ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 423-698-5928.
ADVENT MUSIC – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 822 Belvoir Ave. Special programs at Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19: Children’s program, “From Heaven Above.” 423-629-4661.
BAKEWELL OPRY – Bakewell Community Center, 114 McCallie Ferry Road. Live music, first and third Fridays, 7 p.m. Concession sales at 6 p.m. $3 single, $5 couple. 423-332-3829.
BLUEGRASS – Whole Foods Market, 301 Manufacturers Road. Forever Bluegrass presents live bluegrass music, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. pinioncindy@yahoo.com.
BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE & FISH FRY – Harrison Ruritan Club, 5709 Tyner Lane. Old-fashioned bluegrass picking served up with barbecue, fried catfish and other concessions, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. Free; donations accepted for club projects. 423-344-7848.
BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND – The Caverns, 555 Charlie Roberts Road, Pelham, Tenn. The Isaacs Christmas, 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15; doors open one hour before show time. $50-$315.Premium ticket prices include accommodations. thecaverns.com.
CANDLELIGHT SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS – Ridgedale Baptist Church, 1831 Hickory Valley Road. Roueche Chorale and Orchestra presents 20th annual holiday concert, 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Dec. 13-14. Free admission.
CHATTANOOGA COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CHORUS – Girls Preparatory School, 205 Island Ave. Choo Choo Chorus and Scenic City Chorus present “Christmas in Harmony: Together Again,” program of sacred and secular holiday music by 100-voice combined choir and first mixed barbershop quartet, 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. $18 at door, $15 in advance, free for children 12 and younger. choochoochorus.org, scenic citychorus.com.
CHATTANOOGA SONGWRITERS NIGHT – Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road. House concert by Rachelle Barr, Dylan Kussman, John Harr and host Mike Crowder, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free. Light refreshments served. 423-855-9474, ant1667.wix.com/noogasongwritersasso.
CHLOE’S CHRISTMAS – Red Bank Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 115 Morrison Springs Road. Award-winning Irish singer Chloe Agnew, a founding member of Celtic Woman, performs with guest Irish tenor Dermot Kiernan, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. $25-$45 (for military discount, use code Military18). Purchase tickets on Ticketleap or at www.chloeagnewofficial.com.
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.
CHORAL ARTS OF CHATTANOOGA – Second Presbyterian Church, 700 Pine St. www.choralartsofchattanooga.org, 423-605-6058. Final concert of the year, “A Ceremony of Carols,” by classic and current composers, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. Reception to follow. $15 general admission, $10 students, free for ages 11 and younger.
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT – First Baptist Church, 824 Washington Ave., Etowah, Tenn. Etowah Town Band, Central Harmony Chorus and Keyboard at Christmas featured in 14th annual event, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. Free admission; bring nonperishable food item for Etowah Cooperative Food Pantry.
COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE – Cleveland Cowboy Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. Cedar Ridge Bluegrass featured, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14. Hat passed for headliners. 423-476-7936.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga.706-259-1822, lisae@creativeartsguild.org, www.creativeartsguild.org. Dalton Chamber Choir concert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. $10 adults, $8 seniors over 65 and students.
CSO POPS – Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. Chattanooga Symphony & Opera presents “Home for the Holidays,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16.$15-$85 (reduced prices for students). 423-267-8583, www.chattanoogasymphony.org.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Surrender Hill, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15; and Owl Creek Band, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16.
FREE FIDDLE SCHOOL – Fiddlers Anonymous, 2248 Dayton Blvd., Red Bank. Instruction for newbies at 2 p.m., beginners at 2:30 p.m., intermediates at 3:30 p.m. Sundays; fiddles provided. Free potluck dinner, 4 p.m.; bluegrass jam, 4-8 p.m. 423-994-7497.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TN – McDonald’s, 130 Able Drive. The Mullins Family and the McDonald’s Singers, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. 423-240-6027.
GOSPEL, HIXSON – Dairy Queen, 5433 Highway 153. Kindred Spirits Vocal Band and guests, 6-8 p.m. each Tuesday. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH – Bojangles, 9225 Lee Highway. Darlene Newton and Linda Cherry, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18. 423-432-8920.
GOSPEL, RED BANK – White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave. Rolland Family Quartet featured, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. 423-504-9283, 423-267-0837.
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS – Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. James Rogers’ annual holiday show, 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20. $22 adults, $20 55 and older, $12 kids 12 and younger and groups of 15-plus. 706-935-9000, http://colonnadecenter.org
LET’S SING FROM MEM- ORY – Northside Presbyte- rian Church, 923 Mississippi Ave. Free social gathering for those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, accompanied by caregivers, to sing old songs and hymns that may reconnect to memories, 1-2:30 p.m. first and third Tuesdays. Free. 423-266-1766, http://nortsidepresbyterian.org.
LIVE JAM SESSION – Granfalloon, 400 E. Main St. House band Freddy Mc and Friends with musical guests and performers from the audience who want to join the jam, 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays; doors open at 7:30 p.m. $5. www.granfalloonchattanooga.com.
METROPOLITAN BELLS – Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road. 423-504-4679, www.MetropolitanBells.org. Final “Need a Little Christmas” program by the 14-member advanced community handbell ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18. Free admission; donations accepted. Ringers also featured in “Home for the Holidays” with the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera at the Tivoli Theatre, Dec. 15-16. Tickets at www. ChattanoogaSymphony.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. Live music by Acoustic Bridge, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, and Tommy Joe Conner, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16. Concerts are free. $10 wine tasting includes five tastings and logo wine glass. 706-698-9463, www.cartecayvineyards.com.
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.
RIVER CITY SESSIONS – Granfalloon, 400 E. Main St. Fifth annual Holiday Show, featuring reminisces of the past year by storytellers Emerald Butler, Robert Cyphers, Stellars Jay, Sarah Jay, Deborah Orban, Michael Gray and Kemmer Anderson, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15; doors open at 7 p.m. $5.
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. floyd bledsoe@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.
SEBA JAM SESSION – Silverdale Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 7407 Bonny Oaks Drive. Monthly meeting/jam session for Southeastern Bluegrass Association chapter, 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16. Players of all levels welcome. www.sebabluegrass.org, 423-580-8380.
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.
SODDY-DAISY JAMBOREE – Soddy-Daisy Community Center, 190 Depot St. Pickers and listeners gather, 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. Free. 423-332-3654.
THE SOUND OF THE SEASON – Lee University’s Pangle Hall, 340 Church St. NE, Cleveland, Tenn. Award-winning barbershop chorus Sound of Tennessee presents benefit concert for The Caring Place of Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
» Friday, Dec. 14. Featuring “The Voice” contestant Josh Davis of Cleveland, Ocoee Middle School Girls Chorus and barbershop quartets. Free tickets at Eventbrite.com or at the door.
TIVOLI THEATRE CONCERT TOURS – 709 Broad St. 423-757-5580, www.tivoli chattanooga.com.Chris Tomlin: Christmas Songs of Worship, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13. $28, $47, $57, $77, $98.
WINTER CHORAL CONCERT – Girls Preparatory School, 205 Island Ave. GPS and McCallie School present “Sounds of Winter,” featuring GPS Singers, Middle School Girls Chorus and GPS/McCallie Middle School Coordinate Choir, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14. Free. 423-634-7600.