Events Calendar
To include a listing in the Out & About calendar, submit your events at www.Chattanooga Now.com. Questions? Call Susan Pierce at 423-757-6284.
Leisure
BATTLEFIELD BICYCLE TOURS — Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Free, 2.5-hour bicycle tour through battlefield led by Outdoor Chattanooga with rangers providing history of park. Ride is 4 miles on moderately hilly terrain; appropriate for ages 8 and older, children must be accompanied by an adult. Everyone must wear a helmet. 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 15. 423-752-5213.
CHATTANOOGA GHOST TOURS — 432 Market St. Walking tours through downtown, ghost hunts through University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Citizens Cemetery. Adults $16.95, ages 12 and under $10. Tours 8:30 p.m. nightly. 423-821-7125.
CITY SWEAT MILITARY-STYLE — Waterhouse Pavilion, 850 Market St. Emily Griffith and Mike Alley lead a free military-inspired workout session. 6 p.m. Thursday, July 13. www.millerplazachattanooga.com
CLOUDLAND CANYON STATE PARK — Located near Trenton, Ga., on western side of Lookout Mountain, 122
Cloudland Canyon Park Road, Rising Fawn, Ga. 706-6574050.
› July 6: Sitton’s Gulch Hike, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., $15 plus $5 parking. Start at bottom of gulch and hike to bottom of falls, moderately strenuous 6-mile hike.
› July 7: Night hike, 8:30 p.m., $10 plus $5 parking. Learn
about park geology on 2-mile hike for ages 10 and older. Reservations required: 706913-7170.
› Saturday, July 8: Sunset Stroll to Sunset Point, 9 p.m., $5 parking, meet at West Rim Access parking lot for 45-minute hike.
DEEP BREW SEA — Tennessee
Aquarium, 1 Broad St. Music by Slim Pickins, Andrew Scotchie and the River Rats along with food from local restaurants to benefit Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute; $50 per person. 7-10 p.m. www.tnaqua.com
DESOTO STATE PARK — 7104 DeSoto Parkway, Fort
Payne, Ala. 256-997-5025. All times are Central.
› July 7: Campfire Talk: Geology of Little River Canyon, meet at campfire ring at campground next to campsite 93, 8 p.m., Larry Beane uses fossils and rocks to tell story of Lookout Mountain and Little River Canyon.
› July 8: Rappelling adventure,
9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m., $40, for ages 10 and up, no previous experience necessary. To register: angie@ oneworldadventureco.org.
› July 8: Campfire Talk: Plants and Animals of Little River, meet at campfire ring in campground next to campsite
93, 8 p.m. Larry Beane leads program on rare and endangered plants found on Lookout Mountain.
› July 9: Rappelling adventure, 1-4 p.m., $40, for ages 10 and up, no previous experience necessary. To register: angie@o ne worldadve ntureco. org.
FALL CREEK FALLS STATE PARK — 2009 Village Camp Road, Spencer, Tenn. Pontoon tours around lake, $9 per person. Multiple times offered July 6-13. 1-800-250-8610.
GARDENING CLASS — Greenspaces, 63 E. Main St. Lisa Huff leads free class on native plants to use instead of invasive exotic species. 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, July 10. tennesseevalley.wildones.org
GUN SHOW — Camp Jordan Arena, 323 Camp Jordan Parkway. R.K. Shows Inc. brings 300 tables with large selection of guns and knives; sell, purchase or trade. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, July 8; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, July 9. www.rkshows.com. Adults $10, children $4.
HARRISON BAY STATE PARK — 8411 Harrison Bay Road, Harrison, Tenn. Spirit of America boating camp for ages 12-15 teaches boating safety, operation, paddle technique and how to sail. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 17-21. 423-