Chattanooga Has Fun 2.5

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

The annual dog-friendly event, the American Cancer Society’s Bark For Life, is a special event for dogs and their human companions. Bark For Life, held at Chattanooga Market this Sunday, honors the care-giving qualities of your canine “best friends” and includes a one mile walk and special activities and contests for dogs and their human companions.

The American Cancer Society Bark For Life honors the life-long contribution of Canine Caregivers. Canine Caregivers are Canine Companions, Guide Dogs, Service Dogs, Rescue Dogs, Therapy Dogs, Police Dogs, Cancer Survivor Dogs, and Diagnostic Dogs, who with their owners, are joining the American Cancer Society to celebrate cancer survivorship, to honor people lost to cancer, to fundraise in support of cancer research, education, awareness, patient services, advocacy, and to help eliminate the suffering that cancer causes worldwide.

To learn more about the American Cancer Society or to get help, more »

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Ride begins at 2pm sharp from Ultimate Cycles, 103 Jubilee Circle, Chattanooga, TN; ends at Thundercreek Harley Davidson.

Hosted by CMT/ABATE “Concerned Motorcyclists of TN/American Bikers Active Towards Education”.  This parade will be helmet optional (TN Code 55-9-302 will be applied) and there will be a band (Bounty Hunter) at Thunder Creek.  It’s parade format from Ultimate Cycle to Thunder Creek HD.

The cost is free; donations will be accepted.  Food/Drinks/50/50

For more information call 423-570-0250 or visit www.cmtabate.com

St. Andrews Center will kick-off the first in a new series of cultural programming celebrating Chattanooga’s diverse Latino communities, Sunday, July 25 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.  The Latino Arts Project identifies and promotes Hispanic traditional folk arts. The only event of its kind in Chattanooga, the Latino Arts Project will present free monthly arts programming for children and adults, including live Latin music, cooking demonstrations, storytelling, and theatre productions.  All events and performances are free and open to all communities.  Children are welcome to attend.

During the July 25^th kick-off event, visitors can cool off from the summer heat and enjoy and afternoon of lively Puerto Rican rhythms, ice-cold agues frescas, and delicious tres leches cake.  Other events include a demonstration from Chattanooga’s newly formed Latino-based textile group.  This group will also showcase hand-made, needle-craft items, including table pieces, pillow-cases, blankets, clothing, and hair-ties.

Timed Events:

• Carlos Colon Puerto Rican Trio more »

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

The event will be Saturday, July 24, 2010 at the TVA Park at Chickamauga Dam. Register online at www.chatt.racedragonboats.com. Top prizes will be awarded, but the real winners are the children treated at T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital. Last year, paddlers from 49 teams raised more than $93K in pledges for the organization.

The most fun, unique cultural event featuring adrenaline-pumping action, dragon boat racing grows in popularity, and this year USDBF Club Crew National Championships will be held in conjunction with the Chattanooga Dragon Boat Festival, featuring three days of competitive racing. National Club Crews will race 200, 500 and 1000 meters from July 23-25. Festival and Nationals teams will race 200 meters on Sat­urday, July 24. Festival teams will look to capture the Grand Champion title. National Championship divi­sion winners will take a piece of a $10,000 purse, and be 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 »

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. 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

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. 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 and Gallery, 330 Frazier Ave. (423) 598-6202.

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. 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.

Auditions for “The Fantasticks!” — the opening show of the 2010-2011 MainStage season of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre — will be held Sunday and Monday, July 25 & 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the CTC. Scott Dunlap directs this musical classic; Mike Lees is Musical Director; Lindsay Fussell is Choreographer. Performances are September 24 through October 10, 2010. For more information, visit the Chattanooga Theatre Centre website: www.TheatreCentre.com or call the Box Office at 267-8534.

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.