Calvin Donaldson Environmental
Science Academy
(927 West 37th Street, Chattanooga) March 19 AT 12:30 p.m.
Come join Calvin Donaldson
5th grade students and faculty as they celebrate the completion
of their life-sized eagle’s nest! You’re invited to
come see the sculpture and hear the stories about
the students’ combined story-telling and sculpture-building
experience!
Hubble 3D
Blasts Off at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX® Theater on March
19
Tennessee Astronaut Roger
Crouch Visits Chattanooga to Inspire Students
or nearly 20 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has dazzled us
with unprecedented views of the cosmos—from the splendor
of our celestial neighborhood to galaxies billions of light years
away. On March 19, audiences at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX®
3D Theater will blast off alongside the Atlantis STS-125 crew
to witness up-close some of the most challenging spacewalks ever
performed during the final Hubble repair mission. Hubble 3D takes
viewers on an amazing journey, recounting the history of the
most important scientific instrument since Galileo’s original
telescope while immersing moviegoers in the great wonders and
astounding beauty of our universe.
According to retired NASA astronaut, and Tennessee Valley native,
Roger Crouch, the only thing audiences will miss while watching
Hubble 3D will be the G-Forces he experienced twice aboard the
Space Shuttle Columbia. “Liftoff is pretty exciting,”
said Crouch. “All of your senses are totally overwhelmed
as your body experiences three times the force of gravity. Once
you are in orbit, you go from feeling that tremendous pressure
to becoming weightless instantly. Other than that, the IMAX space
films that I’ve seen do a great job of putting you in orbit
with the astronauts.”
Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, Hubble 3D gives everyone an inspirational
perspective of the Hubble Space Telescope’s legacy and highlights
its profound impact on the way we view the universe and ourselves.
Moviegoers will also experience virtual star travel via breath-taking,
never-before-seen 3D flights through Hubble imagery on the giant,
six-story IMAX screen. “Fifteen years ago we made a film
about space exploration that included Hubble, when it started
sending back the first images,” said Producer/Director Toni
Myers. “Today, we have Hubble’s entire phenomenal legacy
of data to explore. With IMAX 3D, we can transport people to
galaxies that are 13 billion light years away—back to the
edge of time. Real star travel is here at last.”
Crouch will inspire youngsters to reach for the stars while in
Chattanooga. His journey from growing up in Polk County, TN to
orbiting the Earth aboard the Space Shuttle will be shared with
Chattanooga State students at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D
Theater on Tuesday, March 23rd and elementary school students
at UTC’s Challenger Center on Wednesday, March 24th.
“As a child, I always had a dream that I could fly,”
said Crouch. “I am colorblind, so I had to work hard and
be very persistent to finally achieve my goal of becoming an
astronaut. So I enjoy encouraging students to set goals and never
give up on your dreams.”
In a similar fashion, Hubble 3D is a
gripping story that’s full of hope, from crushing disappointment
to the ability to overcome all odds through dazzling ingenuity,
persistence and bravery. The film has been rated G and has a
running time of 43 minutes.
WhatsUpChattanooga.com
Aspiring Artists Contest
Hey Kids! Grab your crayons, pens, pencils, and
paint! Show us what you love about Chattanooga and you could
win a Free Pizza Party at Pump it Up of Chattanooga!
The first WhatsUpChattanooga.com Aspiring
Artists Contest is open to all Hamilton County students in kindergarten
through 3rd grade (K-3). The competition invites students to
submit their original art around the theme, "What I love
about Chattanooga."
A panel of volunteer judges from Chattanooga’s
arts community will choose a grand-prize winner and ten runners-up
based on composition, aesthetics, and theme – which should
reflect something about Chattanooga that represents what the
young artist loves about Chattanooga, from its scenic beauty
to its history.
The grand-prize winner and ten runners-up
will be announced on April 4 on WhatsUpChattanooga.com where their work will
be displayed. Also, the top 50 entries will be on display at
the Hunter Museum of American Art, Student Gallery during the
month of April.
The grand-prize winner and 25 friends
will win a FREE PIZZA PARTY from Pump It Up of Chattanooga.
Deadline for submission is March 21.
Entries may be dropped off at the Hunter Museum of American Art
or Creative Discovery Museum gift shops, or at Pump It Up of
Chattanooga.
The WhatsUpChattanooga.com ‘Aspiring
Artists Contest’ is sponsored by Pump It Up of Chattanooga,
Hunter Museum for American Art, Creative Discovery Museum, Tenn
Visual Arts
Continue to Drive Ensemble Theatre’s Season
Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga
continues their 2010 season with two productions exploring the
lives of two visual artists. On the Mainstage, Camille Claudel
is the protagonist for Delirium of InterpretationS by Fiona Templeton.
Our Youth and Family offering is THIS IS NOT A PIPE DREAM by
Barry Kornhauser, featuring the life and works of surrealist
Rene Magritte.
Claudel was the mistress and featured student of August Rodin
(The Thinker). “She is a fascinating character study based
on the fact that she was diagnosed as having delirium of interpretation
– a diagnosis we would now call paranoia. There are also
many versions of what happened to her and her creations, “says
production director and actor Garry Lee Posey. ETC sees Templeton’s
play as an attempt at exposing the various filters by which an
audience comprehends a story and a look at how mental illness
can be inspiring, overwhelming and destructive to an artist.
The play features ETC
veterans Christy Gallo, Garry Lee Posey and Emma Wiseman along
with newcomers Wes Rehberg, Luke Lagraff, and Dawn Hickey.Surrealist
painter Rene Magritte interpreted his imagination of the world
he saw in a very whimsical and humorous way.
“Kornhauser’s
play maximizes that whimsy by crafting a play that draws in elements
of vaudeville, theatre magic and tons of energy, mentions Producing
partner Christy Gallo. Six zanies, costumed like Magritte’s
anonymous man, bring the artist’s paintings to life while
simultaneously tickling your funny bone. This short play is perfect
for the entire family. Production is directed by Founding Producing
Partner Garry Lee Posey and features ETC ensemble members Ryan
Laskowski, Timothy James, Emma Wiseman, Mark Edward Murray, Jinny
Marie Jagoditsch and Taylor Williams.
Performances for Delirium
of Interpretations will run Fridays (March 19 and 26) at 7:30pm
and Sundays (March 21 and 28)at 3:00pm and 7:30pm, complimented
by Pipe Dream performances March 13, 20 and 27 at 11:00
am and 1:00 pm. All performances will be held at the St. Andrews
Center Theatre, 1918 Union Avenue in Highland Park. Tickets are
$6 - $10. For more information, contact ETC at ensemble.theatre.chattanooga@gmail.com or by calling 423-987-5141.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.ensembletheatreofchattanooga.com.
Tennessee
Aquarium Keeper Kids - 2010 Spring Break Fun
New Animal Adventures
Added FREE with Aquarium Admission
To introduce budding young scientists to the amazing world of
biology, the Tennessee Aquarium will offer the chance to become
“Keeper Kids” this spring, March 13-21 and April
3-11. Keeper Kids and their families will go behind the scenes
to learn what it takes to care for playful penguins, feisty otters,
beautiful butterflies and thousands of fish ranging from topminnows
to toothy sharks. ---- MORE
Scenic City
Women’s Network Luncheon
When: Noon – 1 PM, Thursday, March 25, 2010
Topic: “When Making Disciples—Bloom Where You Are Planted”
Speaker: Mimi Neighbors
Mimi is fond of saying she limped to
the cross, weighed down with bags full of life’s mess, and
became God’s mess redeemed for His good pleasure! After
sexual abuse at an early age, Mimi tried to fix her own problems,
ending up lost in a sea of drugs, alcohol, sexual perversion
and mental illness, landing her in jail five times. She cried
out, “Lord Jesus, I need help!” His answer was redemption
and healing and a new life and purpose.
Mimi moved to Chattanooga in 2004 as
a missionary in prison ministry. She is now founder and president
of Love Your Neighbor Ministries, Inc., as well as a writer,
mentor, and speaker. She also chairs the mentoring and family
committee of the Tennessee Reentry Collaborative in Hamilton
County. It is the mission of Love Your Neighbor to encourage
and assist women imprisoned by life choices of rebellious sin
to be reconciled to God through Christ, growing into God’s
Word by His Spirit into living epistles for his glory. Mimi and
Love Your Neighbor Ministries flesh out the gospel through Weekly
Bible studies, aftercare groups, and taking the gospel to women
in Chattanooga’s crack neighborhoods. Mimi will encourage
us to take the gospel into our worlds.
Where: First Presbyterian Church, 554
McCallie Avenue, Parking across Douglas Street Behind Christian
Science Church
Reservations: Call 698-6262 or email romaine@scwn.org
Deadline Tuesday, March 23.
Program and lunch is: $10 for members and $12 for visitors.
52nd Annual
2011 Soddy Daisy Junior Miss Scholarship Program
Saturday, March 27, 2010
6:30 p.m. (new time this year)
Theme: “The Oscars”
Tickets $10.00 and are vailable from any board member, contestant,
Calico Florist or at the door!
Soddy Elementary School
260 School Street
Soddy Daisy, TN 37379
History of Soddy Daisy Junior Miss:
The Soddy Daisy Junior Miss Program
was founded in 1959, one year after America’s Junior Miss
was formed in 1958. At that time the Soddy Daisy Jaycees produced
the program. Eventually a Jaycettes chapter was formed to help
with the program. In the late 70’s the Jaycees turned the
production over to the Jaycettes which eventually became the
Soddy Daisy Junior Miss Board of Directors. Carol Pierce is the
“Chairman” of the Board. ----- MORE INFORMATON
McKamey
Animal Care and Adoption Center
There's much to do this
spring at the McKamey Animal Care and Adoption Center! Bring
your pet in for Easter Bunny photos, find a new member for your
family by adopting and enter your pet's picture in our in-house
pet photo contest!
Easter
Bunny Photos:
Get your pet's picture
taken with the Easter Bunny! Photographer Cameron Adams will
be photographing pets with the Easter Bunny on March 26th
from 3-7pm and March 27th from 10am-2pm. Each photo session
is $20 and you will receive a CD of your pet's photos. Please
have all pets contained on a leash or in a crate.
Pet Photo Contest:
Enter your pet's best
shot in the McKamey Center's Pet Photo Contest now through
April 28th! Just $5 to enter and $1 to vote. Bring in your
picture to the Center or mail to Amy Nelson at 4500 N. Access
Road, Chattanooga, TN 37415. Be sure to print your name, animal's
name, address and phone number on the back of your pictures.
The more of your friends and family vote, the more likely you
will win one of our great prizes! All proceeds go to the care
of the animals at the McKamey Center.
The
Electro-Acoustic Cupcake Festival III
Monday, March 29,
2010, 7:30, $10
(admission includes gourmet cupcake)
Theatre Mercado
1214 McCallie Ave
Chattanooga, TN 37404
The Electro-Acoustic Cupcake Festival is back for its third year,
featuring an incredible gathering of international improvisers:
vocal chameleon Shelley Hirsch (NYC), Henry Cow co-founder Tim
Hodgkinson (London) on lap steel and clarinet, Thomas Lehn on
analog synth (Germany), iconoclastic bassist Evan Lipson (TN/Philly),
the Ol' Timey Avant-Garde of the Shaking Ray Levis (TN), and
the incomparable percussionist Roger Turner (London). Opening
the show will be a lesson in gnome mythology, given by the River
of the Pink Lady and Strawberry Pork Chop.
History
Center and Bessie Smith Cultural Center Team up for Big Nine
Program
The Chattanooga History
Center and the Bessie Smith Cultural Center will present The
Big Nine’s Cookin’ on Tuesday, March 30th. The
History Center will reprise its Nicely Tour, The Big Nine, at
6:00pm, with sociologist, blues musician, and Chattanooga native,
Dr. Clark White, serving as tour guide. At the conclusion of
the walking tour, participants will go in Bessie Smith Cultural
Center, where they will be treated to a fried chicken dinner
(from Champy’s), served to the sounds of some great old
blues records. Movies celebrating the blues and blues culture
will also be shown and there will be a cash bar. Registered participants
will meet on the street sidewalk in front of the Bessie Smith
Cultural Center, 200 Martin Luther King Blvd. The fee is $15
per person. Registration is complete with payment of the fee,
and the deadline is Friday, March 26. Call 423-265-3247, extension
10, or 423-266-8658 to register.
Prior to 1982, the area
covered in the tour segment of this program was anchored by what
was then officially named Ninth Street, and known colloquially
to local residents as “The Big Nine.” For many years,
it was the center of African American life in Chattanooga. Its
businesses included the Martin Hotel (which housed many famous
African American performers, such as Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne
and Nat King Cole), Lowery Five & Dime, the L&G Diner,
and many others. In 1982, the street was widened to handle traffic
congestion, and the name changed to Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
The wider street became a major thoroughfare, destroying the
neighborhood ambience of the area.
Celebrate
Easter in the Park
For the 5th year in a row Oakwood Baptist
Church presents “Easter in the Park” – a special
community wide Easter service, Sunday
April 4th at 9:30 a.m. near the Wilder Tower inside Chickamauga
Park.
Over the past four years close to 20,000 people have attended
this special Easter celebration and this year we expect another
large crowd.
Oakwood is once again extending an invitation to come and bring
lawn chairs or blankets and dressed as you would like to this
community wide celebration. There will be live music featuring
musicians from all three Oakwood campuses and a special message
from Pastor Darrell Henry of Oakwood Baptist Church.
‘There’s no better place to celebrate the Son rise’,
says Pastor Darrell Henry.
Oakwood Baptist Church is one church
that worships in three locations: Oakwood Street in Chickamauga,
GA, Gateway Mall in Fort Oglethorpe, GA and on Germantown Road
in East Ridge, TN.
Oakwood has a plan in place to continue
the Easter celebration in case of inclement weather. For more
information contact Oakwood Baptist Church at 706-375-5760 or
visit www.oakwoodbc.org.
Girls Inc.
Spring Break Camp Registration is Now Open
Registration is now open for Girls Inc.’s
2010 Spring Break Camp. This year’s camp, “Girls on
the Move!,” is an exciting day camp that encourages girls
to have confidence in their movement ability, increases participation
in regular physical activity and helps girls develop positive
attitudes toward health-related fitness. Camp activities for
girls will include swimming, yoga, Tae-Kwon-Do, kickball and
volleyball.
Girls ages 6-8 will participate in the
national Girls Inc. Steppingstones program which focuses on motor
skills development. The program promotes skillful body movement
and health-related fitness. Steppingstones helps young girls
learn movement skills in a supportive environment where they
gain confidence in their new abilities.
Girls ages 9-12 will participate in the
national Girls Inc. Bridges program which teaches motor skills
that can be applied to different sports. This program offers
opportunities for girls to develop confidence in their abilities
as athletes prior to the self-conscious middle school years.
The camp will be held from April 5 –
April 9 at the First Baptist Church in Chattanooga, located at
401 Gateway Avenue. The cost is $100 for the week. Registration
forms are available at the Girls Inc. office at 709 S. Greenwood
Avenue or at www.girlincchattblog.com. The registration deadline
is March 26. For more information, call (423) 624-4757.
About Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga :
Girls Incorporated of Chattanooga inspires all girls to be strong,
smart and bold by providing a healthy and positive environment
where girls can enjoy being girls; by providing enriching programs
that nurture their capacity for personal achievement, confident
adulthood and economic independence; and by advocating for an
equitable society. Since 1961, Girls Inc. has served more than
22,000 girls aged 6–18 in Hamilton County . For more information,
call 423-624-4757or visit GirlsIncChattBlog.com.
100 Year
Anniversary of the Humane Educational Society
The 100 Year Anniversary of the Humane
Educational Society is coming up this April, and HES has two
events planned. The information is as follows:
Celebrate 100 Year Anniversary
Party:
Friday, April 9th. Be a party animal! Join Humane Educational
Society, MC Jed Mescon and friends for cocktails, appetizers,
live dinner piano, awards and lots of fun! After Dinner Entertainment:
STANDING ROOM ONLY, One of Chattanooga's hottest bands, will
be there to get the after party hopping! Event begins at 5:30
p.m. at the Loose Cannon Gallery, 1800 Rossville Avenue. Pricing:
$75 each; $100 couple; $400 table of 8. Space is Limited! So,
please make reservations today. Call 423.624-5302 x241.
Family Day Celebration:
Saturday, April 10th. 100 Year Anniversary Grand Re-Opening Party
at the Humane Educational Society, Starts at Noon. Witness Grand-Opening
of new children’s educational center, "Weezie’s
Way®, the path to kindness." Crafts, tours, food, cake,
dog training demo, “Happy Tails” slideshow, volunteer
activity demos, and lots more fun for all! See our free-roaming
cat rooms and cageless dog environments. Come see our progress!
We're not the pound anymore! Come to 212 N. Highland Park Ave.,
Chattanooga, TN. Call 423.624-5302 x228 for more info.
4 Bridges
Arts Festival Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with Fine Wines
aAnd Savory Foods
Chattanooga, Tenn...The nationally-recognized 4 Bridges Arts
Festival, which will take place April
17 & 18, 2010 at the First
Tennessee Pavilion in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is celebrating
its 10-year anniversary, and there are several exciting additions
to this year’s event. The festival is produced by the Association
for Visual Arts (AVA).
“4 Bridges has become one of the most recognized arts festivals
in the country,” AVA Executive Director Christa J. Mannarino
said. “The growth the festival has experienced and the recognition
it has begun to receive nationally has motivated us to keep cultivating
it to its fullest potential. Since we are celebrating the 10th
year, we wanted to make the festival bigger and better than ever.”
Some of the changes being made include offering attendees a more
artistic selection of food, instead of the typical “fair
food” that was present at past festivals and, also, offering
a variety of fine wines in a cafe setting for the first time.
“We wanted to make the festival a more well-rounded experience
with visual art and culinary art,” 4 Bridges Arts Festival
Artistic Director Jerry Dale McFadden said. “We have always
had impressive artwork from some of the most talented artists
in the country, now we will have food that is at an equal standard.”
The festival serves a significant role in supporting the artistic
and cultural vitality of the community, representing an overall
$1.5 million in economic impact over the course of the weekend.
The festival supports and develops arts leadership in the community;
expands cultural tourism for Chattanooga; educates the community
about the arts; and celebrates the importance of the community’s
cultural life and its sense of place. ln 2009, the festival hosted
15,000 attendees and 150 visual artists. An attendance of 30,000
is expected for the 10-year anniversary.
”It is by far one of the most enjoyable and profitable shows
that I do every year,” commented artist Andrew Sovjani from
Conway, Massachusetts.
“Artists recognize that Chattanooga is a place where they
are valued,” McFadden said. “It is what sets this festival
apart from others.”
For more information on the 4 Bridges Arts Festival, visit www.4bridgesartsfestival.org.
Day Out
With Thomas™: The Celebration Tour 2010 Pulling Into The
Tennessee Valley Railroad
Fans invited
to birthday bash celebrating 65th anniversary of favorite storybook
engine
Thomas
the Tank Engine™ to visit TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD on APRIL
23, 24, 25 and MAY 1 & 2
Chattanooga, Tennessee – All aboard for the best birthday
party ever! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is set to roll into
Chattanooga for the Day Out With Thomas™: The Celebration
Tour 2010. All Thomas fans are invited to come spend the day
with their favorite No. 1 engine and celebrate his 65th birthday.
The event, which takes place April 23, 24, 25 and May 1 &
2, 2010, will be hosted by TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD and presented
by HIT Entertainment and sponsored by MEGA Brands, a leading
toy company. ---- MORE
Tivoli’s
resident theatre company Humble Swan Productions opens its fourth
production on the Tivoli Stage with Peter Pan
The Tivoli Theatre’s resident
theatre company, Humble Swan Productions—in association
with Samuel French, Inc.—opens its fourth production on
the Tivoli stage with the musical "Peter Pan—Or the
Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" based on the play by J. M. Barrie.
Humble Swan Productions began its partnership with the City of
Chattanooga Department of Education, Arts & Culture and the
Tivoli Theatre and was named “Resident Theatre Company”
in 2008. Humble Swan’s first production at the Tivoli Theatre
was “Disney’s High School Musical” followed by
performances of “Oliver!” and “Cinderella.”
Humble Swan Productions is committed to providing quality performances
for the education and entertainment of the community, as well
as educating and involving local talent of all ages in the production
of Broadway favorites.
“For Humble Swan as resident theatre company, we believe
it’s important for the Tivoli Theatre to provide quality
local theatre and keep great shows coming to our local audience
and the Chattanooga arts community,” says Jonathan Humble,
executive director. “We want to create opportunities for
getting our community involved and experiencing the production
of Broadway shows in a performance space like the Tivoli Theatre.”
The cast of “Peter Pan” includes 35 kids, teens, and
adults from across Chattanooga—representing a wide range
of schools including Center for Creative Arts, Chattanooga School
for Arts and Sciences, home school, and Ringgold High School.
And the 14-piece orchestra includes 7 members of the Chattanooga
Symphony & Opera, which also calls the Tivoli Theatre “home.”
For the production of “Peter Pan” Humble Swan is proud
to feature the national touring set by John Iacovelli and flying
effects by ZFX, Inc.—which actress Cathy Rigby last flew
on as “Wendy” in the national tour last year. “We
will have multiple people flying at once during the performance,”
Humble says. “It is a very meaningful experience for the
cast to get to fly on Cathy Rigby’s set.”
All seats reserved from $19 to $26.50 plus convenience fees.
All seats $16 for children, students and seniors! Tickets are
on sale now online and at Memorial Auditorium box office. Call
(423) 642-TIXS.
SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, March 18 at 7:30 pm Friday, March 19 at 7:30 pm Saturday, March 20 at 1:00 pm Saturday, March 20 at 7:30 pm
Celebrate
Adoption! Right To Life Banquet
Event Information
What:
A Banquet in Celebration of Life
Who:
Sponsored by Chattanoogans For Life
When: Friday, April 23, 2010 at 7:00 PM
Where:
The Chattanoogan, 1201 South Broad Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee
37402
Tickets:
$50 per person, $400 for a table of eight. To reserve tickets,
send check made payable to Chattanoogans for Life to Sue Shramko,
Reservations Chair, 4196 Obar Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37419. Your
tickets will be waiting for you at our registration table at
The Chattanoogan on the evening of April 23rd.
Keynote:
Our speaker and entertainment this year is pro-life advocate
Jaime Thietten, a Christian and Inspirational singer. Jaime has
spent the last 10 years singing around the world about hope,
forgiveness, faith and conviction. With a recent move to Nashville,
6 CD projects under her belt, and clarity for God’s calling
upon her heart, Jaime is dedicating a portion of her music ministry
to raise awareness and become a voice for the unborn and for
those who cannot speak for themselves. Although she has never
experienced an abortion herself, God has put upon her heart a
passion to help those who have experienced this devastating emotional
trauma to heal and find hope. Witnessing the birth of her nephew,
Tanner, Jaime was forever changed with the miracle of childbirth
and the amazing grace of innocence new to the world. With no
children of her own, she and her husband are currently looking
into adoption, or as she puts it “adding options” to
her family. Her powerful music video of the 2009 Momentum Award
winning song entitled, "My Chance" brings compassionate
and non-judgmental attention to an emotional trauma that can
last a lifetime.
Tennessee
State Harley Owners Group Rally 2010
The Historical Chattanooga Choo Choo
Hotel will host the Annual Tennessee State H.O.G. Rally from
June 2-5, 2010. The rally will be jam-packed with live
music, parades, skill-riding events and more.
The Official Kickoff Party will be held on Wednesday, June
2 at Thunder Creek Harley Davidson on Lee Highway. The party
will feature live entertainment, lots of great food and cold
beverages. For more information visit www.thundercreekharley.com
or call 423-892-4888.
On Thursday, June 3, there will be a special “Take
Me to the River” Pier Party along the redeveloped downtown
riverfront. A special welcome to National H.O.G. Members will
be given by Miss Tennessee, Stefanie Wittler, and local Chattanooga
officials including City Mayor Ron Littlefield.
The 2010 Tennessee Rally is bringing back some of the most popular
events including local riding excursion, motorcycle shows and
advanced-rider competitions. Chattanooga, being a motorcycle
friendly city, plays into The Tennessee State H.O.G. Rally’s
underlying theme, “Ride all Day and Party into the Night.”
Guaranteed to keep the party going, entertainment will be provided
by the high-energy “Party Nation” and “The Beaters,”
just to mention a few.
Allied Arts
Special Events
The Hunter Museum of American Art and the members of the Hunter's
Avant-art group will host Hunter Underground on Friday, March
26 beginning at 8:00 p.m. To purchase tickets, visit www.huntermuseum.org
or call (423) 267-0968.
The Craniofacial Foundation of America will host Palate 2 Palette
Friday, March 19 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 20
from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. in galleries throughout Chattanooga's historic
Southside district. For more information, call (423) 778-9176
or visit www.palate2palette.org.
The Great Southern Old Time Fiddlers' Convention will be held
Saturday, March 20 at 3:00 p.m. at Lindsay Street Hall. Contests
will be held with cash prizes awarded in the old time categories
of fiddle, banjo, dance and string band.
The Chattanooga Blues Festival will take place at Memorial Auditorium
on Sunday, March 21 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets may be purchased by
visiting www.chattanoogaonstage.com or by calling (423) 642-TIXS.
Lee University presents the 4th Annual Culture Fest on Thursday,
March 25 at 5:00 p.m. For more information, please email culture@leeuniversity.edu
or call (423) 614-8405.
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Visual Art & Film
The Hunter Museum of American Art will present a program entitled
"Imaging Identity," which includes a moderated discussion
of how we view ourselves as Americans and as Chattanoogans, on
Thursday, March 18 at 6:00 p.m. Visit www.huntermuseum.org for
more information.
The AEC Spring Indepedent Film Series continues at the Majestic
Theater with the showing of Police, Adjective through Thursday,
March 18 and A Town Called Panic beginning Friday, March 19.
Visit
www.artsedcouncil.org for more information or to purchase a Film
Club card.
AVA will offer a Basic Introduction to Social Networking Sites
workshop Saturday, March 20 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. An eBay
& Etsy workshop will be held in the AVA Media Lab on Wednesday,
March 24 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., and a Camera to Computer
Art Documentation workshop will take place Saturday, March 27
from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Visit www.avarts.org to register
or for more information.
The Folk School of Chattanooga is hosting a Music Documentary
Film Series each Friday night at 7:00 p.m. in February and March.
This week's film is High Lonesome: The Story of Bluegrass Music.
Visit
www.chattanoogafolk.com/events for more information.
The opening reception for Lawrence Mathis' "Recent Landscapes"
exhibit will be held Friday, March 19 at 6:00 p.m. at Tanner-Hill
Gallery. The exhibit continues through April. Visit www.tannerhillgallery.com
for more information.
The Finale' Gala for artists Daniel Liam Gill and Sandra Shannon
will be held Thursday, March 25 from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at My Color
Image Boutique & Gallery. For more information, please call
(423) 598-6202.
Bill Shores Frames and Gallery will host artist Evelyn Marie
Williams and her show entitled "Scenes of a Native Land"
during an opening reception to be held Thursday, March 25th from
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Please call (423) 756-6746 for more information.
A Screenwriting Mini-Course, presented by the Chattanooga Writers
Guild, the local Association for the Future of Film and Television
and CreateHere, will be held at CreateHere Thursday, March 25,
April 1 and April 8 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. each evening. To make
a reservation, please email Lantz Powell at lantzlp@aol.com or
call (423) 893-5539.
A reception will be held at the Exum Gallery and Memorial Garden
at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Friday, March 26 from 4:00
- 6:00 p.m. featuring paintings from the collection of Helen
Exum and works by other artists. For more information, call (423)
266-8194 or email stpauls@stpaulschatta.org.
A collage mosaic weekend workshop with artist Steve Terlizzese
will be held Saturday - Sunday, March 27 - 28. Contact Steve
at (423) 883-7825 or steve@mosaicguy.com for more information.
A Murrini Glass Magnet workshop will be offered Saturday, March
27 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Ignis Glass Gallery &
Studio. To register, call (423) 265-2565 or email us at info@ignisglass.com.
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Theatre, Music & Dance
Auditions for Pig Farm will be held Monday - Tuesday, March 22
- 23 at 7:30 p.m. and for Arthur Miller's The Crucible Sunday
- Monday, March 28 - 29 at 7:30 p.m. with girls auditions scheduled
for Tuesday, March 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Chattanooga Theatre
Centre. Visit www.theatrecentre.com for more information.
The CSO, with special guests Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Anne-Marie
McDermott, will perform Thursday - Friday, March 25 - 26 at 8:00
p.m. at the Tivoli Theatre. Visit www.chattanoogasymphony.org
for more information.
The Chattanooga Theatre Centre hosts the Biennial Festival of
New Plays Friday - Saturday, March 26 - 27 with the performance
of Hunter Rodgers' grand-prize winning play The Primitive Steak
and reading of runner-up Dakota Brown's Sunday in the South.
Readings of Fortunes of Warren by Lee Wright and Life Without
Tom by Logan Lee will be held Friday - Saturday, April 2 - 3.
To purchase tickets, please call (423) 267-8534 or visit www.theatrecentre.com.
The musical Peter Pan - Or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up will
be presented at the Tivoli Theatre Thursday, March 18 - Saturday,
March 20. For showtimes and tickets, visit www.chattanoogaonstage.com.
Covenant College and the Musical Theatre Club present their production
of West Side Story Thursday - Saturday, March 18 - 20 and Thursday
- Friday, March 25 - 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Dora MacLellan Brown
Memorial Chapel. Tickets may be reserved by calling (706) 419-1453
or visiting www.covenant.edu.
The UTC Opera Theater will present their spring production of
Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte Friday - Saturday, March 19 - 20 at 7:30
p.m. and Sunday, March 21 at 3:00 p.m. For more information,
please
call (423) 425-4601 or visit www.utc.edu/music.
Jockstrap U.'s Festival of the Bard and Multidiscipline Extra-credit
Seminar will be presented at the Tennessee Valley Theatre Saturday
- Sunday, March 20 - 21. For tickets and showtimes, please visit
www.tennesseevalleytheatre.com.
The Chattanooga Choral Society for the Preservation of African
American Song will present the Fourth Annual Lee Norris Mackey
Memorial Concert on Sunday, March 21 at 5:00 p.m. at First Baptist
Church. In addition to the concert, Wintley Phipps will conduct
a master class Negro Spiritual: the Legacy of an American Treasure
on Monday, March 22 at 12:00 p.m. at the Lindsay Street Hall.
For more information, call Wilma LeSure at (423) 892-1439.
Musician Sam Glaser will perform at the Jewish Cultural Center
on Sunday, March 21 at 4:00 p.m. For more information or to reserve
tickets, contact Ann Treadwell at (423) 493-0270, ext. 13 or
atreadwell@jewishchattanooga.com.
Chattanooga musicians Ann Rylands and Bruce Ashton will perform
Sunday, March 21 at 3:00 p.m. in the Baylor School Chapel. For
more information, call Tom Schow at (423) 267-8506, ext. 548.
The Center for Creative Arts Music Department presents John Rutter's
"Gloria" on Sunday, March 21 at 3:00 p.m. at Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church. For more information, contact Neshawn Calloway
at (423) 209-5929 or calloway_neshawn@hcde.org.
The Presidential Concert Series concludes at Lee University with
a performance by acclaimed Italian pianist Fabio Bidini on Tuesday,
March 23 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be reserved by calling (423)
614-8343.
Guest artist Dennis Thurmond will present a concert entitled
"400 Years of Keyboard Improvisation" on Tuesdy, March
23 at 7:30 p.m. in the UTC Fine Arts Center. For more information,
please call (423) 425-4601 or visit www.utc.edu/music.
Destiny Theatre Company will present Miss Ever's Boys at the
Chauncey-Goode Auditorium on the campus of Tennessee Temple University
Friday - Saturday, March 26 - 27 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, March
28 at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are available by calling (423) 242-5156
or visiting www.destinyentertainment.org.
John Prine will appear in concert at the Tivoli Theatre on Saturday,
March 27 at 8:00 p.m. Visit www.chattanoogaonstage.com or call
(423) 757-5050 for ticket information.
Writing, Literature & Poetry
The Southern Literature Book Club will
meet and discuss Gap Creek by Robert Morgan on Monday, March
22 at 6:00 p.m. at Rock Point Books. For more information, please
e-mail Abbie Tilley at
southernlitclub@comcast.net.
The C.S. Lewis Society will finish its discussion of Lewis's
Space Trilogy with the third book, That Hideous Strength, on
Friday, March 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Rock Point Books. Visit www.cslewischattanooga.org
for more information.
Donnie “Possum” Jenkins is
a great coiner of phrases and today he laid one on me: “No
matter where you go, sometimes there you are.”
Yes, sometimes there you are but If you
go shopping, sometimes you are still at home. Wondering if you
turned off the stove, or if someone is watching the kids, or
if Junior has taken his medicine, or if the mail has run. Your
choices are incredible. You can be at home all the time you are
shopping. You can shop all day and be at home all the time.
On the other hand, you can choose to
be in the future. Like at tomorrow’s PTA meeting where you
are supposed to give a committee report. Lord, what will Mrs.
Pickypoo think if you are not ready! Will little junior’s
teacher, who already dislikes him, use it to justify being even
harder on him. There is no limit to how many things coming up
tomorrow can move into today’s consciousness. For that matter,
you can reel in other upcoming dates and put them on the rotisserie
of today.
Thich Nhat Hanh said something recently
that helped me stay in the moment. He said when you are meditating
and your mind starts to wander, simply become aware of your in-breath.
You cannot be aware of two things at once and just watching your
in-breath can pull you back into your meditation.
Likewise, being aware of where you are
and what you are doing can pull you into now consciousness. I
just say, “I know where I am. I am here at Publix. I an
buying groceries. I must remember ...” and think of things
you want to remember. It will keep you from wondering if Little
Junior’s diaper might need changing.
Sometimes a little humor helps. Even
if Junior’s diaper does need changing, you can ponder the
possibility that having a dirty diaper for a while has never
made a baby become a serial killer. Few children have died from
it. And -- who knows -- Grandpa may awake from his doze and change
it!
Staying in the moment is important because
that is where you are. Be where you are. Yesterday is a cemetery
where everything is buried and nothing is less worthwhile than
digging up buried things. The only thing we should ever do in
the cemetery of yesterday is put a few flowers on some good old
memories and even that is a risky venture of consciousness.
Keeping outside the city limits of Tomorrow
is also important because a tornado has not picked us up in Kansas
and dropped us in Oz.
I often say the quality of our life is
directly proportional to how many goodies we have and how man
“twicks” we know. Start now collecting “twicks”
that help you stay in today, that teach you how to be in now.
Some Christians have lectured me about
studying Buddhism as if that is a threat to my basic Christian
orientation. Baloney. If you are so insecure in your faith that
you cannot collect “twicks” -- gems of truth -- from
other faiths and thinkers, your faith is too shaky to even think
about crossing Jordan. If your preacher is putting such nonsense
in your head, he is even more pathetic and insecure.
So set up a file, “Twicks to Keep
Me in Now.” God will rejoice.
You remember last week, I told you how
I’d traded my brand new Prius hybrid to a black guy in the
parking lot of Popeye's Chicken for six magic beans? My plan
was to go home, plant three of the beans in the ground and put
the other three in a safe place. But I was a little hungry at
the time so I decided to make some chili first. As I was doing
that, I got to wondering what kind of chili I could make with
magic beans. You know beans are integral to a successful batch
of chili. Rocked on, one thing led to another, and I ended up
putting three of the magic beans into the chili, just to see
what would happen. Well, I gotta say, three beans don't fill
out a pot of chili all that well, magic or otherwise, so I went
ahead and added the other three beans, hoping that maybe their
magic came not from being planted in the ground but from being
cooked in chili. But nothing happened and, honestly, the chili
wasn't even all that good. And I don't know if it was the beans
or what, but I got terrible gas. Three days and six nights I
was nothing but a loud, stinky fart machine with no off-switch.
I’ve thought a lot about it and you know, maybe that was
the magic of the beans. And it makes sense because that chili
was magical, in a foul, raucous, otherwordly kind of way. It
transcended normalcy. Magic doesn't always have to be about wealth
and fame and tropical islands you know.
Anyway let’s get on with our commentary
...
A lactating Kentucky woman has been charged
with felony assault for squirting a police officer "in the
face and neck region" with her breast milk. You know, in
certain areas of Hong Kong, lonely men will pay a lot of money
to have a lactating woman squirt em in the face and neck. And
even more to pee in their hat.
In a related story, the New York health
department has told a chef at the Klee Brasserie restaurant to
stop serving cheese that was made from his lactating wife's breast
milk. Wow. That's two weird stories of lactation gone wild within,
like, a couple days of one another, one in New York, one in Kentucky.
We truly do live in the end times. Also, if you're going to be
eating at Klee Brasserie, you might want to avoid the ranch dressing,
too.
In a speech this week, Nancy Pelosi said,
"We have to pass the (healthcare) bill so that you can find
out what is in it." She's saying we have to sign on the
dotted line before we can find out what we get. I don't know,
but that sounds kind of like the same deal I had with my third
wife, and that time it didn't work to my benefit at all.
And I Quote: "(Obama) couldn't sell
watermelons by the side of the road if he had state troopers
stopping traffic." ~ Dan Rather on MSNBC's Chris Matthews
Show
Wow. That would have to be the worst
salesman ever, huh Dan?
But that’s why the networks are
through. They got no credibility and Dan Rather himself led that
march into oblivion. People don’t go to the networks for
news, or newspapers either ~ there are too many Internet sites
that carry a much wider variety of news and viewpoints than the
networks or newspapers ever could. The New York Times wants to
charge people a fee to read their paper on line. But why should
people on line pay for the NYT when they can get better information
elsewhere for free. If the decision-makers at the NYT really
believe people will pay to read their paper online, perhaps they
might also be interested in buying my old underwear as well,
cause I’m telling you now, nobody’s gonna pay to read
the NYT on line.
Seriously, it’s amateur night with
media. The other day, an MSNBC crawl read that six women in New
Jersey were hospitalized after "botched butt enhanment (sic)
injections." Butt enhanment? Not only was that a little
sophomoric for a news headline, they didn't even spell it right.
I watched that crawl cycle three times and the spelling was never
corrected. What I’m saying, there’s no quality to news
reporting anymore. And worse, there’s not even any concern
that there’s no quality. You know, according to mighty Barack
and the gang at the White House, MSNBC is their favorite cable
news network.
See how everything goes back to Obama
now? Move over, George Bush, there’s a new scapegoat in
town, and he be Hussein.
You know what? I just had a thought ...
what if the magic beans weren’t really magic at all and
instead I had been swindled out of my new Prius by a con artist?
Hmmm ... But, no. No, I refuse to believe that a black dude who
approached me in the parking lot of Popeye’s Chicken in
Chattanooga and whose name I don’t know would misrepresent
six beans as being magic just so he could get his hands on the
keys to my car. No, I don’t see it.
Speaking of which, I’m getting a
little hungry. I wonder if there’s any of that chili left
in the fridge ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first
U.S. president to declare March to be National Red Cross Month
and every president since as followed suite.
The American/International Red Cross is perhaps the best known,
non-profit relief agency in the world. And even though March
is the time designated to acknowledge the organization, it was
actually launched in May: May 21, 1881.
It’s interesting that the Red Cross began in Sweden. America’s
most famous nurse, Clara Barton, was visiting Europe shortly
after the Civil War when she learned about a “Swiss-inspired
International Red Cross Movement.” She was so impressed
with the idea that upon her return to the States, she successfully
lobbied to bring the concept of an American Red Cross to our
shores.
Clara Barton headed up the Red Cross for nearly a quarter century,
organizing disaster relief efforts here and abroad and helping
the U.S. military during the Spanish-American War. It was Barton
who expanded the Red Cross concept to include international peacetime
relief efforts. She retired from the Red Cross in 1904, but her
dream continued on. The organization has implemented a number
of ground-breaking programs, including first aid, water safety
and public health nursing.
The Red Cross received a Congressional charter in 1900, and a
second in 1905, which endures to this day. The charter defines
the overall mission of the Red Cross, including providing relief
to Armed Forces personnel, serving as a conduit between American
soldiers and their families, providing international and domestic
disaster relief, assisting civilian refugees and working to lessen
the adverse effects of war and other disasters, including the
influenza pandemic of 1918.
When the world went to war in 1914, the Red Cross came into its
own. By 1918, the number of charters had grown from 107 to 3,864,
and the number of members jumped from 17,000 to over 20 million
(not including 11 million “Junior Red Cross” members).
They staffed hospitals and ambulance transports and recruited
20,000 RNs to serve the Armed Forces.
After the war, the Red Cross turned their efforts to veterans’
services, safety training, accident prevention, nutrition education
and home health. The organization was instrumental in providing
disaster relief and assistance during the Mississippi River floods
of 1927, the Midwestern droughts and the Depression.
By the time the Second World War broke out, the Red Cross was
an integral part of aid and relief, recruiting close to 105,000
nurses for military service, putting together 27 million aid
packages for American and Allied POWs, and shipping over 300,000
tons of supplies overseas. It was during this period, the Red
Cross implemented the nation’s first major blood program,
collecting 13.3 million pints of blood for use by the military.
After WWII, the organization instituted their blood program domestically
and today the Red Cross provides almost half the blood and blood
products used in this country. While continuing to provide aid
and relief to disaster victims, they have expanded into biomedical
research, human tissue banking, civil defense, CPR/AED training
and HIV/AIDS education, and aiding FEMA during federally declared
disasters. They were on the forefront of aid and comfort throughout
the First and Second World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War
and are active today in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Red Cross is an autonomous, volunteer-driven operation supported
by voluntary public contributions and cost-reimbursement. According
to their website, the American Red Cross “works closely
with the International Committee of the Red Cross on matters
of international conflict and social, political, and military
unrest. As a member of the International Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies, which it helped found in 1919, the
American Red Cross joins more than 175 other national societies
in bringing aid to victims of disasters throughout the world.”
I am pleased to acknowledge their good proven work, abroad, nationally
and here in our own Bradley County community.
The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office is located at 2290
Blythe Ave., SE, Cleveland 37311. You can call us at (423) 728-7300.
If you would like to contact me personally, email: comments@bradleysheriff.com
Hey Kids! Grab your crayons, pens, pencils, and
paint! Show us what you love about Chattanooga and you could
win a Free Pizza Party at Pump it Up of Chattanooga!
Easter
Bunny Photos:
Thomas
the Tank Engine™ to visit TENNESSEE VALLEY RAILROAD on APRIL
23, 24, 25 and MAY 1 & 2
The Tivoli Theatre’s resident
theatre company, Humble Swan Productions—in association
with Samuel French, Inc.—opens its fourth production on
the Tivoli stage with the musical "Peter Pan—Or the
Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" based on the play by J. M. Barrie.
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