Music Calendar
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 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, July 20. Lineup: Mountain Opry Band, Just Us Gals, Scenic City Ramblers and The Misfits. Free; donations accepted for club projects. 423-344-7848. 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.Next show: Crowder, 6 p.m. Saturday,
July 20, sold out.
CHOO CHOO CHORUS
— Ponders Funeral Home, 4203 Brainerd Road (new venue). 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 Scotty Hammontree, 5 p.m. Friday, July 19; Surrender Hill, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20; Dr. Paul, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21.
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, DALTON, GA
— McFarland Hill Baptist Church, 307 Brickyard Road. The LeFevre Quartet in concert, featuring the McFarland Hill Choir, 6 p.m.
Sunday, July 21. jeffhullender@hotmail.com. GOSPEL, DAYTON, TN
— McDonald’s, 130 Able Drive. McDonald’s Singers and featured acts, 7 p.m. each Thursday. 423-240-6027.
GOSPEL, FORT OGLETHORPE — Cloud Springs Deli, 4097 Cloud Springs Road. Local artists perform, 6-8:30 p.m. each Monday. 706-956-8128.
GOSPEL, HIXSON — Burks United Methodist Church, 6433 Hixson Pike. Kindred Spirits Vocal Band and guests, 6-8 p.m. each Thursday.
423-593-7217. JAZZ CABARET SUMMER
SERIES — Granfalloon, 400 E. Main St. I’m Jazzed in Chattanooga presents monthly series of top jazz artists and musicians, opening with Julie Dexter and the Tom Woods Jazz Trio, 8 p.m. Saturday,
July 20; doors open at 7:30 p.m. Dress is “jazzy chic” (no shorts, tees or flip-flops). Full bar and appetizers. $40 ticket includes one drink. www. granfalloonchattanooga.com. 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. 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 Tommy Joe Conner in Summer Wine Concert Series, 3:30-7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 20; Johnny Summers, 1-5 p.m. Sunday,
July 21. 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 19: LowDown Brass Band headlines at 8 p.m.; local act D.L. Yancy opens at 7 p.m. › Friday, July 26: Blair Crimmins & the Hookers headlines at 8 p.m.; local act Sing Akademie 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. scopesfestival.com. ›
July 19: Early 20th-century blues, ragtime and swing with Lon Eldridge, 5:30 p.m. to open 31st annual Scopes Festival. RAGIN’ CAJUN MUSIC
FEST — Collegedale Commons, 4950 Swinyar Drive. Inaugural festival includes music and other entertainment, plus crawfish eating contest and Low Country/Cajun boil competition, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday,
July 27. No outside food and drinks. Bring your own seating. Free parking and admission. Vendor booths still available. www.targetmarketingmedia.com, 423-486-7597. 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.
— Ross’s Landing, 100 Riverfront Parkway. Free summer concert series Saturdays through August. 423-756-2211, www. riverfrontnights.com. › Saturday, July 20: The Commonheart headlines at 8 p.m.; local act Burn the Treaty opens at 7 p.m. › Saturday, July 27: West End Blend headlines at 8 p.m.; local act Groove Grease opens at 7 p.m. 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. 423-9023298, 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, July 21. Players of all levels welcome. www. sebabluegrass.org, 423-5808380.
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, July 18. Free.