posted May 8, 2008
This week in the Arts:
Special Events
Talk to Me, Tennessee...A Statewide Conversation About the Arts will be held May 12-14 at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs Hotel and Conference Center in Nashville. Visit www.arts.state.tn.us/ttmt_conference.htm for registration and additional information.
Creative Discovery Museum hosts Free Family Night Thursday, May 8, from 5:30-8 p.m. For more information, please call (423) 756-2738 or visit www.cdmfun.org.
AVA hosts Art in Public Spaces: A Panel Discussion Tuesday, May 13, from 5:30-7 p.m. in the Main Gallery. For more information, please call (423) 265-4282 or visit www.avarts.org.
The TaleSpin Storytelling Festival will be held Thursday, May 8, through Sunday, May 11, in Downtown Chattanooga. For tickets and a detailed schedule, visit www.downtownchattanooga.org or call (423) 265-0771.
Yossi Olmert, scholar, author, journalist and brother of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, will give a lecture Monday, May 12, at 7 p.m. at the Jewish Cultural Center. Call (423) 493-0270 to make reservations or for more information.
Visual Art & Film
Our Clothesline Fine Art Show at the Sessions House will be held Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 11, from 1-5 p.m. An Opening Wine and Cheese Reception will take place from 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 9th. For more information, visit http://www.ourclothesline.blogspot.com/ or email Katetreick@gmail.com.
An open house for Poised will be held Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Shuptrine Fine Art Group. Please visit www.shuptrinefineartgroup.com or call (423) 266-4453 for more information.
CreateHere is hosting a Pangea Day event on Saturday, May 10, from 2-6 p.m. For more information, please visit www.pangeaday.org or www.createhere.org.
Theatre, Music & Dance
The Chattanooga Girls Choir presents their Spring Concert "Bouquet of Songs" and Silent Auction Friday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Chattanooga. For more information, please call (423) 626-6188.
Ballet Tennessee presents an evening of ballet and contemporary dance at the Roland Hayes Concert Hall in the UTC Fine Arts Center Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. For more information, please visit www.ballettennessee.org.
James and the Giant Peach will be performed at Chattanooga Theatre Centre's Youth Theatre May 2-18. Performances are Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 2:30 p.m. For more information, please call (423) 267-8534 or visit www.theatrecentre.com.
Auditions for Bourbon on the Border will be held at Chattanooga Theatre Centre's Circle Lobby Sunday and Monday, May 11 and 12, at 7:30 p.m. For more information about the play and available roles, visit www.theatrecentre.com.
Arvel Bird, the 2007 Native American Music Awards' Artist of the Year, will perform during Unifest 2008 at the Chattanooga Convention Center Saturday, May 10. The event takes place from 11:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. For more information, call (678) 492-1628 or visit www.unifest2008.com or www.arvelbird.com.
The Chattanooga Traditional Dance Society will hold a Community Contra Dance this Saturday, May 10, from 8-11 p.m. at All Saints Academy. A free contra dance lesson for newcomers is offered at 7:30 p.m. Call (423) 876-7359 or visit www.ContraNooga.org for more information.
The Backyardigans Live! will be performed at Memorial Auditorium Sunday, May 11, at 4 p.m. Call (423) 642-TIXS or visit www.ChattanoogaOnStage.com for tickets.
Writing & Literature
Author Melissa Delbridge will read from and sign copies of her newly published memoir, Family Bible, at Rock Point Books Friday, May 9, at 7 p.m. Please call (423) 756-2855 for more information or visit www.rockpointbooks.com.
The Chattanooga Writers Guild will meet Tuesday, May 13, at 7 p.m. at the Downtown Branch of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. For more information, email visit http://www.chattanoogawritersguild.org or call (423) 893-5539.
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