posted August 14, 2008
This week in the Arts:
Special Events
The Chattanooga History Center will offer Riverfront Tours featuring a general history of Chattanooga Thursdays through Sundays, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., through Aug. 24. Tours depart from, and return to, the Tennessee Aquarium Plaza. For more information, call (423) 265-3247, ext. 10.
Join the Creative Discovery Museum on Thursday, Aug. 14, from 5:30-8 p.m. for Free Family Night. For more information, please call (423) 756-2738.
A jewelry show to benefit the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Guild will be held Thursday, Aug. 21, from 11:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. at Hanover Gallery. For further information contact Laurie Shipley, Marketing Director for the CSOG, by email at ljshipley@comcast.net or call (423) 875-6322 or (423) 290-7854.
The first annual Bessie Smith Heritage Festival is set for Saturday, Aug. 23, on the grounds of the Chattanooga African American Museum. The opening activity, "A Tribute to Bessie," begins at 2:30 p.m. and festivities continue until midnight. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bessiesmithheritagefestival.com. To obtain additional information about the festival or to inquire about sponsorship or vendor opportunities, call (423) 266-8658.
The Jewish Community Federation of Greater Chattanooga will host the third lecture of their three-part series, "All Politics Is Local," at the Jewish Cultural Center with Mayor Ron Littlefield discussing the local perspective Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 6:30 p.m. For more information or to make reservations, call (423) 493-0270 ext. 13 or email atreadwell@jcfgc.com.
The Friday Market and Rhythm & Noon Concert series continues Friday, Aug. 16, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Miller Plaza. Call (423) 265-0771 for more information.
Visual Art & Film
The Chattanooga African American Museum will host the Smithsonian travel exhibit, The Dancer Within, through Aug. 15. To obtain additional information about the
Smithsonian traveling exhibit or to inquire about other exhibits, please call (423) 266-8658.
The Chattanooga African American Museum hosts "Design of a Decade: The House That Reco Built" through Friday, Oct. 24. For more information about the exhibit, please call (423) 266-8658.
The Hunter Museum will host a wine tasting followed by an insider's look at the William Morris exhibition Thursday, Aug. 14, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are required for the wine tasting. For more information, please call (423) 267-0968.
A solo exhibition of recent paintings by James McKissic will be held at the Chattanooga African American Museum from Friday, Aug. 22, until Monday, Sept. 22.
The Jewish Community Federation of Greater Chattanooga presents "Think Globally, Draw Locally," a collection of editorial cartoons by Clay Bennett, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, through Sept. 4. For more information, please call (423) 493-0270.
The Gallery will host an opening reception for "Responding to Life," an expressive body of work that reflects the triumphs, beauty and everyday challenges of living our daily lives, Friday, Aug. 15, from 5-8 p.m.
The "Raku with Steven Forbes de Soule" workshop will be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 16 and 17, at the Oak Ridge Art Center in Oak Ridge. Call (865) 482-1441 for more information.
An opening reception for "Civil War: The Saga Continues", featuring Dr. Stephen Golder's photographs of Civil War reenactments and images by Dan Jeter, Leslie O'Rear, Edward Richards, Seth Shaffer, and Tim Solomon, will be held at the Gallery at Blackwell Friday, Aug. 22, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information, call (423) 894-7112.
Theatre, Music & Dance
Wonder of the World continues at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre through Saturday, Aug. 16. Performances are Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Please call (423) 267-8534 for more information.
CreateHere and the Shaking Ray Levi Society present Col. Bruce Hampton and Roger Alan Wade at 35° 85° on Monday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. at Loose Cannon Gallery.
The Nightfall Concert Series continues at Miller Plaza Friday, Aug. 15, with The Whigs performing at 8 p.m. and The Bohanans at 7 p.m. For more information, please call (423) 265-0771.
Choral Arts of Chattanooga will hold auditions for the 2008-2009 season Monday, Aug. 18, from 6-8 p.m. at the Lee University Music Department in Cleveland and Tuesday, Aug. 19, from 7-9:30 p.m. at First-Centenary United Methodist Church in Chattanooga. For more information or to schedule an audition, call (423) 877-7050 or email info@choralartsofchattanooga.org.
The Riverfront Nights Summer Music Series continues Saturday, Aug. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at Ross's Landing with a performance from the Red Hot Poker Dots. For more information on this event, please call (423) 756-2211.
The Blue Orleans Creole Restaurant-Downtown will host a jazz celebration every Tuesday called "Our Spirit Lives On." Reservations are recommended due to limited seating. Please call (423) 757-0088 for more information.
Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming will be presented by The Community Players at The Colonnade on Friday, Aug. 15, and Saturday, Aug. 16, at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on Aug. 16, at 10 a.m. Call (706) 935-9000 for ticket information.
Auditions for Black Elk Speaks will be held Sunday, Aug. 17, and Monday, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. at Audubon Acres. Call (423) 488-7755 or (423) 304-7157.
The Tennessee Valley Theatre in Spring City presents "Cowboy Envy" on Friday, Aug. 22, at 7:30 p.m. "Cowboy Envy," in the tradition of the original singing cowboy, performs Western music from the thirties and forties. For reservations or information, call (423) 365-PLAY.
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