Friday Five: Chattanooga's Best Events 6/22
Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, June 22 to Friday, June 29.
Opening Tonight!
Big Fish
When: Specific dates/times available online
Where: The Colonnade Center, 64 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, GA 30736
Cost: $13-17
Ever After Productions returns to The Colonnade this June with its revival of Big Fish the Broadway Musical! Big Fish tells the larger-than-life tale of Edward Bloom, a man who leads an extraordinary life-according to the stories he tells his son, Will. But Will, who is getting married and expecting a child of his own, doesn't think there's any truth to the extravagant tales his father tells about meeting witches, kissing mermaids, or joining the circus. He doesn't even believe the story of how his father proposed to his mother, Sandra, in a field full of daffodils. When Edward's health begins to decline, Will visits his father and tries one last time to find out the truth behind the tall tales. As Edward and Will's relationship becomes increasingly strained, Will must decide whether to accept his father's wild stories as fact or risk losing him completely. For more information, visit www.everafterprod.com.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through September
Summer Music Weekends
When: All day
Where: Rock City Gardens, 1400 Patten Rd.
Cost: $12.95-22.95
Enjoy some of the best toe-tapping old time blue grass and a mix of modern and folk country music combined with a Seven States View during Summer Music Weekends featuring the music of Matt Downer and daily performances by up and coming bluegrass, country and folk music. Spend a summer day at Rock City Gardens and check out the Rock City Raptors Birds of Prey shows in the Critter Classroom. For more information, visit seerockcity.com.
Friday, June 22
The Chattery Presents "Tiki Time: A Cocktail Workshop”
When: 6-7:30 p.m.
Where: 719 Cherry Street
Cost: $25
Join The Chattery for a tiki-themed cocktail class to kick off summer! Learn to make two drinks: A New Day and a Rum Old Fashioned, as well as learning about the history of the tiki craze. This class is in partnership with Mad Priest and 20 percent of all sales will go to Mad Priest's Kickstarter for their new Mad Priest Coffee & Cocktails Bar. For more information, visit thechattery.org/classes.
Thursday, June 28
Diversity Matters: Featuring H. Beecher Hicks, III
When: 5:30-8 p.m.
Where: Edney Innovation Center, 1100 Market St.
Cost: Free
Diversity Matters is a new quarterly speaker series focused on furthering dialogue and exploring solutions related to equity, diversity and inclusion in Chattanooga. In honor of Black Music Month, the series will kick off with H. Beecher Hicks, III the President and CEO of the @National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM). He'll be sharing how the NMAAM has used our country's African American music heritage to grow a new cultural tourism and preservation institution in Nashville. He will speak on best practices that we can use to address Chattanooga's booming redevelopment while maintaining and preserving African American culture and history—essentially placemaking without historic and cultural displacement. Though event is free and open to the public, there will be limited seating so please plan to register if you would like to participate. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, visit jazzanooga.org.
Fridays and Saturdays through June
ChattaBrew Tour
When: Every Friday 1-5 p.m. and every Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Terminal Brewhouse, 6 East 14th Street
Cost: $50
On each ChattaBrew Tour, you'll visit three of Chattanooga's craft breweries and taste their signature brews and seasonal selections. The breweries on each tour rotate on a regular basis, so you can take more than one ChattaBrew Tour to experience even more of the Scenic City's craft beer culture! For more information, visit chattabrewtour.com.
