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. The Revelers in Black Box Concert Series, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25; doors open at 7 p.m. (with cash bar), member seating at 6:50 p.m. $15 adults in advance, $20 at the door if available; $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. Lineup: Ernie & Curtis, New Grass Express, Frankie & Jim and the Foggy Memory Boys. Free; donations accepted for club projects. 423-344-7848.
CHARLES & MYRTLE’S COFFEEHOUSE – Christ Unity Church, 105 McBrien Road. All shows start at 8 p.m. $10 suggested donation. 423-892-4960, www.christunity.org.
» Friday, Jan. 18: The Briars
» Saturday, Jan. 19: Ginger CowGirl
» Friday, Jan. 25: Blackberry Winter
» Saturday, Jan. 26: Sherry Cothran
CHATTANOOGA BACH CHOIR – Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, 214 E. Eighth St. 423-624-3603, www.chattanoogabachchoir.org. Rachmaninoff’s “All-Night Vigil” in Masterworks Series, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. $25.
CHOO CHOO CHORUS – All Saints Academy, 310 E. Eighth St. Men’s barbershop harmony group rehearsal, 7-9:30 p.m. Monday. All voice ranges needed; not required to read music. 423-894-8559, 423-413-8681.
COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT – Mountain Arts Community Center, 809 Kentucky Ave., Signal Mountain. Master mountain dulcimer player and poetic folk singer Butch Ross performs, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. Presented by SME Preservation Fund to preserve old Signal Mountain Elementary School building. $15 at the door. Coffee and dessert included. 423-505-6520.
COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE – Cleveland Cowboy Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. Bob Corley featured,7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18. Hat passed for donations. 423-476-7936.
CREATIVE ARTS GUILD – 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, Ga.706-259-1822, lisae@creativeartsguild.org, www.creativeartsguild.org.
» Friday, Jan. 18: InConcert Series presents eight-time platinum songwriter Amanda Colleen Williams, 7-9 p.m. First in five-show Stories & Song series every third Friday. $10 adults, $8 seniors (65+) and students.
» Wednesday, Jan. 23: Dalton State College presents Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet, 7:30 p.m. $10 adults, $8 seniors over 65 and non-Dalton State students; free for Dalton State faculty, staff and students with ID. ejenkins@daltonstate.edu.
CSO CHAMBER SERIES – Chattanooga State Humanities Building, 4501 Amnicola Highway. Chattanooga Symphony & Opera presents “Mozart & Strauss,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27. $15-$28. 423-267-8583. www. chattanoogasymphony.org.
CSO MASTERWORKS – Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. Chattanooga Symphony & Opera presents “Stavinsky’s Firebird,” with featured oboists Robert Burks and Carey Shinbaum, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. $21-$85 (reduced prices for students); two free tickets for any furloughed federal employee with ID. 423-267-8583, www.chattanoogasymphony.org.
DINNER & THE ARTS – Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts, 1301 Dallas Road. Tenth annual gala includes silent and live auction, gourmet meal by Beast & Barrel and live dinner performance highlighting magnet school’s arts program, Friday, Jan. 25. Silent auction, 5-7 p.m., dinner, show and live auction, 7-9 p.m. $35. www.centerforcreativearts.net, 423-498-7365.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS – 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www.engelheim.com. Live music by Raven & Red, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19; Surrender Hill, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20.
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 guests, 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. His Call Singers and Keith and Carolyn Bobo, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22. 423-432-8920.
GOSPEL, RED BANK – White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave. Lloyd Gilbreath and Crimson River featured, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21. Dinner at 5:30 p.m. 423-504-9283, 423-267-0837.
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.
LEE UNIVERSITY – 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). Presidential Concert Series: Andrew Willis, fortepiano, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Squires Recital Hall. Tickets tba.
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://northside presbyterian.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.
MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM CONCERT TOURS – 399 McCallie Ave. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com. Tedeschi Trucks Band, with The Marcus King Band, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23; doors open at 7 p.m. $29.50, $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 Craig Hendricks, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19; David Hyde, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20; Curtis Jones, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21. Concerts are free. $10 wine tasting includes five tastings and logo wine glass. 706-698-9463, www.cartecayvineyards.com.
PILGRIM MUSIC SERIES – Pilgrim Congregational Church, 400 Glenwood Drive. Multi-instrumentalist and mountain dulcimer master Butch Ross performs, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18. Free admission; love offering will be taken. 423-698-0264.
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 – Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. Sounds and Stories of the Hunter, with stories, music and an exploration of the galleries, 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17. $15 adults, free to ages 17 and younger. 423-267-0968.
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.
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, Jan. 20. 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, Jan. 17. Free. 423-332-3654.
SOUTHERN ADVENTIST MUSIC DEPARTMENT – Collegedale Church of Seventh-day Adventists, 4829 College Drive East. 423-236-2880. Symphony Orchestra in concerto concert, 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27. Free.
STRING THEORY – Chattanooga Golf and Country Club, 1511 Riverview Road. 423-414-2525, www.stringtheorymusic.org. Tenth Anniversary Gala featuring Emerson String Quartet, violinist Soovin Kim and pianist Gloria Chien performing music of Schumann, Setzer and Chausson, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26. $150. Not included in season subscription; tickets available online until Monday, Jan. 21.
WALKER THEATRE CONCERT TOURS – Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.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.