This Week In The Arts

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Special Events 

Countdown to Kindergarten will be held Thursday, July 19 from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and the Honey Harvest Celebration will take place Saturday - Sunday, July 28 - 29 from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Creative Discovery Museum. For more information, visit www.cdmfun.org.

Art.a.ma.jig, a fundraiser to benefit the Arts & Education Council, will be held Thursday, July 19 from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. at Tanner-Hill Gallery. To purchase tickets, please call (423) 267-1218 or visit www.artsedcouncil.org.

Fresh on Fridays, featuring local food, flowers and fruit, will be held at Miller Plaza on July 20 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Tickets for the Serve & Protect sustainable seafood event, featuring entertaining cooking demonstrations by celebrity chef Alton Brown at the IMAX Theater, will be available beginning Monday, July 23. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.tnaqua.org.

The Southside ArtStroll, celebrating our artists, musicians, photographers, craftsmen, chefs, roasters, stylists, galleries, businesses, hostels, and neighborhoods, will be held Friday, June 29 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. View the Southside ArtStroll Facebook page for more information. 

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The Hunter Museum of American Art will host the All-American Summer Concert Series featuring a performance by Fletcher Bright and the Dismembered Tennesseans on Thursday, July 19 at 6:00 p.m. Visit www.huntermuseum.org for more information.

The Chattanooga Theatre Centre's production of Anything Goes continues each weekend through Sunday, July 29. For more information, call (423) 267-8534 or visit www.theatrecentre.com.

Ballet Tennessee will hold its Summer Master Class Series through Thursday, July 26 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Dancers participating in the Summer Intensive and Dance Alive programs will perform Friday, July 27 at 6:00 p.m. at the UTC Hayes Concert Hall. For more information, please visit www.ballettennessee.org.

The CSO will perform with the Grammy-winning folk rock duo The Indigo Girls on Saturday, July 28 at 8:00 p.m. at the Tivoli Theatre. Tickets may be purchased by calling (423) 267-8583 or visiting www.chattanoogasymphony.org.

The Folk School of Chattanooga will host a performance by Georgia Crackers and Blind Boy Paxton on Thursday, July 19 at 8:00 p.m., a Dulcimer Day celebration on Friday, July 20 beginning at 5:00 p.m. and a Sunday Night Square Dance Party on July 22 at 7:00 p.m.  Visit www.chattanoogafolk.com for more information.

The Nightfall Concert Series continues on Friday, July 20 at 8:00 p.m. at Miller Plaza with a performance by Chuck Prophet. The opening act is Endelouz. For more information, call (423) 265-0771 or visit www.nightfallchattanooga.com.

Tennessee Valley Theatre will host performances of Happy Days, A New Musical Friday - Sunday, July 20 - 22. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.tennesseevalleytheatre.com or by calling (423) 365-7529.

The Signal Mountain Playhouse will present their production of Meredith Willson's The Music Man Friday - Saturday, July 20 - 21 at 8:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.smph.org or call (423) 886-5243.

Godspell, featuring both homeless and non-homeless performers, will be performed Friday - Tuesday, July 20 - 24 at The Salvation Army's 614 Corps' ReCreate Cafe. To puchase tickets or for more information, call (423) 756-1023 or visit www.csarmy.org

Glee-ETC Performance Camp will be held Monday - Friday, July 23 - 27 at the Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga.  Visit www.ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com or call (423) 987-5141 to register.

The Blue Man Group will perform at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium on Thursday, July 26 at 8:00 p.m. Visit www.chattanoogaonstage.com or call (423) 642-TIXS for ticket information.

The Colonnade Community Theater will present their production of Disney's Aladdin, Jr. Friday - Saturday, July 27 - 28 at 7:30 p.m. Call (706) 935-9000 or visit www.colonnadecenter.org for additional information.

Eclectic, a summer concert series providing an array of different mixtures of musical genres, continues Saturday, July 28 at 8:30 p.m. at The Camp House with the theme of "The Soul Of Broadway." For more information, visit www.tcuchatt.com.

The Ryan Oyer Band and Megan Howard will perform on Saturday, July 28 at 8:00 p.m. at the Barking Legs Theater. Call (423) 624-5347 for more information.

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AVA's Salon Show continues through Saturday, July 28. Visit www.avarts.org for more information.

Oil Painting Bootcamp with instructor James Courtenay James will take place Saturday, July 21 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Townsend Atelier. To register, visit www.townsendatelier.com or call (423) 266-2712.

A demonstration by artist Judy Klick will be held Saturday, July 21 from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at River Gallery. Call (423) 265-5033 ext. 5 or visit www.river-gallery.com for additional information.

The world film premiere of Ella will be held Saturday, July 21 at 8:00 p.m. at the Tivoli Theatre followed by the showing of Breakfast at Tiffany's as part of the Summer Movie Classics series. For more information, visit www.chattanoogaonstage.com

Shuptrine's Gold Leaf Designs will host an open house on Saturday, July 28 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For additional information, call (423) 266-4453 or visit www.shuptrines.com.



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Summer Programs Begin At Chickamauga And Chattanooga National Military Park

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will host summer programs at Chickamauga Battlefield and Lookout Mountain Battlefield. Programs for the summer begin June 2 and end mid-August.    The Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center will be open from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center will be open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. There are ... (click for more)

City Council Ad Hoc Committee To Study Moving Elections To August, Adding More Districts, Staggering Terms

City Council Vice Chairman Chip Henderson said Tuesday he will lead an ad hoc committee that will look into possibly increasing the number of council districts from the current term. The panel will also look at staggering the terms of council members, who are currently all elected at the same time, he said. Vice Chairman Henderson said the committee will also look into moving ... (click for more)

Chief Magistrate Russell Says Ables Should Have Waited To Sign Warrant For Teen Beer Bust

Officials in the Sheriff's Department said a warrant was not obtained early Saturday morning to go inside a house where over 20 allegedly beer-drinking teens were partying because a magistrate said he was about to get off duty and wouldn't wait over. Sgt. Robert Starnes said he was standing by a deputy who called Magistrate Larry Ables at 4:30 a.m. seeking the warrant ... (click for more)

Thanks, Sheriff

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department is very responsive and professional out in Apison, and I appreciate that.  We have some fine deputies serving Hamilton County.    I took a minute to call and tell them thank you, I hope my neighbors will also. Brian Wood Apison (click for more)

Roy Exum: Please Send Me Funny Jokes

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