ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 423-698-5928.
BANDS ON THE BLUFF – Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. UTC Takes the Bluff, with headliner Moose Truck and opener Erik Tyler, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 7. Throwback Thursday admission of $5 for temporary exhibit, “Thrill After Thrill: Thirty Years of Wayne White,” and free to rest of museum. 423-267-0968, www.huntermuseum.org.
CHATTANOOGA SONGWRITERS NIGHT – Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road. House concert featuring Healther Leight Holt, Derek Wayne Martin, Sophie Lockhart and host Ben Strawn, 7-9 p.m. Sept. 12; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free. Light refreshments served. 423-855-9474, ant1667.wix.com/noogasong writersasso.
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.
COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT – Cadence Coffee Co., 11 E. Seventh St. Los Angeles-based Americana singer/songwriter and musical activist Annette Conlon on Compassionette Tour, 7-9 p.m. Sept. 8. Free. 423-521-7686, www.cadencecoffeeco.com.
COUNTRY, FORT OGLETHORPE – Cloud Springs Deli, 4097 Cloud Springs Road. Local artists featured, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5. Accepting auditions every performance for “good, clean country music.” bssinard4809@att.net.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE – 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931-484-5000, ccplayhouse.com. Memory Road in free Summer Concert Series, 6 p.m. CDT Sunday, Sept. 3. Optional dinner available from B&B Chuckwagon.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Dr. Paul, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, and Surrender Hill, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3.
GEM THEATRE – 114 N. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-625-3132, www.calhoun gemtheatre.org.Glen Templeton, singer/songwriter once handpicked by Conway Twitty’s daughters for a touring musical tribute to the country icon, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9. $25, $28 and $35.
GOSPEL CONCERT – Hickory Valley Christian Church, 6605 Shallowford Road. Concert by the longtime Southern gospel group the Vintage Gospel Lads, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 10. Free admission; love offering taken for singers’ ministry.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. – Gospel Singing Hall, Highway 27 North. Donnie Young and New Beginning with featured singers, 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2. 423-285-2165.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. – 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 featured, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH – Rafael’s Italian Restaurant, 5032 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road. Lloyd Gilreath, Linda Trotter and Marcellus Scott featured, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4. 423-356-9260.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH- Wendy’s, 6009 Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, Ooltewah. Featured singers, 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Tuesday. 423-488-6031.
GOSPEL, RED BANK – White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave. Willow Creek Quartet and the Fox Family featured, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. Refreshments at 5:30 p.m. 423-504-9283, 423-267-0837.
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).
* Today, Aug. 31: Percussion duo Escape 10 opens Performing Arts Series, 7:30 p.m. in Pangle Hall, 340 Church St. NE. Free but tickets required due to limited seating. Also: Masterclass open to the public at 3 p.m.
* Thursday, Sept. 7: Quartetto Gelato opens Presidential Concert Series, 7:30 p.m. in Pangle Hall, 340 Church St. NE. $15 adults, $5 seniors and children.
LEVITT AMP MUSIC SERIES – Bessie Smith Cultural Center lawn, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Weekly series continues with Masego with DjDee Beats and Zowie, 7-9 p.m. today, Aug. 31. Free. www.chattanoogafun.com.
MOUNTAIN OPRY – Walden’s Ridge Civic Center, 2501 Fairmount Pike, Signal Mountain. Bluegrass and mountain music, 7-11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1 (early start time and expanded lineup to mark 38th anniversary). Free. 423-886-3252.
MUSIC AT THE WINERY – Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Crush Festival, featuring grape stomping, live music, wine and food, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, 12:30-7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3. $20 each day, $40 combo ticket. Live music by Travis Bowlin, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4. Free. 706-698-9463, www.cartecayvine yards.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 or 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. $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.
SNOW HILL BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE – Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department Training Center, 9100 Snow Hill Road, Harrison. Volunteer firefighters sponsor jamboree by area bands, 5:45-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1. Free. 423-529-8009.
SODDY-DAISY JAMBOREE – Soddy-Daisy Community Center, 190 Depot St. Pickers and listeners gather, 7-10 p.m. today, Aug. 31. Free. 423-332-3654.
SAU MUSIC DEPARTMENT -Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4829 College Drive East, Collegedale. Christian recording artist Andrew Peterson in concert, 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 9., Free. 423-236-2786.
SUMMER MUSIC WEEKENDS – Rock City Gardens, 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, Ga. Final weekend of series featuring old-time, bluegrass and country musicians, including Matt Downer, Amber Carrington, Martin & Durham, Highbeams and Tarryn Aimee Smith, Friday-Monday. $22.95 adults, $12.95 ages 3-12. 706-820-2531, www.seerockcity.com.
TIVOLI THEATRE CONCERTS – 709 Broad St. 423-757-5580, www.tivoli chattanooga.com. Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home “Love and Comedy” Tour, with Richard Dworsky & The Road Hounds, Heather Masse and Fred Newman, 8 p.m. Sept. 9; doors open at 7 p.m. $64.50, $84.50 and $94.50 plus fees.
US101 COUNTRYFEST – Northwest Georgia Amphitheatre, 220 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. Rising country star Kane Brown headlines inaugural event, 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, with special guest opening; gates open at 5:30 p.m. $20. us101country.iheart.com.