Chattanooga Has Fun 2.5

After much debate, Chattanooga Presents announces Pops on the River will return to Coolidge Park on Saturday, July 3rd, from 8-10pm. Thanks to the last minute support of the city of Chattanooga and sponsorships from First Tennessee Bank, as well as Allied Arts and Integrity Automotive, Chattanooga will be able to continue its tradition of celebrating Independence Day with Pops on the River.

The event, held from 8-10 p.m., features a free outdoor patriotic concert by the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera at Coolidge Park as well as a large fireworks display over the Tennessee River.

The CSO, directed by Robert Bernhardt, will present a program featuring patriotic pieces from Sousa and Tchaikovsky, as well The Armed Forces Salute and selections from Oklahoma, Star Trek Through the Years, and Sing Out America (sing-a-long). Local favorites the Dismembered Tennesseans will also perform a 15-minute more »

Lookout Valley Neighborhood Association presents their first Children’s 4th of July Parade! It will be held at the John A Patten Center, 3202 Kelly’s Ferry Rd, July 3rd at 9:00am.

Children are asked to decorate their bikes, trikes, wagons, skateboards or anything else with wheels in honor of our Independence Day.

The parade will take place on the walking trail around the Center.

For more information contact: Joe Manning 423-667-4480

The Lookout Valley Neighborhood Association presents its Annual 4th of July celebration: Red – White & Bluegrass Concert, to be held at the John A Patten Center, 3202 Kelly’s Ferry Rd, Saturday, July 3rd, from Noon until 4pm.

Music entertainment will be provided by; The Fisherman Quarted, Marty & Helen Hickey and a visit with “Elvis”. Bring the family, chairs, blankets, picnic and enjoy the out door concert.  Moon pies and watermelon for everyone!

This event is FREE!!

For more info: Joe Manning (423) 667-4480

Star Spangled Family Picnic

Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River Street; (423) 267-8534; www.theatrecentre.com

Saturday July 3 starting at 5:30 p.m. (Tickets on sale now). This year the Chattanooga Theatre Centre is combining the Ice Cream Social and the Star Spangled Supper into one big family fun event on Saturday, July 3.

Admission is $40 for adults (over 12) and $10 for Children (12 and under). Adult admission includes: Free Parking, Dinner and drinks in our air conditioned lobby, delicious BBQ chicken and pork, with beans, cole slaw (two different kinds), potato salad, rolls and cornbread (from Sugar’s Ribs), ice cream (from Clumpies) and cupcakes (from Belle’s Cupcakes). Adult admission also includes two drink tickets for wine and beer (after that wine is $4 a glass and beer is $3). Children get hot dogs with all the fixins, plus soft drinks, chips, ice cream more »

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

What better way to observe 4th of July fireworks than on the top deck of the Blue Moon. Trip is departing from Ross’s Landing at 6:00 and lasts 2.5 hours. Along with breathtaking scenery and wildlife viewing, your grand adventure comes with a full meal and friendly faces.  Treat your family to an evening on board our 77 foot yacht and celebrate the 4th in style.

Date:  7/3/2010; Time:  6:00 PM

Event Website:  http://www.bluemooncruises.org

Patriotism at The Post

Saturday, July 3

Polo Field on Barnhardt Circle in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

7:30 pm “Patriotic Kid” & coloring contest  Sponsored by Chattanooga Times Free Press

8 pm  L’Abri Symphony Concert  followed by FIREWORKS

FREE admission

Polo Field Priority Parking $5/car

FREE Handicap parking & shuttle with decal or license plate designation

Sponsored by Fort Oglethorpe Tourism Committee and Modern Woodmen of America

info@6thcavalrymuseum.com 706-861-2860

Kid’s Coloring Contest:  Go to:  www.timesfreepress.com/patriotism to download coloring sheet and info after June 20.

8 p.m. Folk School of Chattanooga, 250 Forest Ave. (423) 827-8906. www.chattanoogafolk.com

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

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.

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.

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

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

11 a.m. Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St. (423) 648-6043. www.cdmfun.org

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

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

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.

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

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