Chattanooga Has Fun 2.5

Breastfeeding; 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Erlanger East (Gunbarrel Road)

This class is designed to help participants make an informed choice about breastfeeding.  Learn breastfeeding basics, what to expect the first few weeks and special tips for success.  Concerns about returning to work/school will also be discussed.  This course is coordinated by a board-certified lactation consultant.  Registration fee is $30.  Call Erlanger’s HealthLink at (423) 778-LINK (5465) to register.

Boot Camp for Dads; 9:00 a.m. – Noon

Erlanger East (Gunbarrel Road)

This session is for first time dads who want to learn more about the upcoming new addition in their family.  Topics include diapering, feeding, why babies cry and how to handle it, how you can help the new mom, learn about postpartum depression and general hands-on infant care.  A new “veteran” dad is invited (along with his new baby) to the class for question and answer time.  Call Erlanger’s HealthLink at (423) 778-LINK (5465) to more »

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Time: 8:30am – 11:00am

Location: Blue Orleans Seafood Restaurant, 1463 Market Street

Ladies, have you ever been lied to? Have you ever told a lie to feel accepted, get out of trouble or promote yourself?

What was the cost paid for the lies we believed or the lies we told? Do you know that lies have a “lifespan”?

If you would like to learn more about the subject of lies…why you should be free from them…and how you can be free from them…join the next “Learn and Love Breakfast w/Lessons For Life.”

The date is July 17th, 2010 from 8:30am – 11:00am. The cost is $10 which includes a wonderful catered breakfast. Please invite your friends..and RSVP early as space is limited to 90 women.

phone: 423.503.6865

The Written Word – Calligraphy for everyone
with Jas Milam
Saturday, July 17
10 am – 2pm (bring lunch and a beverage)
Rivoli Art Mill, 2301 East 28th Street Chattanooga, TN 37404
$100 (includes all materials)

Descriptions and more information – www.jasmilam.com (my website)…..or call Jas at (423) 322-2514…..(my actual cell phone)

AQUAPALOOZA® 2010 OFFERS BOATERS FREE FUN ON THE WATER THIS WEEKEND

For the fourth time in a row since its debut in 2006, AquaPalooza broke its own records with an amazing total of approximately 15,600 boats and 84,000 people showing up to share in a grand celebration of the boating lifestyle. In the past four years, AquaPalooza has more than tripled in size! The boating world is once again abuzz about AquaPalooza, the annual multi-location on-the-water extravaganza. This year’s event for the Chattanooga area will be held from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. July 17 on Chickamauga Lake by the Chickamauga Dam. Hosted by Erwin Marine Sales and Sea Ray, this free party on the water will feature live music by Convertibull, giveaways and much more.

AquaPalooza is about boating, great music, fun and togetherness with family and friends. This event is for all people who love life on the water. Don’t miss more »

Mothers & Sons Bowling Night

The Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department hosts the “Mothers & Sons Bowling Night” on Saturday, July 17, at Holiday Bowl Hixson, located at 5530 Hixson Pike.

Registration at 5:30pm – Bowling begins at 6pm.

$10.00 per person includes: 2 hrs. Bowling, Snacks and Door Prizes, Trophies for 1st 2nd and 3rd place

Pre-register by calling (423) 842-6748 – No later the Thursday, July 15th.

For more info: Blake at Holiday Bowl: (423) 843-2695

Join the VIP Club @ www.holidaybowlhixson.com.

New Voices poetry reading will be held at Pasha Coffee House Saturday, July 17 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.  Email znaturalist@yahoo.com for more information.

July 17, 2010; 7pm; Finley Stadium, 1826 Carter Street.  For more information visit http://chattanoogafc.com/page/schedule/

Amberetta presents an Evening of Quality Bellydance at Barking Legs Theater on Saturday, July 17th. This full length show is for all ages and will feature many very talented local performers. Doors open at 7:30pm and the show starts at 8:00pm sharp. Tickets may be purchased online at www.amberetta.com now until July 16th for $10.50. Tickets sold at the door will be $15 cash only.

Date:  July 17, 2010;  8:00pm

Event Website:  http://amberetta.com/

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

July 17-18, 2010
Renowned mosaic artist Steve Terlizzese shares all his secret collage mosaic techniques! Complete 3 projects: all materials and meals included. Special instruction on how to free up the creative flow & silence the voice of the inner critic. Classes limited to 12 students. $325, all-inclusive, credit cards accepted.
For more info, call Steve @ 423.883.7825. steve@mosaicguy.com

Music, crafts and a look at Dayton in the 1920s will highlight the 23rd annual Scopes Festival July 16 and 17.

One Hot Summer, a dramatization of events leading up to the Scopes Evolution Trial in 1925, will give a look at attitudes and circumstances that helped Dayton create what has been called “the world’s most famous court trial.”  The play will be presented in the Scopes Trial courtroom of the Rhea County Courthouse at 8:00 p.m. on July 16 and at 3:00 and 8:00 p.m. on July 17.

MainStreet Dayton is combining forces with festival organizers to present “Heritage Friday” on Friday evening, July 16 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. downtown on Market Street.  Downtown merchants will be open extended hours with “vintage” promotions and specials at each of their locations.

Crafters have been invited to set up on the courthouse lawn for the festival, and area musicians have been invited to 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 »

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 »

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/

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

7 a.m. Pasha Coffeehouse, 3914 St. Elmo. (423) 475-5482. www.pashacoffeehouse.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 a.m. Shuptrine Fine Art Group, 2646 Broad St. (423) 266-4453. www.shuptrinefineartgroup.com

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

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

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.

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

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

Stand, and its organizers at Create Here, host the city’s first ever “Action Lab Blitz” on Friday, July 16, from 1-5pm, and on Saturday, July 17, from 10am-2pm, at the Chauncey-Goode Auditorium.

Description:
Through a series of City Share luncheons and strategic meetings, local citizens, leaders, and advocates have identified key crime and safety issue in our area that need to be addressed in order to make significant change. Planning groups have formed around shared goals and visualized what it would look like to work together to reach them — demonstrating the key element for increasing public safety in Chattanooga: individual responsibility. This is the core idea behind Action Lab.

During the Action Lab Blitz, Chattanoogans from diverse backgrounds, passions, talents and expertise will come together for two days of creative problem-solving, community strategizing, and the establishment of citizen-led approaches to community issues.

Here’s how it works:

Citizens from across Chattanooga and representatives more »

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

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 »

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/

110 in the Shade—Leap of Faith Productions presents its exciting summer musical. This classic musical was recently revived on Broadway and is now coming to the Chattanooga stage. Set during a time of drought, the restlessness of the heat is reflected in Lizzie Curry’s discontentment with her search for love. The musical is based on N. Richard Nash’s play The Rainmaker with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones (the same duo that brought you The Fantasticks). The show plays on July 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, and 24 at 7:30 p.m. and July 18 and 25 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 3210 Social Circle, Chattanooga.

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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