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All talent levels are welcome to attend and sing at the 12th Annual “Holiday Sing” Friday at the Ten Pound Fiddle concert series. The event is hosted by longtime local folk-music supporter Sally Potter. The diverse selection of songs is holiday- and winter-themed, with lyric sheets provided. Past events have drawn over 150 singers. This year one of the guest musicians will be singer/songwriter Matt Watroba, who has hosted a variety of community singing events, including the Mid-Winter Singing Festival. Also providing music is dulcimer virtuoso Doug Berch. Not only has Berch mastered the art of playing the instrument, he also builds mountain dulcimers in his Haslett shop and is nationally known on both the dulcimer festival and luthier circuits.

Unitarian Universalist Church, 855 Grove St., East Lansing. $12/$10 member/$5 student/$25 family. 7:30 p.m., Friday Dec. 12

Tyrone Johnson Quartet at Xiao´s ´Jazz X´ , Friday, Dec. 5

Xiao Modern Asian Bistro, located just north of the Frandor Shopping Center, hosts “Jazz X,” a biweekly free live jazz music series. Friday, the Tyrone Johnson Quartet performs. The group comprises saxophonist Tyrone Johnson, George DeLancy (bass), Richard Wolfolk (piano) and drummer Austin Howard. Johnson’s early work included a stint at the Greater Cleveland Playhouse Production Co. and touring the country in both big band and small-band combos. Over the years he’s played a string of large festivals, including the 2011 Lansing JazzFest with his group, the Tyrone Johnson Funk Fusion Group. His resume includes gigs with jazz greats like Clark Terry, Gerry Mulligan and Chuck Mangione. On the pop-music spectrum he’s performed alongside Little Anthony and the Imperials, Martha & the Vandellas, the Coasters and Kenny Loggins.

Xiao Modern Asian Bistro, 3415 E. Saginaw St., Lansing. FREE. 8:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5

The Jackpine Snag at Midtown Brewing Co., Saturday, Dec. 6

The Jackpine Snag, a self-described “grungy doom-blues band,” plays a free show Saturday at Midtown Brewing Co. in downtown Lansing. To get an idea of the Jackpine Snag’s dark and ominous riffing, imagine if Seattle grunge band Tad had been a smidge bluesy or ZZ Top was exceedingly pissed off and heavy. The Lansing-based band, which is on the Silver Maple Kill Records’ roster, formed in 2010; by early 2011, it was gigging and recording. Since then, the trio has released two vinyl EPs: “The Omega Stump” (2013) and “The Fire Tower” (2014). The Jackpine Snag is songwriter/front man Joe Hart (guitar/vocals) and drummer Todd Karinen. A new addition to the band is bassist Jason Roedel, of fellow local acts Dozic and the Devil’s Cut. Opening the Midtown Brewing Co. gig are Fade to Black, Seritas and Croatone.

Midtown Brewing Co., 402 S. Washington Square, 18-up. FREE. 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6