ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 423-698-5928.
AN EVENING IN VENEZUELA – Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, 215 E. Eighth St. Outdoor, end-of-summer fiesta features Grammy-nominated artist/composer Frank Quintero, tour of the basilica, authentic cuisine and cocktails, Friday, Sept. 15. Doors and dinner at 6 p.m.; show at 7:15 p.m. $30-$40 (plus cash bar). Students must present ID at door for discounted admission; free for children 3 and younger. Parking in lot at MLK and Lindsay Street after 6 p.m. https://madpriestevents.ticketleap.com/venezuela.
BAKEWELL OPRY – Bakewell Community Center, 114 McCallie Ferry Road. Double D Band, 7 p.m. Sept. 15. Free; donations accepted. Concession sales, including kraut and wieners, pinto beans and cornbread, start at 6 p.m. 423-332-3829.
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. today, 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 Heather Leigh Holt, Derek Wayne Martin, Sophie Lockhart and host Ben Strawn, 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free. Light refreshments served. 423-855-9474, ant1667.wix.com/noogasongwritersasso.
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 brings Compassionette Tour to Southeast, 7-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. Free. 423-521-7686, www.cadencecoffeeco.com.
DULCIMERS AND ACCOMPANIMENT – Brooks Memorial United Methodist Church, 1552 Mercer St. Mountain dulcimer club monthly meeting and practice, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9. Free. 423-821-0803.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Timothy O’Donovan, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, and Danny Rhea, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10.
GEM THEATRE – 114 N. Wall St., Calhoun, Ga. 706-625-3132, www.calhoungemtheatre.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. Sunday, 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. Sunday, Sept. 10. Free admission; love offering taken for singers’ ministry.
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 and Anthem Voices featured, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH – Rafael’s Italian Restaurant, 5032 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road. Johnny Boyd, Elmer Bramlett and Growing by Grace featured, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11. 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.
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, Sept. 7: Quartetto Gelato in Presidential Concert Series, 7:30 p.m. in Pangle Hall, 340 Church St. NE. $15 adults, $5 seniors and children.
* Monday, Sept. 11: School of Music presents Gala featuring vocal and instrumental faculty, 7:30 p.m. in Pangle Hall, 340 Church St. NE. Free.
LEVITT AMP MUSIC SERIES – Bessie Smith Cultural Center lawn, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Weekly series continues 7-9 p.m. today, Sept. 7, with Avery Sunshine with Jalil Muhammad & Friends. Free. www.chattanoogafun.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 THE WINERY – Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Live music by Johnny Summers, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, and Buck and Oz, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10. 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. 931-484-6133. www.palacetheatre-crossville.com. “Voice” contestant Chuck Elliott and His High Flying Band, 7 p.m. CDT Saturday, Sept. 9. Free.
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.
THE RINGGOLD OPRY – Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Bluegrass and old-time country music, clogging and dancing, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9. Free. 706-935-2251.
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.
SONGBIRDS GUITAR MUSEUM – 35 Station St. www.songbirdsguitars.com. Grand-opening events for world’s largest collection of rare, vintage guitars. Diamond Dogs’ Tribute to David Bowie, 7 p.m. Sept. 15. $15-$20.
SAU MUSIC DEPARTMENT – Ackerman Auditorium, Southern Adventist University, 4881 Taylor Circle, Collegedale. Christian recording artist Andrew Peterson in concert, 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9., atCollegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4829 College Drive East, Collegedale. Free. 423-236-2786.
TIVOLI THEATRE CONCERTS – 709 Broad St. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.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.
UTC MUSIC – UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. Concerts at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Free. 423-425-4601, www.utc.edu/music. Indie Americana quartet Mipso, touring in support of “Coming Down the Mountain,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. $15.