Friday Five: Chattanooga's Best Events 7/22-7/29

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

July 22-24

Godspell

When: Specific times available on the website
Where: The Colonnade Center, 264 Catoosa Circle
Cost: $13-17

Based on the Gospel according to Matthew, Godspell is a modern version of the story of Jesus. With a cast of 10 actors, several well-known parables are dramatized to tell the story of a group of people who come together and form a community committed to Jesus and ready to go forth sharing all they have learned. Featuring much loved songs such as "Day by Day" and "Turn Back, O Man", the audience is led on a musical journey inspired by Jesus's message of kindness, tolerance and love. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit colonnadecenter.tix.com.

July 22-24

Cirque du Soleil – OVO

When: Specific times available on the website
Where: Mckenzie Arena, 720 East 4th St.
Cost: $35 - $140

Cirque du Soleil will be performing in Chattanooga for the first time ever in July 2016 with OVO, its newest touring show in arenas. The production will be presented at the McKenzie Arena from July 20 to July 24 for seven performances only as part of a global tour in arenas around North America. OVO, meaning "egg" in Portuguese, is a headlong rush into a colorful ecosystem teeming with life, where insects work, eat, crawl, flutter, play, fight and look for love in a non-stop riot of energy and movement. For more information, visit cirquedusoleil.com/ovo.

Saturday, July 23

Artful Yoga: Saluting the Summer Sun

When: 1:30-3 p.m.
Where: Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View
Cost: $5

After a curator-led gallery experience, guests will enjoy an art-inspired yoga practice by Toes Yoga instructor and owner, Kimberly Eisdorfer. Participants are required to bring a mat. A $5 donation for this community Artful Yoga supports the Hunter Museum's educational programs. For more information, visit huntermuseum.org/events.

Sunday, July 24

Chattanooga Market Top Tomato

When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Chattanooga Market, 1829 Carter Street 
Cost: Free

Celebrate yummy summer tomatoes at the Chattanooga Market with a bloody mary sampling event. Spicy, tangy or nonalcoholic, there's plenty of options for every taste. Buy a ticket to sample and vote on your favorite Top Tomato. All ticket sales will benefit the Stadium Campaign Corporation. For more information, visit chattanoogamarket.com.

Friday, July 29

Per_Formance at Swine

When: 6-8 p.m.
Where: Swine Gallery, 100A W. Main St. 
Cost: $5

Enjoy a night of performance art from emerging and prominent artists living and working in the South, pushing the boundaries of the medium. Artists include Aaron Cowan, Eleanor Epstein, Kayla Cloonan, Adam Kirby, Jessica Scott-Felder, Kyle Wood and Monica Taylor. A relatively young field to be recognized, performance has almost always been a challenge to the conventions of traditional forms of visual art such as painting and sculpture. It borrows styles and ideas from other forms of art, or sometimes from other forms of activity not associated with art, like ritual, or work-like tasks. For more information, visit thecinerama.org.