Enjoy Winter in Chattanooga with the following downtown events happening through Monday, Dec. 17.
Join Choral Arts Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. for Christmas with Choral Arts at First-Centenary United Methodist Church. For more information visit
www.choralartsofchattanooga.org or call 877-7050.
The Tivoli Theatre will host a Jim Brickman Holiday Concert this Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale online at www.ChattanoogaOnStage.com and at Memorial Auditorium box office. Call 642-TIXS to charge by phone.
Rock Point Books will host several events this week. On Wednesday, Dec. 12, Ron Bliss, author of Ray Mears' Big Orange Memories, will hold a reading and signing beginning at 7 p.m. On Thursday, Dec. 13, Gov. Winfield Dunn will read and sign his autobiography From a Standing Start: My Tennessee Political Odyssey, beginning at 7 p.m. Then on Friday, Dec. 14, author and editor Sonny Brewer will read and sign his most recent novel, Cormac: The Tale of a Dog Gone Missing, beginning at 7 p.m. For more information on any of these events, please visit www.RockPointBooks.com
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The NorthShore Merchants Collective is sponsoring a toy and food drop to benefit the Northside Neighborhood House and their efforts to help those less fortunate during this holiday season. Look for the collection boxes located at several NorthShore locations through Thursday, Dec. 13. For more information, please call 267-2217.
This is the final week for two great productions at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. A Holiday Homecoming, an original musical featuring gospel, bluegrass, and traditional Christmas music - including two original songs - will be presented Thursday through Sunday. The Youth Theatre's presentation of the classic story of Sleeping Beauty comes to a fairy-tale ending with three final performances Friday through Sunday. For tickets and times of shows, call 267-8534.
Football icon Bill Curry will be the principal speaker this Thursday, Dec. 13, at the Greater Chattanooga Fellowship of Christian Athletes Championship Breakfast at the Chattanooga Convention & Trade Center. The breakfast is held in conjunction with the NCAA Football College Subdivision Championship game. For tickets or additional information, call 870-4091.
The Hunter Museum will hold Hunter Live: Video Podcasts by UTC students, this Thursday, Dec. 13, 6:30 p.m. The view of the Hunter from the eyes of students in the UTC Communications Department will be featured in this program. For more information, visit www.HunterMuseum.org
The Chattanooga History Center will present Downtown Lights: Remembering Christmas in Chattanooga 1876-2007 at 7 p.m. on Dec. 20, at the English Rose Tea Room. The fee of $7 includes a dessert and unlimited hot tea or coffee. The instructor is the Museum's Curator, Dr. Daryl Black. The registration deadline is this Friday, Dec. 14. For more information, or to register, call 423-265-3247.The Zoo invites owners and pets this Friday, Dec. 14, from 5:30-8 p.m., to celebrate the holidays with red pandas, green geckos and all the rest of the animals during Holiday Lights. Activities, cocoa, and photos with Santa will take place in the Warner Family Education Center, out of the cold. For more information call 697-1319.
The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera continues its tradition of bringing audiences "Home for the Holidays" with its Holiday Pops concert at the Tivoli Theatre this Saturday and Sunday. This annual performance offers a unique opportunity to hear the world premiere of Chattanooga composer George S. Clinton's "The Santa Clause Suite" from The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause. Tickets are available by phone at 267-8583, online at www.ChattanoogaSymphony.org or at the CSO box office.
The 2007 NCAA Division I Football Championship will be held at Finley Stadium Davenport Field on Friday, Dec. 14. Tickets are on sale and may be purchased at McKenzie Arena on UTC's campus, by calling 266-6627 or online at www.TicketTracks.com .
The 2 Funny Tour, featuring Sommore, Bro-Man, Zoo Man, and Ice Cream, will be held at the Memorial Auditorium this Saturday, Dec. 15, at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now online at www.ChattanoogaOnStage.com and at the Memorial Auditorium box office. Call 642-TIXS to charge by phone.
The Chattanooga Lady Mocs basketball team will host Alabama on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 1 p.m. in the McKenzie Arena, followed by The Chattanooga Mocs against the College of Charleston at 7 p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.GoMocs.com or contact the McKenzie Arena Box Office at 266-MOCS. Then on Sunday, Dec. 16, the Chattanooga Mocs Wrestling team will take on Missouri at 1 p.m. in Maclellan Gym. For more information, please call 425-5273.