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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
ADULT ARCHERY — Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St. Free indoor sessions to try archery while playing games and socializing with peers; open to ages 30 and older. All equipment and instruction provided. Noon-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 23. 423-643-6888.
ADULT GAME NIGHT — Eastgate Town Center, 5600 Brainerd Road. Adults invited to play variety of games from Uno and Jenga to Twister and Sega; $20 per person includes free mocktails. Bring a group of friends to play “Family Feud.” Proceeds benefit Mary Walker Historical and Educational Foundation. 7-11 p.m. Friday, July 19. www.eventbrite. com/e/adult-game-night-tickets-61743649919
ADULTING SUMMER CAMP — Edney Innovation Center, 1100 Market St., fifth floor. Panel of four young adults discuss careers and the local job market, free. 6 p.m. Monday, July 22. www. thechattery.org
› Wednesday, July 24: Adulting Summer Camp: The Friend Zone, at The Daily Ration, 1220 Dartmouth St., 6-7:30 p.m. Networking without the stress and awkwardness. Dance to music of DJ MCPro, purchase food and drinks from The Daily Ration. 423-355-5372.
BESSIE SMITH COMMUNITY DAY — Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Free museum admission along with music, food and children’s activities. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, July 19. 423-266-8658.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON STATE PARK — 5801 Champion Road. Meet at parking lot of Shelter 1B for paddle down to cove while learning about plants and wildlife, then out onto the water to watch the sunset from Chickamauga reservoir; $10 per person. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25. Registration required: 423-260-0366. › Saturday, July 27: Carve your own walking stick, 5-6:30 p.m., $5, reservations required.; S’mores by the campfire at point between two fishing piers, 7:30-8:30 p.m., $2 ages 3 and older, reservations required.
BREWERY TOUR — Begins at Terminal Brewhouse, 1464 Market St. Veterans Appreciation Day tours of veteran-owned or veteran-operated local breweries with behindthe-scenes look with the brewmasters and a beer tasting at each location. Tour includes Big Frog Brewing Co., 2122 Dayton Blvd.; Brew Market & Beer Garden, 1510 Riverside Drive; and The Tap House, 3800 St. Elmo Ave. Tickets are $40 and include transportation on ChattaBrew Tour bus. Tours at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20. Veterans and their guests receive $10 off ticket price by using promo code USA at chattabrewtour. com. Must be 21 or older. Reservations: chattabrewtour. com
CANOE LOOKOUT CREEK — Launch site given with reservation confirmation. Free, four-hour, family-friendly canoe tour from Lookout Creek to Brown’s Ferry to learn Civil War and American Indian history. At least one adult must be in each boat, participants must know how to swim and children must be 6 years or older. 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 20. Reservations: 423-643-6888.
CHATTANOOGA GHOST TOURS — 57 E. Fifth St. Walking tours through downtown, ghost hunts through University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Citizens Cemetery. Adults $17.95 plus tax, ages 12 and under $11 plus tax. Tours 8:30 p.m. nightly by appointment. 423-800-5998.
CHATTANOOGA MARKET — First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Reggie White Blvd. Top Tomato Bloody Mary sampling with alcoholic and nonalcoholic choices; $10 for five tastes. Free market admission. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, July 21. 423-648-2496.
EAT SIP WALK — Chattanoo
ga’s Southside, location to meet given upon reservation. Walking tour (less than a mile) of five Southside restaurants; $75 per person. Each stop includes sample of food and a drink while guide shares information about city and its history. 3-6 p.m. Saturdays. Reservations: 423-708-5328 or eatsipwalk.com.
FLINT KNAPPING WORKSHOP — Rising Fawn Gardens, 521 Cureton Mill Road, Rising Fawn, Ga. Josh McKinley leads class on fashioning tools from natural materials and participants will make a glass arrowhead. Wear long pants and closed-toe shoes, bring leather gloves, eye protection, refillable water bottle and sack lunch. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 20. Fee $45. Limited space, reservations required: 678-372-9545.
FOOD PRESERVATION CLASS — Crabtree Farms, 1000 E. 30th St. Learn to safely can and freeze fresh food in two-hour overview for “How to Train Your Dragon 3” is next up in First Things First’s series of free outdoor movies in Coolidge Park, 200 River St. Families are encouraged to come early with a picnic dinner, then set up their folding chairs to enjoy the movie at 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 20. For more information: firstthings.org. beginners and experienced Tennessee. Summer on the preservers that includes Square weekly festival includes tasting samples of easy to music by Scenic City Sound, preserve jam and salsa. Class food from downtown fee of $20 includes kit of restaurants and food vendors resources and recipes. 10 and free bounce house. 7-9:30 a.m.-noon or 6-8 p.m. p.m. Friday, July 19. mainstreetcleveland.com Thursday, July 25. Reservations: 423-855-6113.
FRIDAY FESTIVALS — Downtown Cleveland, GARDENING CLASS — UT Extension Office, 6183 Adamson Circle off Bonny Oaks Drive. Lee Anderson leads free class on growing camellias. 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 20. To register, email education@ mghc.org.
HARRISON BAY STATE PARK — 8411 Harrison Bay Road. Meet ranger at Bay Point Loop trailhead behind marina parking lot for 4.3-mile, moderately difficult hike around the loop. Wear sturdy shoes, bring water and bug spray; $10. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Reservations required: 423-344-6214.
HIKES, TENNESSEE — Led by Soddy-Daisy Hiking Club. Bring water and snack. Carpool locations given for those who want to meet group. For more information: 423-332-6517 or 423-240-3443.
› Saturday, July 20: Ocoee area, Rainbow Falls out and back with two river crossings that can easily be rockhopped, 3.3 miles. Option to explore another part of the area by taking an intersecting trail out and back. Meet at Food City in Ooltewah, exit 11 off Interstate 75, at 8:30 a.m.
› Tuesday, July 23: Elsie Holmes Nature Park in East Brainerd, easy 4 miles. Meet at Food City, 7804 East Brainerd Road, at 8:30 a.m.
› Saturday, July 27: Ocoee area, Rock Creek Trail to Dry Pond Lead and return to
Highway 64 across from Thunder Rock Campground, moderate 7 miles. Will stage a car for drivers at Thunder Rock. Meet at Food City in Ooltewah, exit 11 off I-75 at 8:30 a.m.
INTRO TO KAYAK SKILLS CLASS — Chester Frost Park, 2277 N. Gold Point Circle, meet at far end of swimming beach by the first boat ramp. Outdoor Chattanooga’s instructors teach beginners the essential skills and safe paddling techniques in waters of a lake or pool. No prior experience needed, equipment provided in first free visit; $10 each session after. For ages 8 and older, minors must be accompanied by a parent. 6 p.m. Wednesdays in July. 423-633-6888.
LOOKOUTS BASEBALL — AT&T Field, 201 Power Alley. Lookouts vs. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, 7:15 p.m. today-Saturday, July 18-20; 2:15 p.m. Sunday, July 21. Adults $7-$10, kids general admission $5. 423-267-4849.
› Tonight: Back-to-School Night Supply Drive, bring a school supply for donation to area schools and receive a free general-admission ticket to the game,
› Friday: Fireworks after the game. › Edgar Martinez Hall of Fame bobblehead giveaway for first 1,000 fans through the gates.
› Sunday: Coca-Cola Bottling 120th anniversary celebration with 5-cent Cokes sold during game, prize giveaways from Coca-Cola Bottling. Bring a canned good for donation to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank and get a free generaladmission