Chattanooga Has Fun 2.5

A new local band, the “MeloManiacs,” will be playing music in the Bluff View Art District throughout the month of July. Every Friday and Saturday night they will be outside on the “terrazine” (between Tony’s, Back-Inn, and the bakery) playing a wide variety of music from 6pm to 9pm. The music can be enjoyed by both patrons of the art district and passer-bys out enjoying the riverwalk or the sculpture garden. All are welcome. There is no cost to come listen.

Dates: Every Friday & Saturday throughout July

Time:  6pm-9pm

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

5:30 p.m. AVA Gallery, 30 Frazier Ave. (423) 265-1282. www.avarts.org

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

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

Jescoe rocks Market Street Tavern

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 »

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

Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View; (423) 267-0968; http://www.huntermuseum.org/

Monday, June 28th, 2010 – Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Price: Non-members – $205.00; Members – $164.00

Join the Hunter and the Chattanooga Theatre Centre for a week of art and theatre. Walk in the paint covered footsteps artists and become a living interpretation of their work. The week will draw to a close with performances in the galleries worthy of a standing ovation!

Ages 7 to 9 years old.

Contact Erin Noseworthy (432.752.2051) to register by phone.

Admission:
Non-members – $205.00; Members – $164.00

Schedule:
Monday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 p.m. The Comedy Catch, 3224 Brainerd Rd. (423) 629-2233. www.thecomedycatch.com

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

The Pet Placement Center, located at 5975 Dayton Blvd, is happy to announce a special half price ($45) adoption event the LAST Friday of every month (beginning May 28th) from 10:00 a.m until 5:00 p.m. for cats over 6 months of age and dogs who have been at the shelter over 6 months.

Adoption includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, flea preventative, de-wormer, Feline Leukemia and FIV test (cats) and heartworm test and preventative (dogs). Now that’s a deal!

5975 Dayton Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37415

Date:  05/28/2010; 10:00 AM

Event Website:  http://www.thalppc.com

D.T.E. presents Live Fridays @ Coltrane’s on 9th Street.  Happy Hour from 4pm – 8pm. Live Performances from 8pm – 12am.  Party with DJ MIX from 12am – 2:30am.  Coltrane’s has a fully stocked bar as well as kitchen.  For more information, email smiddy08@yahoo.com

This is free to members of Jack Silberman’s Fitness Center (6224 Airpark Drive) and $75.00 for five sessions to non members.  For more information, visit http://www.jacksilbermanfitness.com

Date:  June 4, 2010; Time:  6:30 p.m.

Chattanooga Presents presents the Nightfall Concert Series 2010, a free summer music series that takes place most Fridays

Nightfall Concert Series 2010:

July 23 Mooreland & Arbuckle (opening act Roughwork)
July 30 Plants and Animals (opening act Ramble Horse)
Aug. 6 Hot Club of Cowtown (opening act Gerle Haggard)
Aug. 13 Black 47 (opening act Id and the Superegos)
Aug. 20 Civil Twilight (opening act Moonlight Bride)
Aug. 27 Warren Hood (opening act Third Lobby)
Sept. 3 Carolina Chocolate Drops (opening act New Binkley Brothers)
Sept. 10 Katie Herzig (opening act Noah Collins)
Sept. 17 Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion (opening act Amber Fults)
Sept. 24 The Lost Fingers (opening act Dismembered Tennesseans)

This FREE summer-long program, held each Friday evening from Memorial Day weekend through the last weekend of September at Miller Plaza in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee, features headline more »

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/

Festive Fridays @ 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 let The Office on 3rd St. be your place to unwind from the Hustle & Bustle of the workweek and the place to kick off your weekend each and every Friday! 

For more information: smiddy08@yahoo.com.

Every Friday Night @ 9pm – Amigo’s Mexican Restaurant, 5450 Hwy 153, Hixson, TN 37343; (423) 875-8049; http://www.chattanoogatrivia.com