Chattanooga Has Fun 2.5

The Gateway to Opportunity Youth Foundation presents the 2nd Annual GTO Football Skills Challenge on Saturday, July 10th, at Finley Stadium. This event is open to middle and high school athletes.

Session I: 8am- 12:30pm
Quarterback Challenge
Receiver – Running Back – Tight End Challenge

Session II: 12:45pm – 5pm
Offense & Defense Lineman Challenge
Linebacker – Defensive Back Challenge
Punters – Kickers Challenge

Each challenge consists of four separate events. Participants tested in: Accuracy – Strength – Agility – Coordination
Cost: $25 per challenge
Lunch will be provided.

For Registration forms and more info: gtoyouthfoundation.org
(423) 580-2519 or (423) 316-4195

CASA of Bradley County (Court-Appointed Special Advocates), a child advocacy non-profit organization, will be hosting a waffle breakfast at O’Charley’s in Cleveland on Saturday, July 10th, from 8:00-10:00.  Purchase tickets at the door or by calling Suzanne Wisdom at 716-1844.

Date:  July 10th; 8:00 a.m.

SHE, An Expo for Women
July 10th, 2010 (11am – 7pm) & July 11th, 2010 (12pm – 6pm)
Chattanooga Trade and Convention Center

Presented by Chattanooga Times Free Press / Sponsored by Memorial Health Care System

She is a fabulous two-day event featuring over 150 vendors, with exciting new products, fashions, food and ideas. This event offers women two days filled with food, fun, shopping and entertainment. You’ll also have opportunities to pamper yourself and shop till you drop!

Celebrity Guests for the two day event will be:
(July 10^th) Jillian Michaels star of NBC’s The Biggest Loser & (July 11^th) The Neely’s, Patrick (Pat) and Gina, stars of the Food Network’s  Cooking with the Neely’s.

This event also features professional runway fashion shows, health screenings and informative seminars about what matters most to Southern women.

General Admission: $30.  Get your tickets early. You don’t want to miss She 2010!  To purchase tickets, visit more »

In one night of music and fashion, international Christian recording artist Terran “T-Ran” Gilbert has teamed with local radio personality Magic Crutcher for Culture Shock 2010, an extraordinary concert experience for the city’s youth.

The pre-show will begin at 5pm, Saturday, July 10 at the First Tennessee Pavilion, 1826 Carter Street, Chattanooga, TN.  The concert will start at 7pm.

Targeted for and benefitting the city of Chattanooga’s youth, advanced tickets for Culture Shock 2010 are $10 and $15 the day of the event.  For more information, call 770-899-1278.

6 p.m. Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. www.funnydinner.com

7pm;  @ Pumas FC.  For more information visit http://chattanoogafc.com/page/schedule/

8:30 p.m. Vaudeville Café, 138 Market St. (423) 517-1839. www.funnydinner.com

Imax Theater at the Tennessee Aquarium, 1 Broad St. (800) 265-0695.  http://www.tnaqua.org/IMAX/imax.aspx

James Cameron’s AVATAR, is coming to the giant screen at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater beginning on Friday, May 21st.

The IMAX 3D Theater has been requesting the film for months, but until now, we were not able to get a contract to show the film. Priority to show first-run films, such as Avatar, goes to the large theater chains that can show the film repeatedly on multiple screens throughout the day for the length of the film contract. These theater chains have the right to block other theaters in close proximity from showing these films.

Persistence has paid off, and the IMAX 3D Theater is now able to bring Avatar to Chattanooga’s largest screen. Excitement has been expressed on the Aquarium’s Facebook page where fans have posted comments such as, “This is super great – I had to go all the way to Chicago to see it in IMAX 3D more »

Imax Theater at the Tennessee Aquarium, 1 Broad St. (800) 265-0695; http://www.tnaqua.org/IMAX/IMAX.aspx

Miki Boni Studios, 1611 Mitchell Avenue, Chattanooga, TN.
To prepare for this photographic exhibit, Boni mingled with the bikes, the bikers, and everything Harley for three days during the H.O.G. State Rally at the Chattanooga Choo Choo. This series offers an expressionistic take on that colorful event. For more information, contact Miki Boni at 423-475-5533, kaosart@gmail.com.  Gallery Hours: During Last Friday ArtWalks and by Appointment.
http://www.mikiboni.com/

Chattanooga Parks and Rec announces a Free Youth Football Camp on Friday and Saturday, July 9th and 10th, at the Washington Hills Recreation Center. Current and former Pro players be here to work with children ages 6-18!

Philadelphia Eagles Jason Avant, Quintin Demps, King Dunlap Seattle Seahawks Justin Forsett, Jamar Adams Former Seahawks Koren Robinson, Marquise Weeks and Trainer Greg Pease will be in Chattanooga to provide a fun football camp for youth ages 6 – 18 Friday, July 9th and Saturday, July 10th at the Washington Hills Recreation Center located at 4628 Oakwood Drive.

Each year the City of Chattanooga Parks and Recreation Department and co-sponsors host a free football camp where local children get to work with NFL players, coaches, and trainers. Registration for each day is 8:00 to 9:00 am with the Training Camp from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. more »

It’s slimy, it’s noisy, it’s smelly, it’s bumpy, and it’s GROSS this summer at Creative Discovery Museum!  Grossology:  The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body will be the featured exhibit from May 29 – Sept. 6, 2010.  With colorful, interactive displays and games, kids are sure to love learning about the body and how it functions.  Based on the best-selling book, Grossology by science teacher Sylvia Branzei, this exhibit has been presented in major museums, science centers and theme parks.

Kids have plenty of questions about the human body that aren’t always appropriate to discuss around the dinner table.  Grossology gives kids a fun environment to explore the answers to many of the slimy, oozy, crusty, stinky questions they love to ask about the human body.

Stepping through a giant mouth and tongue, visitors are introduced to the world of Grossology with a spectrum of bright exhibit areas to greet them. more »

The Asher Love Studio + Gallery presents “Keeping It Alive” – a street art installation by graffiti artist, Sourone – from July 10th thru August 29th 2010.  The two-month show will feature original art painted directly onto the walls and surfaces at the gallery. Additional works on canvas, board, signs and other found materials and objects will also be a part of the site-specific installation which intends to bring the outside indoors. An opening night reception will be held on Saturday, July 10th from 6:00pm-9pm. The event is free and open to the public. The Asher Love Gallery is located in the newly revitalized business district of downtown St. Elmo directly behind Pasha’s Coffee House and Blacksmith’s Bistro at the foot of Lookout Mountain. Gallery hours are Thursday and Friday 1-7pm, Saturdays 11-6 and Sundays 12noon-5pm. More information is available on the gallery’s website at http://asherlovegallery.blogspot.com, via email more »

7 a.m. Pasha Coffeehouse, 3914 St. Elmo. (423) 475-5482. www.pashacoffeehouse.com

9 a.m. Shuptrine Fine Art Group, 2646 Broad St. (423) 266-4453. www.shuptrinefineartgroup.com

9 a.m. Exum Gallery, 305 W. 7th St. (423) 593-4265.

9 a.m. Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 N. Terrace Rd. (423) 493-0270.

9:30 a.m. Houston Museum of Decorative Arts, 201 High St. (423) 267-7176. www.thehoustonmuseum.com

10 a.m. My Color Image Boutique & Gallery, 300-A North Market St. (423) 598-6202.

10 a.m. Bill Shores Frame and Gallery, 307 Manufacturers Rd. (423) 756-6746. www.billshoresframes.com

10 a.m. Chattanooga African American Museum, 200 E. MLK Blvd. (423) 266-8658.

Title: “Jellies: The Living Art” Exhibition
Location: Hunter Museum of American Art
Link out: Click here
Description: Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. (423) 266-0944.
Start Date: 2009-07-01
Start Time: 10:00
End Date: 2011-05-26

10 a.m. My Color Image Boutique and Gallery, 330 Frazier Ave. (423) 598-6202.

10 a.m. Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. (423) 266-0944. www.huntermuseum.org

Transformation 6: Contemporary Works in Glass features the work of 28 glass artists—both emerging and internationally recognized—who are finalists and winners of the Raphael Founder’s Prize. This prize honors artists who are working in glass, metal, clay, wood and found materials, and expanding the boundaries in their fields through new techniques, ideas and approaches to their mediums. Techniques used by the participating artists combine traditional forms of glass-making with painting, sculpture and installation.

This exhibition was organized by the Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.

10 a.m. River Gallery, 400 E. 2nd St. (423) 265-5033. www.river-gallery.co.

10 a.m. Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. (423) 266-0944. www.huntermuseum.org

This retrospective exhibition of contemporary glass sculptor, Stephen Rolfe Powell, will feature selections of the artist’s work from the last 20 years.

Powell, who is recognized both nationally and internationally for his colorfully patterned pieces, draws his inspiration from nature, and ancient Italian murrini techniques. Included in the exhibition will be work from his Teasers, Whackos and Screamers series. Many of the works are new and have never been shown before.

11 a.m. Gallery 1401, 1401 Williams St. (423) 265-0015. www.gallery1401.com

11 a.m. AVA Gallery, 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-1282. www.avarts.org

11 a.m. In-Town Gallery, 26A Frazier Ave. (423)267-9214. www.intowngallery.com

11 a.m. Hanover Gallery, 11 Frazier Ave. (423) 648-0533.

7 p.m. Colonnade Center, 264 Catoosa Cir. Ringgold, GA. 706-935-9000. www.colonnadecenter.org

7:15 p.m. AT&T Field, 201 Power Alley. (423) 267-2208. www.lookouts.com

Two Shows: 7:30 p.m. & 10 p.m.  The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. www.thecomedycatch.com

8 p.m. Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. (423) 267-8534. www.theatrecentre.com

8 p.m. Signal Mountain Playhouse, corner of Rolling Way and James Blvd. Signal Mountain, TN. (423) 886-5243. www.smph.org

Signal Mountain Playhouse presents their summer performance “Brigadoon.”

Synopsis:

As two American hikers explore the Scottish highlands they encounter something not on their map. They discover the lost town of Brigadoon, which resulting from a miracle from God, comes to life only for one day every century. One of the Americans, Tommy Albright, happens to fall in love with a local girl, Fiona MacLaren. The problem is that if Tommy stays in the town for more than a day, he can never return home to New York. Not trusting him emotions, Tommy returns home to his fiancée , Jane Ashton, whom he really does not want to marry. In the end, at the last minute, Tommy cancels his wedding and returns to Scotland to look for Fiona.

Performance dates will be July 9, 10, 15, 16, more »

9 a.m. North River Civic Center, 1009 Executive Dr. Ste. 102. (423) 870-8924.

12 a.m. Images, 6065 Lee Hwy. (423) 855-8210. www.imagesbar.com

Chattanooga Public Market is pleased to announce an exciting new collaboration: The Chattanooga River Market. Starting Saturday, June 5, the River Market will showcase a selection of Chattanooga’s local arts & crafts vendors on Ross’s Landing Plaza (more commonly recognized as the Tennessee Aquarium Plaza). The weekly Saturday public market, open from 10am-5pm, will animate the premiere downtown tourist destination with a variety of sights and sounds, including live music from local and touring artists from around the nation.

Like all Chattanooga Public Markets, the River Market will be producer-only and feature only artists, craftsmen and local entrepreneurs who are directly involved in the creation of their products, creating a “uniquely Chattanoogan” experience for residents & tourists alike.

“Our invitation to exclusively program and occupy Chattanooga’s most prestigious landmark with a Local-is-Better Market & live entertainment is both a great honor and a monumental sign of support for our mission within more »

Offering a six-week class specifically for actors, on Saturday mornings, 11-noon, at the Well Nest in East Ridge (this is off Belvoir exit). We’ll work on posture, opening up the hip and lower back, flexibilty, etc. All levels are welcome, whether you’ve done yoga or not. Cost will be $7 a class, or $35 for the six weeks. Starts June 5. Limited to 8 people for any one class.

If you have more questions or want to register, e-mail jhashe@epbfi.com

Indoor artist market open every Sat from 11 – 5

12 p.m. Northshore, (423) 413-8999. www.arttildark.wordpress.com

CHOO CHOO CENTENNIAL THEATER, 1400 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN

Shows Friday and Saturday Nights at 7:30 p.m.

Rock and Roll Spectacular: Musical celebration of the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.  Live band, vocalists, dancers and illusionist.  Take a walk down memory lane.  To purchase tickets or for more information, visit http://www.choochoocentennialtheatre.com/

D.T.E. presents Social Saturdays @ Coltrane’s on 9th Street each and every Saturday from 8:00pm – 02:30am.  Food & Drink Specials, Music by DJ MIX.  All this set in one of the South’s most Elite Night Spots.  So come out and get your socializing on, UHurdMe!  For more information, email smiddy08@yahoo.com

SWAGGIN SATURDAYS @ THE OFFICE on 3rd St. located @ 1401 E. 3rd St.  Delicious Food & Drinks, Good Music & Dancing and Adult Socializing all set in a Mature Setting.  So come out to The Office on 3rd St. and get your Party On EACH AND EVERY SATURDAY!  For more information, send emails to K-Boogie at smiddy08@yahoo.com

Time:  8pm

First Things First presents the 8th annual “Movies in the Park,” a series of free movies shown in Coolidge Park most Saturdays, throughout the month of July. Movies are scheduled for: July 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st.

First Things First, a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening marriages and families, welcomes the return of Movies in the Park to Coolidge Park most Saturday in the month of July. Now in its eighth year, Movies in the Park encourages families to spend quality time together while watching a family-friendly box office hit on a giant movie screen.

Each movie starts at sundown (just after 9 p.m.) Families are welcome to bring blankets or lawn chairs and watch a movie under the stars. Concessions will also be available for purchase on site. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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