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
BAT CAVE CANOE ADVENTURE — Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St. Paddle to mouth of Nickajack Cave at dusk and watch bats fly out for their nightly feeding before paddling back. Children must be a minimum of 50 pounds and at least 5 years old. One adult must be in each boat. 7:30-10 p.m. Friday, July 21. Reservations: 423-643-6888. Cost is $40 per canoe, $20 per person, $10 for children under 13 years of age; includes personal flotation devices.
BATTLEFIELD BICYCLE TOUR — 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.
BIKE COMMUTING 101 — Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St. Certified instructors teach rules of the road, safety and riding techniques to
65 and older. All events require preregistration: 423-821-1160. ›
July 15: Meet Taylor Berry at Wildlife Wanderland to watch him feed red wolves and learn about Red Wolf Recovery Program, 1 p.m., free for RRANC members, $10 nonmembers.
RIVER CANYON ADVENTURES — 21726 River Canyon Road. Explore the scenic Tennessee River Gorge with daily one-, two- or three-hour adventures priced from $35 to $50. Stop by the rope swing, rent a kayak, paddleboard or inflatable dinghy with electric motor and have fun in the water. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Register and pay on the website and get 30 minutes additional free time: www.rivercanyonadventures. com. 423-488-8211.
RUBY FALLS LANTERN TOURS — Ruby Falls, 1720 S. Scenic Highway. After-hours tour of underground cavern with only lanterns to light the pathway. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Fridays through Sept. 8. Reservations required, $29.95: www. rubyfalls.com/lanterntours.
TRAIN RIDES, CHATTANOOGA — Departing from Tennessee Valley Railroad, 4119 Cromwell Road. 894-8028. Check website for designated weekend train rides such as Chickamauga Turn, Dinner on the Diner and Hiwassee River Rail Adventure. www.tvrail. com.
› Missionary Ridge Local: Sixmile, 55-minute ride through East Chattanooga to TVRM’s repair shop. $17 adults, $11 ages 2-12. July schedule: Trains depart daily at 10:40 a.m., 12:05, 1:15, 2:25 and 3:35 p.m.
Children/teens
CHATTANOOGA PUBLIC LIBRARY
All locations of the Chatta- nooga public library system have preschool story time. The Downtown, Eastgate and Northgate libraries have Adventure Club for children ages 6 and older. The library’s teen center, Teen Stack, is located in the Downtown Library. For more information about all programming held in the Downtown, Eastgate, Northgate or South Chattanooga libraries, call 757-5310 or visit www.chattlibrary.org.
› Lego Clubs: Downtown branch, every Monday, 5-6 p.m., for ages 5-11, free; Northgate branch, first Saturday of each month, 2-3 p.m., for ages 3 and up, free. 757-5314.
› Toddler Time: Learning program for ages 18-36 months and parents/guardians, preregistration not required. Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m. Eastgate Library, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Northgate Library. Saturday: 11 a.m., downtown branch.
› Baby Bounce: Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10-10:30 a.m., Eastgate branch. Finger play, songs and stories for infants up to 18 months and their parent/caregiver.
› July 14: Make. Play. Read.
Learn: Awesome authors, 11 a.m., downtown branch. July 17: MPRL: Summer Steam, 4 p.m., Eastgate branch
July 18: MPRL: Cooking on 2, 2 p.m., downtown branch
July 19: MPRL: Things That Make You Say Ewww, 4 p.m., downtown branch
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July 19: MPRL: Wow Wednesdays, 4 p.m., Northgate branch
CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR ›
Barnes & Noble, 2100 Hamilton Place Blvd., 11 a.m. Saturday, storytime. 423893-0186. ›
Books Never Ending, 247 Cloud Springs Road, Rossville, 10:30 a.m. Saturdays
for ages 3-8. 706-891-0774. www.booksneverending.com CREATIVE DISCOVERY MUSEUM — 321 Chestnut St. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $13.95 adults and children.756-2738, www. cdmfun.org. › Current Exhibit: “Very Eric Carle: A Very Hungry, Quiet, Lonely, Clumsy, Busy Exhibit” based on Carle’s bug books. DALTON-WHITFIELD COUNTY, GA., PUBLIC LIBRARY — 310 Cappes St., Dalton, Ga. 706-876-1360. ›
July 13: Family movie “Lego Batman,” 5 p.m., superhero comedy about quest to save a city made of blocks; free popcorn and drinks. ›
July 17: Power of Science with Girl Scouts, 4:30 p.m., girls in grades K-12 learn about nature, investigative science, astronomy and have STEM fun. › July 18: YA movie “Beauty and the Beast,” 3 p.m., open to sixth through 12th graders, refreshments provided.
› July 18: Read to dogs from Alliance of Therapy Dogs, 5 p.m. › July 20: Tiempos de Cuentos, 5 p.m., program conducted entirely in Spanish, includes two or three stories with a craft following.
› July 20: Movie night “Before I Fall,” 5 p.m., for ages 18 and up, refreshments provided.
Dances
BALLROOM — Ballroom Magic Dance Center, 4200 N. Access Road. $10 per person. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Fridays. 423-771-3646.
CONTRA DANCE — Brainerd United Methodist Church, 4315 Brainerd Road. Chattanooga Traditional Dance Society hosts dance with calling by Sara Melton and Earl McGill and music by Orka. $8 individuals, $5 students and senior adults. 7:30 contra lesson, 8:30-11 p.m. dance. Saturday, July 22. 423-629-0333.
SHAG, BOP, SWING, JITTERBUG — Elks Lodge 91, 1067 Graysville Road at East Brainerd Road. $5 members, $7 guests. 7-10 p.m. Thursdays. www.choochooshag club.com.
SQUARE DANCING — 175 Emergency Road, Grandview, Tenn. Grandview Twirlers host square dances with caller Johnny Chambers. No partners required, $5 per person, casual dress. 7:30-10 p.m. Friday, July 14. 931-707-0766 or find them on Facebook at Grandview Twirlers.
USA DANCE — Brainerd United Methodist Church, Lundy Hall, 4315 Brainerd Road. Beginning West Coast swing lesson taught by Paul Frey at 7:30 p.m., dance 8:3010:30 p.m. Friday, July 14. www.chattanoogausadance. com. Free admission for all to celebrate USA Dance’s 20th anniversary.