Enjoy Chattanooga with the following Downtown events happening through Monday, March 31.

The City of Chattanooga Parks and Recreation Department will offer free Tai Ji classes on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7-8 a.m. Classes are scheduled to be held at Miller Park, but will be held at Miller Plaza during inclement weather. The clases are free to the public. For more information about Tai Ji, visit www.TaiJiCommunity.com . To register for the classes, please call 643-6079.

Siskin Children's Institute will present a free workshop on play-based leraning activities this Tuesday, March 25, from noon to 1 p.m. Then on Thursday, March 27, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., they will host a free Summer Camp & Recreation Forum for planning your child's summer fun. Call 648-1758 for more information on either of these programs.

Outdoor Chattanooga will host their second annual Outdoor Expo and Gear Swap on Saturday, March 29, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in Coolidge Park. Clubs, camps, outfitters, conservation organizations may sign up through Wednesday, March 26, to get an exhibition spot. Call 842-6629 for more information.

Join the Hunter Museum on Thursday, March 27th from 8 p.m. - midnight for Hunter Underground featuring great food, drinks, entertainment and a silent auction of items from regional artists. Must be at least 21 years old to attend. Reserve your tickets now by calling 267-0968. Tickets are $40 per person for Hunter Members, $50 per person for non members. Visit www.HunterMuseum.org for more information.

The Chattanooga Nature Center will host a catered dinner and tour of the new Greenlife Grocery building on Thursday, March 27, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. As part of the Nature Center's Sustainability Series, this event will highlight Greenlife's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified design. Registration fee for the event is $15 per person and space is limited. Call 821-1160 for more information.

Noted Christian fiction author Beth Webb Hart will visit Rock Point Books this Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m. to read from and sign copies of her latest book, The Wedding Machine. On Saturday, March 29, at 11 a.m., children's author Amy Sklansky will read The Duck Who Played the Kazoo. Then on Monday, March 31, beginning at 6 p.m., the Southern Literature Book Club will meet to discuss March's selection, Let the Dead Bury the Dead by Randall Kenan. For more information on any of these events, please visit www.RockPointBooks.com or call 756-2855.

Bill Shores Frames and Gallery will host an evening with Frank Taylor and Bill Tobin on Thursday, March 27, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Come celebrate Frank's love for his Cherokee culture with the release of his new CD "Touched by the Hawk", and enjoy it as a backdrop to Bill's uniquely beautiful dragonfly photographs. Please call 756-6746 or visit www.BillShoresFrames.com for more information.

The Nocturne Film Series continues Thursday, March 27, from 7-9:30 p.m. at CreateHere with the showing of "Citizen Kane." For more information, visit www.NocturneChattanooga.com .
The UTC Music Department will present a concert by Duo Pegasus on Thursday, March 27, at 8 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall at the UTC Fine Arts Center. For further information please call 425-4601.

Senior Neighbors will host a Ballroom Dance Party on Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m. The cost is $5 and guests are asked to bring an appetizer. Please call 755-6100 for more information or to make a reservation.

Bob Hartje, Director of the Young Numismatics of Chattanooga, will be at the Creative Discovery Museum on March 28 and 29 from 1-4 p.m. to show and discuss the history of metal and money while also performing historical skits relating to the formation of U.S. coins. For more information, call 756-2738, or visit www.cdmfun.org .

Be moved by the sounds of the CSO orchestra, chorus and guest artists Timothy LeFebvre and Diane Owens as they perform the elevated, noble tone and theme that is Brahms German Requiem this Friday, March 28, and Saturday, March 29, at the Tivoli Theatre, beginning each night at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $23 and are available by phone at (423) 267-8583, online at www.ChattanoogaSymphony.org or at the CSO box office.

The Orchid Gallery, one of Chattanooga's newer venues for art, ceramics and, of course, blooming orchids, will be host to a Kitty Adoption Day on Saturday, March 29, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Several volunteers and kitty "foster moms" representing the new McKamey Animal Care and Adoption Center will be on hand. Please visit www.TheOrchidGallery.net for more information.

Join the Hunter and the Chattanooga Nature Center for the first in a series of nature journaling experiences inspired by the work of Charles Burchfield on Saturday, March 29, from 1-3 p.m. Visit www.HunterMuseum.org for more information.

Corporate and community teams wishing to beat the champion Outdoor Chattanooga River Ratz at the 2nd annual Chattanooga Dragon Boat Festival need to register by this Friday, March 28, for the April 19 races. Visit Chatt.RaceDragonBoats.com for more information.

Shuptrine Fine Art & Framing continues to present a selection of new works by artist Brett Weaver. Mr. Weaver is also conducting a plein air workshop this Saturday, March 29, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., focusing on the simplicity of design, composition, and the importance of variety and color relationships. The workshop is open to art enthusiasts of all levels. Please call 266-4453 for reservations. The "Fabulous Fiddles/Painted Violins" benefitting this year's Chattanooga Symphony & Orchestra Gala are also on preview. Please visit www.GoldLeafDesigns or www.ShuptrineFineArtGroup.com for more information.

The CSO continues its Chamber Concert Series with a performance by the String Quintet on Sunday, March 30, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church beginning at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the door the day of the performance. Contact the CSO box office at 267-8583 for more information.

B. B. King is in the eighth decade of his life and can probably lay claim to being America's most active senior, as well as giving James Brown competition as "The Hardest Working Man In Show Business." He will perform at the Memorial Auditorium this Sunday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased online at www.ChattanoogaOnStage.com , at the Memorial Auditorium box office, or by calling 642-TIXS.

The Chattanooga Downtown Partnership's 2008 Tour of Downtown Living will be held this Sunday, March 30, from 1-6 p.m. Ticket holders may travel throughout downtown via shuttle or at their own pace to view nine unique homes. Shuttle tour tickets are $18 and must be purchased in advance. Shuttle tickets for children 10 and under are $12. Self-Guided tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for children 10 and under. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.DowntownChattanooga.org or by calling 265-0771. Self-guided tickets will also be sold in the Waterhouse Pavilion on the day of the tour. The Tour of Downtown Living is sponsored by Hefferlin & Kronenberg Architects, BB&T, Live Urban Marketing, Sunny 92.3, WSMC and WTCI. Please visit www.DowntownChattanooga.org or call 265-0771 for more information.