Kwanzaa event set Thursday
Explore the meanings of Kwanzaa during a Lunch and Learn program at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd., on Thursday.
The center will show "The Black Candle" documentary from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Narrated by Maya Angelou and filmed in the U.S., Africa, Europe and the Caribbean, "The Black Candle" explains why the seven principles of Kwanzaa are so important to African Americans today. It traces the holiday's growth out of the Black Power movement in the 1960s to its present-day observance as a global holiday embraced by more than 40 million celebrants.
The Kwanzaa Lunch and Learn is free and open to the public. Participants should bring a bag lunch.
For more information, call 266-8658.
Lee Children's Chorale sings
The Lee University Children's Chorale is presenting a Christmas concert on Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Dixon Center on the Cleveland, Tenn., campus.
The Children's Chorale is a community choir established in 1996 to provide supplemental singing experiences for Cleveland children between the ages of 9 and 14.
The concert is free and open to the public. It will be followed by a reception.
Auditions for the spring semester will be Jan. 15 between 4 and 6 p.m. and on Jan. 16 between 10 a.m. to noon. Tuition is $100 for the semester and parents are responsible for purchasing a uniform.
To schedule an audition, call the Lee University Department of Vocal Music at 423-614-8256. Or contact director Sarah Burris by e-mail at luccdirector@gmail.com.
Train museum adds excursions
Tennessee Valley Railroad is adding additional North Pole train rides due to early ticket sell-outs.
Tickets are available for rides on Tuesday at either 5:45 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. The ticket price is $22 for everyone.
Reservations are required. Call 894-8028 or log onto www.tvrail.com to place an order.
Sequatchie studio open house today
Carol Kimmons is opening her studio, Sassy Shadows Pottery, today and Sunday for an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST.
The studio is located at 1233 Cartwright Loop, at the Sequatchie Valley Institute between Dunlap and Whitwell, Tenn. She will be selling "green gifts" including natural leaf tiles, herb mugs, bird feeders, pendants, muscadine cider and herbal teas.
For more information, call Carol Kimmons at 949-4598 or e-mail carol-kimmons@utc.edu.
Holiday hayride in Ooltewah
"O Holy Night: A Holiday Hayride" is being sponsored by Lighthouse United Methodist Church, 9125 Snow Hill Road in Ooltewah, on Friday from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Rain date is Dec. 19.
Guests will take a hayride through a live nativity, enjoy S'mores, cocoa and cider. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 580-0701.
Metropolitan Bells in Dayton
The Metropolitan Bells, a Chattanooga handbell choir, will be the featured guests in "Christmas on the Hill," at Bryan College tonight. The free concert by the college Music Department begins at 7:30 p.m. in Rudd Auditorium.
Also performing will be the Bryan Chorale, Women's Chorus, Chamber Singers, the brass and flute ensembles, and the Bryan College Community Children's Choir.
Vann House program tonight
The final night of "Christmas by Candlelight" will be held at the Chief Vann House this evening from 5 to 9 p.m. The Vann House is located at the intersection of Georgia highways 225 and 52 near Chatsworth, Ga.
The public is invited to enjoy the sights and sounds of a 19th-century Christmas in the historic 1805 Cherokee home.
The museum at the Vann House will be open for tours. Visitors may view museum exhibits and a short film before starting the tour. Luminaria will light the paths between the museum and the mansion.
Visitors may tour the mansion at their own pace with guides stationed throughout to answer questions. Visitors may also tour four restored Cherokee log buildings also lit by candles.
Admission is $5 adults, $4.50 seniors, and $3.50 for youth. Children 5 and under are free.
For more information, call 706-695-2598 for more information.
East Ridge store sets open house
Garden Galleries Antiques and Corner Antiques is hosting an open house from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.
The company is located on 6511 Slater Road in East Ridge.
For more information, call 468-3625.
Final week for toy drive at Strasburg
Strasburg Children in Hamilton Place is holding a toy and baby needs drive through Dec. 20.
Shoppers are asked to donate a new, unwrapped toy (not battery-operated) or diapers, baby blankets and baby wipes, which will be donated to the Chattanooga Community Kitchen. All donations of a nonperishable food or baby foods and cereals will be distributed to the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
For information, call 899-7276.
Ballroom dance discount offered
Chattanooga Dancesport, 4295 Cromwell Road, is offering special pricing on ballroom dance gift certificates through Dec. 19.
Anyone purchasing a certificate will receive $10 off the regular price per lesson; i.e. $40 for a $50 lesson. Or, purchase five practice party certificates for $40.
If you're not sure what the recipient would like to learn, shoppers may give a dollar-amount gift certificate so the recipient may try any dance style offered.
Dancesport is also offering $10 discount on Swedish, deep-tissue and heated-stone massages.
For more information, call 296-0282.
Watts Bar employees help
Employees at TVA's Watts Bar Nuclear Plant are providing more than 200 food baskets, valued at approximately $11,000, to deserving families during the holidays.
Additionally, they are distributing more than $22,500 to surrounding counties to provide residents in need with clothing, toys and other items.
Watts Bar employees annually provide food baskets for holiday dinners to area families through the site's Community Services Group. The group also provides support throughout the year to families in Rhea, McMinn, Roane, Monroe and Meigs counties, helping them obtain groceries, clothing and needed supplies.
Red Cross open house Wednesday
The staff of the Greater Chattanooga Area American Red Cross invites volunteers, donors, community supporters and representatives of partner agencies to a holiday open house on Wednesday.
The open house will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Red Cross headquarters, 801 McCallie Ave.
Bluegrass Christmas Dec. 19
Members of the Harrison Ruritan Club will host a Bluegrass Christmas on Dec. 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the clubhouse, 5709 Tyner Lane, next to Harrison Elementary School on Highway 58.
Six bands will perform. Barbecue, hamburgers, chili, hot dogs and desserts will be sold.
Admission to the event is free, but donations will be taken by the Ruritans to support their service projects.
For more information, call 344-7575.
'Nutcracker' in Spring City
Center Stage Dance Company of Chattanooga will perform selections from "The Nutcracker" on Friday at Tennessee Valley Theatre in Spring City, Tenn. The event starts at 7 p.m. with desserts and coffee.
Tickets are $8 adults, $5 for students.
Rhea county children featured in the show are Anna Haynes, Mary Louise Sommers, Yee Won Liew, Rebecca Hilleary and Parker Hilleary.
Call 423- 365-7529 for reservations.
Christmas Coffeehouse set
Cedar Hill Baptist Church in Ringgold, Ga., is holding its annual Christmas Coffeehouse on Sunday at 6 p.m. The church is located at 60 Dyer Bridge Place, off Battlefield Parkway.
In addition to coffee and desserts, the program will be a Christmas variety show, "Searching For Christmas."
For more information, call 706-858-0976.
Susan Palmer Pierce is a reporter and columnist in the Life department. She began her journalism career as a summer employee 1972 for the News Free Press, typing bridal announcements and photo captions. She became a full-time employee in 1980, working her way up to feature writer, then special sections editor, then Lifestyle editor in 1995 until the merge of the NFP and Times in 1999. She was honored with the 2007 Chattanooga Woman of ...
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