This week in the Arts:

Special Events

The Creative Discovery Museum Science Theatre will host a Free Community Day to celebrate the grand opening of the new climbing wall on Thursday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call (423) 875-8522 for more information.

Red, White and Blue Days will be held at the Creative Discovery Museum Friday through Sunday. For the schedule of activities, visit www.cdmfun.org.

The Chattanooga Theatre Centre will host a Star Spangled Supper on Saturday beginning at 6:30 p.m. Guests are then invited sit on the Theatre Centre's lawn to enjoy the Pops on the River concert and fireworks. Please call 267-8534 or visit www.theatrecentre.com to purchase tickets.

The Hunter Museum of American Art will offer visitors free admission on Sunday from 12-5 p.m. For more information, visit www.huntermuseum.org.

The Hunter Museum of American Art and the Chattanooga History Center present a program entitled Imagining the West on Thursday, July 9, at 6 p.m. at the Hunter Museum. For more information, visit www.huntermuseum.org.

The Friday Market continues at Miller Plaza Friday. Call 265-0771 or visit www.downtownchattanooga.org for more information.

The Chattanooga Market continues Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at First Tennessee Pavilion. For more information, visit www.chattanoogamarket.com.

The Jewish Cultural Center will host a presentation by Tom Griscom about free speech and what it means in today's world at the annual First Amendment Dinner to be held Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. For more information or to make reservations, call 493-0270.

Visual Art & Film

"The Untold Story of the Great Black Jockeys" will be on display at the Chattanooga African American Museum through Friday, July 10. For more information, please call 266-8658 or visit www.caamhistory.org.

AVA will host a five-week "Beginning Video Making" course each Thursday in July from 6-8 p.m. Visit www.avarts.org for more information or to register.

AVA Gallery will host an artist mixer on Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. For more information, visit www.avarts.org.

Shuptrine Fine Art & Framing and Gold Leaf Designs presents an exhibition by artist Stephen Scott Young through August 2009. For more information, please call (423) 266-4453 or visit www.shuptrinefineartgroup.com.

The opening reception for Human Nature, an exhibit by artists Nancy Kubale-Wicker, Lori Putnam and Bill Suttles, will be held Friday from 6:30-8 p.m. at the River Gallery. Call 265-5033 ext. 5 or visit www.river-gallery.com for more information.

The Art 'til Dark outdoor market, featuring lamp work glass artist Steve Kennedy, will be held Saturday at Winder Binder Folk Art Gallery. For more information, visit www.arttildark.com.

Figurative Sculpture Classes will be held Tuesdays, July 7 and 14, and Thursdays, July 9 and 16, at Decosimo Rogers Studio. For more information, please call 266-0733 or e-mail studio@elizabethrogers.net.

Theatre, Music & Dance

Ring Round the Moon continues through Sunday, July 12, at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. Please call 267-8534 for visit www.theatrecentre.com for showtimes and ticket information.

Psycho Beach Party continues through Saturday, July 18, on the CircleStage of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. For more information, call 267-8534 or visit www.theatrecentre.com.

The Chattanooga Girls Choir is partnering with the Chattanooga Theatre Centre to offer a summer workshop entitled "Creating a Musical" for rising 4th - 7th graders Monday, July 6, - Friday, July 17, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. Call 629-6188 for more information.

The Nightfall Concert Series continues at Miller Plaza Friday with a performance by JJ Grey & Mofro at 8 p.m. and Blues Hammer at 7 p.m. For more information, call 265-0771 or visit www.downtownchattanooga.org.

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.

Auditions for Black Elk Speaks will be held Thursday, and Tuesday - Thursday, June 7-9, at Heritage House. For more information, call 488-7755 or visit www.hamiltoncommunitytheatre.com.

Auditions will be held for Twelve Angry Men Tuesday, July 7 - Wednesday, July 8, at 7 p.m. each evening at the Tennessee Valley Theatre. For more information, visit www.tennesseevalleytheatre.com.

Bye Bye Birdie will be presented at St. Luke United Methodist Church Thursday, July 9 - Saturday, July 11, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 12, at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call 877-6447.

The tenth annual Half-Moon Music Festival will be held on Sunday, July 12, from 1-6 p.m. on Watts Bar Lake in Ten Mile, Tn. Visit www.halfmoonfest.com for more information.

Writing & Literature

Rock Point Books presents "Fun Fridays," a fun children's reading hour, beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. For more information, please visit www.rockpointbooks.com.