Chattanooga Has Fun 2.5

The Memorial Westside Health Center, along with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, will hold a Back to School Rodeo on Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Memorial Westside Health Center, 1200 Grove Street, will provide full physicals and immunizations to help children get ready for school.

There also will be a number of prizes and giveaways to include backpacks, school supplies, Wal-Mart gift cards and much more. There will be face-painting, snacks and games for the children.

For more information or to make an appointment, please call 634-0255.

The Memorial Westside Health Center offers a wide range of health services for the entire family. As part of Memorial’s commitment to help people improve their overall health – mental, physical and spiritual – the Center emphasizes preventative care, education and early detection.

Some services the Center offers includes primary health care, well-woman exams, school and sports physicals, pediatric and adult physicals, lab services, more »

Young Professionals of Chattanooga July Luncheon

July 30 · 11:30am

Location: United Way Building – Downtown, 630 Market St.

Created By Young Professional Association of Chattanooga (YPAC)

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Luncheon with Kim White from River City Company. Kim will share what exactly is happening to downtown and how it is being transformed into the place where you and all of your friends will want to live, work and play.

Kim is the CEO and President of River City Company. River City was created in 1986 to turn downtown into “the place to be”.  Since its creation, River City played the lead role in the creation of Tennessee Riverpark Master Plan, Chattanooga’s 20-year, 22-mile blueprint for riverfront and downtown development. And now, they’re at it again making big things happen for our generation. Share what you think should happen downtown and where you’d like to see it in 10 years.

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This Last Friday’s special features will include Customer Appreciation Day at Caio Bella with everything marked 10% – 60 % off with complimentary wine and cheeses provided. Ignis Glass Studio will be offering Blow Your Own Ornament on a first come first serve basis at the discounted price of $35 per ornament along with their regular glass blowing demos and refreshments.

Southside Historic District, Main St.  www.lastfridaysonmain.blogspot.com

Finley Stadium, 1826 Carter Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37408

Date:  July 30th; Start Time:  6-10 pm

Mocs head coach Russ Huesman and his staff will be on hand to provide an exciting evening of football and fun for all of the ladies in the Chattanooga area. Doors open to the Stadium Club in Finley Stadium at 6:00 p.m. Get there early and meet the coaching staff and their wives and to mingle with other Mocs fans prior to the start of the clinic.

The formal part of the night kicks-off at 7:00 p.m. and includes on-field coaching and instruction by the UTC Staff; positions, plays and penalties demonstrations; Mocs’ home locker room tour; a discussion panel with the wives of the UTC coaching staff and a Q&A session with Coach Huesman and his wife, Amy.

The cost for admission is $40 through pre-registration or at the door.  UTC students, faculty and staff, or groups of 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 »

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 »

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. 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

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
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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

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

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

Two Shows: 7:30pm & 10pm

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

The Hamilton Community Theatre presents The Belle of Amherst by William Luce, an intimate look into the life of Emily Dickinson.

July 29, 30, and 31 at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 104 McBrien Road, Chattanooga, TN  37411

All shows are at 7:30 PM.

This one-woman show stars Rosemary Bunn of Griffin, Georgia in the role of Emily Dickinson, one of America’s best known and most beloved poets.  Produced and directed by Randy Forester as a memorial to Chattanooga theatre personality, the late Bettye Elmore.

Tickets — $12.50.  Refreshments will be served at intermission.

Call 423-304-7156  or go to www.hamiltoncommunitytheatre.com for more information.

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

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

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

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 »

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