Music Calendar

To include a listing in the Music calendar, submit your events at www.Chattanooga Now.com. Questions? Call Lisa Denton at 423-757- 6281.

Live music

ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM — Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam, 6-7 p. m. each Sunday. Free. 423- 6985928.

ATHENS ARTS CENTER — 320 N. White St., Athens, Tenn. 423-745- 8781, www. athensartscouncil.org. Black Box Concert Series: Gullah group Ranky Tanky, West African music by a Charleston, S.C., quintet, 7: 30 p. m. Friday, Aug. 25. $ 15 in advance, $20 at the door adults; $ 10 students; 10 percent discount on series packages.

BANDS ON THE BLUFF — Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. UTC Takes the Bluff, with headliner Moose Truck and opener Erik Tyler, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 7. Throwback Thursday admission of $5 for temporary exhibit, “Thrill After Thrill: Thirty Years of Wayne White,” and free to rest of museum. 423-267- 0968, www. huntermuseum.org.

BESSIE’s BIG 9 REVUE — Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Noel Gourdin performs, with Reginald Moss & the Nubreed Showband

opening, 7-10 p. m. Saturday, Aug. 26; doors open 6 p. m. $25 in advance, $ 30 at door. 423-266- 8658, noelgourdin.eventbrite.com.

CHARLES & MYRTLE’S COFFEEHOUSE — Christ Unity Church, 105 McBrien Road. Pauline Pisano, in support of new album “Inside the Wheel,” 8 p. m. Saturday, Aug. 26. $ 10 donation. 423- 892- 4960, www.christunity.org.

CHOO CHOO CHORUS — “Here, There and Everywhere,” annual show featuring nostalgic songs about favorite places, with award- winning quartet Rooftop Records as guests, 7 p. m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at Girls Preparatory School auditorium, 205 Island Ave. $ 15 in advance, $ 18 at door; free to children 12 and younger. 423-265-SING (7464), www.choochoochorus.org.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931- 484-5000, ccplayhouse.com. Memory Road in free Summer Concert Series, 6 p. m. CDT Sept. 3. Optional dinner available from B&B Chuckwagon.

ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS — 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706- 635- 9463, www. engelheim.com. Live music by Troy Underwood, 1: 30 p. m. Saturday, Aug. 26.

GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. — 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 Spiritual Voices featured, 6- 8 p. m. Tuesday, Aug. 29.

423-593-7217.

GOSPEL, HIXSON — The Barn, 6323 Middle Valley Road. Sponsored by Hamilton Funeral Home. Heritage Quartet and the Hamiltons Band, 6- 8 p. m. Friday, Aug. 25. Bring your own seating. 423- 877-2665.

GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH — Rafael’s Italian Restaurant, 5032 Ooltewah- Ringgold Road. Redeeming Grace and Beth Freeman featured, 6: 30- 8: 30 p. m. Monday, Aug. 28. 423356- 9260.

GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH — Wendy’s, 6009 Ooltewah- Georgetown Road, Ooltewah. Featured singers, 6:30-8:30 p.m. each Tuesday. 423-488-6031.

LEE UNIVERSITY MUSIC — Cleveland, Tenn. Percussion Duo Escape 10 in Performing Arts Series, 7: 30 p. m. Aug. 31 in Squires Recital Hall. Tickets are free, but required, 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).

LEVITT AMP MUSIC SERIES — Bessie Smith Cultural Center lawn, 200 E. M. L. King Blvd. Weekly series opens today, Aug. 24, with Kool Moe Dee of “Wild Wild West” fame and opening act Jonathan Treyzz Fowles, 7- 9 p. m. Free. www. chattanoogafun.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 THE WINERY — Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Live music by Scott Stambaugh, 1: 30-5: 30 p. m. Sat-

urday, Aug. 26, and Tommy Joe Conner, 1-5 p. m. Sunday, Aug. 27. Concerts are free. $ 10 wine tasting includes five tastings and logo wine glass. 706- 698- 9463, www. cartecayvineyards.com.

NASH NEXT CHATTANOOGA — Renaissance Center, 630 North Ave., Rossville. Next round for finalists in 107.9 Nash Icon’s contest for record deal with Big Machine Records, 7-10 p. m. Friday, Aug. 25. $ 10. Proceeds go to Hunter Worley Foundation. http://1079NashIcon.com.

NIGHTFALL — The Arts Center, Miller Plaza, 850 Market St. Free concert series sponsored by Chattanooga Presents concludes with headliner KP and the Boom Boom, 8-10 p. m. Friday, Aug. 25; local band Sistren opens at 7 p. m. Free.

423-265- 0771, www. nightfallchattanooga.com. PALACE THEATRE — 72 S. Main St., Crossville, Tenn. All times Central. 931- 484- 6133. www. palacetheatre- crossville.com. › Friday, Aug. 25: Melissa & The Fellas, 7 p. m. $ 15.

› Saturday, Aug. 26: Southern gospel by The McKameys and The Keystones, 7 p. m. $25. PARTY WITH A PURPOSE — The Camp House, 149 E. M. L. King Blvd. Kool Moe Dee follows his Levitt Amp concert with appearance to raise funds for Sankofa Fund for Civic Engagement, 8: 30 p. m. today, Aug. 24. Meet the artist and dance to hits of 1980s and ’ 90s. $ 10. Proceeds go to District Five Fund and its support of public schools. www. sankofacha.com. POSITIVE BLUEGRASS — Jo Mama’s Wraps, 12553 N. Main St., Trenton, Ga. Local musician Carl Towns performs gospel music and “posgrass,” 5: 30-7: 30 p. m. each Wednesday. Free. 706- 657-7138 or carl@wildernessradio.net. RED BANK BLUEGRASS JAM — Grace Nazarene Church, 6310 Dayton Blvd. Jam for bluegrass/country musicians, 6: 30- 9 p. m. each Thursday. Play or listen. 423- 877- 9948. 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.

SAU MUSIC DEPARTMENT — Ackerman Auditorium, Southern Adventist University, 4881 Taylor Circle, Collegedale. Faculty piano recital by Peter Cooper, interim dean of the School of the Music, playing works by Bach, Rochberg, Liszt and Brahms, 7: 30 p. m. Tuesday, Aug. 29. Free.423236-2880. SCENIC CITY CHORUS — Spring Creek Road Baptist Church, 1312 Spring Creek Road. Women’s four- part harmony sessions, 6: 30- 9: 30 p. m. Mondays. 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. 423867-7185. SODDY- DAISY JAMBOREE — Soddy- Daisy Community Center, 190 Depot St. Pickers and listeners gather, 7-10 p. m. today, Aug. 24. Free. 423332-3654. SOUTHERN BREWERS FESTIVAL — Ross’s Landing Park, 190 Chestnut St. (enter at corner of Chestnut and Second streets). CraftWorks Foundation’s annual beer festival includes beer from 30+ breweries and music by The Magpie Salute, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Cereus Bright and Hank & Cupcakes, 2-10 p. m. Saturday, Aug. 26. $20-$25 (must be 21+ and show ID to drink); free for kids 12 and younger. www. southern brewersfestival.com. SUMMER MUSIC WEEKENDS — Rock City Gardens, 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, Ga. Weekly series features old-time, bluegrass/ country musicians, including Matt Downer, Amber Carrington, Martin & Durham, Highbeams and Tarryn Aimee Smith, Friday-Sunday through Labor Day weekend. $22.95 adults, $ 12.95 ages 3-12. 706- 820-2531, www. seerock city.com. TIVOLI THEATRE CONCERTS — 709 Broad St. 423-757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com. Indie folk icon Iron & Wine with Lydia Loveless, 7: 30 p. m. Aug. 28; doors open 6: 30 p. m. $ 30, $ 35 and $ 45 plus fees. US101 COUNTRYFEST — Northwest Georgia Amphitheatre, 220 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, Ga. Country star Kane Brown headlines, 7-10 p. m. Sept. 2; gates open at 5: 30 p. m. $20. us101country.iheart.com.