ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 423-698-5928.
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, GOSPEL FESTIVALS – Gem Theater, 700 Tennessee Ave., Etowah, Tenn. Etowah Arts Commission presents combined festivals honoring two acclaimed musicians from Etowah. $25 both days, $12 Friday/$18 Saturday adults; $5 Friday/$10 Saturday ages 12 and younger; group discounts at 423-263-7608. www.etowaharts.org.
» Friday, March 1: John Studdard Memorial Gospel Concert, honoring the founder of the Cousin Jake Festival, featuring Just Us and The Farm Hands, 7:30 p.m.
» Saturday, March 2: Cousin Jake Tullock Memorial Bluegrass Festival, 25th anniversary show honoring the Flatt & Scruggs musician, with Mountain Cove and headliner Darrell Scott, 7 p.m.; preceded by Jammin’ at the Depot at 4 p.m., reception and celebration at 6 p.m.
BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND – The Caverns, 555 Charlie Roberts Road, Pelham, Tenn. Artists perform in underground venue. Doors open one hour before show time. Premium ticket prices include accommodations. thecaverns.com.
» Friday, March 1: Leftover Salmon, 6 p.m. $40-$273.
» Sunday, March 3: Trampled By Turtles, 8 p.m. Sold out.
» Saturday, March 9: The Turnpike Troubadours, 6 p.m. Sold out.
CABARET MUSIC SERIES – Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 North Terrace. Concerts by local artists. Next: Blue Goose Hollow Ensemble, featuring Dr. Clark Eldridge “Deaconbluz” White, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9. $18 ticket includes appetizers and beverages. RSVPs recommended at www.jewishchattanooga.com. Information: 423-493-0270.
CHARLES & MYRTLE’S COFFEEHOUSE – Christ Unity Church, 105 McBrien Road. Live music, 8 p.m. Saturdays. $10 suggested donation. 423-892-4960, www.christunity.org.
CHATTANOOGA BOYS CHOIR – Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Fiesta Pura Vida, with live music, Costa Rican cuisine, signature drinks, live and silent auctions celebrating choir’s upcoming tour to Costa Rica, 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, March 8. $60. 423-634-2299, www.chattanoogaboyschoir.org.
CHATTANOOGA HOUSE OF PRAYER – 3912 Dayton Blvd., Red Bank. Rhythms Retreat: Encountering God Through Scripture, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, March 9. One in a monthly series, but each session can stand alone. $10. Register at www.chatthop.org or email mickiann@chatthop.org.
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.
COUNTRY, FORT OGLETHORPE – Cloud Springs Deli, 4097 Cloud Springs Road. Local artists perform, 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 5. Accepting auditions every performance for “good, clean country music.” bssinard4809@att.net.
COVENANT MUSIC – Covenant College, 14049 Scenic Highway, Lookout Mountain, Ga. 706-419-1453. John Hamm Performing Arts Series, featuring pianist Javier Arrebola, with Covenant’s David Tahere, performing music of Spain, New Zealand and America, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in Dora Maclellan Brown Memorial Chapel. Free; reserve by phone or at HammSeries@covenant.edu.
COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE – Cleveland Cowboy Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. Grandview Mountain Pickers featured, 7 p.m. Friday, March 1. Hat passed for headliners. 423-476-7936.
CSO MASTERWORKS – Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. Chattanooga Symphony & Opera presents “Mendelssohn & Brahms,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7. $21-$85 (reduced prices for students). 423-267-8583, www.chattanoogasymphony.org.
CSOYO CONCERTS – Brainerd Baptist Church, 300 Brookfield Ave. http://csoyo.chattanoogasymphony.org. Winter concert by Philharmonic, Prelude and Etude ensembles, 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 4. $2 adults, $1 children, students, seniors.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Brent Cantrell, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2; Surrender Hill, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3.
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 – Gospel Singing Hall, Highway 27 North. Donnie Young and New Beginning with featured singers, 6 p.m. Saturday, March 2. 423-285-2165.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TN – 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 guests, 6-8 p.m. each Tuesday. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH – Bojangles, 9225 Lee Highway. Living Right Trio and Stephen and Marie Roberts, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5. 423-432-8920.
GOSPEL, RED BANK – White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave. The Webb Sisters and His Call, 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 1. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. 423-504-9283, 423-267-0837.
LET’S SING FROM MEMORY – Northside Presbyterian 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://northsidepresbyterian.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.
MACDOWELL MUSIC CLUB – Second Presbyterian Church, 700 Pine St. Monthly meeting, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, features Janet Sump (soprano) with Margaret Ann Randolph (piano); Sarah Glenn (piano); Jim Martin (handbells) with Martha King (piano); Ann Rylands (violin), Sandy Morris (flute) and Floy Wang (viola). Free. bakelley@aol.com.
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM CONCERT TOURS – 399 McCallie Ave. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com. Heart Strings for Hope, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 5. Sold out.
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 ST. PAUL’S -St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. 423-266-8195, www.stpaulschatt.org/concert-season. Spanish quartet Cuarteto Quiroga, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 1. $10, $25, $30, $40. Tickets at the door or online in advance.
MUSIC AT THE WINERY – Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Live music by Dom Wier, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, and Andrea Guess, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, March 3. Free. 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.
THE RINGGOLD OPRY – Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Bluegrass and old-time country music, clogging and dancing, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 9. Featured act: Bluetastic Fangrass. Free. 706-935-2251.
ROAD TO NIGHTFALL – Granfalloon, 400 E. Main St. Thirty bands compete over five nights for headlining slot at summer Nightfall concert, cash and other prizes, to be determined in finals March 9 at Songbirds South. www.gigcityproductions.com.
» Thursday, Feb. 28: SunSap, Iron Chief, Emerald Butler, 3’s Company, Silver Tongued Devilz, Midnight Promise.
» Friday, March 1: Playin’ Possum Blues Band, The Fridge, Subkonscious, Slicksilver, The Stephen Busie Band, Sideways.
» Saturday, March 2: Backwater Still, Hush Money, Better Thieves, Dr. B & The Ease, Josh Driver Band, Caleb and the Gents.
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, March 2. Free. 423-529-8009.
SODDY-DAISY JAMBOREE – Soddy-Daisy Community Center, 190 Depot St. Pickers and listeners gather, 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28. Free. 423-332-3654.
SOLO PIANO CONCERT – White Oak Baptist Church, 310 Memorial Drive. Dr. Joe Chapman, professor of music at University of North Georgia since 1983, performs classical piano music, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28. Free. 706-864-1423, music@ung.edu.
STRING THEORY – Mizpah Congregation, 923 McCallie Ave. (venue change). 423-414-2525, www.stringtheorymusic.org. Tenth anniversary season continues with Anthony McGill (clarinet), Bella Hristova (violin) and Gloria Chien (piano) in world premiere of “WingSpan,” by Grammy-winning composer Joan Tower, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5. Musical Dialogues with the performers by Chattanooga Symphony & Opera maestro Bob Bernhardt at 5:30 p.m. in the synagogue’s Feinstein Hall.
TIVOLI THEATRE CONCERT TOURS – 709 Broad St. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com.
» Thursday, Feb. 28: Country a cappella ensemble Home Free on Timeless World Tour, 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. $29.50, $39.50 and $49.50 in advance; $5 more day of show.
» Friday, March 1: Black Jacket Symphony plays Queen’s “A Night at the Opera,” featuring Marc Martel, 8 p.m. Sold out.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH OF CHATTANOOGA – 3224 Navajo Drive. Satirical singer/songwriter Roy Zimmerman in concert focused on social issues and politics, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9. Free to $20. http://uucc.org.