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ArtsBuild Has Community Open Houses

  • Thursday, July 24, 2025

ArtsBuild works to build stronger communities through the arts with investments and focus in three main areas—arts access, arts education and arts leadership—to grow the arts ecosystem in Chattanooga-Hamilton County.

Learn more about ArtsBuild's grants, programs, and arts advocacy initiatives at an open house. Sign up for one of the following dates.

Thursday, July 31
2-3 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 28
2-3 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 25
2-3 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 30
2-3 p.m.

Latest Headlines
Upcoming City Council Agenda For Tuesday
  • Government
  • 7/25/2025
Randy Smith: Umps Should Lighten Up
Randy Smith: Umps Should Lighten Up
  • Sports
  • 7/25/2025
East Hamilton Basketball Selects Gary Long
East Hamilton Basketball Selects Gary Long
  • Prep Sports
  • 7/25/2025
Railroad Work Prompts Upcoming Closure On Alton Park Boulevard
  • Government
  • 7/25/2025
Car Search Ends In Drug Charges - And Other East Ridge Police Calls
  • Government
  • 7/25/2025
Tennessee's Longest-Serving District Attorney To Retire
  • Breaking News
  • 7/25/2025
Happenings
Community Meet And Greet For District 4 Representatives Is Saturday
  • 7/25/2025

The public is invited to join District 4 and the District 4 Executive Committee for a Community Meet and Greet on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.at The Humidor, at 3202 Brainerd Road. This ... more

Free Beach Movie Night At Chester Frost Park Aug.2 Features Sharknado
Free Beach Movie Night At Chester Frost Park Aug.2 Features Sharknado
  • 7/25/2025

A free Beach Movie Night will be hosted at Chester Frost Park, 2277 Gold Point Circle North in Hixson, on Saturday, Aug.2, featuring "Sharknado." "Bring life jackets, floats, chairs and ... more

Profiles Of Valor: MSG John Baker, Jr. (USA)
Profiles Of Valor: MSG John Baker, Jr. (USA)
  • 7/25/2025

The last time I wrote about a man who was rejected multiple times for not meeting the Army height requirements, it was regarding Green Beret CPT Richard Flaherty, who, despite his 4’ 9" stature, ... more

Happenings
4th Annual James Baldwin Festival Of Words Celebrates Black Excellence In Literary Arts
4th Annual James Baldwin Festival Of Words Celebrates Black Excellence In Literary Arts
  • 7/25/2025
Meet Bestselling Author LaDarrion Williams At Coolidge Park July 31
Meet Bestselling Author LaDarrion Williams At Coolidge Park July 31
  • 7/24/2025
ArtsBuild Has Community Open Houses
  • 7/24/2025
This Week In The Arts
  • 7/24/2025
Community Volunteers Helping Wreaths Across Chattanooga At Elder's Ace Hardware-Ooltewah
Community Volunteers Helping Wreaths Across Chattanooga At Elder's Ace Hardware-Ooltewah
  • 7/24/2025
Breaking News
Master Machine, LLC To Expand Manufacturing Operations In Hamilton County
  • 7/25/2025
Pilgrim's To Build New Prepared Foods Facility In Walker County Creating 630 New Jobs
  • 7/24/2025
Mother Of 15-Year-Old Killed On Read Avenue Says Shots Continued To Ring Out After He Fell
Mother Of 15-Year-Old Killed On Read Avenue Says Shots Continued To Ring Out After He Fell
  • 7/24/2025
Tennessee's Longest-Serving District Attorney To Retire
  • 7/25/2025
Latest Hamilton County Arrest Report
  • 7/25/2025
Opinion
Disgraceful Chattanooga Fire And Police Pay - And Response (3)
  • 7/23/2025
No Bias On Public TV That I've Seen
  • 7/25/2025
Send Your Opinions To Chattanoogan.com; Include Your Full Name, Address, Phone Number For Verification
  • 7/25/2025
What Makes McDonald Farm Special
  • 7/23/2025
An Unequal Opportunity And The City’s Liability In The Cherokee Street Designs
  • 7/22/2025
Happenings
John Shearer: Random Thoughts About Recycling, Ross Home, Peyton’s In-Laws and 1980s
John Shearer: Random Thoughts About Recycling, Ross Home, Peyton’s In-Laws and 1980s
  • 7/25/2025
The Other Ochs Brothers: Library’s New Exhibit Showcases One Of Chattanooga’s Most Influential Families
The Other Ochs Brothers: Library’s New Exhibit Showcases One Of Chattanooga’s Most Influential Families
  • 7/25/2025
Chattanooga River Games Set For Aug. 15–17
  • 7/25/2025
Community Meet And Greet For District 4 Representatives Is Saturday
  • 7/25/2025
Free Beach Movie Night At Chester Frost Park Aug.2 Features Sharknado
Free Beach Movie Night At Chester Frost Park Aug.2 Features Sharknado
  • 7/25/2025
Entertainment
World-Renowned Guitarist Doyle Dykes To Perform At The Barnhardt Event Center Aug. 23
World-Renowned Guitarist Doyle Dykes To Perform At The Barnhardt Event Center Aug. 23
  • 7/24/2025
CTC’s Award-Winning Production Team Creates Magic - The Imaginary Wonderland Of SpongeBob’s Musical Undersea World
CTC’s Award-Winning Production Team Creates Magic - The Imaginary Wonderland Of SpongeBob’s Musical Undersea World
  • 7/23/2025
The Ringgold Depot Opry Returns Aug. 9 With Country Duo
The Ringgold Depot Opry Returns Aug. 9 With Country Duo
  • 7/23/2025
Listen To These Chattanooga Podcasts
  • 7/31/2025
Chattanooga's Catherine Campbell Appearing At Cherry Street Tavern
  • 7/22/2025
Opinion
Disgraceful Chattanooga Fire And Police Pay - And Response (3)
  • 7/23/2025
No Bias On Public TV That I've Seen
  • 7/25/2025
Send Your Opinions To Chattanoogan.com; Include Your Full Name, Address, Phone Number For Verification
  • 7/25/2025
Dining
Chattanooga Taco Week Returns July 28 - Aug. 3
Chattanooga Taco Week Returns July 28 - Aug. 3
  • 7/24/2025
100 Ramen & Bar To Open In Aloft At Hamilton Place
  • 7/22/2025
Stone Age Korean BBQ & Hot Pot Opens On Gunbarrel Road
  • 7/20/2025
Business
Seasonal Employment Shifts Impact County Jobless Rates
  • 7/24/2025
Metro Dalton See Rise In June Unemployment Rate
  • 7/24/2025
Georgia Regional Commissions See Slight Rise In June Unemployment
  • 7/24/2025
Real Estate
Industrial Property On Workman Road Sells For Nearly $9.8 Million
Industrial Property On Workman Road Sells For Nearly $9.8 Million
  • 7/24/2025
Holiday Inn Property On North Smith Street Sells For $8.9 Million
Holiday Inn Property On North Smith Street Sells For $8.9 Million
  • 7/24/2025
Ellis Gardner: What To Know Before Accepting Or Rejecting An Offer
  • 7/24/2025
Student Scene
New Scholarship Established For Disaster And Healthcare Mission Management Students At Lee
New Scholarship Established For Disaster And Healthcare Mission Management Students At Lee
  • 7/24/2025
UTC Mathematician Xiunan Wang Receives NSF LEAPS-MPS Award
UTC Mathematician Xiunan Wang Receives NSF LEAPS-MPS Award
  • 7/23/2025
Bryan College Martial Arts Program Honored At 2025 Isshinryu Hall Of Fame
Bryan College Martial Arts Program Honored At 2025 Isshinryu Hall Of Fame
  • 7/23/2025
Living Well
Orange Grove Center Adds Gregory Reabold As New Board President
Orange Grove Center Adds Gregory Reabold As New Board President
  • 7/24/2025
Celebrating A Decade Of Leadership: Reginald Smith To Depart The Bethlehem Center
  • 7/24/2025
CHI Memorial Hires Lauren Sloan As Vice President Of Strategy
CHI Memorial Hires Lauren Sloan As Vice President Of Strategy
  • 7/24/2025
Memories
Earl Freudenberg: Memories Of Roy McDonald
Earl Freudenberg: Memories Of Roy McDonald
  • 7/23/2025
Preserve Chattanooga Announces Summer Architectural Drawing Contest
  • 7/22/2025
Earl Freudenberg: 2 Nights To Remember
Earl Freudenberg: 2 Nights To Remember
  • 7/16/2025
Outdoors
Meigs County To Upgrade Parks With $97,500 State Grant
  • 7/23/2025
2 Words To Describe My Time At Lookout Mountain Conservancy; Shrimp Boil Is Thursday
  • 7/22/2025
Free Sunflower Seeds Encourage Growing A Sunflower For The Hamilton County Fair
Free Sunflower Seeds Encourage Growing A Sunflower For The Hamilton County Fair
  • 7/22/2025
Travel
"Dry" Saint Joe, Texas, Where The Cattle Drive Once Came Through
"Dry" Saint Joe, Texas, Where The Cattle Drive Once Came Through
  • 7/20/2025
Chattanooga Serves As Basecamp For 250 Outdoor Storytellers
Chattanooga Serves As Basecamp For 250 Outdoor Storytellers
  • 7/17/2025
Chattanooga Tourism Co. Team Members Win Industry Awards
Chattanooga Tourism Co. Team Members Win Industry Awards
  • 7/14/2025
Church
Bob Tamasy: Water, Water: Where Would We Be Without Water?
Bob Tamasy: Water, Water: Where Would We Be Without Water?
  • 7/25/2025
Second Missionary Baptist Church Hosts Women Of Faith Retreat
  • 7/24/2025
"I Needed Him And He Was With Me" Is Sermon Topic At Middle Valley Church Of God
  • 7/23/2025
Obituaries
Dr. Larry Ewing Fogo, Sr.
Dr. Larry Ewing Fogo, Sr.
  • 7/25/2025
Sarah Pope Blackburn
  • 7/25/2025
Miles Barney Echols
Miles Barney Echols
  • 7/25/2025
Government
Railroad Work Prompts Upcoming Closure On Alton Park Boulevard
  • 7/25/2025
Upcoming Street Closings Announced
  • 7/24/2025
Car Search Ends In Drug Charges - And Other East Ridge Police Calls
  • 7/25/2025