Chattanooga Has Fun 2.5

This 4th of July, the Chattanooga Market will host the Family Readiness Group (FRG) of Chattanooga, to collect items for our active US Army Reserve Unit 212 out of Chattanooga who are currently serving in Afghanistan. 

Stop by for old-fashioned burgers, hot-dogs and ice-cold beverages and help celebrate our independence by recognizing our servicemen who actively protect our nation. 

The FRG is a group that had early roots among Army families, who banded together during war or tours overseas or other isolated locations, to provide information, moral support, and social outlets to their members. The Army focused sharply on family readiness as a result.

Today, the FRG is an “organization of family members, volunteers, soldiers, and civilian employees belonging
to a unit/organization who together provide an avenue of mutual support and assistance and a and a network of communication among the members, the chain of command, and community resources.” Unit FRGs consist of more »

11:30 p.m. Jewish Cultural Center, 5461 N. Terrace Rd. (423) 493-0270.

A group of local musicians team up to raise funds for the Chattanooga Area Food Bank with the Freedom Jam on Sunday, July 4th. Gates open at 11am, and music kicks off at Noon.

Ms. Debbie’s Nightlife Lounge presents this event at the Towne Lake Center, located at 4762 Highway 58. The concert will feature some of the area’s top musicians as they play in celebration of July 4th. Food and entertainment vendors will be on hand.

Tickets are $8 with a donation of non-perishable food items or $10 without a donation. You can purchase tickets at Ms. Debbie’s Nightlife Lounge, located in the Towne Lake Center Shopping Center.

Featured Musicians:
* Wet
* Never Surrender
* Heart and Soul
* 4 Bush Forties
* Bad Habit
* Tom Cramer
* more »

12 p.m. Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. (423) 266-0944. www.huntermuseum.org

6 p.m. Chattanooga Football Club at Finley Stadium,  1826 Reggie White Blvd. (423) 463-4193. www.ypchattanooga.org

July 4, 2010; 7pm; Finley Stadium, 1826 Carter Street.  For more information visit http://chattanoogafc.com/page/schedule/

Chattanooga Football Club plays host to FC Tulsa on Sunday, July 4^th at Finley Stadium in what promises to be an entertaining match. Chattanooga plays all of their games on Saturday nights, but due to a scheduling conflict, this game will be on Sunday.

The game will begin at 7PM and the parking lots are open all day for fans and tailgaters.

For more information, visit www.chattanoogafc.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

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/

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.

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

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.

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