Events Calendar
To include a listing in the Out & About calendar, submit your events at www.Chattanooga Now.com. Questions? Call Susan Pierce at 423-7576284.
Leisure
ADVENTURE CANOE TRIPS — Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St. Canoe sections of South Chickamauga Creek, 9 a.m.-noon. $20 adults, $10 children ages 8-12, includes equipment and shuttle to and from launch point. Children must be accompanied by two adults in a canoe. Children ages 13 and up must be able to assist with carrying and navigating canoe. Registration required: 423643-6888.
Saturday, July 30: Shallowford Road to Sterchi Farms
Saturday, Aug. 13: Sterchi Farms to Tennessee RiverPark.
ALES AND TAILS — Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave. Happy-hour event allows visitors to learn about zoo’s conservation efforts, offers animal encounters, cash bar and hors d’oeuvres, 5:30-7:30 p.m. today, July 28. $10 admission, $3 beer and wine. Must be 21 or older to attend. www.chattzoo.org/ events/ales-tails.
BOOK SALE — Eastgate Town Center, 5600 Brainerd Road. Friends of the Chattanooga Public Library’s semi-annual sale, Wednesday, Aug. 3-Monday, Aug. 15. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sundays. All items half price Aug. 13; $5 Bag Day is Sunday, Aug. 14. Books for educators and charitable organizations are free on Bag Day, free to anyone on Aug. 15. 423-643-7747.
CAMBRIDGE SQUARE
NIGHT MARKET — Cambridge Square, 9453 Bradmore Lane, Ooltewah. Final gathering for live music, food and handmade art and crafts by regional artists, 5-8 p.m. Friday, July 29. 423-648-2496.
CAR MEET — Four Squares Business Center, 1200 Mountain Creek Road. Automotive enthusiasts meet to show cars at family-friendly event, 6-9 p.m. Saturday, July 30. Not a judged show. No fee for exhibitors or spectators. 423-401-0515.
CHATTANOOGA GHOST TOURS — The Little Curiosity Shoppe, 138 Market St. Walking tours through downtown, ghost hunts through University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Citizens Cemetery, 8:30 nightly. $15.95 adults, $10 ages 12 and younger. 423-821-7125.
CHATTANOOGA SIDEWALK TOURS — Choice of two tours daily: Dynamo of Dixie, 10 a.m.; Bluff and Bridges, 6 p.m. $15 adults, $7 children 12 and younger. Reservations required: 423228-0448, www.chattwalk tours.com.
CIVIL WAR PROGRAM — Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center, 3370 LaFayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe. Special, 90-minute, car caravan to battlefield site of Gen. George Thomas’ headquarters to mark 200th anniversary of his birth, 1 p.m. Sunday, July 31. 423821-7786.
CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK — 122 Cloudland Canyon Park Road, Rising Fawn, Ga. 706-657-4050.
Saturday, July 30: Nature Arts ‘n’ Crafts, drop by Interpretive Center between 1 and 3 p.m. for kids make-and-take craft. Activities change weekly.
$5 parking.
Saturday, July 30: Rock Talk and Stroll, $5 parking. Hear about the park’s geology during one-mile hike.
Saturday, July 30: Sunset Stroll to Sunset Point, 8:309:15 p.m., $5 parking. Short walk with naturalist to Sunset Point to see Lookout Valley at sunset.
Saturday-Sunday, July 30-31: Wild Cave Tours, 10 a.m., $30-$60 plus $5 parking. Get muddy and wet climbing and crawling through cave. Reservations required: www. GeorgiaGirlGuides.com.
DALTON GHOST TOURS — Across from Wink Theatre, West Crawford Street, Dalton, Ga. Ninty-minute walk to explore city’s legendary past and haunted present, 8 p.m.
Saturday, July 30. Free to law enforcement, firefighters and EMT personnel; $12 all others. Reservations not necessary. 706-275-4416.
DESOTO STATE PARK — 7104 DeSoto Parkway, Fort Payne, Ala. 256-997-5025. All times are Central.
Saturday, July 30: Rappelling adventure, 80-foot sandstone wall near DeSoto Falls, 2-5 p.m., location given at registration. $45 ages 12 and up, fee includes all gear. 256-634-8370.
Friday, Aug. 5: Stories around campfire ring, 6 p.m. Free.
Saturday, Aug. 6: Nature observation through fairy houses, 10 a.m.; nature observation skills activity, 11:30 a.m.; campfire circle, 6 p.m. All
Saturday activities free. FOODORAMA — Coolidge Park, 200 River St. City’s first food truck festival with 16 food trucks, music, Makers Market with 20 artists and kids zone, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 6. Wristband required to purchase food and alcohol, $5 if purchased in advance online, $10 at gate; portion of sales benefiting Second Helpings Chattanooga. www.freshtix. com/events/food-o-ramacoolidge-park-chattanooga.
FRIDAY NIGHTS IN THE PARK — Angel Park on University Avenue, downtown Sewanee, Tenn. Sewanee Business Alliance sponsors block party with food and drink vendors and live music, 6 p.m. Fridays. 954-830-4760. HIGHWAY 27 YARD SALE — Outdoor rummage sale from Noble, Ga., along Highway 27 through Georgia to Kentucky, 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug. 4-7. Began in the late 1990s for tourists lost from the World’s Longest Yard Sale on Highway 127. 404649-1841.
HIKES — Led by Soddy-Daisy Hiking Club. Bring water and snack. Carpool locations given for those who want to meet group. 423-842-3619. Saturday, July 30: Prentice Cooper, strenuous 10 miles. Meet in Red Bank Food City parking lot at 8 a.m. August: No hikes scheduled.
LADIES NIGHT OUT — Georgia Winery, 6469 Battlefield Parkway, Ringgold, Ga. Sip wine while being pampered and listening to music; try out a 30-minute belly-dancing class, 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 29. georgiawines.com
MAGIC MEN LIVE — Track 29, 1400 Market St. Male revue produced by Premier Gentlemen in cabaret style with visual storylines, choreography