Music Calendar - Sept. 11-17

LIVE MUSIC

ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM - Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. After 7 p.m. play anything. 423-698-5928.

BLUEGRASS - Whole Foods Market, 301 Manufacturers Road. Forever Bluegrass presents live bluegrass music, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, Sept. 11. Free. pinioncindy@yahoo.com.

CHARLES & MYRTLE'S COFFEEHOUSE - Christ Unity Church, 105 McBrien Road. Americana artist Taylor Pie performs, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. $10 suggested donation. 423-892-4960, www.christunity.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.

CORBETT'S COUNTRY JAZZ - Cumberland County Playhouse, 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. Singer/actor John Corbett, star of "Sex and the City" and "Northern Exposure," performs from new album, "Leaving Nothin' Behind," 7:30 p.m. CDT Saturday, Sept. 13. $24 adults, $12 students. 931-484-5000, www.ccplayhouse.com.

COWBOY GOSPEL JUBILEE - Cleveland Cowboy OVERSET FOLLOWS:Church, 3040 Blythe Road, Cleveland, Tenn. The Dade County Boys featured, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. 423-476-7936.

DULCIMERS AND ACCOMPANIMENT - Brooks Memorial United Methodist Church, 3619 Fairfax Drive. Meeting and jam session, 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. 423-396-3950.

GOSPEL, CHATTANOOGA - East Ridge Christian Church, 1514 Rebecca Drive. Juanita Phillips, Chuck Robinson and Michelle Michael featured, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, Sept. 11. 423-894-8111.

GOSPEL, CHATTANOOGA - Philadelphia Baptist Church, 1065 Pine Grove Road. The Singing Byrds with Willow Creek Quartet featured, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. 423-488-6031.

GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. - Bimbo's Restaurant, 7606 Rhea County Highway. Heirs by Grace, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16. 423-240-7210.

GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. - McDonald's, 130 Able Drive. Featured singers, 7 p.m. today, Sept. 11. 423-240-6027.

GOSPEL, EAST BRAINERD - Wendy's, 7655 East Brainerd Road. Rhett Ouzts, Annette Kesley and Heart 2 Heart featured, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15. 423-599-5463.

GOSPEL, HIXSON - Dairy Queen, 5433 Highway 153. Kindred Spirits Vocal Band and Jim Ricketts and Crystle Elam featured, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16. 423-867-7217.

GOSPEL, JASPER - Praise and Family Worship Outreach Center, 100 Cannon St, Jasper, Tenn. Sam Sampson, The Cochrans and Marcellus Scott featured, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. 423-942-8200.

GUITARIST - Frost Chapel, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway NW, Mount Berry, Ga. Award-winning guitarist Robert Gibson will perform, 7:30 p.m. today, Sept. 11. Free. 706-232-5374.

KAMAMA MUSIC SERIES - Kamama Gallery, 5951 Alabama Highway 117, Mentone, Ala. Concert by rockabilly/blues band April Mae and the June Bugs, 7 p.m. Sept. 18; doors open at 6 p.m. (all times Central). $10. Limited seating; reservations recommended. 256-634-3001.

LIVE MUSIC IS BETTER SERIES - Blue Ridge Community Theater, 2591 E. First St., Blue Ridge, Ga. Any show: $20 adults, $18 seniors 65+, $11 students, $16 groups of 10+. 706-632-9223, www.blueridgecommunitytheater.com.

• Saturday, Sept. 13: Kurt Thomas Band, fronted by winner of Kenny Chesney's Next Big Star and CMT's Music City Madness contests, 7:30 p.m.

• Sunday, Sept. 14: Franklin Pond Quartet, featuring violin, viola and cello players from Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, 2 p.m.

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. Weekly music series features Greg Erwin, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. $13 includes concert, five tastings and logo wine glass. 706-698-9463, www.cartecayvineyards.com.

MUSIC ON THE MOUNTAIN - Tom Bevill Lyceum, Northeast Alabama Community College, 138 Alabama Highway 35, Rainsville, Ala. Americana music festival featuring The Black Lillies, Matt Corey, Two Turntables and a Sax, Caleb Caudle and Pickett's Charge, 4-10 p.m. CDT Saturday, Sept 13. $10 (free for children under 5). 256-638-4418, www.musiconthemountainacc.com.

OPRY IN THE PARK - Veterans Park, 9000 Dayton Pike, Soddy-Daisy. Live country, bluegrass and gospel music, 2-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14. Concessions available. Free. 423-255-9844.

PATTEN UNPLUGGED - UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. Count This Penny performs, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20. $10. 423-425-4269, www.tickettracks.com.

PICKIN' AT THE POST - American Legion Post 106, 13205 N. Main St. (Highway 11), Trenton, Ga. The Dade County Boys featured, 7-9 p.m. today, Sept. 11. Doors open at 5 p.m. for open jam. $3 individuals, $5 couples. 706-657-5275.

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.

RED CLAY PICKIN' BARN - Intersection of Weatherly Switch and Old Lead Mine Valley Road on state Highway 317 near Red Clay Park, Cleveland, Tenn. Family musical entertainment, 7-11 p.m. each Saturday. $5 donation. 423-240-3439.

THE RINGGOLD OPRY - Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Bluegrass and old-time country music, clogging and dancing, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. Free. 706-935-2251.

ROCK SKOOL - Tennessee Valley Theatre, 181 W. Jackson Ave., Spring City, Tenn. Classic and modern rock covers, "School of Rock" style, by students of North Georgia music instructor Mark Ferguson, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 20. 423-365-7529, www.tennesseevalleytheatre.com.

SACRED SOUNDS - Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Share America Foundation concert series features Testimony Quartet, Jim Ricketts and Crystle Elam, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. $5 donation. www.shareamericafoundation.org.

SCENIC CITY CHORUS - Spring Creek Street Baptist Church, 1312 Spring Creek St. 423-304-9131, 423-488-5087, www.sceniccitychorus.com. Women's four-part harmony sessions for all talent levels, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays. Singers needed; visitors welcome.

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. today, Sept. 11. 423-332-3654.

UTC MUSIC DEPARTMENT - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus. www.utc.edu/music.

• Saturday, Sept. 13: "Postcards Around the World," featuring pianist Sin-Hsing Tsai, 7:30 p.m., Roland Hayes Concert Hall, Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. Free.

• Monday, Sept. 22: "Two Plus One: An Evening of Duets," featuring soprano Christine Isley-Farmer, mezzo-soprano Rebecca St. Goar and pianist Joseph Walker, 7:30 p.m., Cadek Recital Hall, 725 Oak St. Free.

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