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 session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 423-698-5928.
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 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. › Saturday, July 6: Lotus - Underground, 7 p.m; doors open at 6 p.m. Sold out. ›
Saturday, July 13: Exile, 6 p.m.; doors open at 5 p.m. $45-$250.
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.
ENGELHEIM VINEYARDS — 127 Lakeview Road, Ellijay, Ga. 706-635-9463, www. engelheim.com. Live music by Brett Cantrell, 5 p.m. Friday,
July 5; Ron Roper, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6; Surrender
Hill, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7.
FREEDOM CELEBRATION
— Near Collegedale City Hall, 4910 Swinyar Drive. Music on three stages includes Lou Wamp and Von Wamp’s All Star Lineup (6 p.m.) and East Tennessee Symphony Orchestra (8 p.m.) on Commons Stage at Founders Hall; Old-Time Traveler Matt Downer (6 p.m.) and Cedar Ridge Band (8 p.m.) on Veterans Memorial Park Stage; stories, songs and movement with Jennifer Daniels (6 p.m.), plus paper marbling crafts (6 p.m.), demonstrations by TKDo Martial Arts (7 p.m.) and bounce house (7:30 p.m.) at Imagination Station Kids Stage, Wednesday, July 3.
Fireworks at 9:45 p.m. 423-396-3135.
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, July 6. 423-285-2165. GOSPEL, DAYTON, TN — McDonald’s, 130 Able Drive.
No show Thursday, July 4. 423240-6027.
GOSPEL, HIXSON — Burks United Methodist Church, 6433 Hixson Pike. No show Thursday, July 4. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH
— Bojangles, 9225 Lee Highway. Southern Grace Quartet and Adam Knight Family, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 9. 423-715-2046.
GOSPEL, RED BANK — White Oak United Methodist Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave. Brandi Higgins and Tony Guyton featured, 6:30 p.m. Friday,
July 5. 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.
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MOUNTAIN OPRY
— Walden’s Ridge Civic Center, 2501 Fairmount Pike, Signal Mountain. Bluegrass and mountain music, 8-11 p.m. each
Friday. Free. 423-8863252.
MUSIC AT THE WINERY
— Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay, Ga. Live music by Nelson Williams, 1:30-5:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 4; Adrian Stover, 1:30-5:30 p.m.
Friday, July 5; Brad Morgan (in Summer Wine Concert Series), 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6; Craig Hendricks, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, July 7. Free. 706-698-9463, www. cartecayvineyards.com.
NIGHTFALL — Miller Plaza, 850 Market St. Free concert series sponsored by Chattanooga Presents. 423-265-0771, www. nightfallchattanooga.com. ›
Friday, July 5: Headliner Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs, 8 p.m.; local act Danny Polo opens at 7 p.m. › Friday, July 12:
Headliner Israel Nash at 8 p.m.; local act Sharla June opens at 7 p.m.
NOKIAN TYRES SUMMER NIGHTS — Rhea County Courthouse lawn, 375 Church St., Dayton, Tenn. Free concerts by local and regional acts Fridays
in July. Bring your own seating (some benches available). www.scopes festival.com. ›
July 5: Gospel Night with Alabaster Voices opening for Heart Friends, 6 p.m. ›
July 12: Classic rock, blues and outlaw country
with Dylan Blake, 6 p.m.
RED BANK BLUEGRASS JAM — Grace Nazarene Church, 6310 Dayton Blvd. No jam session Thursday, July 4. 423-877-9948. REDEMPTION TO THE
NATIONS CHURCH — 1908 Bailey Ave. Dove Awardwinning contemporary Christian band Big Daddy Weave on Alive tour, with special guests Jonathan Chu on violin and Becca Bradley on cello, 7 p.m. Sunday, July 14.
$15-$75. www.bigdaddyweave. com. THE RINGGOLD OPRY — Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot St., Ringgold, Ga. Bluegrass and old-time country music, clogging and dancing, 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 13. Featured act: Wade Henry Sims & The Last Band, plus Emerald Butler, Arlo Gilliam and Tim Starnes. Free; donations welcome. 706-935-2251. SALE CREEK OPRY — Sale
Creek Lions Club, 15222 Coppinger Road. Old-time country and gospel music, 6:30 p.m. Saturday. $5 couples, $3 singles; free for children 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. 423-9023298, www.sceniccitychorus. com. SENIORS DANCE — Teamsters Union Hall, 4431 Bonny
Oaks Drive. Band plays line dance, slow country and ’50s rock, 7-10 p.m. Saturday. $5 donation. 423-867-7185. SEWANEE SUMMER MUSIC
FESTIVAL — University of the South, 735 University Ave., Sewanee, Tenn. 931-598-1225, http://ssmf.sewanee.edu.org. Summer music festival for high school and college students, through July 14. › Thursday, July 4: Parade Band, 2 p.m. on University Avenue; Patriotic Celebration, 7 p.m. in university quadrangle; both free. › Friday, July 5: Student chamber concerts, 7 p.m., free. › Saturday, July 6: Faculty Artist Series concert, 7:30 p.m., $20. › Sunday, July 7: Symphonic Sunday concert, 2:30 p.m., $20. › Wednesday, July 10:
Faculty Artist Series concert, 7:30 p.m., $20. › Thursday, July 11: Jacqueline Avent Concerto Competition & Festival Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., $20. ›
Friday, July 12: Student chamber concerts, 7 p.m., free. ›
Saturday, July 13: Faculty Artist Series concert, 7:30 p.m., $20; Festival Brass Concert, 10 p.m. in All Saints’ Chapel, free. ›
Sunday, July 14: Symphonic Sunday concert, 2:30 p.m., $20. 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, July 6. Free. 423-529-8009.
STONE CUP CAFE — 208 Frazier Ave. Life & Culture presents Murder He Wrote, 10 p.m. Saturday, July 13. Ages 18+. $5-$10. 615-478-4997. SUMMER MUSIC WEEKENDS
— Rock City Gardens, 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, Ga. 706-820-2531, www.seerockcity.com. Old-time, bluegrass and country music Friday-Sunday and holidays through Labor Day. Featuring Matt
Downer (Friday-Sunday, plus week of July 4), Amber Carrington (Fridays), Tarryn Aimee Smith (Saturdays) and Highbeams (Sundays and holidays). Free with regular admission: $14.95 children 3-12, $26.95 adults.