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Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, July 27 to Friday, August 3.

Friday, July 27

Movie Night at Riverpark

When: 8:30-11 p.m.
Where: Tennessee Riverwalk, 4301 Amnicola Hwy
Cost: Free

This free movie night will feature a 2008 animated feature from Pixar and Disney about a lovable trash sorting robot who meets and falls in love with a shiny sleek robot and goes on an adventure to save that last surviving members of the human race. There will be free popcorn and you can bring your own alcoholic free beverage and a chair/blanket.

July 27-29 and August 2-5

Theatre Centre Presents "Hello, Dolly!”

When: Specific times available on the website
Where: Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River…

Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, July 20 to Friday, July 27.

Friday, July 20

CHA720

When: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. 
Where: Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, 1500 Chestnut St. Suite 102 
Cost: Free 

#CHA720 is the citywide movement to collectively raise credit scores across Chattanooga. Take the pledge to raise your credit score to 720 and receive free one-on-one credit counseling! For more information or to make your appointment, visit http://www.cneinc.org/cha720

July 20-22

Hunchback of Notre Dame

When: Friday, July 20 from 7:30-10 p.m.; Saturday, July 21 from 7:30-10 p.m. and Sunday, July 22 from 2:30-5 p.m.
Where: The Colonnade Center, 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, GA 30736 
Cost:…

Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, July 13 to Friday, July 20.

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Hunchback of Notre Dame

When: Friday, July 13 from 7:30-10 p.m.; Saturday, July 14 from 1-3 p.m. and 7:30-10 p.m.; Friday, July 20 from 7:30-10 p.m.; Saturday, July 21 from 7:30-10 p.m. and Sunday, July 22 from 2:30-5 p.m.
Where: The Colonnade Center, 264 Catoosa Circle, Ringgold, GA 30736 
Cost: $13-17

The Colonnade Players with director James Ogden and musical director Terry Sanford are bringing The Hunchback of Notre Dame to The Colonnade stage. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a musical based on the 1831 novel by Victor Hugo and containing songs from the 1996 Walt Disney film adaptation, includes Alex Walker…

Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, July 6 to Friday, July 13.

Second Mondays (Monday, July 9)

Learn to Ride a Bicycle

When: 4 or 6 p.m.
Where: Outdoor Chattanooga, 200 River St.
Cost: Free

Learn how to ride a bicycle or refresh your rusty skills. Free classes are offered the 2nd Monday of each month and are recommended for adults and kids ages 6 and older. Reservations are required in advance by calling 423-643-6888 to learn more and make a reservation. Classes consist of a set of exercises and safety drills that are designed to help beginner riders of all ages progress at their own speed and ability.

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through September

Summer Music Weekends

When: All day
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Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, June 29 to Friday, July 6.

Friday, June 29

The Chattery Presents "Genderally Speaking: Gender, Sexuality & Everything In Between"

When: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Where: Chattanooga Workspace, 302 W. 6th St. 
Cost: $10

This class is an incredibly brief look through the history and application of gender, sexuality, expression, physical sexual characteristics, and why it matters to everyone's day to day lives. We'll discuss the foundation of our identities and what it means to know yourself (and how you know what you know). We'll explore the various levels of attraction that humans experience from no or little attraction, to platonic and romantic attraction, and the…

Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, June 22 to Friday, June 29. 

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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…

Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, June 15 to Friday, June 22.  

Wednesday, June 20 

The Natural Colors Cookbook by Maggie Pate Book Release Party

When: 4-7 p.m.
Where: Annie Hanks Ceramic Studio, 1810 E Main St, Suite 100 
Cost: Free

Local textile artist, Maggie Pate, is hosting a community event to celebrate the release of her first book, THE NATURAL COLORS COOKBOOK: Custom Hues for Your Fabrics Made Simple Using Food. This book is your essential guide to creating a spectrum of organic dyes using seasonal produce and leftover food. Bring the timeless form of plant-based dyes to the comfort of your own kitchen with the expertise of Maggie Pate, owner and designer of textile label, Nåde.…

Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, June 8 to Friday, June 15. 

Opening tonight! 

Chattanooga Theatre Centre’s “Boeing Boeing”

When: June 8-23; Specific info on the website
Where: Chattanooga Theatre Centre, 400 River Street
Cost: $11-30

A riotous farce that enjoyed hit revivals in London and New York, Boeing Boeing is touching down at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre! It's the 1960s, and swinging bachelor Bernard couldn't be happier: an apartment in Paris and three gorgeous stewardesses, all from competing airlines and all engaged to him without knowing about the other. One is American, one is Italian, one is German ... and they're all head over heels about Bernard. Ingeniously, he's arranged it…

Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, June 1 to Friday, June 8. 

Friday, June 1

Chattanooga Bacon & Barrel Festival

When: 6-9 p.m.
Where: First Tennessee Pavilion, 1826 Reggie White Blvd 
Cost: $34

Visit the Bacon & Barrel Festival and celebrate two commonly appreciated southern traditions: hearty food & distilled spirits. This event will bring together 20 of Chattanooga's best restaurants and a vast array of spirits to savor a weekend of bacon, bbq and all the good things that come from old oak barrels. Enjoy healthy portions of unique and delicious bacon dishes while listening to live music, chatting with distillers, and sipping fine bourbons, whiskeys, and more. If you're still thirsty…

Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday,  May 25 to Friday, June 1. 

May 25-26

ETC Presents "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime”

When: May 25 from 7:30-10 p.m. and May 26 from 2:30-5 p.m. and 7:30-10 p.m.
Where: Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Avenue
Cost: $17-20

Continuing their season of family-themed shows, ETC is thrilled to be tackling the beloved story of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, based on the best-selling novel written by Mark Haddon. The book and the play follow the story of Christopher John Francis Boone, a 15-year-old boy living in Swindon, Wiltshire, who embarks on a mysterious adventure to solve the murder of a neighbor's dog. Christopher, a…