This weekend: Marsh House ghost tour, Scenic City EggFest, Harry Potter Adventure
Scenic City EggFest, featuring an appearance by Chattanooga Times Free Press food writer Andre James, is this weekend, and there’s also plenty of Halloween events taking place, including a ghost tour of the historic Marsh House in LaFayette and a Harry Potter Adventure and Movie in a Park courtesy of Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors. For more seasonal events, check out this year’s Chattanooga Times Free Press fall festival guide. Otherwise, here’s this weekend’s chronology.
ARTS
› Photographic Society of Chattanooga
continues its fall show at the Gallery at Blackwell, 71 Eastgate Loop. Society members will have their work displayed, and prints will be available for purchase. Gallery hours are 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Due to a scheduling issue, the fall show will now close Dec. 1 rather than Jan. 5. Learn more at chattanoogaphoto.org.
› Mountain Arts
Guild continues its exhibition “Things of the Heart” in the Exum Gallery at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. The exhibition features paintings and ceramics created by local senior artists. The exhibition will run through Sunday. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, closed Saturday and 8 a.m.-noon Sunday. Learn more at stpaulschatt.org. › Jewish Cultural
Center, 5461 North Terrace, continues its exhibition “Vocabulary,” featuring the work of 27 local and national artists. The works featured in the exhibition use different vocabularies and dialogues in different artistic mediums to engage with viewers and other artists. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The exhibition will run through Nov. 30. Learn more at jewishchattanooga.com.
› In-Town Gallery,
26A Frazier Ave., continues its exhibition “After Dark: Illuminating Chattanooga” featuring the works of Anh Bao TranLe, a Chattanooga-based photographer. Tran-Le’s photography for the exhibition showcases the architecture, structures and waterways of the city in the light of nighttime. The exhibition will run through Tuesday. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Learn more at intowngallery. com.
› Hunter Museum, in partnership with Reflection Riding, will host a “Full Moon Paddle” from 7-10 p.m. Saturday at Reflection Riding, 400 Garden Road. The paddling event will teach attendees about artworks at the museum inspired by the moon and offer opportunities to take photos in the moonlight. The paddle is beginnerfriendly, and life jackets are provided and required. Registration costs $35 per person ($30 for museum or Reflection Riding members); participants must be 16 or older. Learn more at huntermuseum.org or reflectionriding.org.
MUSIC
› Chattanooga Parks
and Outdoors will present a free, outdoor performance as part of its Fireside Concert Series at 7 p.m. Thursday at Greenway Farm, 3008 Hamill Road. This week’s concert will feature a performance by Randy Steele. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs, marshmallow roasting sticks and dancing shoes. Learn more on Parks and
Outdoors’ Facebook page or eventbrite.com.
› The Signal, 21 Choo Choo Ave., will host a performance by Nick Lutsko and the $100K Band at 8 p.m. Friday. Puddles Pity Party, of Postmodern Jukebox and a contestant on “America’s Got Talent,” will also perform. The event will feature a costume contest. Tickets cost $34-$91. Learn more at thesignaltn.com. › Barrelhouse Ballroom, 1501 Long St., will have two shows this weekend. At 9:30 p.m. Friday, Borgore with Vexus, Shosstah and Fiction will perform; tickets cost $35 in advance or $45 the day of show. At 8 p.m. Saturday, Yonder Mountain String Band with East Nash Grass will perform; tickets cost $35 in advance or $40 the day of show. Learn more at barrelhouseballroom.com.
› Songbirds, 35 Station St., will host a performance by Sam Burchfield and The Scoundrels and Nicholas Jamerson and The Morning Jays at 7 p.m. Saturday. Both performers draw on elements of country and folk music, among other genres. Tickets cost $25. Learn more at songbirdsfoundation.org.
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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, as part of its UTC Live series, will host a performance by singersongwriter Carrie Newcomer from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday at the UTC Fine Arts Center, 752 Vine St. Tickets cost $25-$35. Learn more on the Fine Arts Center’s page at utc.edu.
OUT & ABOUT
› Dread Hollow, 321 Browns Ferry Road, will conclude this weekend. Featured haunted experiences include Camp Dread, the Cerberus Society and Grimsby’s Slaughterhouse. There will be escape room experiences for a separate cost. Dread Hollow will be open 8-10 p.m. Thursday, 8-11 p.m. Friday, 7-11 p.m. Saturday and 7-10 p.m. Sunday and will be open from 8-10 p.m. Halloween. General admission tickets cost $25, and escape room tickets cost $15. Parental discretion is advised for children under the age of 12. Learn more at dreadhollow.com.
› River City Co. will host the final Noontunes concert and market of the season from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday from Aquarium Way to High Point Climbing Gym on Broad Street. The free, public event will feature live music by the Bohannons, artist vendors and food trucks. This week’s event is a Halloween celebration featuring a costume contest with a prize for best costume. Learn
more at rivercitycompany. com/noontunes.
› Tennessee Aquarium, 1 Broad St., will conclude its ODDtober festivities with Aquascarium, a family-friendly Halloween celebration, from 4-8 p.m. Friday. Attendees are invited to don costumes to explore the aquarium after hours. The celebration will feature pirates, mermaids, costumed scuba divers, trick-or-treat stations and more. Tickets must be purchased in advance, and children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets cost $8 for members and $38 for nonmembers. Learn more at tnaqua.org/ oddtober.
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Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association, in partnership with Reflection Riding, will host a “Three Star” hiking tour from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday at Reflection Riding, 400 Garden Road. The tour, led by National Park Service Historian Jim Ogden, will commemorate the 160th anniversary of the “Battle Above the Clouds” on Lookout Mountain. The hike will cover 2.5 miles over mild to moderate terrain for 2-3 hours. The tour is free, but pre-registration is required. Learn more at reflectionriding.org.
› Lula Lake Land Trust will have its bimonthly Open Gate Days from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at its core preserve, 5000 Lula Lake Road, Lookout Mountain, Ga. Visitors can view Lula Lake, the 110-foot Lula Falls and a bluff overlook. Admission is $16. A guided hike is also available for $40, which includes entry to the preserve. Registration is required. Learn more at lulalake.org.
› Cloudland Canyon State Park, 122 Cloudland Canyon Park Road, Rising Fawn, Ga., will offer ranger-led tours into Sitton’s Cave starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday. The two- to 2 1/2-hour long tours will have attendees crawling in mud, scrambling over rocks, encountering underground creatures and possibly wading through a subterranean stream to explore the cave environment. Attendees must register for the tour by calling the park office at 706-657-4050. Admission costs $45 per person. Learn more at gastateparks.org.
› Elder’s Ace Hardware will host the 2023 Scenic City EggFest from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Collegedale Commons, 4950 Swinyar Drive. The event will feature cooks showcasing their skills using Big Green Egg grills, including Times Free Press food writer
Andre James. There will also be cooking classes and a people’s choice award competition. Tickets cost $30, children 12 and under get in free. Learn more at eldershardware.com/ eggfest or eventbrite.com.
› Art 120 will host an “International Market & More” event from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Patten Square, 818 Georgia Ave. The free, familyfriendly event will celebrate Día de los Santos by featuring traditional dance from local Folklorico groups, Latin artwork, Día de los Santos art activities and a variety of Latin foods. Learn more at art120.org/events or eventbrite.com.
› Midtown Connect,
a Chattanooga nonprofit, will host its free Fall Family Fest Block Party from 5-9 p.m. Saturday at 5704 Marlin Road. The event will feature food trucks, a photo booth, giveaways, children’s activities, trunk-or-treat and more. The event will also showcase local businesses and organizations. Learn more on Midtown Connect’s Facebook page.
› Chattanooga Parks
and Outdoors will host a free Harry Potter Adventure and Movie in a Park event from 5-11 p.m. Saturday at Warner Park, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave. There will be a DJ, games, cornhole, candy and food trucks. Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes. From 9-11 p.m., Parks and Outdoors will screen “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Learn more on Parks and Outdoors’ Facebook page or eventbrite. com.
› Fort Oglethorpe Veteran and Citizen Council and the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department will host a Halloween Spooktacular from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday at Honor Park, 1 Cleburn St., Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. The free event will provide the community with a safe and fun place to trick-or-treat. There will be a haunted house and organizations passing out candy. Learn more on the council’s Facebook page.
› Marsh House Museum, 308 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga., is offering its inaugural Ghost Tour from 6-8 p.m. Saturday. The tour will feature a candlelight tour of the house furnished for Halloween, a walk among the tombstones in the LaFayette Cemetery and refreshments around a campfire. Children must be at least 12 years old and accompanied by a guardian. Registration costs $25 per person. Learn more on the house’s Facebook page.
› Southern Adventist University’s Student Association will host its sixth annual 423 Night Market at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Collegedale Church of Seventh-day Adventists, 4829 College Drive E. The event will feature over 60 booths showcasing live music, handcrafted goods, original artwork, food and more. Learn more on the university’s Facebook page.
› Chattanooga Market will host its Haunted Market from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at First Horizon Pavilion, 1801 Reggie White Blvd. The market will feature trick-or-treat opportunities and a costume parade in addition to the market’s lineup of arts, crafts, homemade goods and food vendors. Learn more at chattanoogamarket.com.
› Jewish Cultural
Center continues its 16th annual Chattanooga Jewish Film Series. This week’s screening will be “Love Gets a Room,” a musical drama, a play inside of a play, set in the Warsaw ghetto that follows a Jewish stage actress who must decide whether or not to follow her heart. The film will screen virtually from noon Sunday to noon Friday and in-person at 7 p.m. Monday at the cultural center, 5461 North Terrace. Walk-ins for inperson screenings are available and encouraged; virtual screenings must be paid in advance. Admission costs $12. Learn more at jewishchattanooga.com.
› The Ministry Center, 2929 Hamill Road, will host its community-wide 2023 Fall Bash at 5 p.m. Sunday. The event will feature trunk-or-treat, games, inflatables, pony rides, a petting zoo, live music and more. Learn more on the center’s Facebook page or at theministrycenter.org.
› Temple of Faith Deliverance COGIC,
2139 E. 27th St., will host its Harvest Festival from 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday. The festival will feature trunkor-treat, games, food, crafts and more. Learn more on the church’s Facebook page. › Hamilton County 4-H Gardening Club
will host a free meeting about spiders from 4:30-6 p.m. Monday at the UT-TSU Extension office, 6183 Adamson Circle. The meeting will feature a presentation by Kaushalya Amarasekare, associate
professor of entomology at Tennessee State University. Attendees will learn how to attract spiders to a garden and will do a spider-related craft to take home. Halloween costumes are welcomed. All Hamilton County youth in grades 4-8 are invited to attend. Learn more at hamilton.tennessee.edu.
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Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center, 2 W. Aquarium Way, will host Troops and Treats, a free, familyfriendly Halloween event for children in the area, from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday. The event will feature a trick-or-treat experience through the center’s gallery, a puppet show, craft activities, a photo booth and more. Costumes are encouraged. Learn more at mohhc.org/events.
› Mainstreet Cleveland will host its 36th annual Halloween Block Party from 5-10 p.m. Tuesday in downtown Cleveland. The family-friendly Halloween celebration will feature live music, a costume contest, a variety of food vendors, games and a Treat Street by Mars Wrigley Confectionery. Learn more on Mainstreet Cleveland’s Facebook page or at msctn.org/events.
SPORTS ›
Cassette Skateshop
will host “Battle at the Bend” from noon-10 p.m. Saturday at the Chattanooga Skate Park, 1801 Reggie White Blvd. The event will feature a skateboard contest of 70 skateboarders competing to take home a $500 prize, an all-inclusive skate jam, a children’s skate jam and an “old bones division” skate jam for skaters over 35. Event entry is free. Learn more at eventbrite.com.
› All or Nothing Fights
will present an “All Dawgs Go to Heaven” mixed martial arts event at 6 p.m. Saturday at Camp Jordan Arena, 323 Camp Jordan Parkway. The event will feature several matches between up-and-coming fighters with a range of fighting styles, including a 170-pound kickboxing title match between Larry Stewart and Matson Manicchia. Tickets cost $25-$70; parking costs $5. Learn more at ticketstripe.com/ ANF7AllDawgs.
THEATER ›
Chattanooga Theatre Centre will present a production of Edward Albee’s classic play “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” at 7:30 p.m. ThursdaySaturday and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the center, 400 River St. The play follows a couple as the messy truth of their marriage unravels in the company of a younger couple; the play is appropriate for mature audiences. Tickets cost $25-$30. Learn more at theatrecentre.com.
› Scenic City Shakespeare will present a production of “The Winter’s Tale” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Greenway Farm, 3008 Hamill Road. The performance is free to attend, but reservations are required. Learn more at sceniccityshakespeare.org.
› Back Alley Productions will present a stage production of “Frankenstein” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Mars Theatre, 117 N. Chattanooga St., LaFayette, Ga. The play, adapted from Mary Shelley’s classic novel, follows Victor Frankenstein and his monstrous creation in a Gothic tale of ambition, morality and the consequences of pushing the boundaries of life and death. Tickets cost $13-$15. Learn more at bapshows.com.