Friday Five: Chattanooga's Best Events 1/12-1/19
Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, January 12 to Friday, January 19.
Friday, January 12
What Woke Looks Like: Realizing Our Civic Potential (MLK Holiday Celebration)
When: 6-8 p.m.
Where: The Camp House, 149 E M L King Blvd
Cost: Free
Jazzanooga is sponsoring a special evening, “What Woke Looks Like,” in honor of the upcoming MLK Day Celebration to discuss and envision the future of our civic and art culture in Chattanooga. Inspired by his trip to the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit this past fall and its evocation of the Civil Rights Movement, 800 Collective founder Josiah Golson will share his experiences as an opportunity for a community conversation. Through talk, visual art, and musical performance, Jazzanooga and the 800 Collective will facilitate a dialogue and design session on creating a culture where citizens can grow in awareness and connectedness to bring positive change to our communities. Special Performances by Spoken Word Artists Christian J. Collier, Olivia Bradley and Independent Music Artist, Seaux Chill.
Saturday, January 13
Frankenstein 200
When: Noon to 4 p.m.
Where: Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut Street
Cost: Free - $13.95
Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is rapidly approaching its 200th anniversary! Creative Discovery Museum, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and Arizona State University, will present Frankenstein 200 with activities organized around three important questions: What is life? Why do we create? And what are our responsibilities as creators, scientists and engineers? Guests will make a cam system, or a gear system, to take home; create a scribble brush with an electric toothbrush; use squishy circuits to electrify a dough creature; learn how to make a battery the way he first scientists did; create a unique creature using a mashup of parts and experiment with the human body as a conductor of electricity. All activities are included with Museum admission.
Monday, January 15
Free Entrance to Point Park for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
When: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Point Park, 110 Point Park Road, Lookout Mountain, TN 37350
Cost: Free
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is waiving the entrance fee to Point Park, atop Lookout Mountain, on January 15 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This would be a great opportunity to visit and contemplate the reasons soldiers struggled along the mountain slopes during the "Battle Above the Clouds" in 1863 and why 100 years later in 1963, Dr. King reminded us to "let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.” For more information, visit www.nps.gov/chch.
Thursday, January 18
River City Sessions: Busking through the Hunter
When: 6-7 p.m.
Where: Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View
Cost: Free - $15
Enjoy original stories, music, and an exploration of Hunter collection pieces in this annual tradition featuring music and stories to make the collection come alive. This year will welcome Michael Gray of River City Sessions and Spinster for this special experience of busking through the Hunter.
January 18-21
Lookout Wild Film Festival
When: Times vary
Where: Walker Theatre, 399 McCallie Ave
Cost: $12.50 - $30
The sixth annual Lookout Wild Film Festival will feature 80 outdoor adventure and conservation films from around the world and right in our own backyard. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit lookoutfilmfestival.org.
