This week
Songs 4 Summer, Flowery Branch. Top 40s to Motown, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sterling on the Lake, 7004 Lake Sterling Blvd., Flowery Branch. 770-967-9777. Free.
AthFest, Athens. With about 200 performers including Black Lips, Dead Confederate, Patterson Hood & the Screwtopians, Randall Bramblett Band and Dreams So Real. Today-Sunday, various venues, downtown Athens. Wristbands for club entry $15 in advance, $20 at the festival.Sautee Nacoochee Community Chorale, Sautee. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sautee Nacoochee Center Theatre, 283 Ga. 255 N., Sautee. $13 members, $18 nonmembers, $5 kids age 6-17, free for ages 5 and younger. 706-878-3300.
"Conway Twitty: The Musical," Hiawassee. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Anderson Music Hall, Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds, 1311 Music Hall Road, Hiawassee. $17-$27. 706-896-4191.
Rock & Rebels Tour: Kid Rock and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Atlanta. 6 p.m. Sunday, Lakewood Amphitheatre, 2002 Lakewood Way, Atlanta. $20-$226. Ticketmaster.
Parker Brothers, Hiawassee. Bluegrass. Square dancers and cloggers can come and dance. 7 p.m. Monday, Towns County Senior Center, 67 Lakeview Circle, Hiawassee. Free. 706-896-1060 or info@townshistory.org.
Demi Lovato, Duluth. With David Archuletta. 7:30 p.m. Monday, Gwinnett Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. $39.50-$49.50. 800-224-6422 or Ticketmaster.
Beyonce, Atlanta. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Philips Arena, 1 Philips Drive, Atlanta. $20.75-$109.75. 800-745-3000 or Ticketmaster.
Upcoming
Patriotic Pops Concert, Gainesville. Gainesville Symphony Orchestra. Bring a picnic and lawn chair or reserve a table. 7:30 p.m. July 3, Brenau University Amphitheatre, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville. $30 adults, $27 seniors, $12 students. 770-532-5727.
Bad Habits Band Fourth of July Tailgate Party, Dahlonega. Classic Southern Rock and country. Bring your grill and coolers; live music outside. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. July 4, 1450 Lumpkin County Parkway, off Ga. 400, Dahlonega. $5.
FreedomFest, Demorest. Featuring Canton Jones, Francesca Batistelli, Shane & Shane and Barlow Girl. Fly-over, military tribute and kids activities. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. July 4, The Torch Church of God, 800 Cannon Bridge Road, Demorest. $10 at the gate, $5 parking, $10 vans, $15 buses. 706-778-4063.
Ongoing
Appalachian Jam, Dahlonega. Saturdays through Nov. 7, downtown Dahlonega. Free. 706-864-3513.
Saturday Evening Concert Series, Helen. 8 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 14, Unicoi State Park & Lodge, 1788 Ga. 356, Helen. $5 parking; donation.
The North Georgia Barbershop Singers, Cumming. Men only can join rehearsals. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1125 Tribble Gap Road, Cumming. 770-889-9125 or 770-889-9125.