ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM – Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 423-698-5928.
ATHENS ARTS CENTER – 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745-8781, www.athensartscouncil.org. Sisters 3 concert, featuring four ensembles of sisters, accompanied by house band September Song, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 11-12. $15 adults, $10 students.
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. second and third Thursdays. 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, Jan. 19. Free; donations accepted for club projects. 423-344-7848.
CHARLES & MYRTLE’S COFFEEHOUSE – Christ Unity Church, 105 McBrien Road. Shows start at 8 p.m. $10. 423-892-4960, www.christunity.org.
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CHATTANOOGA FIRST SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH – 7450 Standifer Gap Road. Vocalist Ben Jenkins and pianist Ethan McGrath perform from new album “The Invitation,” 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13. Free; an offering will be collected to help defray costs of the event.
CHATTANOOGA SONGWRITERS NIGHT – Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road. House concert by Drakeford Lanier, Ryder Pierce, Joel Harris, Cathy Wilson and host Anthony Quails, 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10; 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.
COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE – Cleveland Cowboy Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. Heartstrings featured, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11. 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. InConcert Series presents five-show Stories & Song series every third Friday. First: Eight-time platinum songwriter Amanda Colleen Williams, 7-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18. $10 adults, $8 seniors (65+) and students.
CSO MASTERWORKS – Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. Chattanooga Symphony & Opera presents “Stravinsky’s Firebird,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. $21-$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 Scotty Hammontree, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12; Mike Chaet, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13.
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. 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. Edalene Ellis, Damascus Road Singers and Linda Spangler, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15. 423-432-8920.
THE JUNGLE BOOK IN SONG – First Baptist Church of Chattanooga’s McEuen Chapel, 401 Gateway Ave. Premiere performance of new compositions by pianist/composer Ethan McGrath featuring texts from Rudyard Kipling’s works, with Sarah Tullock (soprano), Jordan Otis (mezzo soprano) and Carol Loree (narrator), 3:30-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20. Free. www.fbcchattanooga.org.
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.
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 MIZPAH – Mizpah Congregation, 923 McCallie Ave. Emily Nelson Trio from Nashville (Nelson on cello, Esther Sanders on violin and composer David Rodgers on piano) in program prepared with assistance of Chattanooga Symphony & Opera music director emeritus Bob Bernhardt, 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13. $25. 423-267-9771, www.mizpahcongregation.org.
MUSIC AT THE WINERY – Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Live music by Surrender Hill, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, and Gopher Broke, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13. 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, Jan. 12. Free. 706-935-2251.
RIVER CITY SESSIONS – Hunter Museum, 10 Bluff View. Annual Sounds and Stories of the Hunter, with storytelling, music and exploration of the gallery, 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. $15 adults, free to ages 17 and younger.
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.
SODDY-DAISY JAMBOREE – Soddy-Daisy Community Center, 190 Depot St. Pickers and listeners gather, 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10. Free. 423-332-3654.
THE SONG MARKET – The Camp House, 149 E. M.L. King Blvd. Second Life Tennessee features family-friendly show by Monday Night Social and El Bandido, plus local art market, to benefit survivors of human trafficking, 7-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11. $15-$20. https://secondlifetn.org.
SYMPHONIC TALES – Chattanooga Public Library locations. 423-643-7700. Library’s Children’s Department, UTC Music and ArtsBuild present”Make Way for Omelette,” Saturday, Jan. 12, featuring singers from Opera TN, reading of “Green Eggs and Ham,” games and crafts, 1-2 p.m. at South Chattanooga Branch, 925 W. 39th St., and 3-4 p.m. at Downtown Branch, 1001 Broad St.
WALKER THEATRE CONCERT TOURS – Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave. 423-757-5580, www.tivoli chattanooga.com. An Evening With Art Garfunkel in Close Up, 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19; doors open at 7 p.m. $54.50, $74.50 and $99.50.