Allied Arts Community Calendar

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The Chattanooga African American Museum/Bessie Smith Hall invites you to become a part of Chattanooga’s “Big 9” revitalization by participating in the first Annual Bessie Smith Heritage Festival on Saturday, August 23, 2008. The festival will be held on the grounds of the Chattanooga African American Museum and Martin Luther King Boulevard.

The Chattanooga African American Museum aims to draw attention to the district by celebrating its rich cultural legacy by presenting a diverse selection of arts and cultural programming. The festival will offer a performance stage with ongoing entertainment, along with a diverse array of vendors including delicious food, arts, crafts and other merchandise.

The event includes “A Tribute to Bessie,” an educational lecture/demonstration on blues with Blues master Vasti Jackson and Dr. Clarke White (aka Deacon Bluz) and Jazz artist Joe Johnson. This event will be held in the Bessie Smith Hall.

Festival entertainment will include reggae, blues, smooth jazz, and R & B music with nationally recognized talent, including American Idol’s Ruben Studdard as headliner. Additionally performers include R & B crooner, Calvin Richardson, internationally acclaimed blues artist Vasti Jackson, Nashville’s contemporary jazz saxophonist Joe Johnson, and “Just A Few Cats.”

An excellent marketing opportunity exists for this “significant cultural event. Festival organizers will continue to move the district’s image into a positive and culturally significant aspect of Chattanooga’s heritage. The Bessie Smith Heritage Festival will blend the district’s roots with other art forms that celebrate diversity.

We invite artists and crafts persons with unique products to participate as a vendor in this cultural celebration. Please feel free to contact Stacy Goodwin Lightfoot at (423) 653-4945 or call the Chattanooga African American Museum at (423) 266-8658.

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The Chattanooga History Center will offer Riverfront Tours featuring a general history of Chattanooga, at 10:00am and 1:00pm, Thursdays through Sundays, June 19th through August 24th. Tours depart from, and return to, the Tennessee Aquarium Plaza, and last up to 1 ½ hours. The fee is $5 for adults, $3 for children 6-12. Children under 6 are free. Tickets can be purchased in the Visitors Center.

The Riverfront is at the core of Chattanooga’s history, and it is the one place in our community from which sites related to the first settlers, the Cherokees, the Civil War, reconstruction, industrialization, and the renaissance can be visually referenced. Take a short walk, approximately 6 blocks, with our guide, and get an overview of the fascinating history of this place.

For more information, call 423-265-3247, extension 10.

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The Chattanooga History Center will offer Riverfront Tours featuring a general history of Chattanooga, at 10:00am and 1:00pm, Thursdays through Sundays, June 19th through August 24th. Tours depart from, and return to, the Tennessee Aquarium Plaza, and last up to 1 ½ hours. The fee is $5 for adults, $3 for children 6-12. Children under 6 are free. Tickets can be purchased in the Visitors Center.

The Riverfront is at the core of Chattanooga’s history, and it is the one place in our community from which sites related to the first settlers, the Cherokees, the Civil War, reconstruction, industrialization, and the renaissance can be visually referenced. Take a short walk, approximately 6 blocks, with our guide, and get an overview of the fascinating history of this place.

For more information, call 423-265-3247, extension 10.

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EVENT: 14th Annual Southern Brewers Festival

PRESENTING ORGANIZATION: Big River Grille & Brewing Works

EVENT CONTACT: Sue Chesky
Chattanooga's Kids on the Block
sue@kidsontheblock.net
757-5259, mobile 505-1060

EVENT DATE: Saturday, August 23, 2008

EVENT HOURS: 2PM-until Midnight

LOCATION: Riverfront Parkway, Downtown Chattanooga

ADMISSION: $15.00 * Advanced Tickets ($13.00) go on sale July 9, 2008

EVENT BENEFITTING: Chattanooga's Kids on the Block (CKOB), A United Way Agency

OTHER EVENT INFO: This is a fundraiser for CKOB. Admission includes a commemorative mug and one token towards the purchase of the first beer. Tokens worth two dollars are sold for each additional beer thereafter. ADVANCED TICKETS AVAILABLE AT A DISCOUNTED RATE OF $13 AT BIG RIVER GRILLE, BLUEWATER RESTAURANT AND ONLINE AT southernbrewersfest.org.

Volunteers are needed, visit southernbrewersfest.org for more information.

ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT CHATTANOOGA’S KIDS ON THE BLOCK,
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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Lovell Sisters Band

Barking Legs Theater
Saturday, August 23 at 8 p.m.
$13 advance / $15 door

We are delighted to welcome back one of our most popular acts for this special summer evening. Jessica, Meghan, Rebecca and crew continue to move from strength to strength as instrumentalists, singers, songwriters and performers. Take advantage of this increasingly rare chance to catch them in an intimate setting!

For more information, please visit www.barkinglegs.com or call (423) 624-LEGS.