Ward Raymond
Birmingham: Remembering The Struggle
The older white woman on the video has a whimsical, remorseful tone as she asks: Why don’t the Negroes sing and whistle cheerfully as they pass down the streets of Birmingham, like they used to? She is nicely dressed, well put together, ensconced ... Read more
A Veritable Feast Of Southern Literature
Wendell Berry arrives in Chattanooga next week, bringing a message of the wisdom of his principled life: “My purpose as a writer is to do the work I have been given to do as well as I can do it. I would like to see a trend toward reading and ... Read more
Shakespeare Collides With '70s Excess
If you’re sitting here eatin’ your heart out, baby, waiting for some lover to call, perhaps instead you should shake your groove thing down to the Chattanooga Theatre Centre for “A Midsummer Night’s Disco,” now playing through June 18. Read more
The Art and Craft of Bookbinding
Sometimes it’s perfect. Sometimes it’s punch-and-bind, fastback, or even limp vellum. What? We’re talking bookbinding types, of course. Bookbinding as an art form and a practical craft has proliferated over the the past 1500 years in the western ... Read more
State of the Arts 2016: Brit Sigh
Robots sitting. Robots posing. Robots lounging around. Robots holding...light bulbs? Who doesn’t love a cute robot? When Brit Sigh was a kid, he was a big fan of the Short Circuit movies. Today, this multitalented artist makes fantastical ... Read more
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
If only love can break your heart, then it must be a corollary truth that only a great, doomed first love can stand out above a landscape of broken-heartedness. Tennessean Ed Tarkington, a long-respected English teacher ... Read more
A Thousand And One Musical Nights
Scheherazade wants the nights to never end. If the mad king Shahryar loses interest in the romantic stories Scheherazade tells, he will have her beheaded at dawn, as he has done to 1,000 other brides. Read more
Inside One Of History's Forgotten Nightmares
Unspeakable murders. A marriage gone flat. Illegal rotgut whiskey. Two infernal revenuers, one with a heart of gold. A lost baby, orphaned and bereft in the coming storm ... Read more
Far From The Maddening Art Lecture
Belly up to the…art gallery? Thursday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m., the Hunter Museum offers an event titled “Cocktails in Color” that curator Adera Causey promises to be a thought-provoking and entertaining ... Read more
Burnt Cork And Burnt Friendship
Humans have acted violently toward members of other tribes since time immemorial. “A Free State,” the passionate new novel by Tom Piazza about a fugitive slave, orchestrates themes of violence, entrapment ... Read more
Rocking With Rachmaninoff
At the age of 20, Man-Ling Bai is an emerging superstar in a highly competitive field—virtuoso piano solo performance. Your chance to hear her in an intimate setting, the showroom of Summitt Pianos on Lee Highway, comes this ... Read more
Kayoko At The Bat (on)
The tempo is picking up as Opening Day approaches. Team managers are looking over their lineup cards for the coming season and making notes on the score book. The brass in the front office are checking out the roster ... Read more
Turning The Page
At age 63, an old dog isn’t thinking about new tricks, but the Southern Lit Alliance is feeling frisky as a pup off the leash, bringing readers and writers together with bold new programs for 2016 and broader outreach than ever before. Read more
It Is A Wise Child That Knows His Own Father
At some point, every boy sees his father as a larger-than-life hero, or possibly a villain, or maybe one of those bold, eccentric character actors from the grainy movie that is everyone’s childhood, playing over in one’s mind ... Read more
Lots of New Ways of Looking at Books
Sometimes a book is just a book. But that can’t be said of the artist books on display through June 28 at the Public Library downtown. In an explosion of compelling creativity, “Renaissance” presents about 40 pieces ... Read more
All Serious Daring Starts From Within
History may be written by the victors—but literature is the province of the South. The next four days in Chattanooga bear out that unconventional wisdom, as dozens of renowned Southern writers descend on ... Read more
Seek Out the Source That Shines Forever
The revelation of the divine in our own lives, as well as in the natural world around us, defines the quest of Andrew Harvey, sacred activist and philosopher who will present “An Evening with Rumi” on Friday, April 10 ... Read more
From Femme Fatale Carmen to That Pesky Wabbit
Starving artists. A fearsome warship named for a girl’s frock. A twagical wabbit. The Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra and special guests combine elements of all these—and so much more ... Read more
Southern Literature Needs You!
The Southern Lit Alliance wants to book you for a volunteer job. During the Celebration of Southern Literature in mid-April, local bibliophiles are needed to check tickets, sell books, drive authors around ... Read more
Raise Your Glass and Your IQ
What kind of beer would a reader of Clyde Edgerton prefer? How about a fan of Katori Hall? Roy Blount Jr.? Natasha Trethewey? Read more
Tuesday
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This & That
Chess K-night
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Education & Learning
No Pressure: Instant Pot 101-
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Concerts & Live Music
Eric Kirkendoll
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Food & Drink Health & Wellness Outdoor
Paths to Pints along the Riverwalk
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Concerts & Live Music
Danimal
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Education & Learning This & That
English Country Dance for All!-
Wednesday
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Food & Drink Parties & Clubs
Chattanewbies-
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Education & Learning
The Art of Authentic Presence-
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This & That
Mentoring Expo
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Concerts & Live Music
Stephen Busie
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Concerts & Live Music
Jesse James Jungkurth
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This & That
Naughty Knights Chess Meetup
Thursday
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This & That
Naughty Knights Chess Meetup
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Talks & Readings
Book Signing with Author John Harris-
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Education & Learning
Soap Making 201
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Education & Learning
Volkswagen Academy Open House-
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Concerts & Live Music
Danimal & Friends
Friday
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This & That
Antique Show & Sale-
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Concerts & Live Music
Binji Varsossa
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Education & Learning
Couple's Massage 101-
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Charity & Fundraisers
A Roaring Success: Celebrating 20 Years In Chattanooga-
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Theater & Dance
"Fireflies"
Saturday
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This & That
Antique Show & Sale
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Theater & Dance
“The Book of Mormon”
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Theater & Dance
"The Foreigner"
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Theater & Dance
"Poe’s Midnight Dreary"
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Concerts & Live Music
Academy Honors Music Festival Concert-
Sunday
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This & That
Antique Show & Sale-
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Theater & Dance
“The Book of Mormon”
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Concerts & Live Music
Free Fiddle School
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Concerts & Live Music
The Other Brothers
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Theater & Dance
"Fences"
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Theater & Dance
"The Exonerated"-
Monday
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Theater & Dance This & That
Winter Belly Dance Session
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This & That
Joggers & Lagers
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Concerts & Live Music
Open Air with Jessica Nunn
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Concerts & Live Music
Monday Nite Big Band
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Concerts & Live Music
Very Open Mic
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Art & Exhibitions
The Chapel Art Gallery February Exhibit-
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Art & Exhibitions
"poems for the sky"-