HATCH Chatt Thursday Events

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Figure Drawing Open Studio            Thursday, April 12, 6-9 p.m.Townsend Atelier, 201 West Main Street, Suite 107 Open studios are non-instructed sessions with live models. A combination of short and long poses will be done. Participants can work at their own pace and can choose whatever medium they wish to work with. Easels and tables will be provided.             Art + Issues: Tasting and Seeing Chattanooga       

Thursday, April 12, 6 p.m.Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View The Hunter Museum’s In-Gallery Community Dialogues continue with Jeff Pfitzer of Gaining Ground. Tonight Jeff will be joined by local farmers in our community who will discuss works from “Dorothea Lange’s America.” They will discuss farming in our community today, its importance and how we can all work to support local food. Free to all in the community.              Writers@Work Lecture: Terry Kay, “An Overview of the Writing Life”  

Thursday, April 12, 7 p.m.CC Bond Humanities Building Auditorium, 4501 Amnicola Highway Chattanooga State Community College Humanities Department presents the first installment of its new “Writers@Work” series. Southern author Terry Kay will speak, which will be followed by a dessert reception and book signing.  “Shakespeare’s The Winter's Tale”

Thursday, April 12, 7 p.m.Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre at the UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St.      For ticket information, call the UTC Fine Arts Center box office at 425-4269 or visit www.tickettracks.com.                       UTC Senior Thesis Exhibition           

Thursday, April 12, All-day event Cress Gallery of Art, UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St.  Final day of UTC Senior' Exhibition I at the Cress Gallery.

Thursday, April 12, 8 p.m.  Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. Anyone interested in seeing a sneak peek of some of the 200-plus events during the 10-day festival. The community can purchase tickets in advance for $20 through the Hunter Museum’s website or by calling 423 267-0968. Tickets are also available for $25 at the door.


See Rock City This Summer With Old Time Travelers and Rock City Raptors

Memorial Day Weekend at Rock City means the sights and sounds of Rock City Raptors Birds of Prey Shows and Summer Music Weekends.  The Old Time Travelers, formerly the New Binkley Brothers, play every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holiday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. through Labor Day. Hear them live while dining at Café 7, Rock City’s new outdoor restaurant featuring southern cuisine with ... (click for more)

Shakespeare Chattanooga Presents All’s Well That Ends Well

After being absent from the theatre scene for a year, Shakespeare Chattanooga is returning with “All’s Well That Ends Well” in August, a co-production with the Grace Players. “We are delighted to be partnering with Grace Episcopal Church’s Grace Players to present ‘All’s Well,’ and the show will be presented at their facility in Brainerd,” said producer Janis Hashe.  The ... (click for more)

Woman Killed In Early-Morning Wreck On Thrasher Pike

A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the 1200 block of Thrasher Pike early Saturday morning. Soddy Daisy Police Chief Phillip Hamrick said a female passenger was ejected from the vehicle. She was transported to Erlanger Hospital by LifeForce helicopter about 3:15 a.m. The driver was transported by Hamilton County EMS. It is believed he had non-life threatening injuries. ... (click for more)

City May Move Forward On $47 Million Wilcox Tunnel Project

City officials may move forward on a $47 million project to upgrade the narrow Wilcox Tunnel through Missionary Ridge. The City Council on Tuesday is to consider a resolution to apply for a $25 million federal TIGER grant. The city would still have to come up with $21,825,000 through "local funds or grants." The city has already spent $175,000 on the project. Improving ... (click for more)

Rep. Eric Watson Reflects On Memorial Day

Memorial Day is the time for Americans to reconnect with their history and the core values that make this country great by honoring those who gave their lives for the ideals we cherish. Soldiers are people who come from all walks of life, from every corner of this great land of ours. They are our fathers, our sons, our mothers and our daughters, our friends, and our neighbors.  ... (click for more)

Roy Exum: A Dose Of Foxhole Humor

During my quest this week for jokes and funny stories that would brighten my day, a surprising number of friends sent me hilarious samples of “fox-hole humor” and it made perfect sense. It was the most famous Marine – Chesty Puller – who once announced to his troops in Korea, “All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind ... (click for more)