Friday Five: Chattanooga's Best Events 3/02-3/09

Posted by on Friday, March 2nd, 2018 at 8:42pm.

Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, March 2 to Friday, March 9.   

Friday, March 2

Erlanger Chattanooga Marathon Kick-Off Concert feat. Packway Handle

When: 5-7 p.m.
Where: First Tennessee Pavilion, 1826 Reggie White Blvd 
Cost: Free

Check out the Erlanger Chattanooga Marathon's Michelob Ultra Race Weekend Concert Kick-Off featuring an expo of local vendors with a variety of health and fitness related products, as well as a Michelob Ultra beer trailer. The Packway Handle Band will take the stage at 5 p.m. Hailing from Atlanta, GA, this group is a combination of Americana, Folk and Bluegrass. Whether you're a traditional bluegrass fan, or someone who's never preferred the sound, you're guaranteed to be surprised and swept away by Packway Handle's impressive harmonies, off-the-wall covers, and spirited performance. Whether you're racing or not, their high energy show will get you pumped.


Fridays in March 

Ruby Falls Lantern Tours

When: 8:30-10:30 p.m.
Where: Ruby Falls, 1720 South Scenic Highway 
Cost: $29.95

Since 2006, this intimate tour of the Ruby Falls cavern has allowed visitors a rarely seen view deep within Lookout Mountain. Limited-sized groups begin the adventure with a 260-foot elevator ride into the mountain and experience a special tour with only lanterns to light the pathway! Come see Ruby Falls in a whole new light! Reservations required. Reserve online at www.rubyfalls.com/lanterntours


Sunday, March 4

Coming To America: Snapshots In Focus

When: 1-3 p.m.
Where: Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View 
Cost: Free

This afternoon, Chattanoogans with roots in Mexico and other North American indigenous communities will share their own snapshots as they share stories of their lives. Each brief story will allow guests to create a visual album of tales and insights into these communities today. Guests will also have the opportunity to go back to the past by visiting Under the Mexican Sky: A Revolution in Modern Photography currently on view at the Hunter. This program is free and open to the public and is offered in partnership with Coming to America: The Story of Us.


March 6, 13, 20 and 27

Beginner & Newcomer Gardening Classes

When: 6:30-9 p.m.
Where: UT-TSU Extension, 6183 Adamson Circle - Chattanooga, TN 37416 
Cost: $50

The MGHC's award-winning Beginner and Newcomer Gardening Classes offers a mini-version of their 16-week Master Gardener Training Course. Over four consecutive Tuesday evenings, participants will learn the basics of gardening, including how to enhance the beauty of their homes and the basics of growing flowers and vegetables. Each class covers two topics: March 6: Soils & Fertilizers and Turfgrasses; March 13: Landscape Design and Wildlife; March 20: Edible Landscapes and Trees & Shrubs and March 27: Perennials & Annuals and Beginning Vegetable. Classes are taught by experienced, certified Master Gardeners and UT personnel. The cost is $50 per person and includes notebooks, supplementary materials, door prizes and refreshments. Fifty spaces are available, so advance registration for the entire course is required. For more information and a registration form, go to http://mghc.org or call the UT Extension at (423) 855-6113.


Opening Friday, March 9

Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie

When: Specific dates/times available on the website
Where: Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River Street 
Cost: $11-30

No play in the modern theatre has so captured the imagination and heart of the American public as Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie," which comes to the Chattanooga Theatre Centre stage in March. The young writer's first successful play, it catapulted him from obscurity to fame when it premiered on Broadway in 1945. The play has strong autobiographical elements: Years after he left his mother and sister, Tom Wingfield struggles to absolve himself of the guilt of abandoning his family just as his father did. In front of the audience, he summons scenes from the past – 1937 in St. Louis – where he lived in a small apartment with his mother and sister. There they struggled to get by financially, dreamed of the past and what could have been, and worried about what would become of Laura. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit tickets.vendini.com.

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