Bust a move for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s dances for all ages are planned around Chattanooga today through Tuesday, but many require advance reservations. Check this list to make your plans.

TODAY Father-daughter Dance —

Chattanooga Convention Center, 1 Carter Plaza. Call 842-6748 for space availability and use credit card to purchase tickets. The dance, scheduled 7-10 p.m., is for dads and their daughters ages 3-17. Cost is $30 per person and includes hors d’oeuvres and dessert buffet.

USA Dance Ballroom Party —

Allemande Hall, 7400 Standifer Gap Road, 7:30-11 p.m., $5 first-time visitors. 499-5738.

SATURDAY Father-daughter Dance

— Brainerd United Methodist Church, 4315 Brainerd Road. Dads and daughters ages 2 and older can pose for photos beginning at 5:30 p.m., then enjoy the dance from 6 to 9 p.m. Cost is $45 per father/ daughter pair, $20 each additional child. 698-2030.

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Seniors Dance

Teamsters Building, 4431 Bonny Oaks Drive (one block west of Highway 153). The regular Saturday night dance, set for 7 to 10 p.m., will have a Valentine’s theme, with music provided by Union Railroad Overdrive. Admission is $5. Call 877-2849 for more information.

Singles Dance

— First-centenary United Methodist Church, Mohney Hall, 399 Mccallie Ave. Pos-

CLASSES/ WORKSHOPS

AMATEUR RADIO — Mcdonald Road Seventh-day Adventist Church, 5440 Mcdonald Road. Dean Saunders teaches class sponsored by Collegedale Amateur Radio Club, 7 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Feb. 21. Small charge for registration and textbooks. 706-965-2425. ART — Art Creations at Hamilton Place, 7351 Commons Blvd. Larry Leach teaches use of oil bars, 1-3 p.m. Feb. 19. $15. 266-3626, ext. 2. ART — Townsend Atelier, 201 W. Main St. Registration required for all classes. 266-2712.

Feb. 18-19: Experimenting With Printmaking, Thomas Caleb Goggans instructor, 9 a.m.4 p.m. $110.

Feb. 25-26: Silk Painting, Claire Vassort instructor, time TBA, $160 includes materials. PAINTING — Shuptrine’s Gold Leaf Designs, 2646 Broad St. Brett Weaver leads painting class for all levels of experience on composition, design, color, value, texture and edges, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Call to reserve a space and get supply list: 266-4453. POTTERY — EAC Pottery Studio, John A. Patten Recreation Center, 3204 Kelly’s Ferry itive Christian Singles sponsors this dance for singles as well as married couples who met through PCS from 8 to 11 p.m. Suggested attire is dressy to dressy casual. The $8 admission includes refreshments. 622-8180.

SUNDAY Luther Vandross Songbook —

Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.l.king Blvd. The evening, featuring vocalist Harley Griffin, includes dinner and dancing, starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are $40. For reserva- Road. Hours: 6-9 p.m. Mondays, 3-9 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Cost: $10 for three-hour session, $25 for 25 pounds of clay, which includes bisque and glaze firing. 260-0255. S-S-SNAKES ALIVE — Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center, 400 Garden Road. View Nature Center’s snakes, learn about them from naturalist Kyle Waggener, 10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 18. Free to members; regular paid admission for nonmembers: $8 adults, $5 children 411 and senior adults. Registration required, 821-1160. STAINED GLASS — LakeviewFort Oglethorpe High School, Room 310, 1850 Battlefield Parkway. Classes on copper-foil technique taught by LFO art instructor Wendy Morgan, 4-8 p.m. Feb. 21 and 23. Bring one sheet of transparent glass. $15 per class. 706-866-0342. WINTER WORKSHOPS — Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St. Weekly series continues with “Cooking Pizza at Camp,” 6 p.m. Thursday. Philip Grymes and Trevor Childress share recipes and techniques for cooking pizza on various types of camp stoves; and tell how to tailor your pizza for backpacking or car camping cookware. Free. 643-6888, www.outdoorchattanooga.com.

tions, call 266-8658.

MONDAY East Ridge Grand Squares Valentine’s Dance —

Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, 4131 Ringgold Road. The club will put out refreshments at 7 p.m., then lead with early lines and rounds from 7:30 to 8 p.m. and the dance from 8 to 10 p.m. for $6. Paul Henze will be caller. Pattie Henze will call lines. Kathy Donohoo will call rounds. 706-375-1088.

Sweetheart Dance

— Eastgate Senior Activity Center, inside Eastgate Town Center, 5600 Brainerd Road. This Valentine’sthemed dance lasts from noon to 3 p.m. Bring a covered dish to share. Admission is free.

TUESDAY Valentine’s DinnerDance

— Marcella Center for the Arts, 117 Washington Road, Sweetwater, Tenn. Reservations are needed for this dance scheduled 6:309 p.m. Tickets are $20 per couple. 423-337-0075.