Downtown Happenings Through July 6

Monday, June 29, 2009

Enjoy Summer in Chattanooga with the following downtown events happening through Monday, July 6:

The Lookouts will take on the Carolina Mudcats Monday through Friday this week. Come support your team at the AT&T Field. For more information or to purchase tickets visit www.lookouts.com.

Please join Rock Point Books, Monday at 6 p.m. for our Southern Lit Book Club. The group with discuss The Light in the Piazza and Other Italian Tales by Elizabeth Spencer. For more information about this book club, please call 309-7464.

WTCI-TV and the Chattanooga Choo Choo will host a preview screening of Tracing the Tracks, a WTCI-produced documentary, on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Chattanooga Choo Choo Centennial Theatre. Visit www.wtcitv.org for more information.

On Thursday the Doubletree Hotel of Chattanooga is hosting a car wash that will benefit over 150 children in the Shrine Hospital. One hundred percent of the money donated during this car wash will be given to the Shrine to pay for supplies, transportation, and other medical items needed to transport the children to the Circus. For more information call 756-5150.

The Chattanooga Music Club's Third Annual Patriotic Celebration will be held Thursday at Memorial Auditorium beginning at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.chattanoogamusicclub.org.

Parents and children are invited to join Rock Point Books on Friday at the Hunter Art Museum. Staff members will discuss the new exhibit of glass chandeliers by artist Dale Chihuly. Kids can even make some wire chandeliers of their own. For more information call 756-2855 or visit www.RockPointBooks.com.

Join Chattanooga’s bicycle commuters for free coffee and traffic tales at the monthly Bike2Work breakfast, Friday from 7-8:30 a.m., on the south end of the Walnut St. Bridge. Experienced commuters, first-timers, or people interested in trying bicycle commuting are welcome. Call 643-6888 for more information.

This Friday the Friday Market held in Miller Plaza’s Waterhouse Pavilion will feature a variety of items for sale including fresh produce and jewelry. Visit www.DowntownChattanooga.org for more information.

Celebrate 21 years of free music as the Chattanooga Downtown Partnership continues its 2009 Nightfall Concert Series this Friday on the BlueCross Stage in Miller Plaza. Opening act Blues Hammer will take the stage at 7 p.m., followed by JJ Grey & Mofro at 8 p.m. Visit www.downtownchattanooga.org or call 265-0771 for more information.

The opening reception for Human Nature will be held Friday from 6:30-8 p.m. at the River Gallery. A special painting technique demonstration, by artist Lori Putnam, will take place earlier in the day from 2-4 p.m. Call 265-5033 ext. 5 or visit www.river-gallery.com for more information.

Come enjoy free live jazz music in The Foundry Lounge in the Chattanoogan Hotel. The shows are on Friday and Saturday nights, from 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. This week’s entertainer is Bill Hackler. For more information call 424-3700 or visit chattanooganhotel.com.

Saturday the Chattanooga Downtown Partnership will celebrate Independence Day with a patriotic concert at Coolidge Park. Featuring the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Orchestra, Robert Bernhardt, Music Director and Conductor, Pops on the River is an outdoor musical concert held from 8-9:45 p.m., concluding with a patriotic fireworks finale shot from Renaissance Park. It is presented free to the public by sponsoring organizations Comcast, along with Alstom and Allied Arts. For more information call 265-0771 or visit www.downtownchattanooga.org.

Outdoor Chattanooga will provide a free bicycle valet service during the Pops on the River concert on Saturday from 6-11 p.m. at their facility in Coolidge Park. They will also be accepting donations for Pedal Power, an effort to provide new and gently used bicycles and helmets to homeless individuals working to improve their lives. For more information about the Bicycle Valet and Pedal Power, call 643-6888 or visit outdoorchattanooga.com.

Chattanooga Football Club’s next home match is at Finley Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m. For more information visit chattanoogafc.com.

Sunday will be the Chattanooga Market’s annual Ice Cream Social event, a favorite for all kids and adults alike. For a $5 ticket, you'll get generous samples from each of the creameries - and you'll be donating to a good cause. All proceeds will benefit the Chattanooga Chambliss Shelter. Hudson K and Hannah Miller will provide entertainment during this great fundraiser, on the EPB Stage in the First Tennessee Pavilion. For more information visit www.chattanoogamarket.com.


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