Chattanooga Has Fun 2.5

11am – 4pm.  For more information visit http://www.chattanoogamarket.com

The Chattanooga Market celebrates peaches!  The farmers will be bringing them in fresh and by the truckload, all hand-picked early that morning.

Many other food vendors will be showing how peachy it is with their twist on yummy selections like peaches and cream ice cream, jarred peaches, peach salsa and more creative ways to incorporate peaches this Summer.

But arrive early, because the peaches are guaranteed to sellout before the Market closes!

Sandy Bell, the local flower man, has been receiving chemotherapy. Please come out to show Mr. Bell your deep gratitude for his smiles and flowers and to help raise funds for the many complicated costs he will incur. Bands and artists will peform, TBA.  There will also be a silent auction.  For more information, click here.

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

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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/

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Sundays, 2-5pm

The Rivoli Art Mill, 2301 East 28th Street, Chattanooga, TN. Join the artists at the Rivoli Art Mill on Sunday afternoons for an open, non-instructional Figure Drawing Session. A live model will be posing in fifteen 1-minute gestures, three 5-minute sketches and one 15-minute pose. Three 30-minute poses will follow with breaks in between for the model. Cost: $10.00 per person. Please provide your own materials and easel. The space can hold 10-12 people comfortably. Please arrive 15-20 minutes early to reserve your spot. For more information, contact Daniel Liam Gill at daniel@figuredrawing.net

http://www.figuredrawing.net

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.