ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 423-698-5928.
ARETHA FRANKLIN TRIBUTE – Granfalloon, 400 E. Main St. Local entertainer Neshawn Calloway, backed by full band, performs hits of the “Queen of Soul,” 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. $10. Food available from Adelle’s Creperie menu. www.granfalloonchattanooga.com.
ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. “Glee” guitarist Derik Nelson & Family in Black Box Concert Series, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12; doors open at 7 p.m. (with cash bar). $15 adults in advance, $20 at door; $10 students.
BAKEWELL OPRY – Bakewell Community Center, 114 Mc- Callie Ferry Road. Live music, first and third Fridays, 7 p.m. $3 single, $5 couple. Concessions at 6 p.m. 423-332-3829.
BLUEGRASS – Whole Foods Market, 301 Manufacturers Road. Forever Bluegrass presents live bluegrass music, 6:30-8:30 p.m. second and third Thursdays. pinioncindy@yahoo.com.
BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND – The Caverns, 555 Charlie Roberts Road, Pelham, Tenn. Artists perform in underground venue. Doors open one hour before show time. Premium tickets include accommodations. thecaverns.com.
» Saturday, Oct. 13: Lonesome River Band and The Cleverlys. $50-$315.
» Saturday, Oct. 20: Molly Hatchet, 5 p.m. $35-$240.
CAMPFIRE CONCERTS – Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center, 400 Garden Road. All-ages concerts benefiting scholarship fund, 7 p.m. Oct. 19 (Slim Pickins Bluegrass) and Nov. 2 (Jordan Hallquist). $20 one show, $35 both; member discounts. www.reflectionriding.org.
CHAMBER MUSIC – “From Bach to Bolling,” featuring Chattanooga State Community College music faculty and guests. Free. 423-425-4622.
» Saturday, Oct. 20: 7:30 p.m. at UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St.
» Sunday, Oct. 21: 3 p.m. at Chattanooga State Humanities Theater, 4501 Amnicola Highway.
CHATTANOOGA SONGWRITERS NIGHT – Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road. House concert with Jefferson Hyll, Drakeford Lanier, Robby Hopkins and host Anthony Quails, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. Free. 423-855-9474, ant1667.wix.com/nooga songwritersasso.
CHATT STATE MUSIC – Humanities Building Theatre, Chattanooga State Community College, 4501 Amnicola Highway. Free. 423-697-2460, www.chattanoogastate.edu/events.
» Thursday, Oct. 11: Faculty recital of vocal and instrumental music, 7:30 p.m.
» Saturday, Oct. 20: Choral and instrumental masterworks by Chattanooga State Concert Choir, 7:30 p.m.
» Sunday, Oct. 21: Faculty chamber recital, 3 p.m.
COVENANT MUSIC – Covenant College, 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Ga. www.covenant.edu. “Winterreise” recital by Yuman Lee (baritone) and Jerico Vasquez (piano) of Shorter University in Rome, Ga., 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. Free. Reserved parking at main campus entrance. 706-419-1453.
COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE – Cleveland Cowboy Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. By the Way bluegrass band, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12. Hat passed for headliners. 423-476-7936.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga. 706-278-0168, www. creativeartsguild.org. Dalton State College presents Eldred Spell (flute) and Lillian Buss Pearson (piano), 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. $10 adults, $8 seniors over 65 and non-Dalton State students, free to Dalton State ID holders. ejenkins@daltonstate.edu.
CSO CHAMBER SERIES – Chattanooga State Humanities Building, 4501 Amnicola Highway. Chattanooga Symphony & Opera presents Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14. $15-$28. 423-267-8583. wwwchattanoogasymphony.org.
DULCIMERS AND ACCOMPANIMENT – Brooks Memorial United Methodist Church, 1552 Mercer St. Mountain dulcimer club monthly meeting and practice, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Free. 423-821-0803.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Dr. Paul, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, and Danny Rhea, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14.
FIRESIDE OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES – Greenway Farm Park, 5051 Gann Store Road, Hixson. 423-643-6888, www.outdoorchattanooga.com. Family-friendly music series hosted by Outdoor Chattanooga, 7-9 p.m Thursdays in October. Bring seating. Free.
» Oct. 11: Lew Card.
» Oct. 18: Rising Fawn Social Club.
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. Appalachian Sounds and McDonald’s Singers, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. 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, RED BANK – White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave. Deneyse Miles and Greg Finch, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15. Refreshments at 5:30 p.m. 423-504-9283, 423-267-0837.
JERICHO BRASS BAND – Dalton First Presbyterian Church, 101 S. Selvidge St., Dalton, Ga. jerichobrass band.org. Concert by British-style brass band, 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21. $12 at door, $10 in advance. Benefits DEO Clinic of Dalton. www.facebook.com/deomedicalclinic.
LEE UNIVERSITY – Cleveland, Tenn. 423-614-8343 (box office), 423-614-8240 (School of Music).
» Monday, Oct. 15: Faculty recital by James Frost (tenor), 7:30 p.m., Squires Recital Hall, 1250 Parker St. NE. Free.
» Wednesday, Oct. 17: Percussion Ensemble in concert, 7:30 p.m., Conn Center, 150 11th St. NE. Free.
» Thursday, Oct. 18: Graduate recital by Esteban Salazar Duque (tenor), Squires Recital Hall, 1250 Parker St. NE. Free.
» Friday, Oct. 19: Graduate chamber recital by Luke Shreve (percussion), 6 p.m., Pangle Hall, 340 Church St. NE. Free.
LET’S SING FROM MEMORY – Northside Presbyterian Church, 923 Mississippi Ave. Free social gathering for those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, 1-2:30 p.m. first and third Tuesdays. Free. 423-266-1766, northsidepresbyterian.org.
LEVITT AMP SERIES – Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Concerts Thursdays through Oct. 25. Free admission. Bring seating. www.jazzanooga.org.
» Oct. 11: Ingrid Woode & The Woode Tribe Orchestra
» Oct. 18: John Boy & Surround Sound
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM CONCERT TOURS – 399 McCallie Ave. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com. A Paranormal Evening With Alice Cooper, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12; doors open at 6:30 p.m. $34.50, $39.50, $59.50, $79.50 and $99.50.
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 Gregg Erwin, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, and Rick Byers, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14. Free. 706-698-9463, www.cartecayvineyards.com.
NOONTUNES – Miller Plaza, 850 Market St. Local artist MaryLovesJazz in weekly midday music series, noon- 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. 423-265-3700, www.miller plazachattanooga.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.
THE RINGGOLD OPRY – Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Bluegrass and old-time country music, clogging and dancing, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. 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.
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.
SIDEWALK STAGES – Miller Park, 900 Market St. Performances by local musicians, presented by Sound Corps, plus food trucks and vendor fair, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. www.millerparkplaza.com.
SODDY-DAISY JAMBOREE – Soddy-Daisy Community Center, 190 Depot St. Pickers and listeners gather, 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. Free. 423-332-3654.
WALKER THEATRE CONCERT TOURS – Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave. 423-757-5580, www.tivoli chattanooga.com.
» Thursday, Oct. 11: Eric Johnson on Ah Via Musicom Tour, 8 p.m. $29 and $39.
» Wednesday, Oct. 17: An Evening With Gaelic Storm, 8 p.m. $22 and $32.
» Thursday, Oct. 18: An Evening With Chris Robinson Brotherhood, 8 p.m. $25.