This week
The Sautee Nacoochee Community Chorale spring concert, Sautee. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sautee Nacoochee Center Theatre, 283 Ga. 255 N., Sautee. $13 SNCA members, $18 nonmembers. 706-878-3300.
Rock in the Spring, Gainesville. Featuring Mid Life Crisis. Benefits Challenged Child and Friends, Inc. 7-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Brenau Amphitheater, 500 Washington St., Gainesville. $20 before event; $25 at the door. 770-535-8372, ext. 309 or gail@challengedchild.org.
Southern Voice Tour, Atlanta. Tim McGraw with Lady Antebellum and Love & Theft. 7 p.m. Saturday, Aaron's Amphitheater at Lakewood, 2002 Lakewood Way, Atlanta. $30-$69.25. Ticketmaster.
Swinging in the Vines, Sautee. Live music by keyboard player Alan Davis. Wine tastings and light hors d'oeuvres. 2:30-6 p.m. Saturday, Sautee Nacoochee Vineyards tasting room, Nacoochee Crossing, intersection of Ga. 17 and Ga. 255, Sautee. Free. 706-878-1056 or 706-878-0542.
Atlanta Boy Choir, Demorest. 7 p.m. Saturday, Piedmont College, 165 Central Ave., Demorest. $10 adults, $5 students and seniors, free for Piedmont faculty, staff and students with ID cards.
Good for the Hood, Athens. Benefit concert featuring Bain Mattox; Wilder Embry and Chris Bennett; and Heather Heyn. 2-5 p.m. Saturday, White Tiger Gourmet, 217 Hiawassee Ave., Athens. $7 advance, $10 at the door. 706-206-3055 to reserve a ticket.
Spring concert, Athens. The Athens Youth Symphony, Philharmonia and Concert Strings. 4 p.m. Sunday, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, UGA Performing Arts Center, 230 River Road, Athens. Free. 706-543-1907.
Upcoming
Daniel Rodriguez, Gainesville. 8 p.m. May 20. The Arts Council's Smithgall Arts Center, 331 Spring St., Gainesville. $25. 770-534-2787.
Bluegrass Festival, Blairsville. Bands including the Raven Welch Band, Roots & Branches, Forgiven, Hwy 76, Parker Brothers, Regrass, Harmony Way and Blue Billy Grit. Dogs must be leashed. Concessions and restrooms available. Bring your own lawn chairs. 5-11 p.m. May 21 and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. May 22, Canal Lake Campground, 1035 Canal Lake Road, Blairsville. $5; children age 11 and younger free. 706-835-9230.
Caroline Aiken and DeDe Vogt, Sautee. 8 p.m. May 22, Sautee Nacoochee Center, 283 Ga. 255 N., Sautee. $15 SNCA members, $20 nonmembers. 706-878-3300.
Toccoa Symphony Orchestra Pops Concert, Toccoa. 4 p.m. May 23, Garrison Auditorium, Georgia Baptist Center, Toccoa. $10 adults at the door; $7 in advance; free for students and children. 706-282-0377 or 706-886-0778.
Music at the Vines Mansion, Loganville. 5 p.m. May 30: American Blues Fest with Randall Bramblett, Yonrico Scott Band, Col. Bruce Hampton and Mike Delaney; 7 p.m. June 16: Drivin' N Cryin'; 7 p.m. Aug. 20: Chris Cagle; 5 p.m. Sept. 19: Ernie Haase and Signature Sound. The Vines Mansion, 3500 Oak Grove Road, Loganville. Tickets for American Blues Fest: $27.10 general admission; 6-seat VIP tables, $480.25. Call for information about other concert ticket prices. 770-554-2284.
Star Spangled Salute to American Heroes, Gainesville. The Northwinds Symphonic Band. 7:30 p.m. May 31, First Baptist Church of Gainesville, 751 Green St. NW, Gainesville. Free.
Concerts at the Depot, Flowery Branch. Bring a picnic, blankets and chairs. 7-9 p.m. second and fourth Saturdays in June, July and August. James Patrick Morgan, June 12; Grafted by Grace, June 26, Blossom Creek Breeze, July 10; Grafted by Grace, July 24; Jordan Rager, Aug. 14 and Blossom Creek, Aug. 28, Old Train Depot, 5600 Main St., Flowery Branch. Free. 678-698-1387.
Patriotic Picnic Pops concert, Gainesville. Gainesville Symphony Orchestra with Shawn Megorden. 7:30 p.m. July 3, Brenau University Amphitheater, 500 Washington St., Gainesville. $30 adults, $27 seniors, $12 students. Add $50 per table of eight. 770-532-5727.
Georgia Bluesfest 2010, Dahlonega. Guitarist Johnny Winter, James Cotton, Men In Blues, Fat Momma Band, Robert Lee Coleman, Reverb-O-Rockets, Sammy Blue Band and WSNB. Gates open at 9:30 a.m.; music, 11 a.m.; Johnny Winter and James Cotton, 9 p.m. August 21, R-Ranch Rodeo Arena, 65 R Ranch Road, Dahlonega. $40. brian@georgiabluesfest.com.
Ongoing
Blue Sky Concert series, Gainesville. Live music noon Wednesdays through May 26, downtown Gainesville square. Free. 770-297-1141.
First Friday Night Concert Series, Dahlonega. 6:30-8:30 p.m. first Fridays of the month through October. Remember When Band, June 4; The Georgia Mudcats and Yahoola, July 2; Fools Gold of Dahlonega, Aug. 6; Russo and Noe, Sept. 3 and Kurt Thomas, Oct. 1. Hancock Park, one block off the square, downtown Dahlonega.
Appalachian Jam, Dahlonega. Acoustic bluegrass and old time string music. Musicians and listeners welcome. 2-5 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 9, Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site, downtown Dahlonega square. 706-864-3513 or 706-864-6133.