Your Weekly Planner
TO DO TODAY
› Chattanooga Market celebrates a favorite summer crop at its Top Tomato Festival, scheduled 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at First Horizon Pavilion, 1826 Carter St. Admission is free to check out the vendors. For $15, you can sample Bloody Marys crafted by mixologists from Southside Social, Scottie’s on the River, Edley’s BBQ, Nic & Norman’s and Mix It Up, the market’s house bar, then vote on a favorite. Chattanooga band No Big Deal takes the stage at noon. chattanoogamarket.com
› Car show, cruise-in, bowling: The Hixson Lions Club will present a community car show and cruise-in from noon to 4 p.m. today at Spare Time Hixson, 5530 Hixson Pike. The car show costs $20 to enter. The cruise-in is free, though donations are appreciated. Starting at 2 p.m. is a bowling tournament with a $25 entry. Trophies, a 50-50 drawing and door prizes are included in the fun. Proceeds help fund various Lions sight services. e-clubhouse.org/sites/hixsontn
› Scopes Festival: Check ticket availability for the final performance of “How It Started,” a new telling of the 1925 Scopes Trial, in which Dayton, Tennessee, schoolteacher John T. Scopes was prosecuted for teaching evolution. The play is presented at 2:30 p.m. at the Rhea County Courthouse, 1475 Market St. in Dayton — in the actual courtroom where the historic trial took place. Tickets are $8-$10. scopesfestival.com
QUICK LOOK AT THE WEEK
› Lookouts baseball: The Chattanooga Lookouts will take on the Birmingham Barons in a six-game series that starts Tuesday. Special promotions during the week include National Park Night on Wednesday and UTC Night on Thursday. Games start at 7:15 p.m., except for Sunday’s at 2:15 p.m. lookouts.com
ArtsBuild After Work: This new share-the-arts event launches at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Arts Building, 301 E. 11th St. This month’s gathering celebrates the recipients of the 2021 Racial Equity Grants (Charlie Newton, Kofi Mawuko, Anthony Wiley, The Artist Seven and Carl Cadwell) and features live music from Jam (Anthony Wiley, Swayyvo and Jared White). It’s part of the Live Music Is Back Summer Series, a partnership between Chattanooga Tourism Co. and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development to animate downtown streets throughout the summer. Admission is free, but you’ll need to register. eventbrite.com
› Q ’n’ Brew: Barbecue and beer are on the menu for this annual tasting event at Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N. Holtzclaw Ave. Scheduled 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Q ’n’ Brew includes animal encounters, tortoise races, games, airbrush tattoos and a live folk band in the cost of admission. For extra charges, you can add T-shirt tie-dyeing, camel rides, giraffe feedings, train rides, animal art and retail and food carts to your to-do list. Tickets will not be available at the gate. Nonmember tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for children (free for ages 2 and younger). Members pay $18 and $10. You must purchase tickets online in advance. chattzoo.org
› Riverfront Nights returns from a three-week break with the Get Right Band, a psychedelic indie rock power trio from Asheville, North Carolina. Chattanooga blues rockers Ashley and the X’s open the show at 7 p.m. at Ross’s Landing, 201 Riverfront Parkway. Admission is free. riverfrontnights.com