This weekend is full of festivals and celebrations, including Nosh-A-Nooga, Chattanooga's first Jewish food festival; Wine Over Water, featuring wine, food and music on the Walnut Street Bridge; and the Splash Summer Arts Festival. Here's the chronology.
ARTS
— Creative Arts Guild, 520 W. Waugh St., Dalton, continues two exhibitions. In Gallery Five20, there is "Samuel Shootingstar: A Whimsical Space Adventure," featuring works by Adam Sanford. In Gallery One11, there is "The Pointillism of Life," featuring works by Rick Watts. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and by appointment Saturday-Sunday. The exhibitions will run through Aug. 30. Learn more at creativeartsguild.org.
— Area 61 Gallery, 721 Broad St., Suite 100, continues its exhibition, "Soaring," featuring works by Erica Moreland who was inspired by an abstraction of wings. Gallery hours are noon-6 p.m. Monday, Thursday-Sunday and by appointment Tuesday-Wednesday. The exhibition will run through September. Learn more at area61gallery.com.
— Association for Visual Arts, 30 Frazier Ave., continues its juried member exhibition. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, noon-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The exhibition will run through Sept. 20. Learn more at avarts.org.
— Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View, will host Art Deco Dance at 6 p.m. Thursday. Ballet Esprit will bring the museum's current exhibition, "Art Deco Glass," to life through dance. General admission costs $20; youth 17 and under get in free. Learn more at huntermuseum.org.
— Photographic Society of Chattanooga will host a presentation by wildlife and nature photographer Clay Thurston at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. John United Methodist Church, 3921 Murray Hills Drive. Thurston's presentation will be "Photography as Art and Fun." A boot camp session, "Taking and Processing Infrared Photos on Phone Cameras" presented by Milton McLain, will precede Thurston's presentation at 6 p.m. The society also continues its summer show at the Gallery at Blackwell, 71 Eastgate Loop. Society members have their work displayed, and prints are available for purchase. Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The exhibition will run through Aug. 23. Learn more at chattanoogaphoto.org.
— ClearStory Arts, 1673 S. Holtzclaw Ave., will host an opening reception for "The Reverend Dr. James Dabney Curtis: A Celebration of Life and Art" at 6 p.m. Friday. The exhibition will feature paintings, prints and photographs spanning the length of Curtis's fine arts career. Gallery hours are by appointment Tuesday-Friday. The exhibition will run through Aug. 31. Learn more at clearstoryarts.com.
— In-Town Gallery, 26A Frazier Ave., will host a live demonstration by artist Sean Price from noon-4 p.m. Saturday. Price will show how he makes flame-worked glass hummingbird sculptures. The gallery also continues its exhibition, "Home and Away," featuring works by guest artist Suzanne Mortimer. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The exhibition will run through Aug. 31. Learn more at intowngallery.com.
FILM
— City of Red Bank will host a free community movie night at 6 p.m. Friday at the Joseph Glasscock Community Center, 3653 Tom Weathers Drive, Red Bank. The night's film will be "The Super Mario Bros. Movie;" the film is rated PG. There will be free popcorn while supplies last, and food trucks will be on-site. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the movie will begin at 7 p.m. Seats are limited; register in advance by emailing Jeffrey Grabe at jgrabe@redbanktn.gov.
— Seed Theatre will present an interactive movie night at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave. The night's film will be the 1985 comedy-mystery "Clue;" the film is rated PG. Tickets cost $15; prop bags cost an additional $5. Learn more at barkinglegs.org.
MUSIC
— "Hippie Chick Twang," featuring songwriters Kim McLean, Jennifer Daniels and Sherry Cothran, will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Mountain Arts Community Center, 809 Kentucky Ave., Signal Mountain. The event will benefit local nonprofits A Step Ahead and Beloved Woman. There will be a meet-and-greet and wine and cheese reception at 6 p.m., and the show will follow at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Learn more at eventbrite.com.
— Songbirds, 206 W. Main St., will host an open mic night at 7 p.m. Thursday. Only 10 spots will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Sign-ups start in-person at 6 p.m. Thursday. Learn more at songbirdsfoundation.org.
— Nightfall, an outdoor summer concert series, continues for the season, beginning at 6 p.m. Friday at Miller Park, 928 Market St. This week's concert will feature Randy Steele and Cold High Wind as the opener and Nick Lutsko and The $100K Band as the headliner. An art market will open at 6 p.m., and food trucks will start selling at 6:30 p.m. There will be children's activities, including an inflatable soccer field. For adults, there will be a Nightfall Happy Hour, featuring weekly drink specials, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Learn more at nightfallchattanooga.com.
— The Concert, a tribute to ABBA, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at the Walker Theatre, 399 McCallie Ave. Tickets cost $39-$75.50. Learn more at tivolichattanooga.com.
— Barrelhouse Ballroom, 1501 Long St., will have two shows this weekend. At 9 p.m. Friday, Lenox Hills, with Lemon's, will perform; tickets cost $12 in advance or $15 the day of show. At 9 p.m. Saturday, Shadowgrass will perform; tickets cost $20 in advance or $25 the day of show. Learn more at barrelhouseballroom.com.
— Riverfront Nights, a free summer concert series, continues for the season from 4-10 p.m. Saturday at Ross's Landing, 201 Riverfront Parkway. Moon Juice will be the opener, and Departure, a tribute to Journey, will be the headliner. Concession and drink sales begin at 4 p.m. Learn more at riverfrontnights.com.
— Jamey Johnson, with Ben Haggard and Emily Ann Roberts, will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave. Tickets cost $45-$139. Learn more at tivolichattanooga.com.
— Courtney Holder and Danimal Pinson will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at The Woodshop Listening Room, 5500 St. Elmo Ave. It is a benefit show with donations supporting the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. Learn more at thewoodshoplisteningroom.com.
— Nick Lutsko and the $100K Band will present "Saturday Nick Lutsko Live" at 8 p.m. Saturday at Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave. There will be a VIP meet and greet at 1 p.m. Tickets cost $25-$75. Learn more at barkinglegs.org.
OUT & ABOUT
— Nooga Splash continues through Sept. 28 at Chester Frost Park, 2277 Gold Point Circle N., Hixson. The all-ages floating water park features a 35-section inflatable obstacle course. Operating hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sundays-Fridays and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturdays. Standard admission starts at $22. Learn more at noogasplash.com.
— Woodlands Gathering, 9966 Lovell Road, Soddy-Daisy, will host the first session of a three-part series, entitled "We Are Still Here: An Indigenous History of the U.S.," at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The series will provide attendees with an understanding of indigenous history and how it affects the present. The series continues at 6 p.m. Aug. 21 and 28. Learn more at woodlandsgathering.org.
— Fall Home Show, presented by the Home Builders Association of Greater Chattanooga, will take place from 1-5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at the Chattanooga Convention Center, 1 Carter St. There will be more than 200 booths of products and services for new home construction, fix-ups, renovations, landscaping and more. General admission costs $5 in advance or $10 at the door; youth 16 and under get in free. Learn more at homeshowchattanooga.com.
— Spring Place Community Festival will be from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Old Spring Place Methodist Church, 237 Elm St., Chatsworth. There will be a flea market, bake sale, book sale, auction, games, vendors and more. Learn more at whitfield-murrayhistoricalsociety.org.
— Master Gardeners of Hamilton County will have a free gardening class at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hamilton County Extension office, 6183 Adamson Circle. The class, entitled "Your Garden in the Fall," will feature a panel of four master gardeners who will provide information about tasks and techniques to protect a garden over the winter and to prepare it for spring planting. Learn more at mghc.org.
— Splash Summer Arts Festival will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Miller Park, 928 Market St. The festival will feature live music, art activities, food and more. Learn more at splashyouthartsworkshop.org.
Staff file photo / Abby and Kaden Hilt work on a drawing at the Splash Summer Arts Festival at Miller Park on Aug. 19, 2023. The event featured live music, crafts, vendors, food and more. The festival will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Miller Park.
— Chattanooga River Market will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at the Tennessee Aquarium Plaza, 1 Broad St. The market features a variety of vendors selling handmade arts, crafts and food. The river market will only be open Saturdays through October. Learn more at chattanoogamarket.com.
— Sunshine and Lemonade Festival will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at the Commons, 4750 Swinyar Drive, Collegedale. The event will feature a variety of vendors, live music, inflatables, a petting zoo and food trucks. Learn more at charlottegraceevents.com.
— Northside Neighborhood House will host a Thrift Crawl in honor of National Thrift Day from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday at its three thrift store locations, 211 Minor Road, 3605 Dayton Blvd. and 10161 Dayton Pike. Shoppers who spend at least $5 at each thrift store during the Thrift Crawl will be entered into a drawing for a $100 thrift store voucher. Shoppers will receive a card that needs to be punched at each thrift store location by 6 p.m. to be entered to win. Learn more at nnhouse.org.
— Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present "Unsung Valor" at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Chickamauga Battlefield, 3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe. The free 45-minute talk will focus on the stories of several heroic men and their unsung acts of valor during the Battle of Chickamauga. Attendees will meet at the battlefield's visitor center before going to the program site. It is advisable to bring a folding chair and water. Learn more at nps.gov/chch.
— Friends of the Gordon-Lee Mansion will host self-guided tours from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the mansion, 217 Cove Road, Chickamauga. Tours will take place Saturdays through Labor Day weekend. Admission costs $5 for adults and $1 for children 12 and under. Proceeds support the improvement and enhancement of the mansion. Learn more at friendsofthegordonleemansion.org.
— Wine Over Water will take place from 6-9 p.m. Saturday on the Walnut Street Bridge, 1 Walnut St. Presented by Preserve Chattanooga, the evening will feature wine tasting, food and live music along the bridge. It is a 21 and older event. General admission costs $125. Learn more at preservechattanooga.com/wineoverwater.
— St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church, 7547 E. Brainerd Road, will welcome its newest priest-in-charge, Ashton Sims, at its worship service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Following the service, the church will host a reception to meet and greet Sims and his wife, Anna. Learn more at stmartinsec.org.
— Chattanooga Market will host Market Karaoke from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at First Horizon Pavilion, 1801 Reggie White Blvd. In addition to a variety of vendors and food trucks, attendees will have the chance to sing along to their favorite songs. Learn more at chattanoogamarket.com.
— Nosh-A-Nooga, Chattanooga's first Jewish food festival, will take place from noon-2 p.m. Sunday at Waterhouse Pavilion, 850 Market St. There will be samples of various foods, including brisket sliders, matzo ball soup, kugel, challah and more. Food tables will include definitions and brief histories of each food. Cost is $1 per food ticket; food items require various amounts of tickets. Learn more at jewishchattanooga.com.
SPORTS
— Chattanooga Lookouts will have home games against the Rocket City Trash Pandas at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday (doubleheader), 7:15 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2:15 p.m. Sunday at AT&T Field, 201 Power Alley. Game promotions include: Chick-fil-A giveaways Wednesday; drink specials Thursday; Agriculture Night and fireworks Friday; Grateful Dead Night, a pregame Grateful Dead tribute concert and Spin to Win on Saturday; and a food drive and Chattanooga Public Library Day on Sunday; Kids Run the Bases after every game. General admission tickets cost $8. Learn more at milb.com/chattanooga.
— Chattanooga Roller Derby will have a home game at 2 p.m. Saturday at Camp Jordan Arena, 323 Camp Jordan Parkway, East Ridge. Doors open at 2 p.m., the Ruby Regulators will take on the Steel City Slayers at 3 p.m., the B-Railers will take on the Gainesville Roller Rebels at 5 p.m. and the Cha-Booses will take on the Rome Roller Derby at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $6-12. Learn more at chattanoogarollerderby.com.
THEATER
— 10-Minute Play Festival will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River St. Spectate nine new 10-minute plays by local playwrights, selected from a juried review of more than 20 submissions. The plays will be brought to life with fully staged performances featuring an ensemble cast of more than 30 actors. There will be a Q&A with the playwrights after each show. General admission is $20. Learn more at theatrecentre.com.
— Conasauga Shakespeare Coalition will conclude its production of "Romeo and Juliet" with shows at 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday at Prater's Mill Historic Site, 5845 Highway 2, Dalton. The production is set against the backdrop of the American Revolution, with the feuding Montague and Capulet families reimagined as patriot and loyalist families. Admission costs $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Learn more at conasaugashakespeare.com.
— Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga will present "Southbridge," the second in a series of nine plays focused on the African diaspora, with shows at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Monday at Rivermont Presbyterian Church, 319 Hixson Pike. General admission costs $25. The production will run through Aug. 26. Learn more at facebook.com/EnsembleTheatreOfChattanooga.
— Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave., will host a dynamic stage reading of the play, "Dig a Little Deeper," at 3 p.m. Sunday. Southern Exposure monologues meet Rhyme N Chatt's interactive poetry, amplifying the voices of underserved and underrepresented Chattanoogans. General admission costs $15. Learn more at barkinglegs.org.
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Staff file photo / From right, Jayda Mitchell, Julia Germann, Luke McMahon and Sam Young paint a mural at the Splash Summer Arts Festival at Miller Park on Aug. 19, 2023. The event featured live music, crafts, vendors, food and more. The festival will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Miller Park.