Friday Five: Chattanooga's Best Events 7/13-7/20
Check out our list of upcoming Chattanooga area events happening locally from Friday, July 13 to Friday, July 20.
Opening tonight!
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 (Quasimodo), our very own Mary Beth Torgerson (Esmeralda), Jake Wallin (Phoebus De Martin), Eric Jackson (Dom Claude Frollo), and Joseph Watts (Clopin Trouillefou). The cast will include an ensemble that takes on various roles throughout the performance and on-stage choir that will assist in telling the story through song. The musical production is a tale of three men: Quasimodo, the disfigured, outcast bell-ringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, Phoebus De Marten, the just-returned-from-the-front handsome soldier, and Dom Claude Frollo, the pious archdeacon of Notre Dame who all to varying degrees fall in love with the gypsy girl Esmeralda. Inner struggles meet outer turmoil in this tragic story of love and loss. As this musical follows the original story more closely, some themes may not be appropriate for younger audiences. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit https://colonnadecenter.tix.com/Schedule.aspx?OrgNum=410.
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 - Old Time Traveler and daily performances by up and coming bluegrass, country and folk music. Spend a summer day at Rock City Gardens, enjoy a glass of fresh squeezed lemonade, plan to dine at Cafe 7 - serving southern cuisine with a modern twist - AND check out the Rock City Raptors Birds of Prey shows in the Critter Classroom. For more information, visit seerockcity.com.
Saturday, July 14
Vintage Baseball
When: Noon to 4 p.m.
Where: 6th Cavalry Museum, 6 Barnhardt Circle, Fort Ogelthorpe, GA 30742
Cost: Free
Come watch baseball played as it was in the 1860s. The games will be Highland Rim Distillers vs. Mountain City of Chattanooga at noon and Travellers vs. Chattanooga Lightfoot at 2:30 p.m. No bleachers are available, so be sure to bring lawn chairs or blankets. For more information, visit 6thcavalrymuseum.org.
Monday, July 16
Modest Mouse
When: 7-11 p.m.
Where: Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad Street
Cost: $49.50-69.50
Modest Mouse formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington and has become, over the past two decades, the indie rock gold standard: One of the few bands capable of achieving massive popularity without sacrificing their longtime fans. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit htivolichattanooga.com/events.
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 cneinc.org/cha720.
