish house of worship’s 150th anniversary, 4 p.m. Oct. 16. Program features instrumental and vocal selections (with guest soloists) from “Schindler’s List,” “Fiddler on the Roof” and traditional Jewish music. $75. 423-267-9771, 423-227-1505, mizpahcongregation.org.
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 THE WINERY – Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Weekly concert series, Fridays in October, opens with Austin Coleman, 5-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Ongoing weekly music series features Barry Abernathy, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8. 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. Evangelist/singer John Lanier in concert, with Brother Mike Mccoy and Friends, 7 p.m. CDT Friday, Oct. 7. Love offering will be taken. 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.
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.
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 – Guerry Auditorium, University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. St. Bassist and multi-instrumentalist Edgar Meyer featured, 7:30-9:30 p.m. CDT Saturday, Oct. 8. $25 adults, $20 ages 65 and older, $10 non-Sewanee students. 931-598-1770, www.sewanee.edu.
SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY MUSIC DEPARTMENT – Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4829 College Drive E. Southern Wind Symphony featured, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. Free. 1-800-768-8437.
