This week

Amigos for Christ Music Weekend, Buford and Suwanee. Festival will include performances by Banks and Shane, Full Circle Band, Shae Laurel, the North Gwinnett High School Drumline and others. Golf Classic Friday at Lake Lanier Islands' Legacy Golf Club; festival 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Town Center Park, 370 Buford Highway, Suwanee.

Clarkesville's Homemade Jam, Clarkesville. Live, local bands. 3-5 p.m. Saturdays in Oct., gazebo, downtown Clarkesville square. 706-754-2220.

Upcoming

A Night at the Movies, Gainesville. Gainesville Symphony Orchestra and the Gainesville Theatre Alliance. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16, Pearce Auditorium, 500 Washington St., Gainesville. $20-$30 adults, $18-$27 seniors age 65 and older, $8 students.

Hemlockfest, Dahlonega. Lumpkin Coalition. Benefits the Veronika Jackson, Blue Mother Tupelo, The Michelle Malone Banned, Packway Handle Band and others. Nov. 5-7, Starbridge Retreat, Dahlonega. 706-867-5157.

Ongoing

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.

 Singers needed, Cleveland. The Truett-McConnell College Community Choir needs singers to join the choir for Handel's "Messiah," which will be presented in concert on Nov. 11. Schirmer score will be used. Singers can bring their own scores. Rehearsals will be held each Thursday beginning today, from 8 to 9 p.m. at Truett-McConnell College, 100 Alumni Drive, Cleveland. 706-865-2134, ext. 215.